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1. question about discharge from Outpatient Surgery

   not you again posted a topic in Operating Room

   Hey, all of you great OPS nurses, I have a question for ya'll. What is your hospital's or freestanding clinic's policy on discharging OPS pts. who have had general anesthesia when the patient makes it known that they have NO ONE at home to care for t...

2. Changing Lightbulbs

   not you again replied to KaraLea's topic in Humor

   Don't forget to ask first if there is a student nurse or new grad that needs experience in changing lightbulbs.

3. on call in pacu

   not you again replied to abby's topic in PACU

   We do call from 7A-7P on Sat. and Sun. only. There is a nurse on from 7P-7A 7days a week to do recoveries in the ICU/CCU. We are scheduled for EITHER Sat. or Sun. call about every 5 weeks. We do not do both days. There are about 16 or so of us st...

4. Minimum staffing in recovery

   not you again replied to JUDY RN CPAN's topic in Operating Room

   We only have RN's on staff in our PACU and there are always 2 present when there are patients during the hours of 7A-11P. From 11P-7A there is one RN, but she does the recoveries up in an ICU or CCU room, where there are other nurses present in case...

5. Wages - we are underpaid

   not you again replied to George's topic in Operating Room

   I work in a 350 bed hosp. in a small town in WV. In PACU we do call on weekends only 7A-7P. We either get 10 or 15% (I can't remember which) of our base for carrying the beeper and time and 1/2 base for coming in. You also get any clinical ladder ...

6. visitation in PACU

   not you again replied to kate siglin's topic in PACU

   At one hosp. I work at we only allow visitors if the pts. stay is extended for some reason like the bed is not available, etc. At the other hosp. I work at, they encourage the family to come in as soon as the pt. is coherent. Personally, I do not l...

7. I need info from all the PACU nurses.

   not you again posted a topic in PACU

   I would like to know the frequency that you do vital signs in your phase I PACU. I currently work at 2 different hospitals and one does them every 5 min. and records, and the other does theirs every 15 min. and records. I used to work at one that d...

8. PACU to Floor Transport

   not you again replied to Veetzy's topic in PACU

   If the pt. had MAC or general, they are transported by an RN. If they were IV Conscious (our IVC don't come to phase I PACU) they are returned by a transport aide.

9. If you left nursing?

   not you again replied to kjmta57's topic in General Nursing

   I would become I truck driver like I wanted to 25 years ago, but my high school counselor talked me out of it because there were not many women truck drivers at that time.