Friesw/that

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1. studying for PACU certification

   Friesw/that replied to pettyent2zm2's topic in PACU

   check www.cpancapa.org website

2. Plantar Facitis-Heel Pain, help!

   Friesw/that replied to Furoffire's topic in General Nursing

   a lot of nurses i work with, including me, wear z-coils. zcoils.com expensive, but worth it. over-the-counter orthotics. my danskos don't cut it for 12 hrs.

3. studying for PACU certification

   Friesw/that replied to pettyent2zm2's topic in PACU

   congrats on taking the exam! sounds like you have all the books covered. i also used "pass ccrn" to get a different perspective on certain disease processes. the only other thing i would suggest, is to ask questions of your anesthesiologists. that re...

4. You might be a PACU nurse if...

   Friesw/that replied to mustanggirl's topic in PACU

   you get zofran(phenergan, anzimet) out of the diebold WITH your morphine...every time. you have a nasal/oral airway out, loobed and ready to insert, while your resident is still trying to find that "noisy" sound:rotfl:

5. to cpan rn's

   Friesw/that posted a topic in Operating Room

   i am a recent cpan to those of you already certified, what sorts of things are you doing to get contact hrs. for recert i am considering taking a class toward another degree---i see the packet says we can take medical spanish, and it counts, but i do...

6. so Im fat, i cant be a flight nurse?

   Friesw/that replied to TraumaInTheSlot's topic in Flight

   some flight programs, like hospital wing in memphis, require all flight nurses to be EMT-basics. the program is only a semester, and EASY for nurses. you might want to get certified in this while you are losing the weight. also, if your hospital has ...

7. What is your biggest nursing pet peeve?

   Friesw/that replied to ferfer's topic in General Nursing

   wimpy, winy, pissy, no-matter-what-you-do-you-can't-please-me PATIENTS. patients who complain of pain 10/10,(PACU) and before i can get them medicated, want their pillow fluffed, their legs propped, the curtains closed, their family called, a cup wat...

8. Why do you like PACU nursing?

   Friesw/that replied to Lefty26's topic in PACU

   PACU is like a box of chocolates--you never know what you're going to get. In our level one trauma hospital, we take all comers. You may come on shift and have 4 ICU patients waiting for you, 7 more cases to come, and several people waiting to go to ...

9. Pay Scale

   Friesw/that replied to Trauma's topic in CCU

   hello please tell me where in philly one can make $48/hr for weekends. i was recently there for the ASPAN conference, and didn't get to job hunt. if i moved there, i would be wanting only weekends, due to child care issues-- passed by chop,on the way...

10. Hello fellow PACU friends !

    Friesw/that replied to storey's topic in PACU

    undefinedundefinedwell, i take CPAN on the 18th in Philadephia, PA Have reviewed, and feel confident will also get to attend the national conference a couple of days just found out today, my facility will pay partial money to go will keep you posted....

11. Hello fellow PACU friends !

    Friesw/that replied to storey's topic in PACU

    thanks for the reply when did you take the test? i have the cecil drain book and certification review for perianethesia nursing---full of questions with rationals tried to use the core curriculum--find it to be confusing and hard to follow--but i use...

12. Hello fellow PACU friends !

    Friesw/that replied to storey's topic in PACU

    any of you PACU nurses taking the CPAN in april??? how are you preparing??? does your facility offer extra money???

13. adn vs bsn

    Friesw/that replied to lab2004's topic in Career Support

    i'm adn wish i had gone for msn--for own personal accomplishments didn't get much career advice that's just me but, i do still eat well and live well and sleep well and i've got 2 dollars in my pocket right this minute...

14. Introductions

    Friesw/that replied to Brian's topic in Mississippi

    Hey Y'all i work in central miss./Pacu working on a bachelor's degree in spanish(it's on my list of 12 things to do before i die) waiting on my dream job to come through with RAYTHEON

15. What does your post name reflect about you?

    Friesw/that replied to FranEMTnurse's topic in General Nursing

    sometimes i feel like all i do is serve people, and it's unappreciated so, ya want fries with that---your iv medication, your warm blankee, your bedpan......get it???