skipaway

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1. Question re: OG tube - New in ICU

   skipaway replied to cm8816's topic in MICU

   As a CRNA, sometimes I send patients to ICU with NGTs in. If surgery was abdominal in nature (upper/lower/even GU surgeries) and not laparoscopic, I always have the surgeon physically check that my NGT is in appropriate postion and then I chart it o...

2. Can i shadow you in san diego?

   skipaway replied to yvonneren's topic in SRNA

   Just be sure, during your interview, be able to answer the question, "Why would you shadow an anesthesiologist when you want to be a CRNA?" You do understand, don't you, why you would need a good answer for this?

3. responsibility to report threats?

   skipaway replied to nursecass's topic in General Nursing

   Protect yourself, file a report with the police. Your place of employment obviously does not value you as much as you think. Good luck and stay safe.

4. gifts

   skipaway replied to LouisVRN's topic in General Nursing

   I did not gift until I was out of the hospital. I too, would not have accepted the money at that time.

5. gifts

   skipaway replied to LouisVRN's topic in General Nursing

   I have had 2 surgeries and I'm sorry, I feel it's my right to gift those who gave me excellent care during those difficult times. I don't feel it's unprofessional at all to accept a gift and who's to know if you gifted them or not unless they tell? ...

6. Is there a website that reviews BLS drugs?

   skipaway replied to tojal1989's topic in General Nursing

   Here, let me google that for you ACLS Drugs

7. California Sympathy Strike

   skipaway replied to Ruby Vee's topic in Union

   I would not have been surprised at all, given the current "anti-union" attitudes in politics lately. Teachers, firefighters and now nurses are being criticizised by those who think "we" get too much. If you don't believe it, google Wisconsin/Ohio s...

8. Tylenol IV

   skipaway replied to Adri_RN's topic in Medications

   Our Hospital charges 1000.00 per dose! I'm a CRNA and we've started to use it occasionally as a pre-emptive analgesic. Works well.

9. Do the right thing. Every time. No matter what.

   skipaway replied to Mully's topic in General Nursing

   I believe he would have, and he did state the patient was a "no male CNA" patient.

10. How often do you draw the line?

    skipaway replied to Mully's topic in CRNA

    In the 19 years I've been practicing anesthesia, I've never "hurried the surgeon along." I am not a surgeon and cannot and will not tell them how to do their job and they do not tell me how to do my anesthetic. We provide anesthesia for as long as ne...

11. St. John's CRNA program Kicked OUT hospital!!!

    skipaway replied to FutureNA2B's topic in CRNA

    Steve, You should probably get the PD's name right in your post, it's right at the end of her response to you.....Monika Feeney, CRNA, MS: not Dr. Freeley.

12. How do you address your patients?

    skipaway replied to kool-aide, RN's topic in General Nursing

    I ask them what they liked to be called. As a CRNA, when waking up a patient, hearing the name they usually go by makes it easier. My pet peeve is when a collegue walks up to an obviously elderly patient and says, "Hey young man or hey young lady"...

13. Intubation and Sedation

    skipaway replied to shannonFNP's topic in Emergency

    Rapid Sequence induction is giving an hypnotic such as Pentothal, Propofol, Etomidate, Ketamine, Brevital followed immediately with Succinylcholine or a large dose of a non-depolarizer (Rocuronium is the most common). Cricoid pressure is sometimes b...

14. Intubation and Sedation

    skipaway replied to shannonFNP's topic in Emergency

    Etomidate's duration of action is much shorter than 20-30 min. It is actually 3-10 minutes. Sedation should be quickly started after intubation of a critically ill patient. The OP has a right to be concerned.

15. help from nurses- breast & thorax assessment

    skipaway replied to onlyj's topic in General Nursing

    I'm confused, are they not teaching you in practicum how to do this assessment? Do you have a physical assessment book? Have you not practiced the questions to ask and the physical aspects seen in the assessment of the breast/thorax? Do they give ...