cleothekat

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1. Advice for a psych nurse wanting to transition to the OR

   cleothekat replied to lyttlemomma's topic in Operating Room

   I was just curious, I have been in PACU a long time and transferring to another hospital for closer commute with the added call required in OR vs PACU. Best of luck!

2. Advice for a psych nurse wanting to transition to the OR

   cleothekat replied to lyttlemomma's topic in Operating Room

   If you don't mind me asking, why did you leave PACU?

3. Advice for a psych nurse wanting to transition to the OR

   cleothekat replied to lyttlemomma's topic in Operating Room

   Olive, I am moving from PACU to OR. Are you liking OR so far? Did you do PACU for a long time?

4. PACU nursing to OR nursing

   cleothekat posted a topic in Operating Room

   Hi! I have been a nurse for almost 20 years and in PACU over a decade.I am burnt out with patients in PACU and just accepted an OR job that is in a closer hospital (same company) verses a 30 minute commute to my current hospital. Anesthesiologists I ...

5. Would PACU be suitable for me?

   cleothekat replied to wonderbee's topic in PACU

   I suggest go for it! I worked on a medical-surgical ICU for 3 years on night shift and I got really burned out. I did not realize it had happened until after I left. I enjoyed ICU and the challenge, but the constant worrying about the unstable patien...

6. arterial line insertion by OR/PACU nurses

   cleothekat replied to jrgrad1912's topic in PACU

   Hi, I work in a non teaching hospital in the Med/surg ICU. We can place art lines if you get certified through the hospitals class. It really comes in handy to have one or 2 nurses who can place your line especially in the middle of the night when t...

7. arterial lines vs noninvasive cuff

   cleothekat posted a topic in MICU

   Hi! I had a head bleed patient and needed to keep bp 120-160 systolic. Upon arrival to unit we were using a noninvasive cuff which was giving me blood pressures within this parameter. :) At 3am we finally got in a radial a line but my pressure fro...

8. Career question

   cleothekat replied to cleothekat's topic in Emergency

   Thankyou for all the great input. I really appreciate it!! Now I just have to make up my mind or see who gives me the best offer!!

9. Career question

   cleothekat posted a topic in Emergency

   Hi, I am in a career midpoint. I have been in telemetry for 4 years since graduation. I have been in the military for 3 years. I am moving to Arizona and hope to move into critical care nursing. Floor nursing has taken its toll and I really want a ch...