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Things You Most Likely Do Not Know About The Operating Room Nurse

Things You Most Likely Do Not Know About The Operating Room Nurse

<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">The truth is that the work that is done by the OR nurse is tough&period; There is so much stress in this profession and the work is quite exhausting&comma; especially in the beginning&comma; until you manage to get used to it&period; What many do not know is that most of the operating room nurses quit in the first three months&period; That is due to the stress that appears&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">A huge part of why everything is stressful is the fact that every single second is important&period; Efficiency needs to be really high and prioritization is a huge necessity&period; The OR nurse has to quickly realize what has to be done as soon as possible&comma; what will be needed in the near future and what can be left for a little later&period; Doing three things at once is not that easy and requires multi-tasking skills&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">We are normally used with nurses that have a specific dress code&comma; one that is really neat and clean&period; In many clinics we see nurses that have clothes that are colourful&comma; with creative nurses name badges like those from Color4Care and similar&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;"><img class&equals;"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1136" alt&equals;"Things You Most Likely Do Not Know About The Operating Room Nurse" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;medusamagazine&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2015&sol;10&sol;images-1&period;jpg" width&equals;"425" height&equals;"346" &sol;><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">All OR nurses have the same uniforms and masks are almost always worn&period; It is actually possible to work with a person for years and not really know how they look like&period; Everything is because of the clothes&period; Everyone basically seems to look the same&period; Creativity in work clothes simply does not exist&period; Hair is never visible and everything is basically looking the same&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">In the operating room you are not allowed to wear any jewellery&period; This is because bracelets and similar can easily store harmful germs&period; The wedding ring is always taken off before the cleaning process starts&comma; just as with bracelets&comma; watches and all other jewellery&period; Necklaces are not allowed because of the fact that there is always the risk that they would break&period; If they fall into wounds&comma; the risk is potentially deadly for the patient&period; A similar thing can be said for earrings&period; However&comma; if they are small and can be covered by the cap&comma; it will not be a big problem&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">Dress code in the operating room for nurses goes even further&comma; affecting even nails&period; What many do not know is that the nails do harbour murdering germs&period; That is especially the case when referring to fake wraps and nails&period; Although it may seem insensible for some people&comma; fake nails have to be removed&period; It is important to make sure that the nails are natural&comma; under a quarter of an inch and clean&period; The only difference that appears now from the past years is that you are allowed to wear nail polish&period; However&comma; it is necessary to make sure that nail polish is not chipped&period; You do not want chipped nail polish to end up in the wound&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">It is quite interesting to notice the fact that nowadays we have regular scrubs that are more fashionable than the OR nurses&period; In the operating room the way in which doctors and nurses dress is vital and this is one fact that many have to remember&period; Only specific scrubs that look plain are available&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;

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