Chianastar

Chianastar has 15 years experience and specializes in Emergency surgery (OR) anaesthesia traum.

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1. New Task Risking RN license?

   Chianastar replied to TallBlondie's topic in Operating Room

   I agree you should not be using the cell saver if there is no adequate training. In our hospital (in uk) we do not have perfusionists, and are required to set these up ourselves, however we have to have a study day and an exam and a period of time w...

2. Preparing the room with MRSA patients

   Chianastar replied to Jane1988's topic in Operating Room

   In Uk we treat as per universal precautions. After each case the theatre is cleaned with whatever the 'in' agent is at the present time and also scrubbed thoroughly once per day.

3. What do you carry in your pockets?

   Chianastar replied to regglynn's topic in Operating Room

   START OF SHIFT: two pens, scissors, pager and master key END OF SHIFT: one pen (borrowed) scissors, fluffy tape, bits of scrap paper with various patient details, sweet wrappers, cardboard from gowns/packaging, cannula bungs, bowie dick test strips...

4. What Is Your Most Gross, Yucky, Disgusting Nursing Horror Story?

   Chianastar replied to yazisizit's topic in Humor

   When i was training (several years ago) i was working on very busy surgical ward. Several of the patients had chest drains in situ post surgery. At the time these were huge heavy 3 litre glass bottles under vacuum. Having been told by the dragon of a...