GJBOUSHLEY

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1. Orthopedic Nursing

   GJBOUSHLEY replied to Shantel's topic in Orthopaedic

   HI SHANTEL, I HAVE BEEN IN ORTHO FOR 13 YEARS AND WOULD NEVER CONSIDER ANY OTHER NURSING. IT IS VERY REWARDING AND THE PATIENTS ARE GREAT TO WORK WITH. GO FOR IT YOU WON'T REGRET IT.

2. nurse-patient ratio

   GJBOUSHLEY replied to Joy's topic in Safety

   HI TIARA, I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY ONE WOULD BE CONCERNED TO WORK ON AN ORTHO UNIT AS A WOMAN. PROPER BODY MECHANICS AND TEAM WORK IS ALL ONE NEEDS TO WORK ON AN ORTHO UNIT. THERE ARE "HEAVY" PATIENTS OR DIFFICULT PATIENTS TO MOVE ON ANY NURSING UNIT....

3. Nurse Employment

   GJBOUSHLEY replied to Volantus14's topic in Safety

   TO ALL TEXAN NURSES PLEASE COME TO GREEN BAY WISCONSIN TO ENJOY YOUR NURSING CAREER. WE HAVE EXCELLANT PATIENT/NURSE RATIO OF 1:3 MOST TIMES WITH A MAX OF 1:4 DEPENDING ON ACUITY, UTILIZING CNA'S ON REGULAR NURSING UNITS. THE RATIO IN IMCU IS 1:2 MAX...

4. Duramorph (intrathecal)

   GJBOUSHLEY replied to smmc's topic in Orthopaedic

   At our hospital spinal surgery have never been given duramorph but our ortho patient do on a regular basis. These patients go to recovery for 45-60 min post-op and then return to the ortho unit. Our anesthesiologist have standard post-op oders that a...

5. antibiotics ????

   GJBOUSHLEY replied to justanurse's topic in Orthopaedic

   I work in Wisconsin and our MD's currently put patients on IV Ancef or Zinacef 1 dose pre-op and 3 doses post-op for total joint replacements most other ortho cases recieve an IV dose pre-op only.

6. nurse-patient ratio

   GJBOUSHLEY replied to Joy's topic in Safety

   HI JOY, I WORK ON AN ORTHO/NEURO UNIT AS TEAM FACILITATOR (CHARGE NURSE) THAT HAS 29 BEDS. OUR STAFFING RATIO IS 1:3 IF ACUITY IS VERY LOW THEN 1:4. WE DO NOT HAVE AN ACTUAL ACUITY SYSTEM, WE USE OUR KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE TO DETERMINE A PATINET'S ...