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  1. Is anyone else being pushed for 30 minute turnover times in between cases?

    peabozzle replied to jamieplusfour's topic in Operating Room

    wow, 30 minutes would be a luxury! I work in a physician owned 8 OR hospital. Our goal is a 10 minute turnover. We average 12 minutes. However, we often "flip" rooms with 1 surgeon....while the RNFA...

  2. New Grad - First Job in OR!

    peabozzle replied to nursenatty14's topic in Operating Room

    taking notes is a must....I also recommend good, comfortable shoes. You will be on your feet the rest of your life as an OR nurse, take care of them. I also recommend compression socks, they really do...

  3. Needlestick injuries during surgery

    peabozzle replied to ruralgirl08's topic in Operating Room

    where I work, the charge nurse gets consent only if a needle stick happens. Our policy actually states that consent is not needed from the patient, but we always ask the family or significant other to...

  4. New job

    peabozzle replied to Chrislynnmsm's topic in Operating Room

    Well yeah, patient care should come first....duh. But we can't care for patients if we are sick. That mentality drives me nuts....we are not machines, we have to be able to have a life. Before I...

  5. Assignment of breaks and lunches

    peabozzle replied to D.R.A.'s topic in Nurse Management

    It sounds to me like your first problem is outlined in your most recent post. I would first get rid of the staff members that don't show up, are lazy, don't do their work, take an entire shift to do...

  6. What do you LOVE about being an OR nurse?

    peabozzle replied to usnwbama's topic in Operating Room

    To answer the question do the pros outweigh the cons? For me, absolutely. I agree with all of the above posters. The one case at a time workflow, the fact that we cannot do what we do without every...

  7. Any advice for ortho circulating position?

    peabozzle replied to Ab2ayleene's topic in Operating Room

    I am a Team Leader for a busy 8 OR hospital, we do a HUGE amount of ortho. I am not sure being an ORTHO circulator is theoretically any different than circulating any other specialty. There is a...

  8. Can a Nurse have a Tattoo???

    peabozzle replied to futurenurse'15's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I have a pretty visible wrist tattoo that I got just 2 years ago; AFTER I had recently started a new job as a Team Leader. I live in a very religious/conservative area & while my facility's policy...

  9. Staffing policies relating to call

    peabozzle replied to sstatzer's topic in Operating Room

    This is almost embarrassing, but our system is this: after volunteers have picked up shifts, any leftovers are filled by drawing names out of a hat. Seriously....we draw names out of a hat! Maybe...

  10. New job

    peabozzle replied to Chrislynnmsm's topic in Operating Room

    If you are offered the job & accept it, just be honest with them regarding this need. I am a Team Leader for a busy OR & I am of the philosophy that we all have lives outside of the OR (or at...

  11. update on call pay- what are you making?

    peabozzle replied to bennett235's topic in Operating Room

    I am in rural Idaho. We get $3 per hour to be on call. If called in, we get minimum 2 hours of time and a half. All hours worked on call are time and a half. Our overtime policy is that any hours over...

  12. ADN in the OR?

    peabozzle replied to SweetSouthernLove's topic in Operating Room

    I am an ADN nurse in the OR. I was hired as a new grad 10 years ago. I am currently the Team Leader for a very busy 8 OR hospital. I previously was the Peri-Operative Charge Nurse at a smaller...