summeroflov

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1. Will my scars from cutting be a problem?

   summeroflov replied to S.F Skylar's topic in General Nursing

   I don't see why it should be anyone's business to ask. Do they ask about other bodily defects? If so, that's quite rude. That said, I've had a few patients ask about my scars (which are more recent than at 17) and I told them that I have cats. Becaus...

2. Pain Management

   summeroflov replied to Katniss88's topic in Orthopaedic

   Oy, I hate that. Its like a Dr. who has never given birth telling the woman that it doesn't really hurt... um, yes, it does! I tell my patients to let me know if the pain is start to get to the point when it is not tolerable. I never say "if you sta...

3. PACU Pay

   summeroflov replied to DNURSENSOCAL's topic in PACU

   Slightly above the minimum stated by BarbRN62. Starting my 2nd year of PACU, but previously worked Med-Surg as well as Hospice.

4. Who is taking this patient!?!? ::crickets::

   summeroflov replied to Serrano2886's topic in PACU

   Basically in our PACU if the older nurses were "holding" patients, our charge RNs would be on to it. One of their responsibilities is to kind of 'round' on the unit (more or less the RNs) and ensure that the flow is smooth. If a patient who came in f...

5. How many ORs/beds?

   summeroflov posted a topic in PACU

   I was just curious as how to large your hospitals were, and how many ORs you have/how many PACU beds? I work for a large Level 1 Trauma hospital (very busy) and we have 17 main ORs, and 20 PACU slots all in are in use unless the hospital is packed an...

6. New to PACU; question about how "bad situations" are dealt with typically.

   summeroflov replied to sameasalways's topic in PACU

   I agree txg159- the fact that the PACU is so different than the rest of the hospital/the floors is one of the things I love about it. When I worked on the floor I could not say that I felt 100% confident that all the nurses on the floor could handle ...

7. Post op recovery of regional C-section

   summeroflov replied to planny's topic in PACU

   I should clarify that my hospital is a HUGE Level 1 trauma center, so we have the space and staff for dedicate OB-Gyn operating/recovery rooms. I can understand that it must be different in hospitals that are smaller.

8. Post op recovery of regional C-section

   summeroflov replied to planny's topic in PACU

   All c-sections unless done under general anesthesia (extremely rare) are recovered on the L&D floor. All the OB ORs are on the L&D floor.

9. To DKA or not to DKA, that is the question...

   summeroflov replied to mouseynurse's topic in MICU

   I agree, diabetic acidosis comes on more suddenly and with a much higher blood sugar. Without immediate treatment of DKA, the outcome will not be good. As others said, there are other types of acidosis. In addition to being a nurse, I am also a type ...

10. New to PACU; question about how "bad situations" are dealt with typically.

    summeroflov replied to sameasalways's topic in PACU

    We (both the main OR and PACU) handle our own codes. Anesthesia is paged to the bedside internally and one is always available immediately to handle critical situations, along with all our ACLS/PALS certified RNs.

11. Phase I/ Phase II recovery

    summeroflov replied to boyzmomrn's topic in PACU

    At our hospital phase 2 is only for patients being discharged to home. All main OR patients (with the exception of ICU patients) go to phase 1 (main recovery room) until they meet the requirements of stability. Then inpatients go to the floor and out...

12. When did it become OK to treat your nurse like poo?

    summeroflov replied to paramed1's topic in Emergency

    Ugh, I don't know but the same thing goes on at my hospital. I was hospitalized recently (ER to MICU to general floor) and a few nurses thanked me for being so patient and respectful. I just said "I'm a nurse too." and they knew I got it. Especially ...