yankeecamper

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1. Not following ASPAN guidelines

   yankeecamper replied to deehaverrn's topic in PACU

   Also, you should consider that if (God forbid) there was ever a negative outcome for a patient that went to a lawsuit, you would be judged against the standard of care for your particular practice.

2. Milking those chest tube: I need your opinion

   yankeecamper replied to tazski12's topic in PACU

   Milking Chest tubes is not a recommended practice. It increases pressure and can cause tissue damage.

3. Can Circulating Nurse Sit?

   yankeecamper replied to inches's topic in Operating Room

   I work with surgeons who wait for a circulator to sit and then ask for something ridiculous like the "otis" elevator! I try to watch the field, but I will sit when I know they have what is needed and the procedure is going smoothly. Of Course, I kee...

4. Preadmission Testing RN's

   yankeecamper replied to funnynurse's topic in Ambulatory

   Wow, I am surprised at how few people responded to this in two years time. Our surgical services dept. has a preadmissions dept. It is staffed with 1 full time, and 3 part time nurses, and a nurse's aide. They do ALL the preop nursing H&P's, ord...

5. Help with unhappy ancillary staff.

   yankeecamper replied to yankeecamper's topic in Management

   Thank you to acnorn. Some of your ideas are in place already. I like the one about working with someone in another job class. How true the old cliche` about walking a mile in someone else's shoes. I also like the idea of all job classes attending the...

6. Help with unhappy ancillary staff.

   yankeecamper posted a topic in Management

   I need some advice. I am a new manager and my RN staff is, for the most part, pretty wonderful. My receptionist and aides, on the other hand, feel abused and and unappreciated by the RN's. From what I am observing and hearing from the ancillary staf...

7. A little pet peeve

   yankeecamper replied to stevierae's topic in Operating Room

   Fine, when I go to work Monday, I am going to look at the catalogue and see how it is spelled. I thought it was a weitlanDer! At least that is all I have ever heard.

8. Wages - we are underpaid

   yankeecamper replied to George's topic in Operating Room

   Wow! I want to work in W. Va. or Ma.! W. Va, how do they cover emergencies from 7P-7A? I have 10 years Endo/OR/SDSU/PACU experience, and 5 years ICU experience prior. I make 25.33/hr with time and a half for call backs. I get 1.25 to carry the beeper...

9. I need info from all the PACU nurses.

   yankeecamper replied to not you again's topic in PACU

   We do q5 x3 then q 15 till d/c from PACU. And prn of course

10. antibiotic wound prophylaxis and resistant organisms

    yankeecamper replied to yankeecamper's topic in Operating Room

    Thanks. Our pts go directly to the OR from the floor, also. We gown up ,etc. We also remove uneeded equipment or supplies from the OR suite and designate a staff person to run for unexpected supplies and place them in the passthru. Have you ever wond...

11. antibiotic wound prophylaxis and resistant organisms

    yankeecamper replied to yankeecamper's topic in Operating Room

    Yes, our facility does that. However, ancef is not the antibiotic of choice. I heard of something about bactroban on the nares of colonized pts a few days before surgery, but I have not seen any protocols about this.

12. antibiotic wound prophylaxis and resistant organisms

    yankeecamper posted a topic in Operating Room

    Does anyone have a protocol for preop antibiotic wound prophylaxis on pts with antibiotic resistant organisms? I am a PACU/SDSU supervisor and we have had a few MRSA pts return to surgery with wound infections.

13. Question about eating disorders

    yankeecamper replied to Heather A.'s topic in General Nursing

    I am an RN whose daughter has an ED. Yes, RN's are used in ED clinics and psych units where ED's are treated. One of the best things I think you could do is find an eating disorder support group and share your success. These are usually free or are ...