Goodyear replied to KaringOne's topic in Emergency
In the OR there are already robotic surgeries. It takes twice the manpower to do a robotic surgery and at least triple, if not quadruple the amount of time. Granted, this is a different kind of...
Goodyear replied to techraider77's topic in Operating Room
The OR I work in is looking for nurses. We do not have the Periop 101 program though... I didn't go through it so I can't tell you the pros or cons. Do you know what they
I too have Malignant Hyperthermia, and it is not a problem. It is a cellular level protein defect and is only a factor when (and not even every time) anesthesia is actually administered to us, and...
Goodyear replied to sunshinecanmakeadif's topic in General Nursing
FIRST----- I. am. sooooo. sorry. you are going through this. It is ridiculous. Second----Have you considered trying to get into a position more suited to someone just out of school? There is SO...
Thanks for all the input! Our OR census is unusually high for this time of year, and we are having a hard time keeping up. We have an average of 25-30 cases a day. Wow, right? Supervisors who are...
I work in a 20 room OR as a circulator. When I got hired, I had to wait almost a month for the position I would fill to be approved, etc, by management. Ok. I can live with that. NOW, though, we...
No, the Drs are explaining the procedure, etc., and obtaining the pt's consent. When the pt comes to pre-op holding or day surgery we have to verify understanding of the consent, signatures, and ask...
AAALLLLL of these things are things the area supervisor and I discussed, and she thought it ok to use "whoever" works on the unit. Part of the reason she told me this, I think, is because she is the...
Thanks for your reply!! Let me add some information on my problem. When prepping to go to the OR, I have to verify signatures, understanding, ask for questions, etc, some things not on the consent...
I seem to remember the discussion being along the lines that an unlicensed person may or may not understand the terms and concepts used, and therefore may incorrectly (however slightly)...
I don't speak Spanish well at all (yet) and work in an OR, where consents are our bread and butter. We have a LOT of Spanish speaking patients, and I run into a language barrier from time to time....