lmbv55

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1. "Big city" hospitals vs smaller community-based facilities?

   lmbv55 replied to pebbles's topic in General Nursing

   I have worked at both large metro hospitals and now a small community hospital. The larger hospital gives a wider scope of pt. care and more unusual cases. In the small hospital I am in now it's nice that you know your co-workers kids, mama's, dogs ...

2. Nurses advancing endoscopes

   lmbv55 posted a topic in Gastroenterology

   I am interested to find how how many places advance the endoscopes for the Dr.'s, both EGD and Colon. I work with surgeons and GI doc. We have 1 surgeon that can not manipulate the scope and advance the scope at the same time. This Dr. has recently r...

3. Propofol

   lmbv55 replied to czipp's topic in Gastroenterology

   Our anesthesia staff gives the propofol. web use demerol, versed, MS, fentanyl. I personally don't want to give it, it's deeper than conscious sedation and some times conscious sedation goes too deep for me.

4. Average doseage of conscious sedation while doing endoscopy's

   lmbv55 posted a topic in Gastroenterology

   I am interested in the average dose of conscious sedation that Endo nurses are giving. We use demerol and versed at my hospital and feel that several of our doctors need more education on conscious sedation but have no numbers to get an average dose...