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Hi everyone. I am very curious to see what other facilities have in place for orientation and training for new grad ...
Tabor Scrabeck
Mar '20
Our current training program is 7 months. Each intern receives seven weeks of instructive didactics and skills ...
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Good afternoon! I am looking for any training tools available to AORN members for preparing new grad nurses to ...
April Dzik
May '20
I am interested in this as well.
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VOTING MATTERS! While we are all saddened by the cancellation of AORN Expo 2020, the business of the association ...
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At our surgery center we are beginning to see a gap in our generations of employees. We have alot of younger newer ...
Susan Draper
Aug '19
One method we have used was to have the more experienced staff write up and share some of their more ...
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Has anyone had any experience with a peer support/mentoring program established in your OR for new nurses? If so, ...
Melanie Ferder
Sep '19
My RN new grad residency program utilized a mentor. This person was ideally not from the same department and was ...
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How are people dealing with traffic in Total Joints? Are staff, relieved for break, lunch? What about anesthesia ...
johan langley
Jan '20
our total joint rooms go into "lock down" for the duration of the case and nobody is allowed to leave. Does anyone ...
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We have a surgeon that insist on using a raytec to absorb blood during a laparoscopic procedure. There are 2 ...
Rachel Unger
Jan '20
Hi there, Rachel here from Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. I work at the Children's OR. I'd love to hear more feedback ...
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Do you do counts for D and C TY
Tammy Blosser
Feb '19
We do 3 counts with D&Cs: beginning, end and when the legs come out of stirrups.Â
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Hi all, I've recently accepted a position as Peri-op educator (OR, Endo, Cardiac Cath, IR, CSD) working under ...
Patrick Lennon
Jun '18
I have new nurses spend 2 weeks learning basic instrument identification. Â We work on the basic 200 instruments ...
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Who should bear the burden of cost to replace worn instruments that belong to the vendor? Â We have a vendor that ...
Jean Conley
Aug '19
If they break in our staffs hands for instance driving in a drill bit or screw, by dropping something or if something ...
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How does everyone perform the QC on your cell savers? Do you get the K+, Heparinized saline % and Hematocrit or only ...
Steven Grant
Jun '19
We are checking potassium and hematocrit PRE and POST processing (to determine supernatant removal) then ...
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I am a retired. Surgical Service Director of 26 years . RN 56 years. In 1961 the womens movement decided to clean us up ...
Mary Veroneau
Jul '17
Some very valid points!!!!
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Does anyone have a nurse intern program that you would be willing to share the curriculum? We are trying to energize ...
Elizabeth Austin
Jun '18
HI Lynn,
By Nurse Intern Program are you referring to new grad? If so, I would recommend the AORN Periop 101 program. ...
By Nurse Intern Program are you referring to new grad? If so, I would recommend the AORN Periop 101 program. ...
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How do scrub techs compare to CNA's, if they do? Specifically, if a nurse on the floor delegates to a CNA and the CNA ...
Nicole Johnston
Jul '18
I may be confused, but I think there's too many situation-specific details missing to answer your question ...
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I am an RN with 15 years experience but new to the OR. My end of fellowship presentation will be on the workplace ...
Sandra Barnes
Jun '18
I, too, have found difficulties in the workplace culture since I've transitioned into the OR. In my experience I ...