ortess1971

ortess1971 specializes in OR.

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1. What do you think of this......

   ortess1971 replied to RNOTODAY's topic in Operating Room

   I was always taught that even if a patient asks you directly how things went, is something cancerous etc, that you were just supossed to say "the doctor will discuss that with you" So that's what I do...

2. Old School OR stories?

   ortess1971 posted a topic in Operating Room

   I'm stealing the idea for this thread from the General Nursing Discussion. They had a neat one about all the old school techniques and practices. I talked to an older nurse at work, and she said they...

3. How to deal with PCA bad attitude

   ortess1971 replied to chenoaspirit's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   I agree. It would be nice if you could talk to her like a rational human being but it sounds as though she's forcing your hand. Write her up. You're not only protecting patients from her negligence,...

4. What's your favorite pair of nursing shoes?

   ortess1971 replied to changeofpaceRN's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

   I took a chance and ordered shoes online and they've been working out nicely. They're Cherokee Rockers and the model is Flash. Kind of like an old school nursing shoe-clunky type mary

5. Most RN's first borns?

   ortess1971 replied to lvs2nrs3535's topic in General Nursing

   Oldest child by a lot(7 yrs older than my sis, and 12 yrs older than my brother) and my dad is an alcoholic. Still have a good relationship with him though-he was/is a good dad despite his problems. I...

6. Slanted work duties

   ortess1971 replied to umakemesmile's topic in Operating Room

   Not to sound unsympathetic but most facilities are like that. Meaning that OR nurses scrub, circulate, play the part of anesthesia during conscious sedations, and whatever else is needed. What kind of...

7. Positives and Negatives about working OR

   ortess1971 replied to PACNWNURSING's topic in Operating Room

   Pros: surgery is very very cool, you have 1 patient to take care of, the OR is kind of a self contained unit-you get very close to the people you work with, and you basically have a set...

8. Circulators

   ortess1971 replied to StudentSandra's topic in Operating Room

   Beg to differ on that...My hospital has two techs that were trained on the job(one was 3 years ago, the other was 5). Did you actually reread what you posted and the tone of the posts? Maybe you don't...

9. Circulators

   ortess1971 replied to StudentSandra's topic in Operating Room

   ok, i lied. i'm not quite done...the hostility that was present on this thread was aimed towards rn's. most people here feel that techs have a place in the or and i personally did not say they were...

10. Circulators

    ortess1971 replied to StudentSandra's topic in Operating Room

    Yes, at least in my state, that is what I'm saying. The problem with tech training is that it is not consistent. There are still many techs that received OTJ training and wouldn't know a lab value if...

11. Circulators

    ortess1971 replied to StudentSandra's topic in Operating Room

    Pre-op nurses will assess a patient. However, it is vital that the circulator assess the patient as well. As an example, 2 weeks ago, I had a patient who was going in for a nephrectomy. Supposedly,...

12. What happens if you leave a sponge?

    ortess1971 replied to Mommy TeleRN's topic in Operating Room

    We also had a problem with surgeons wanting to use the or towels to pack-we ended up putting it in our policy that they are NOT to be used. LOL..doesn't mean some of them still don't try. As a tech, I...

13. First and Last Year in Nursing

    ortess1971 replied to K98's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I'm sorry that you are going through this. I, too, think it would be a shame if you didn't try some other area of nursing. Around here(New England) many of the hospitals will train a new grad in ER,...

14. Where are you at six months??

    ortess1971 replied to Fairlythere's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I'm circulating for the most part on my own, next month I'll be completely on my own and in February, I move to the 3-11 shift. They tried to get me to take a 11am-7pm shift but I turned it down. That...

15. Specialties

    ortess1971 replied to Guest20074's topic in Operating Room

    I like all specialties except for GYN. I don't find it hard, just boring and after a day of dealing with some patients who have BAD personal hygiene and having to watch the OB-GYN's like hawks because...