SandraFenway

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  1. Reps in the OR

    SandraFenway replied to ORRN4evr's topic in Operating Room

    Respectfully disagree with this approach. I don't like the idea of choosing to add more disposables. Mother Earth has enough on her hands. The red bouffant works well; it doesn't add to the rubbish...

  2. Weekends with "on-call rotation"???

    SandraFenway replied to Nurse_Lightning's topic in Operating Room

    How are you going to finish NP school with daytime hours if you are in a FT OR training program? The training will likely be FT on day shift with an assigned preceptor. I think you need to to ask your...

  3. Aging Nurses - Where do we go?

    SandraFenway replied to TamDar429's topic in General Nursing

    50 is not old, that's prime time in terms of experience and physicality intersecting. You're young enough to do all the tasks and old enough to prioritize/organize up the wazoo. Perfect age. If you...

  4. How long are your shifts?

    SandraFenway replied to 2ndChance's topic in Operating Room

    A surgery center will have more normal hours with less call burden than a full service hospital OR. Carefully consider how you want your lifestyle to be. A full service OR may have 24 hr coverage...

  5. Staff Ratios Cardiac Surgery Operating Room

    SandraFenway replied to SandraFenway's topic in Operating Room

    Thanks, Heart_ ((I'm watching my open poll and there seems to be a trigger happy non-member pushing the 1 circulator: 1 scrub button. I think my thread has been discovered by my hospital, LOL, because...

  6. Staff Ratios Cardiac Surgery Operating Room

    SandraFenway replied to SandraFenway's topic in Operating Room

    I'm feeling really vindicated in my perceptions that the surgeon/ management wanting to cut our heart team members, is well - I cannot say what I'm really thinking. I shall default to the polite and...

  7. Staff Ratios Cardiac Surgery Operating Room

    SandraFenway replied to SandraFenway's topic in Operating Room

    Hi, thank you for the information, Hear_ I have another question for AllNurses.com members: How many people are on call (circulators and scrubs) during the weekends/ off hours for the heart room? Do...

  8. Staff Ratios Cardiac Surgery Operating Room

    SandraFenway replied to SandraFenway's topic in Operating Room

    Hi Rose_Queen, I really appreciate you taking the time to provide all this information. Thank you

  9. Staff Ratios Cardiac Surgery Operating Room

    SandraFenway replied to SandraFenway's topic in Operating Room

    What I'm hearing is 3 people are key in your facility's heart room and if 2 of them are RNs it helps with getting all the tasks done quickly due to the broad scope of practice an RN brings to the...

  10. Staff Ratios Cardiac Surgery Operating Room

    SandraFenway replied to SandraFenway's topic in Operating Room

    I have some questions: Are your 2 scrubs RNs or 2 OR techs or a combo 1 RN/1 tech? How are the roles divided: pt check in, opening, set up, counting, anesth assist, line insertion, foley, prep, etc......

  11. Staff Ratios Cardiac Surgery Operating Room

    SandraFenway replied to SandraFenway's topic in Operating Room

    Hi, our team isn't dedicated to only hearts; we do all areas. Sorry if you got that impression from my post. Thank you for the