student or nurse needs help in understanding d surgical steps.

Mr. & Mrs. RN · Feb 4, 2011

Rewrite using proper grammar and complete sentences; then I might have an answer for you.

canesdukegirl, BSN, RN · Feb 4, 2011

OPJewel,

From my understanding, you are in another country, yes? The way you might do things in an OR in your country may be vastly different from the way we do things in the States.

What is your question specifically? I THINK you are asking as to how to decipher what surgical steps you need to take from the doctor's preference card. They are two totally separate things.

The preference card is just a list of the things that the doc likes to use, for example, lighted retractors for GYN surgery. Or 4-0 Monocryl for closing the skin. The preference card has NOTHING to do with the surgical steps.

Here is an analogy: you go to a deli and ask for a sub sandwich (the surgery), then the sandwich maker asks you what you want on it; lettuce, tomatoes, cucumber, cheese (the preference card) and then they go through the steps of making the sandwich (surgical procedure). The sandwich maker can't very well make you a sandwich without knowing HOW to make one, right? So you must already know how to do the surgery before you can integrate the preference card into the procedure. Does that make sense?

The preference card will not include the steps to the surgery...that is something that you went to school for and are then trained by your hospital to do. There is no "recipe" for surgery. This is something that is learned and that you master over time. It is important that you have a preceptor that will show you the proper way to set up and assist the surgeon.

Does that answer your question? By the way, it would be better if you could write out your sentences instead of using "text speak" when writing on this forum. To write out your sentences using proper grammar lends a more professional tone to your questions, thus granting you more credibility in your quest to learn about the OR.

Please keep asking questions. I know that you are eager to learn!

opjewel · Feb 6, 2011

@cannesdukegirl. thank you so much for your reply to my post, I indeed truly appreciate.

Your kind gesture in taking time to explain the question I asked ,using practical day to day, experiences to make it even clearer to me is most commendable.

I am also grateful that u were able to decipher what i penned down even though it was typed out mostly in phrases and short sentences.

im really interested to know more about operating room techniques and all , im offering it as a specialty in my home country and i am just 3months gone into the programme of about 12months, which automatically makes me a green horn, in the field.

But because of my love for the field and my fascination for the Operating Room environment, i cant just but keep on wanting to learn more.

thank you once again, thank you all for reading.