SaraO'Hara

LTC, Subacute Rehab

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About SaraO'Hara

SaraO'Hara has 5 years experience and specializes in LTC, Subacute Rehab.


Atheist, socialist, history and science dork.

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  1. SaraO'Hara

    Nurses eat their Young

    We eat them, all right. We eat them with fava beans and a nice Chianti.
  2. I do short-term rehab, which has the fewest patients and most autonomy of an LVN position in my area. My patients are (mostly) alert, oriented, and go home after a few weeks having improved. I would like to do critical care because I am drawn to th...
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    What's the task you like doing most on the job?

    That last strip of tape on a complex sterile dressing.
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    Just looking for comfort

    Oh, don't worry, this is with a maxillofacial surgeon (I was referred by my regular dentist). They took a panoramic x-ray of my teeth, and the top wisdom teeth are vertical. The bottom ones are somewhat tilted but not 90 degrees off (thank goodness...
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    Just looking for comfort

    Not seeking medical advice, honestly I have to have my wisdom teeth removed in a couple of weeks, which requires IV sedation (at least at this dental practice). This is really not something I have any personal experience with and I'm nervous as he...
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    Advice to the LTC nurse...

    Advice from a SNF nurse, to my fellow SNF-ers: Name, admitting DX, history. Why you are transferring today. Any care (first aid, meds, oxygen, etc) given prior to transfer. Current VS and blood glucose (if diabetic). Any really outstanding skin i...
  7. SaraO'Hara

    Difference between Cor & Code?

    You can't have a code pulmonale? :)
  8. SaraO'Hara

    Abbreviation for ointment

    triple antibiotic ointment, most likely.
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    To Swab or Not to Swab......

    Even if it may not be necessary, swabbing is certainly not harmful. Think of it as an added precaution.
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    Calling Off Sick --Do You Ever Think People Lie?

    I had very frequent "sore throats" for a while. It was better than saying "I'm too depressed to move and won't be coming in."
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    How many other nurses do you work with?

    In a small sub-acute rehab - we have 23 beds. Day shift is 2 nurses (RN or LVN), 2 CNAs plus a unit clerk (who is a nurse and can help out if necessary), and managers. Night shift is one nurse, 2 CNAs.
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    "They found something behind his heart!"

    I thought ST elevations - but again, stupid tired, and not encountering telemetry all that often. Thanks!
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    Do you do venipunctures as a nurse?

    Certified in IV therapy, blood withdrawal (both optional for LVNs in my state). I'm the go-to nurse at my facility for IV starts, and I will draw labs if we have a stat order and the nearest hospital can't send a phlebotomist. Mind, this is perhaps ...
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    "They found something behind his heart!"

    AWESOME! I know, I'm quazy. I am stupid tired right now - I don't think I see P-waves... I'm really not sure what rhythm that is. Throw me a bone?
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    how did they pass theyre boards??

    "Breathing treatments" can cause paradoxical bronchospasm, tachycardia, elevated blood pressure... Honestly, if a patient were fragile enough, a breathing treatment could be imagined to kill them. Unless you've been trained to assess a patient and d...