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boosting morale in the OR
by Emily Andersen - Aug 13, 2019 8:36 am - 3
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Re: boosting morale in the OR
by Judith Hawrysko
Aug 21, 2019 8:17 am
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boosting morale in the OR
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Cell Saver QC
by Kelli Warden - Apr 18, 2018 11:15 am - 6
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by Jessica Peterson
Aug 3, 2019 3:09 pm
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Cell Saver QC
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RN IN THE OPERATING rOOM
by Ruth Nash - Jul 24, 2017 8:25 pm - 29
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Re: RN IN THE OPERATING rOOM
by Denise Hebert
Jun 25, 2019 3:54 pm
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RN IN THE OPERATING rOOM
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Orientation Plans
by Paula Loane - Jan 31, 2018 11:26 am - 4
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Re: Orientation Plans
by Marina Nisman
Jun 15, 2019 9:44 pm
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Orientation Plans
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Orientation Timeline for CVOR Specialty Training
by Joanne Muyco - Jun 4, 2019 5:51 pm - 0
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Orientation Timeline for CVOR Specialty Training
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Nurse Intern Program
by Lynne Bindon - Jun 21, 2018 12:25 pm - 2
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by Carol Lopez
Apr 8, 2019 7:04 pm
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Nurse Intern Program
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Alexander's Care of the Patient-which edition??
by Bradley Jacobs - Mar 22, 2019 10:56 am - 0
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Alexander's Care of the Patient-which edition??
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counts
by Tracey Young - Feb 21, 2019 11:41 am - 3
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by Ildelyn Kimberly Casimiro
Feb 23, 2019 8:33 pm
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counts
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Expo Early-Bird Pricing Ends February 15 at Midnight
by AORN Nursing Practice - Feb 13, 2019 5:41 pm - 0
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Expo Early-Bird Pricing Ends February 15 at Midnight
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Candidate Speech Webinar
by Karen Knapp - Feb 6, 2019 1:54 am - 0
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Candidate Speech Webinar
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Scrub Tech Role
by Kirsten Bergstrom - Jul 20, 2018 5:27 pm - 10
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by Suzanne Wolinsky
Feb 4, 2019 8:05 am
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Scrub Tech Role
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OR Workplace Culture
by Crysta Fischer - May 19, 2018 11:50 am - 3
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Re: OR Workplace Culture
by Connie Garrett
Feb 2, 2019 8:16 pm
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OR Workplace Culture
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Hand foot mouth
by Jenn Morris - Jun 6, 2018 10:47 am - 0
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Hand foot mouth
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EBP projects
by Karin Underberg - May 10, 2018 1:39 pm - 1
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by Cecile Cherry
May 16, 2018 10:39 am
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EBP projects
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Advice for New OR nurse
by Rachelroxany Guevara-Feliciano - Feb 17, 2018 11:59 am - 10
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Re: Advice for New OR nurse
by Karen Church
Apr 18, 2018 11:11 am
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Advice for New OR nurse
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3 RepliesAfter more then 50 years in the OR and still working. I too would plan a breakfast / lunch and do plan seating so the “seasoned older RN “ sits ne... -
3 RepliesI think an environment of collaboration for a shared vision and goal would help. The newer younger RNs look up to the seniors and treat them as... -
3 RepliesOne method we have used was to have the more experienced staff write up and share some of their more interesting/bizarre experiences as well...
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3 RepliesAt our surgery center we are beginning to see a gap in our generations of employees. We have alot of younger newer staff as well as staff that ha...
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6 RepliesAt my facility the anesthesia techs are trained to run the cell saver. Perfusion will run them for cardiac cases but anesthesia techs run the...
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6 RepliesAt our organization, the OR staff (RN, CST's) are taught how to set up the cell saver and it is a yearly competency. We do have perfusion for tho...
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Laurie Heels posted Re: Cell Saver QC6 RepliesI am at a 29 OR academic medical center. We use cellsaver for cardiac, vascular, trauma, etc. We have perfusionists who now oversee the ce...
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29 RepliesI certainly agree with a lot of these points being made. I have been a RN for 22 years and when I went to school I had to ask to have additional tim...
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29 RepliesStephanie,
It sounds like you are not 100% set on a particular path so I would highly advise you work on the floor to hone your nursing skills (... -
29 RepliesI think that you have to look at where you see yourself in the future and what your timelines are to get your NP or advance practice degree/cert...