Heogog53

Heogog53

CCU, OR

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About Heogog53

Heogog53 has 25 years experience and specializes in CCU, OR.


RN since 1982, critical care and then the OR

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  1. Patient Advocate? Examples?

    In the or, I speak for the patient. By reminding doctors that she is allergic to x medications, I am advocating for my patient. If my patient has questions prior to going back to the or, we don't go until the patient feels comfortable with all the an...
  2. Back Injuries and the RN/LPN/Healthcare Worker

    Check out the statistics at NIOSH. We are consistently in the top 10 for injuries. I'm a washed up nurse at 58 due to a back injury in 2006. I didn't get the proper PT until I got a lawyer and he got me into a proper PT program...but my employer no ...
  3. Move Over, Norma Rae

    I was hurt on the job in 2006. I was sent to a supposed physical rehab doc provided by workman's comp who didnt appear to know what to do to help me. I begged to do some form of therapy. BEGGED. When he finally prescribed some therapy, after abou...
  4. Nurse unable to walk without pain. Where to work?

    As a massage therapist, my advice to you is to get hold of a couple of tennis balls. Put two into a a sock. Then starting for a short period of time, every day, roll your foot over the tennis ball. You should feel a "snap, crackle, pop" feel as th...
  5. Very Concerned (please read)

    You can look up your state nursing board on line, and see what they have to say about drug testing of any type, and how it/they can be used against you- or if it matters at all. Look under general information. I have been drug tested for years- all ...
  6. RN won't give pain meds

    @Suanna, I LOVED what you said about shingles!!! About a year and a half ago, I had the misfortune to develop the shingles. I thought it was a fibro flare, so I fortunately went to see my pain doc. He asked about the pain, then told me that he ...
  7. RN won't give pain meds

    As a Fibromyalgic, as someone who had a long term peritonitis that was missed for ?years despite my complaining of the pain, etc, I can say with great authority that there have been many times that I have been in a far amount of pain and not realized...
  8. First year RN Flops. Does it get better?

    When I started in the OR, years ago, after 4 months, they gave us our wings.... There used to be a few BASIC things to get set up after the patient was drapped and the tables drawn up; connect the suction, connect the cautery pencil, the cautery pad,...
  9. Nurses and Lawsuits: A Medico-Legal Perspective

    Woooman nurses???? Historically speaking, woooman nurses have been the dominant sex in the field til recently. Now 1 in 10 nurses is male. There would be why wooooman nurses have a higher sue rate than maaaan nurses. When the ratio is 50:50, then ...
  10. Were You Born With A Strong Stomache?

    I've done OR stuff for a long time. It's funny, but for some people, eye surgery gets to them, others can't stand podiatry, others cope with a chewed up leg but can't handle and anal case. Most everyone I've met in the OR, med student, RN or ST orie...
  11. I need to interview a RN (:

    I'll copy your message, cos the moderators will remove your email- and I'll get it back as soon as I can tomorrow...
  12. Administering Propofol

    I'm glad there is a policy in hand that clearly defines who can and cannot give propofol. A long time ago, conscious sedation consisted of giving some versed/valium, a little bit of narcotics, one nurse to monitor the patient, the other to help wit...
  13. I need to interview a RN (:

    Me, too.
  14. Administering Propofol

    Have her consult risk management at her hospital. They'll put a quick stop to it!
  15. Nurses and Lawsuits: A Medico-Legal Perspective

    This is an excellent article on the present state of nursing legal issues. I would like to dispute the nurse's complete responsibility in regards to knowing what equipment works, is broken, etc, as in most hospitals there are also others involved in...