Whatthe?

Whatthe? has 13 years experience and specializes in OR, Office.

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1. Administering Propofol

   Whatthe? replied to Whatthe?'s topic in Operating Room

   I have good news. My friend told me that she looked up the PP for administering Propofol for the clinic she works at and it states that RN's are not allowed to give it, only MD's and CRNA's. So, she has her behind covered and made copies for all the ...

2. Patient charges

   Whatthe? replied to Whatthe?'s topic in Operating Room

   I know, like we have time to sit and pour over the paperwork, right? Obviously, the people that come up with this are the ones who can sit and pour over the paperwork at their desk and don't realize what we really do. We don't do life-threatening eme...

3. Was told this career isn't right for me....

   Whatthe? replied to Crystal112's topic in Career Support

   If you have the drive and the passion, that's half the battle. It's good you're seeing a therapist but a life coach could help as well to help you see your strengths, etc. Even if you are not strong in one area, you could be a master in another. I;m ...

4. DePaul General Masters program

   Whatthe? replied to Jennacoh's topic in Illinois

   If you're driving from the western suburbs remember that I-290 construction starts TODAY. 290 from Thorndale to downtown will be underconstruction along with the Congress bridge, and Wacker Dr. There are alternates like Roosevelt Rd on the south and ...

5. Elmhurst Memorial

   Whatthe? replied to ufblondi's topic in Illinois

   I've worked with some doctors who are on staff there in an office setting and thought they were great but I don't know about the hospital itself. They are building a new, beautiful building on the south end of town. If you find out anything let me kn...

6. Administering Propofol

   Whatthe? posted a topic in Operating Room

   A friend of mine works in a center that performs gyne surgery (tubals, etc) and in some of the procedures the OB/GYN has the RN administer Propofol instead of an anesthesiologist. She is not ACLS certified and feels confused because giving it is unde...

7. Patient charges

   Whatthe? posted a topic in Operating Room

   I work at an ASC which is owned by an out of state corp. Up until now, we were using a package pricing or I think they call it "global billing" to charge for our cases. The corp is transitioning us into charging for individual items, which is what th...