CuttingEdgeRN

CuttingEdgeRN

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CuttingEdgeRN specializes in ICU, Surgery.


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  1. A prime lawsuit

    Kidney stones hurt Ruptured appendix can KILL Which would you treat first? You really can't play judge and jury without knowing more facts.
  2. Patient Modesty

    This "rant" started in this thread which was finally locked. https://allnurses.com/forums/f39/rnfa-question-273427.html Not sure why this one hasn't been closed.
  3. SCD orders

    Wow, that's an excellent idea. I never thought about that before....like the heparin or locals we put on the table, the antibiotic in the irrigation and the foley insertion without "wriiten "orders or even a nurse written verbal order. I think I will...
  4. SCD orders

    Our preference cards list if the surgeon wants SCDs on, and that's what we go by. In OP dept, they still only put them on if there's a written order. I usually work the holding area and I know which surgeons want them and I put them on. (Most do) Mo...
  5. help! :)

    Click this link and read the purple square on page 12. http://www.americanheart.org/downloadable/heart/1132621842912Winter2005.pdf
  6. Patients ordering their own meals

    My SIL had surgery at MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston last month. My brother and I traveled with her. They had Patient ordering and it was awesome. She could order anytime between 6am and 10:30pm. A menu was provided for her and a guest menu wit...
  7. RNFA Question

    Just from reading your other posts, it appears you are seeking opinions about something that personally happen to a family member. You seem to get very upset with any answers you get on the board differing from your own thoughts, and especially if so...
  8. TN nurse here looking for some TX size help

    Thank you both very much and have a Merry Christmas!
  9. TN nurse here looking for some TX size help

    Hi everyone, My brother's wife is having a craniotomy (her 2nd, First was here in TN) at MD Anderson on Fri 12/28. I am coming with them to be with my brother. Is anyone here familiar with this hospital? We are staying at the Rotary House. Thanks
  10. Putting A Face On Mental Illness: A Personal Story

    Thank you so much for sharing. Your story has helped me see a close family member in a different light.
  11. gowning off of the back table

    When the tech is getting relief... the gown is opened on the back table (near the edge) But I assume you mean when 1st setting up the case, and yes I have seen it but it is considered bad technique.
  12. Pulling Medications

    We have a satelite pharmacy in our OR suite. They have all of our meds pulled and in a baggy ready for pickup between cases.
  13. Free goodies from the OR...

    In the cement sculpting kits there is a bristle brush looking thing with a long handle......Great for cleaning the lint out of the dryer trap.
  14. Any RN's that graduated before 1980

    1. why did you go into nursing? i worked as a candy striper in a hospital durring highschool and truly enjoyed it. i was in awe of the nurses. 2. where did you receive your education? methodst hospital school of nursing in what year did you grad...
  15. Clinical Pearls of Wisdom for Floor Nurses

    Removing jewelry before surgery is NOT because the staff might steal it or lose it while patient is under anesthesia. There is the possiblity of swelling and/or a burn from the electrocautery.