Overtime Mom

Overtime Mom has 35 years experience.

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1. Can hospitals require you to do "extra" on-call shifts?

   Overtime Mom replied to Overtime Mom's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks everyone. We have become a regional hub for out lying smaller hospitals and are getting acute GI Bleed and ERCP transfers. Sometimes more than one nurse can handle, therefore the backup call "just in case". We only take call every 12th weeken...

2. Can hospitals require you to do "extra" on-call shifts?

   Overtime Mom posted a topic in General Nursing

   Can hospitals require you to do "extra" on-call shifts? We've been asked to start doing a "Back Up" call weekend in addition to the "1st Call" weekend we already do. That means twice as many on-call weekends. Some of the younger nurses are threatenin...

3. Disposable Endoscope buttons

   Overtime Mom posted a topic in Gastroenterology

   Do any of you use Steris/Us Endoscopy disposable Endoscope buttons and if so, are you satisfied with their performance???? Thinking of switching to these buttons in our department.

4. Savory Dilators Traceability and Storage

   Overtime Mom replied to Overtime Mom's topic in Gastroenterology

   Thank you!!

5. Savory Dilators Traceability and Storage

   Overtime Mom replied to Overtime Mom's topic in Gastroenterology

   Thanks so much for your response! Do you store your Savory Dilators vertically? Possibly in something like this? Dilator Storage - Swinson Medical

6. Savory Dilators Traceability and Storage

   Overtime Mom posted a topic in Gastroenterology

   Would like to know how your Endoscopy Lab stores their Savory Dilators. Recent Joint Commission Surveys have cited facilities for storing them flat in the carrying case. Reason: 1. Should hang vertical to allow draining/drying of wire channel 2. La...

7. Disposable Bronchoscopes

   Overtime Mom replied to Overtime Mom's topic in Critical

   Thanks so much for the information.

8. Disposable Bronchoscopes

   Overtime Mom replied to Overtime Mom's topic in Critical

   Thanks so much for the feedback!

9. Initial insertion of PEG tube: sterile or clean procedure??

   Overtime Mom replied to Overtime Mom's topic in Gastroenterology

   I found an answer in one of SGNA's publications with their position statement on placement of PEG tubes. STERTILE PROCEDURE!!!!! https://www.sgna.org/Portals/0/Education/PDF/Position-Statements/PEGPlacementPositionStatement.pdf

10. Initial insertion of PEG tube: sterile or clean procedure??

    Overtime Mom posted a topic in Gastroenterology

    Can anyone direct me to literature that states whether sterile or just clean technique should be used during endoscopic pull through PEG tube insertion? I have checked the Endovine package insert, SGNA, AORN(on line search), ASGE practice guideline...

11. Disposable Bronchoscopes

    Overtime Mom replied to Overtime Mom's topic in Critical

    Thanks so much for the feedback!

12. Maintaining "trust" with staff as a clinical educator

    Overtime Mom replied to Overtime Mom's topic in Educators

    I agree. Yes, I will ask her to do that! Thanks!

13. Maintaining "trust" with staff as a clinical educator

    Overtime Mom replied to Overtime Mom's topic in Educators

    Yes, I definitely have some of those personality types in the department. I guess when I start the position (in the near future), when it is announced, I will tell them collectively that my job is to educate and remediate but also let them know what ...

14. Maintaining "trust" with staff as a clinical educator

    Overtime Mom replied to Overtime Mom's topic in Educators

    Yes, we are encouraged to do self reporting of errors and most do but there are a couple that feel like the Director "doesn't like them" and fear being reprimanded. These are the same ones who have repeated mistakes. They accuse the charge nurses of...

15. Disposable Bronchoscopes

    Overtime Mom posted a topic in Critical

    I work in the Endoscopy Lab and we get called in during the night for emergent bronchoscopies by the Pulmonologist. Often times the House Supervisor has retrieved the bronchoscope cart for them, due to the urgency of the situation, and the procedure...