Annony RN

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1. Nuclear power plant

   Annony RN replied to Annony RN's topic in Camp

   Thanks for all the input. I talked to a friend who informs me that the school district she works for nearby doesn't keep them. Maybe I can go back to focusing on the idyllic parts of camp.

2. Nuclear power plant

   Annony RN replied to Annony RN's topic in Camp

   I wondered too if there was an emergency plan in writing for evacuation, etc. I vaguely remember that the county does have a plan because it involved evacuations to shelter in my childhood school district buildings. I hadn't thought of parental pren...

3. Nuclear power plant

   Annony RN posted a topic in Camp

   Ha. That's probably the weirdest thread title this forum has gotten. A friend just posted online that the county where my camp is located is doing one of their periodic potassium iodine tablet distributions. My camp is within the specified 10 mile ...

4. Trip & travel groups

   Annony RN replied to Annony RN's topic in Camp

   Lol. Yes. Indeed. I feel like I care more about general energy vs fatigue before most trips and injuries, fatigue, headache, nausea after trips. From an infection standpoint- if a kid contracts a dreaded contagious disease or wound infection during ...

5. Trip & travel groups

   Annony RN posted a topic in Camp

   Our camp has a policy to take temps on kids before (within 24 hrs) and after every group of girls that leaves camp on an outing. My ACA manual has gone missing from my office (ugh, the frustration) can anyone tell me if this is an ACA standard or j...

6. No such thing as minor surgery!!!

   Annony RN replied to 68RN's topic in Operating Room

   OK, can you tell us more? I just read that chapter posted and looks like culprits during anesthesia include sedatives (I would have guessed that diprivan would cause more reactions than tiopental, hm) NMBAs, and locals. Not mentioned was antibiotic...

7. Tv shows that dictate nurses as a "janitor"

   Annony RN replied to chenoaspirit's topic in General Nursing

   That's because all the nurses are smart enough to refuse assignments with his patients... they are dangerous and unethical, even if they are miraculous and dramatic :chuckle

8. Help guys, how can we express the size of the tracheostomy tube?

   Annony RN replied to Melandru's topic in General Nursing

   Just as comparison, think how tiny an 8fr foley is and how large a #8 trach~

9. Child Restraint During Induction ?

   Annony RN replied to OR male nurse's topic in Operating Room

   I wanted to add that I've worked in hospitals that have a pre-op class for kids and it's great. Get a box of goodies together and invite kids and their parents to come in for about an hour on a day before the class- a nurse leading the class explain...

10. Child Restraint During Induction ?

    Annony RN replied to OR male nurse's topic in Operating Room

    OK, I skimmed through most of the posts but not all. This thread got lenghty fast! Used to be a peds nurse in community and regional hospitals as well as homecare. Then also an OR nurse in a community hospital. NEVER saw a kid as upset as some of...

11. Choosing IV catheter lumen

    Annony RN replied to silver2009's topic in General Nursing

    Do you have an assignment that specifically asks you to make some choices? LIke the other posters said, the central lines are put in by MDs or anesthesia and the PICCs are put in by PICC/ IV team nurses or interventional radiology. Bedside nurses a...

12. Lost my calm in an emergency...

    Annony RN replied to tbanurse's topic in General Nursing

    Hug to you, mama! Hope th follow up gives you answers... good ones! I'm sure your husband and even daughter are a little shaken, too, and hiding it in that teasing.

13. Have you ever heard about this?

    Annony RN replied to sam20007's topic in General Nursing

    It's interesting how RR teams are set up in different facilities... may I ask who's on yours? In our hospita it's an ICU nurse, the ICU RRT, and the resident/fellows on the intensivist service that month... so we rarely need to call them overhaed fr...

14. Have you ever heard about this?

    Annony RN replied to sam20007's topic in General Nursing

    Our in-room "code buttons" in the OR were only wired to that department. THe OR and anesthesia teams handle their own codes there. Honestly, anyone else would be useless... you want the person (CRNA or anesthesiologist) who gave meds and watched mo...

15. Disinfecting cuffs?

    Annony RN replied to brewerpaul's topic in Operating Room

    Otho guys do that here. It's hard to get the podiatrists to use them... even the ones that do the long procedures. Those are the cases where the cuff is on (not necessarily inflated!) for 2+ hours. We have to be extra careful not to slop when prep...