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1. xray contrast allergy policies

   olygurl98502 replied to olygurl98502's topic in Operating Room

   Thanks for the input and great reference!

2. xray contrast allergy policies

   olygurl98502 replied to olygurl98502's topic in Operating Room

   No, no real policy according to the staff I talked to. They use one for vasc. cases, another for people who might be allergic because it is bond differently and the third is the regular hypaque. I'll just have to keep digging. Thanks.

3. xray contrast allergy policies

   olygurl98502 posted a topic in Operating Room

   Hi, I have been looking for our OR policy for giving contrast media to our patients with an iodine allergy. We have three choices, all with iodine, just bound differently for less of a reaction or less potential renal impairment. Our xray departme...

4. What specialties are you considering??

   olygurl98502 replied to newbie08's topic in General Students

   O.R. or bust for me! Would love to get into cardiac specialty and get my CRNFA.

5. Surgery hats are KILLING my hair!

   olygurl98502 replied to Justme123's topic in Operating Room

   A lotof us at our hospital have gone to kimkaps.com for our cloth hats. With the band they seem to come farther down on your forehead and do not slide up like the disposable ones do.

6. Is an unmonitored sterile field considered sterile?

   olygurl98502 replied to buck70's topic in Operating Room

   In our hospital it has depended who our manager was. One temp manager made us tear it down if we could not have someone sitting in there watching the field. Now that she has gone, we have gone back to posting the red on hold, do not enter signs.

7. How old were you when you began nursing school?

   olygurl98502 replied to smellyacres's topic in General Students

   I was 41 when I started and will be 44 when I graduate in December. Mid twenties seem to be the average age in my class.

8. I need encouragement!

   olygurl98502 replied to MissRNstudent10's topic in General Students

   As an older mom of two that is one semester away from graduating with my BSN, I can agree that it is hard but doable if you are motivated. I think some of the pressure of grades was off after making it into the program and I could settle in to really...