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  1. GH - No, there wasn't an incident. The one CRNA that requested it on behalf of the others stated that it was soon to be a standard of care, but I've not heard anyone else mention it or seen any...
  2. Does your facility use Capnography (ETCO2 Monitoring) - on extubated patients in the PACU? Our anestheisa providers have requested we purchase End Tital CO2 monitors for our PACU to use on extubated...
  3. Canes - Thank you for your reply. Yes, we are upgrading to Stryker 6 (from Command 2). I don't think we have the Gamma nails or ex-files stuff. Which pump would you recommend for
  4. Thank you Argo - I think we are on the right track. Our OR is new (two years old). When they built it they were hoping to use is as a drawing card for an orthopod, so it has the proper air exchange....
  5. I work in a 25 bed hospital in a rural area. We have two ORs, but only one anesthesia provider at a time (so essentially one OR). We have just learned that we are going to be getting an orthopedic...
  6. This can be a very sensitive situation. I'm wondering if instead of using the term "older nurses" you might has said "nurse's who lack computer skills". Regardless of the terminology, I know where...
  7. Why Black Eyes?

    I can't remember exactly how it happened, it was a long time ago, but I saw a CRNA's hand slip off of a Laryngoscope during a difficult intubation and hit the patient on the nose. I've never saw it...
  8. Counting Policy

    We use pre printed count sheets that come in the instrument trays on open cases. We also use pre printed count sheets that are kept in the OR on locals that just have sponge and needles on them. Our...
  9. Our Doc used to use Fleets Phospho more than anything else until the recent study came out. He now uses GoLytely more than anything else. Previously he reserved the GoLytely for people with history...
  10. Any advice on HESI testing?

    I agree with Jess's comments on students doing poorly on the HESI yet doing well on the NCLEX. This is exactly how things happened at my school also. Many of the students in my class (Spring 05) did...
  11. Who's at fault here?

    This could so easily have happened to me. Every night I end up with 7 pts. I've been a nurse for 6 months. There never seems to be any reasoning to how the assignments are made. I'm told in report...