schmatah

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1. PACU for critical care experience

   schmatah replied to daitheflu's topic in PACU

   In my opinion, a good 5 years experience is needed for PACU staff. For CRNA, you should consider CSU for experience to get used to Swan Ganz catheters. The issue with PACU is that you have to be very familiar with all aspects of critical care because...

2. Serious Decision - Stay in BSN program, no guarantee admit to nursing school or ADN?

   schmatah replied to PennyNickelDime_RN's topic in General Students

   I have an ADN. I worked 1year med/surge and felt like a waitress. I hated it. I moved to icu for 5 years, then CSU for 10 years. Now I've worked PACU for 2 years. I dont do overtime. I earned $68,ooo last year. You really dont need a BSN if you work ...

3. Two people in recovery? Can't read an EKG monitor...

   schmatah replied to southRNflchick's topic in Operating Room

   The best thing about being on call in PACU is that I am sitting at home typing messages and getting paid for it!:rotfl:

4. Two people in recovery? Can't read an EKG monitor...

   schmatah replied to southRNflchick's topic in Operating Room

   whoooah, I work in PACU in FL. All staff are ACLS and PALS certified. We have at least 2 RNs at all times in PACU. If a patient is unconcious or has an airway in place, we 1:1 them until they can manage their airway. We 1:1 all icu patients. The...