RNninja

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1. Is the PACU floor a good start for a new RN grad?

   RNninja replied to Mr.Mrs.RN's topic in PACU

   That is a tough question to answer. I feel like with the right training a new grad could thrive in PACU. I came from multiple other areas before getting into PACU. I feel like the experience that I gained in the other areas of nursing really help ...

2. Excessive waste of narcotics

   RNninja replied to RainMom's topic in PACU

   This is how ours works. Say I'm giving 25 of Fentanyl from a 100 vial. We pull up the whole 100 but only give 25. Then we still have 75 left to give. The same vial gets scanned again.

3. Advise, please

   RNninja replied to OBNurse20177's topic in PACU

   I work in a smaller hospital with 6 OR rooms. I take call once a week and every fifth weekend. We schedule our holidays out years ahead of time. All the staff is very flexible with switching shifts when needed too. We don't have a night shift so...

4. New grad in an ICU residency program considering quitting

   RNninja replied to Maria D's topic in General Nursing

   What I am saying here is just based off of my perception of what you have wrote. Please don't take any of this harshly. Firstly it sounds like you have a real passion for ICU nursing. You are going home after long stressful days and continuing to...

5. How much call do you take? How much is to much?

   RNninja posted a topic in Operating Room

   So to preface, I'm a nurse newer (1 year) to the OR. I have worked as a cardiac tele nurse for about 5 years before switching. I took a job to circulate and specialize in the heart room. The facility I work in is small, 6 rooms with a hybrid heart...