Becka

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1. Pt was tilted with feet up

   Becka replied to mario_ragucci's topic in General Nursing

   To go along with what VickyRN posted -- sometimes my GYN surg pts will have a vaso-vagal reaction. Most often just getting them into the T-berg position and putting a cold cloth on their forehead will get them stable. Sometimes not, and we end up pu...

2. Actual Sentences Found In Patients Hospital Charts

   Becka replied to Nursemelo's topic in Humor

   I once found this on a chart: "pt tol procedure well with O2 sats remaining in the high 80's but he died anyway" Becka

3. Actual Sentences Found In Patients Hospital Charts

   Becka replied to Nursemelo's topic in Humor

   I once found this on a chart: "pt tol procedure well with O2 sats remaining in the high 80's but he died anyway" Becka

4. refusal of treatment

   Becka replied to tiger's topic in General Nursing

   When I am reeeeeeaaallllly old (next month), living in a LTC facility, and someone who doesn't really know me, but THINKS they know what's best for me ... tries to put me on a NAS diet, I will gladly sign any form you want me to stating that I under...

5. Fired on my Birthday

   Becka replied to Norbert Holz's topic in General Nursing

   I'm also sorry to hear what you're going through. As much as everyone would like to believe "they can't do that!" about your employer; I hate to have to say it ... but they very well may be able to 'do that'. FMLA has requirements that each employ...

6. ISO infection control policies

   Becka posted a topic in General Nursing

   There was a conflict between myself (LPN) and the OR tech at work today (isn't that what prompts so many calls for help? lol) and now I'm hoping for some assistance from someone here. We do ambulatory GYN surgery at our center that is wholly and priv...

7. Comparing Wages in the OR setting

   Becka replied to dmclung's topic in Operating Room

   I work ambulatory surgery in a mid-size city in MI and our pts also get conscious sedation (no general here either). I have been an LPN for 10 years and currently make $12.50/hr the RN's I work with make between $17.50 and $19.00/hr Becka

8. What's it like to be an ambulatory care nurse?

   Becka replied to Goofball's topic in Ambulatory

   Where I work, surgery is done with one Doc and one nurse only. Pt has a hep lock and is on monitor (BP, O2, pulse, resp) Doc gives the med orders but she is usually given 150mcg Fentanyl, flush with NS, 2 mg Versed, final saline flush. Sometimes he...