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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
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I am interested in this as well.
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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 ...
Samantha Raley
Mar '20
I just started in February as a new grad and have a 9 month orientation program. I'm in a suburb of Chicago. We spend ...
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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 ...
Kim Long
Jan '20
Is there a link to this education
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Has anyone had any experience with a peer support/mentoring program established in your OR for new nurses? If so, ...
Amethyst Deasy
Jan '20
Does anyone have any information on implementation of Peer Mentoring at their hospitals? How was it implemented? ...
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How are people dealing with traffic in Total Joints? Are staff, relieved for break, lunch? What about anesthesia ...
Mike Young
Jan '20
Maury Regional Medical Center performs a variety of total joints including knees, hips, and shoulders. ...
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We have a surgeon that insist on using a raytec to absorb blood during a laparoscopic procedure. There are 2 ...
Julie Zorn
Jan '20
I have seen surgeons use a raytec through a trocar, but as stated in earlier posts, it was only when a kittner did not ...
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Do you do counts for D and C TY
Lynne Nguyen
Nov '19
We count before the case, after the case and when patient legs coming off from the stirrups for all D&C and D ...
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Hi all,
I've recently accepted a position as Peri-op educator (OR, Endo, Cardiac Cath, IR, CSD) working under ...
I've recently accepted a position as Peri-op educator (OR, Endo, Cardiac Cath, IR, CSD) working under ...
Kim Long
Sep '19
As nurses that graduate today there isn’t any operating room experience or sterile processing experience that is ...
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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 ...
Julie Zorn
Sep '19
If it is tray that the Vendor truly owns, I typically would have them replace it. Is it a tray you are using to place ...
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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 ...
Jessica Peterson
Aug '19
At my facility the anesthesia techs are trained to run the cell saver. Perfusion will run them for cardiac cases but ...
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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 ...
Denise Hebert
Jun '19
I 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 ...
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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 ...
Carol Lopez
Apr '19
Does anyone have a simplified orientation program for an EYE ASC center that you are willing to share?
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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 ...
Suzanne Wolinsky
Feb '19
I might be misreading this situation but this seems to be more of an administrative issue than pointing fingers at ...
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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 ...
Connie Garrett
Feb '19
Good evening from Florida, first, I am compelled to say that I am so sorry that you have had a negative introduction ...