I haven't heard of Exidine. I don't think my hospital has it. I will ask though. Is it safe in the mouth? Currently we use baby shampoo for vaginal preps when patients have an allergy to iodine. I haven't found anything other than 1:1 sterile wa...
Do you prep the face and other areas with with mucous membranes with iodine if the patient is allergic to IV dye and shellfish? If not, what is an alternative to Chloraprep? Thanks
I will go back to work on Tuesday, and they will expect an answer. The I.T. manager said he will tell my current manager about his interest in me on Monday. After that, the I.T. manager said he can make me a formal offer for a position. I just ho...
Well, I interviewed for the EPIC analyst position on Monday. I think that it went well. As I mentioned before, I am an OR nurse with over 5 years of experience. I applied to become the head nurse of Oral surgery back in December. This is before t...
I am operating room nurse with over 5 years of experience. We use Epic charting system. There is an open position for an Epic Application Analyst at my hospital. I was approached by the Epic Op-Time team leader about becoming an Application Analy...
We get an extra $1 at my hospital. So, do the math...that equals $8 for the 8 hour shift. I would pay them $10 a shift to not make me charge. For all the headaches and added responsibility, I think it should be more than 1 dollar.
We do a lot of I & D's at my hospital during the off shifts. Butt puss is a really popular procedure. I think a lot of the I & D's can wait until the morning, but it is a learning facility so they get done overnight.