Main OR

Location:

Swann Tower and Arnold Building, 2nd Floor

# Suites:

9

Unit Manager:

Dodie Miley, RN, CNOR

Asst. UMs:

Vickie Morris, RN, CNOR
Rita Everly, RN, CNOR
Karen Grant, RN, CNOR

Clinical Educator:

Marty Scott, RN, BSN, CNOR

Type of unit:

Acute care operating suites for Surgical Services

Typical staffing:

RN, Surg Tech, ancillary support staff

Typical pt diagnosis:

Major surgical product lines including general, neurosurgery, orthopedics, vascular, ENT, urology, and podiatry surgery patients

Common skills utilized:

Circulating, scrub person (those common to operating room environment). Plan for PC in each OR for computerized record.

Most common meds / those nurses must be familiar with:

Anesthetic agents, antibiotics, emergency/code meds

Certification for Differential:

CNOR, through AORN

Selling points for Unit:

Innovative, new ORs under construction (Fall, 2008)