CAnewgrad2016

I've been an OR nurse. Has anyone done remote triage nursing with only OR experience?

For nurses that work in Cleveland Clinic, how do you like it there? Do they utilize travel nurses a lot? where do most nurses live in the area? Renting or buying is better there?

I am considering taking a per diem position at LAC USC for the OR. Do they do outpatient surgeries or have a surgery center ? Any experiences, thoughts or comments?

I am considering taking a per diem position at LAC USC for the OR. Do they do outpatient surgeries or have a surgery center ?

I'm thinking of buying malpractice insurance, do you carry it? What company do you recommend?

I started out in main OR. it is good for basic. surgery centers have no nights or calls or weekends. Some stand alone surgery centers require you to do pre-op, intra-op, and PACU. I'm at an ASC as part of a big teaching hospital and it's great, no nights, calls, or weekends. Perhaps a travel nursing job won't require you to take calls.

they cancelled elective surgeries and I work in outpatient surgery. my per diem shifts have been cut. so far I've been floated to main OR. it's a huge hit on my income without per diem and overtime.

I'd like to make extra money, have any OR nurses found side gigs outside of the hospital? What are the options?

OR nurses in CA- what is your standby pay out of curiosity? My hospital's union is in negotiation, it has stayed the same for 16 years. They say that it is "competitive" to other hospitals in LA. Thanks!

OR nurses in CA- what is your standby pay out of curiosity? My hospital's union is in negotiation, it has stayed the same for 16 years. They say that it is "competitive" to other hospitals in LA. Thanks!

Does anyone have any insight on working at California hospital medical center in downtown LA? Specifically OR?

at our facility, we dont' have N/A. not sure why, but everyone classifies it as clean-contaminated.

i've been an OR nurse for about a year, wish i had the experience you did! i've seen it done both ways. First, cystosocpy and most urology procedures are clean contaminated and the skin is never going to be sterile. For both males and females, i've seen it starting from right outside the genital area below the belly, and i've also seen ppl prep from teh member. i've also seen ppl start from the thigh. and work their way in, with the anal area being the last, and that's just my preference i've seen ppl prep the lady parts and some don't. the main urologist i work with says everything should be prepped including lady parts, whih is my preference as well (Wide prep). however, i only use betadine sticks for the lady parts.

i've been an OR nurse for almost a year straight out of nursing school. i went into the OR straight after nursing school. I'm in my second OR job and just got off orientation. my personality is much stronger these days, a lot of ppl in the OR have strong personalities, you need a thick skin. there are days i feel like i'm a bad nurse. i'm honestly getting really burned out . old scrub techs who don't listen to me, scrub techs who lie to me about counts, i'm considering going outpatient actually. but bedside is the last place i want to be. you have needy patients and their family members. I'll stay an OR nurse as long as possible.

I'm one of the new grads in winter 2017 cohort in SM. I am looking to move there around October.