ava'smomRN

ava'smomRN

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About ava'smomRN

ava'smomRN specializes in PACU.


I am an outgoing and optimistic person. Very HAppy all the time!

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  1. ACLS, only a week to study

    thanks everyone!
  2. ACLS, only a week to study

    i am freaking out and thinking of rescheduling. I am a new nurse in the PACU and thought that I would be able to borrow the units book for the class. our ACLS study books are MIA. I am planning on buying a book today and studying, i have the ACLS 2 d...
  3. What do you like about being PACU?

    odd ball here.... i am a little biased as i am a new nurse working in a very busy PACU. it is tough and i second guess my choice sometimes... but i work with an amazing group of experienced and helpful supportive nurses. i also had a very intense or...
  4. feel like i keep making mistakes

    this is probably gonna be long but I am stressed and need to vent. I am a new nurse working in recovery room of a level 1 trauma center. its vry busy and where I work we get really sick patients. this isn't even about really sick pts but just some b...
  5. I feel terrible

    good job. sorry to hear about the patient outcome, it was not your doing
  6. my pt was burned in the OR

    thanks everyone. it was supposed to be a lap ablation but they converted to an open. the nurse manager from the or was concerned about someone not grounding the pt properly or something wet under him which would have broke the grounding.
  7. "Smart enough to be a doctor" What do you say to that?

    i say who says i WANT to be a doctor?
  8. my pt was burned in the OR

    and i somehow missed it. my guy had a liver ablation done. i am a new grad in the recovery room, i usually turn all of my pts to check their skin quickly. this guy had an epidural so i am almost certain i seen his back, he was a little red, but most ...
  9. bringing work home...

    i still do it. not all the time, but every now and then especially if i had a really sick patient. i am learning to accpet that i know what i am doing and that i provide the best care for my patients. that makes it a little easier, when i leave work ...
  10. Who else doesnt plan on being an RN forever?

    this will be short and sweet. i like nursing even with all the crap that comes along with it. i work at a pretty good hospital with excellent pay, benefits, and respect. we are treated fairly well... most of the time. there is one thing i want to poi...
  11. when do you stop bringing work home?

    lol? i dont think i will truly ever stop bringing work home. i find that its just me.... i worry a lot and genuinely care about my patients. i dont stress the whole time i am off from work, but usuallly on the drive home and maybe for a few hours my ...
  12. Charting...

    i too was taught not to overchart or double chart. most of our flowsheet is charting by exception ( check boxes) i check whats applicable to my patient and only write a note on whats not coverd in the check boxes. your notes look similar to what i'd ...
  13. Trying to educate myself - Reversing Heparin

    how about if it was given sq? would protamine still work?
  14. i started my new position in Feb 08 and occasionally still get a little nauseous on my way to work. its notthing extreme, just nerves. i tend to calm down if i ask questions and speak up if i am uncomfertable doing something. its very exciting, but ...
  15. when do you stop bringing work home?

    i have to start posting here more often! i like the idea of a journal too....