Surgery and Vets

Re: Surgery and Vets

SmegSlayer — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 13:56:27 GMT

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or you could try like I used to 'we have a few minutes while this comes round and I can set up for the next - do you want to call ...... while I am doing it and it will save you a bit of time later on'. This was a vet who always had callbacks to do and 99.9% of the time he took the bait! - in the event he had no callbacks which was extremely rare used to be really cheeky and get him to put the kettle on. (was a one vet one nurse practice)

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Or ask them if they would like to go and have a coffee/tea and you will let them know when the table is ready for the next op. Most vets move like a fire's under their feet!

Re: Surgery and Vets

Sal the 1st — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 13:51:50 GMT

Re: Surgery and Vets

bongo — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 13:43:23 GMT

I hate being rushed to set up inbetween ops, i mean i have stuff ready but u have to clean tables, put fresh blankets out etc, I agree with Saskia VN that as nurses we should just be able to say "IM NOT READY YET". Dont know about anyone else but when I am rushed i make mistakes and in our job we cant be doing that to often!!

Re: Surgery and Vets

Sidonia — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 12:05:01 GMT

Oh yep - we've got one of those, grrrr And he's one of the bosses!!!!!!

To try and combat the problem, we usually assign him 2 nurses but this doesn't always work, and he will end up with 3 nurses

Re: Surgery and Vets

Maisy — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 11:48:21 GMT

One of my old vets used do this constantly and it got on my wick. I told him to leave the other ops case in its kennel until the one of the table didn't need any o2 and had to each time until he learnt! Like Paula sadi you don't get time to wipe down the table, change blankets, ship out the dirty kits etc. Very annoying.

Re: Surgery and Vets

Saskia Quinn — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 11:32:23 GMT

Have worked like that before and I hated it.

I think us as nurses should be able to stand up and say, 'no, this is not acceptable'! We work there as well as the vet!

Patient care can be compromised and as well as that - does the vet have to clean up after all these ops? And - if we were to run out of instruments as the nurse hasnt had time to get them rewashed/packed/sterilised etc - who's fault would that be? Mmmm...

Re: Surgery and Vets

Stella Skelton RVN — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 10:34:07 GMT

My previous practice was like that - which i hated - but my practice now does work like a conveyor belt operation however we have animals on 02 in the prep room where we knock them out and also in theatre too. so it's not so bad - there's also a nurse to watch the animals come round too...

Re: Surgery and Vets

Stuart McQueen RVN MBVNA — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 09:13:02 GMT

Yeah we've got that... but its more - vet finishes op, leaves patient and nurse in theatre (with o2) and knocks the next thing down with another nurse in prep room... so by the time the theatre patient is round, the next victim... I mean patient... is ready and waiting...

Thats how is should happen anyways... more often than not it doesn't though!

Re: Surgery and Vets

Dippy — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 08:10:09 GMT

Yes, but not going into details on here! You have my total sympathy and understanding though