wayover20

wayover20

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Old hag nurse

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  1. Pre Op pts in PACU

    Our OR has a preop holding area that is staffed by an RN 7a-3p then the circulator(s) manage that area. Now we are told that in-patients needing surgery after 3pm will be held in the pacu, not in the holding area which is right across the hall. Reaso...
  2. In PACU now and loving it....what a journey!

    Glad to see you're doing great! Good luck in your schooling and hurry up and graduate....we need you out here!
  3. Hello everyone! It's been a heck of a year so far starting with a devastating diagnosis of breast cancer in Jan.2007. Since then I've undergone surgery and chemo and everything that goes with that. I took 6 months off work during this time and when ...
  4. So far... not so good!!! Need advice PLSE!!!

    I work in a day surgery unit doing pre and post ops only and work M-F. Although we work very close with pacu and or nurses, we don't rotate thru either of those areas.
  5. What do YOU wear on a interview?

    Do your best to look polished and professional. Unfortunately too many nurses show up in jeans and t-shirt for interviews (we do peer interviews) and it looks as if they just stopped by on their way to the park. The total "package" is being assessed ...
  6. More men pleeeaaaasse get into nursing!!!

    As a female with over 30 years in the profession, I am certainly ready for more males to join the nursing ranks. Women are much too clickish and catty compared to males. As well, the males don't particularly care if they wear the lastest fashion in s...
  7. Questions about hours, OT, and quitting job

    Two of the nurses I work with consistently clock out at the end of our shift, and stay to chart. When I questioned why, they said "oh, to save the unit some money"....like it's some noble act or something. They have been there many years more than I...
  8. WHere would you rather work...

    My once not-for profit employer was bought out by the for profit Vanguard corporation and I can tell you the differences are enormous. I long for the good old days when every patient was given the best care with the best of equipment/supplies by nurs...
  9. "Holdover" beds in the periop area???

    I see nothing but trouble on the horizon for us. Heck, as it is now...the other day I walked by our break room which is about 15 feet away from the desk, and there was a man sitting in there drinking coffee and eating cookies someone had brought in f...
  10. I'm new to the periop area but not to nursing. After too many years in the ER, I am now working the preop holding area and I love it. A situation has come up and I'd like your thoughts to be able to just go with the flow or tell them why I think it's...
  11. Family Witnessing Code Activities

    As a former ER nurse, I vote NO to family members present during codes. There are never enough nurses, or the chaplain is still 1hr away, to tend to both the family and the patient. I cringed when I read a post that said families "deserve" to be pres...
  12. Enemas in the OR suite......????

    I'm four weeks new to the periop setting and was originally supposed to train as a circulator. After 4 days they begged me to instead work in the pre-op area and I've been doing great thru trial and error. One day we had given fleets enemas as ordere...
  13. As per my previous posts, I started in the OR just as I planned. I transferred from the ER and was ready for a totally new experience. Well, I spent the first 3 days shadowing my preceptor and taking notes of everything and wondering how long it was ...
  14. Gimme some suggestions for shoes for my aching feet!

    I saw that exact product at walgreens.....I'll try them, THANKS ALL!
  15. Gimme some suggestions for shoes for my aching feet!

    I bought a pair about 3 weeks ago but now they're not as "cushiony feeling"as when I first got them. If it wasnt' for my heel, they would be great. Thanks for the suggestion Jessica! Marie, I've tried alot of stuff but never the gel pads. I'm going...