SandraFenway

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1. ADN-BSN/MSN bridge taking non nursing BA degree credits?

   SandraFenway posted a topic in ADN/BSN

   Hi, Asking for a friend. Friend has current a ADN, is working as an RN and also has a BA in Biology. Question: Are there bridge programs (preferably online) for working ADN RNs with non nursing bachelors that will take credits from that non nursing...

2. Circulating nurse

   SandraFenway replied to amiss5572's topic in Operating Room

   Take care of the patient first. Set the computer on the back burner until that patient is completely monitored, induced and prepped. Do the time out and THEN, turn to the friggen computer. That's my number one advice to new grad circulators: get the ...

3. Union gave away random drug testing

   SandraFenway replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

   Has no one seen Myth Busters and the poppy seed muffins affecting the drug test? Well, it was no myth - poppy seeds will make you test positive for opiods. The first lesson I learned in Statistics was the high rate of false positives in drug testing,...

4. Circulator nurse doesn't leave the room ? How would this work?

   SandraFenway replied to mhy12784's topic in Operating Room

   Sounds like a dream date for a contract effiency expert to add to his/her resume. The actuality of the process is a nightmare for the poor RN who is trying to give safe care. I mean, HONESTLY, how many phone calls will it take (from the hermetically ...

5. Skin Alterations from Positioning

   SandraFenway replied to NurseFrawg's topic in Operating Room

   [quote=NurseFrawg;9077502 Who and how do you chart this? How do you follow up with patients? Do you write an incident report for each case? What have you done to avoid breakdowns? 1. We chart preop and post op skin condition in the skin assessment p...

6. Who checks your patient in?

   SandraFenway replied to SandraFenway's topic in Operating Room

   The person bringing the pt to the OR will a nurse's aide. This process change has only been announced, not implemented. I have NO idea how short stay is going to know if OR is truly ready for the pt (implants, room set up, instrumentation,.. all the ...

7. Who checks your patient in?

   SandraFenway replied to SandraFenway's topic in Operating Room

   Hi, Allnurses, I found out that WHO has an Implementation Manual for the surgical safety checklist. You'll easily find the checklist itself, it's everywhere and is the basis for many facility's own version. Search now for WHO Implementation Manual pd...

8. Who checks your patient in?

   SandraFenway replied to SandraFenway's topic in Operating Room

   That's interesting, Rose Queen. How do preop and periop both do one check in? Computer? 2 papers? I did find a WHO document that specified that it is OR personnel that should be doing the safety checklist.

9. Who checks your patient in?

   SandraFenway replied to SandraFenway's topic in Operating Room

   Hi, Can other circulators tell me who does the OR check in for your facility? Admitting RNs or operating room RNs? I'm talking about the first and second columns of AORN Comprehensive Surgical Checklist "Pre-procedure" and "Sign in". THANK YOU.

10. Who checks your patient in?

    SandraFenway replied to SandraFenway's topic in Operating Room

    I knew I could count on you, Rose Queen. I'll try to access the AORN hand-off tool and see if it addresses this directly.

11. Who checks your patient in?

    SandraFenway replied to SandraFenway's topic in Operating Room

    A surgical check in includes (not in order, not complete): checking the name, allergy and blood bands to the consent and H&P, check for tight rings and cut them off if the surgery warrants it (Admitting just tapes them), making sure the rep is in...

12. Thinking of being a circulator?...Think twice.

    SandraFenway replied to OR Dude's topic in Operating Room

    OR nurses may do all the things you say. It depends on where you work and your commitment level. There's no deeper assessment of the patient than putting your hands inside. Think about it.

13. Who checks your patient in?

    SandraFenway posted a topic in Operating Room

    Recently my friend's OR has started having the non OR nurses in admitting check in the patient for surgery. I mean check.in.the.patient. A non OR nurse will be looking at consent, ID, blood band, allergies, site marking: Universal Safety Checklist. T...

14. Thinking of being a circulator?...Think twice.

    SandraFenway replied to OR Dude's topic in Operating Room

    The RN carries one of the licenses the surgical tech functions under. There are only a handful of states that require licensure of ORTs. Certification is very different from licensure. Licenses can be taken away if there is trouble with that professi...

15. Switch from the floor to the OR?

    SandraFenway replied to FutureResearchRN's topic in Operating Room

    In our facility, OR nurses are foley experts and some are excellent at IVs. BTW, pet peeve of mine: You'll still do nursing. You will be watching the monitors and listening to the suction and calling blood bank to see f they have units available- you...