kathyann

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1. Non-Nursing Managers

   kathyann replied to JimS's topic in Operating Room

   I have never heard of a non-nurse in an OR manager role. What is his background? Sounds ludicrous to me...

2. call pay

   kathyann replied to callbabe's topic in Operating Room

   "I cannot believe you all work so hard for so little money. Do you all belong to unions? You should get together and demand your worth. For holding the pager I expect $30 an hour. For working an hour on call I expect on a week night $ 85 an hour. I w...

3. Anesthetist for all procedures?

   kathyann posted a topic in Gastroenterology

   Hi, We have a physician who would like propofol used on all GI procedures rather than the standard soup of Versed, Demeral, or Fentanyl. I was wondering how many facilities out there have an anesthetist present for all GI procedures, and how does the...

4. Average doseage of conscious sedation while doing endoscopy's

   kathyann replied to lmbv55's topic in Gastroenterology

   May I ask how reimbursement is on procedures that have an anesthetist present? We have a physician that wants anesthesia for every case, but we are concerned about reimbursement.

5. Any RN Bridge Plans?

   kathyann replied to TheCommuter's topic in LPN-RN

   Actually, California accepts an Excelsior degree. I have an Excelsior degree, and a California license. Fact is, I worked as a travel nurse, and had no problems with any state accepting my excelsior degree, although I did not practice in Illinois, ha...

6. PICC Policies

   kathyann posted a topic in Infusion

   Would anybody be willing to share your PICC policy and documentation tools? Please email if you are willing to [email protected] or fax to 417-678-7877 to the attention of Kathy Morris. Thanks:)

7. Preadmission Testing RN's

   kathyann replied to funnynurse's topic in Ambulatory

   We also do all of these modalities, but are a small hospital doing about 60 surgical/endoscopy cases per month. I was wondering if the patients are scheduled to come in at your hospitals for per-ops, or just walk in? We are having an issue with the w...

8. What happens to your integrity when you go into management?

   kathyann replied to olympiad27's topic in Management

   Where are you that the nurse manager's are paid bonuses?? I want to apply!!:) Sorry, but this practice is not happening in my corner of the world....and I have truly never heard of this. The only people getting large bonuses in healthcare that I have...

9. What happens to your integrity when you go into management?

   kathyann replied to olympiad27's topic in Management

   You sound very frustrated with your nurse manager, and that is a shame...really. But, not all managers are like this and if you are truly as frustrated as you seem, then perhaps you should air your frustrations on a more useful venue...such as in you...

10. advice from management: ADN or BSN

    kathyann replied to rnhopeful's topic in Management

    Hey, kudos for you! Glad you have a Masters! And....what type of nursing do you do???? Work at the bedside?? PT's make a significantly higher salary in most areas than RN's...and since bedside RN's way outnumber PT's, I think it unlikely you will ev...

11. advice from management: ADN or BSN

    kathyann replied to rnhopeful's topic in Management

    ALL NURSES get hired on the spot......there is a huge shortage

12. How many RN's scrub?

    kathyann replied to Chrislynn2003's topic in Operating Room

    I think all OR RN's should be required to learn all aspects of the job, and scubbing cases is certainly a vital aspect of the job. The problem at our hospital is that we are small, and have limited staff, and there is often not enough staff to allow ...

13. Sacred cows that need to be laid to rest

    kathyann replied to stevierae's topic in Operating Room

    Ah, the ten minute betadine scrub.........:) We recently switched to duraprep, so far like it a whole lot better!

14. Where Do The IV's Get Started

    kathyann replied to ajaxgirl's topic in Operating Room

    Our Anesthetitsts usually prefer to start their own in the OR, and if the nurse on the unit starts it, they will usually restart it anyway.

15. USSC Suture Conversion

    kathyann replied to Circl8r's topic in Operating Room

    Well, I have seen more of the opposite-surgeons preferring USSC over ethicon! Anyway, the chromis suture is going to soon be obsolete due to studies showing a link to the suture and CJD...believe it or not...so, then they will be upset again when the...