OnCall4Life

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1. Policy for ICU patients going to surgery, are they put in holding area?

   OnCall4Life replied to thlnc's topic in Operating Room

   In our area all ICU patients go directly to the OR unless they are not on any drips or vents. Anesthesia sees them in the ICU and makes the call from there. And when they are OK'd for the pre-op holding area an RN is right there with them until the...

2. OR nurses, I need advice : )

   OnCall4Life replied to stn2003's topic in Operating Room

   My motto is "nothing ventured, nothing gained!" I have heard pros and cons on the subject. You have to do what feels right for you. Having floor experience would be of benefit to you but it is not necessary for you to be in the OR. Good luck what...

3. Re-sterilizing Off-pump CABG supplies

   OnCall4Life replied to poopsiebear's topic in Operating Room

   Hi Huck, While I understand where you are coming from aren't we really talking about apples and oranges here? Metal instruments can be taken apart and manually cleaned and processed. These items that are being sent for reprocessing have plastic...

4. All I know (LONG)

   OnCall4Life replied to grimmy's topic in Operating Room

   Wow Grimmy, sorry you had such a bad day. Kind of sounds like what happened to me on Friday also. Our 2 hour Thorocotomy turned out to be 7 hours. Plus the surgeon had a new partner with him that he was showing off to. So I feel your pain. I thi...

5. You might be an OR nurse if.......

   OnCall4Life replied to mcmike55's topic in Operating Room

   Wow glad to see Im not the only one!! I too have the blue picnic table cloths and my cats and dogs eat out of the blue plastic bowls. We used the Lap chole trays for out kids to use as place mats when the want to watch a movie in the den and eat po...

6. Me Again....About the OR Course

   OnCall4Life replied to wayover20's topic in Operating Room

   It's hard to get well trained circulators in the OR. There just aren't enough courses out there that spend time in the OR. So if you have a chance to be trained in Surgery, go for it!! Like was stated earlier it will seem very overwheliming at tim...

7. Current Standard of Care for patients safety on the OR table to prevent falls

   OnCall4Life replied to thlnc's topic in Operating Room

   The circulator should be standing next to the patient when they go to sleep and when they wake up. How many times have you seen a teen/child go off to sleep and wake up struggeling on the table?? Usually we have 2 techs in the room and one can stan...

8. Re-sterilizing Off-pump CABG supplies

   OnCall4Life replied to poopsiebear's topic in Operating Room

   I agree!!! I don't think that it is fair to use "used" items on patients. While I understand that some facilities are facing a financial crunch I think we need to keep reminding them that patient safety comes first! And a lawsuit would wipe out al...

9. Re-sterilizing Off-pump CABG supplies

   OnCall4Life replied to poopsiebear's topic in Operating Room

   Hi we also had talked about doing that because the retractors are so expensive and there were some back-order issues. While the company that resterilizes it will guarantee its sterility we didn't feel it was worth the risk. We have a policy in pla...

10. Ruex en y Surgery

    OnCall4Life replied to Kimmi73's topic in Gastroenterology

    Hi Kimmie, Roux-en-y is a fairly common bowel procedure done for several reasons. It wasn't until recently that it has been publicized for weight loss surgery. The intestines are divided and repositioned to form a "Y". It can be reversed but is n...

11. HCA facilities...

    OnCall4Life replied to ShirleyM's topic in Operating Room

    Hi Shirley, I worked for an HCA facility for 7 years. One thing to keep in mind that it is a for profit corporation which means that the almighty dollar is the bottom line. Costs are kept to the minimum and that sometimes means that staffing is to...

12. physician abuse in PACU

    OnCall4Life replied to lulu220's topic in PACU

    It's a shame that after all these years that there are still some neanderthals left in the world!! Keep your head high, you did the right thing. You were not hired to take verbal or physical abuse from anyone especially a Dr that seems to have an a...

13. Just a vent

    OnCall4Life replied to grimmy's topic in Operating Room

    Hi Grimmy, don't feel so bad. I once had a spider drop down on my mayo during an Open Heart!! Talk about panic!!!

14. Ab or vag prep first?

    OnCall4Life replied to IVyPush-her's topic in Operating Room

    The Association of Operating Room Nurses guidelines say that it is best to work from clean to dirty. If you have to do the vag prep first then you must use a seperate prep and change gloves. You should change gloves before you put in the foley also....