Nurse Sasha

Nurse Sasha has 41 years experience and specializes in OR.

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1. So...What Kind of Nursing Task Do You LIKE?

   Nurse Sasha replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

   I love OR, calming my patient's fears, getting them properly positioned, foley inserted, prepped and draped. I love being a part of helping to save a trauma patient, what a rewarding

2. Assertiveness versus Bullying

   Nurse Sasha replied to Sadie85's topic in Operating Room

   You cannot be a doormat unless you lie down. Perhaps you should stop agreeing to work overtime all the time. Don't apologize,just say that you can't stay late

3. Picking a specialty or three....

   Nurse Sasha replied to brighidh's topic in Operating Room

   You are on target there! Although it is a generalization and I am sure there are exceptions - I agree with you especially about the Orthopedic surgeons; in our town, the ortho and heart surgeons both...

4. Overwhelmed

   Nurse Sasha replied to nurse482488's topic in Operating Room

   Before giving up totally on the OR, I suggest you consider a different specialty area. Some specialties are more difficult to love than others for various reasons ; surgeons and staff culture,etc.....

5. OR Newbie Bullying

   Nurse Sasha replied to Bell13's topic in Operating Room

   I'm sorry that you are having this bad experience. Though you and your fellow orientees have mentioned this to the educator, things have only lightened up a bit. You said that you didn't want to make...

6. Showing appreciation for our surgical techs

   Nurse Sasha replied to lnp0205's topic in Operating Room

   How about planning a special celebrate CST week where you have a special surprise for them each day? One day you could have a Make you own ice cream sundae party with all the sundae toppings and ice...

7. New Grad and AORN Periop 101

   Nurse Sasha replied to Penholder's topic in Operating Room

   Check out AORN.org for information on the Perioperative nurse's professional organization. The Annual AORN national conference hosts a student education session for student nurses at their expo each...

8. How to get into a service you like ?

   Nurse Sasha replied to mhy12784's topic in Operating Room

   Approach the team leader of the service you are interested in, and express your interest and desire to be a part of the team. Offer to help the team leader with any tasks that are needed. Ask the...

9. Two months in...

   Nurse Sasha replied to SarahClaire's topic in Operating Room

   Hang in there, as others have stated it does take time to be comfortable in the OR (actually most new areas/jobs). Actually many ORs find the Nov. & Dec. Extremely busy times so you actually...

10. New nurse!

    Nurse Sasha replied to DestthebestRN's topic in Operating Room

    Welcome to the OR ! It is the most exciting place to work that I have found in 41 years of nursing! Rose has given you some great advice! I would also recommend that you check out AORN , I have found...

11. lithotomy before induction?

    Nurse Sasha replied to ddidavis's topic in Operating Room

    I have been in the OR for 28 years, and I have only seen this done once as the patient requested it due to her back problems. I would not be comfortable with this practice at all, and would consult...

12. Overwhelmed

    Nurse Sasha replied to nurse482488's topic in Operating Room

    Be patient, OR is very different and everyone takes time to adjust and learn! I borrowed a text book from one of our CSTs to study at home when I started in the OR, and it was so helpful to learn the...

13. This is just too much

    Nurse Sasha replied to seconddegreebsn's topic in Medical-Surgical

    If your hospital has similar nurse patient ratios with these same requirements and responsibilities on all units; perhaps you need to seriously consider leaving the institution - not just this unit. I...

14. What hospitals utilize scrub nurses?

    Nurse Sasha replied to livmoore89's topic in Operating Room

    The four hospitals in my area all use RN circulating nurses and CSTs to scrub. We have several nurses who have previous scrub tech experience who will scrub in when we are short staffed. Because of...

15. Run-in with a doctor

    Nurse Sasha replied to Nurse_Gaby's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Document this - bullying, and public humiliation is not acceptable. Disruptive behavior should not be tolerated, and is a patient safety issue. A hospital that tolerates this physician behavior is in...