sm9796

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1. Were You Born With A Strong Stomache?

   sm9796 replied to cakegirl's topic in Operating Room

   I had to unscrub and sit down a couple of times during C-sections and I remember thinking "how am I ever going to be able to work here if this keeps happening?!" It only happened twice, you just get used to it. Most important thing is that if you're...

2. Will there always be an RN in the OR?

   sm9796 replied to ruralgirl08's topic in Operating Room

   I think it would be a sad day to see an OR without an RN. RNs are more patient focused. We're patient advocates, we're the ones that speak up and protect the patient when necessary. We see 'the whole picture'. On another note, in Victoria, Australia ...

3. all PACU RNs Wrote up!

   sm9796 replied to jrgrad1912's topic in PACU

   We have a criteria that the patients should meet and then we discharge them when we feel it's safe/appropriate etc. No note from the anaesthetist. Seems a bit like it's more of a legal issue.

4. Does your PACU recover general anesthesia c-sections?

   sm9796 replied to Judycpan's topic in PACU

   We recover all C-section patients. They get operated on in our OR, L&D don't have their own theatre. It doesn't really seem safe to recover a GA patient away from PACU. What if they go into laryngospasm and experienced help is much further away.

5. When is a gurney unacceptable?

   sm9796 replied to linda2097's topic in PACU

   For our PACU: joint patients ICU patients bariatric, etc The problem is that there aren't always beds available on the wards, so even if a pt is meant to be on a bed they may be left on a gurney in PACU for several hours until a bed becomes available...

6. Shoes?

   sm9796 replied to Aneroo's topic in Operating Room

   I wear crocs (the ones with holes) they're comfy, very light, and easy to clean. I think I need shoes with more support, perhaps birkinstocks. I don't think we have the other brands mentioned in Aus, and I'd prefer to try the shoes on before buying t...

7. Arterial Line Question

   sm9796 replied to wonderbee's topic in CCU

   found this thread in a search. I know it's a bit of an oldie, but I found it very helpful. A couple of questions about zeroing. How often do I need to re-zero? Should I re-zero when the patient is transferred to PACU from the OR? And also after I use...

8. Where have you lost a sponge?

   sm9796 posted a topic in Operating Room

   One of the scrub teams had an incorrect count this week. They found the sponge (or raytec as we call it in Aus) in the set up room. This sparked a discussion in the tearoom about places we'd lost and found sponges. Some of the places mentioned were u...