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    New Grads in the PACU

    gentle_ben_RN replied to Anjann's topic in PACU

    macfran, you shouldn't have a
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    Nicknames your pt's give you

    gentle_ben_RN replied to Cmariehart's topic in General Nursing

    Nurse McDreamy (like greys anatomy). I thing the anesthesia was causing them to see
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    Applying DVT prophylaxis in PACU

    gentle_ben_RN posted a topic in PACU

    I was just curious about what everyone else is doing about DVT prophylaxis starting in PACU. Where I work, if patients are ordered the subsequential compression stockings or AV impulses (AKA: leg...
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    Considering a career in NICU but have questions.

    gentle_ben_RN replied to gentle_ben_RN's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Thanks everyone for the info. and encouragement..esp. SteveRN21. What you were talking about are exactly the things that are so intimidating for me. We have a level 3 NICU at the hospital where I...
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    Considering a career in NICU but have questions.

    gentle_ben_RN posted a topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Hello NICU nurses! I'm a male RN with 3 years experience (general surgery and recovery room). I have always had a huge interest in NICU nursing. Neonates are an amazing and inspiring kind of patient....
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    Nursing Shoes For Men, do they exist?

    gentle_ben_RN replied to nursesaideBen's topic in Men in Nursing

    Also try Merrell, Primo Breeze.....I wouldn't work a day without
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    Best footwear for Nurses

    gentle_ben_RN replied to PACNWNURSING's topic in General Nursing

    Merrells (primo-breeze) are my favorite. I wouldn't work a day without
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    New Grads in the PACU

    gentle_ben_RN replied to Anjann's topic in PACU

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    Why are emergency nurses not considered critical care nurses?

    gentle_ben_RN replied to JessicRN's topic in Emergency

    Actually, I think they have lumped PACU into specialty area and not as Critical Care. I know I deal with my share of critical patients every
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    Womens interest in male nurses

    gentle_ben_RN replied to johny1's topic in Men in Nursing

    My wife and I met in nursing school, dated 3 years, got jobs at the same hospital, got married, moved closer to work and bought a house. We work in different areas (she's in ER and I'm in PACU) and we...
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    Flamed during report.

    gentle_ben_RN replied to gentle_ben_RN's topic in PACU

    I don't mind staying with the patient and hooking them up, I will be more than glad to do that. The position I get in, is that when we run out of space in the PACU, we have to put the OR on hold. That...
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    You know you're a male RN when......

    gentle_ben_RN replied to SteveNNP's topic in Men in Nursing

    In our PACU most of the 1st shift nurses are women and the 2nd shift nurses are men (5 including me). The 1st shift (gals) usually have slots 1-9 on one side of the room, while the 2nd shift (guys)...
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    Flamed during report.

    gentle_ben_RN replied to gentle_ben_RN's topic in PACU

    Noahm...if only everyone felt the same way as you. Thanks for your support. It is much
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    Dealing with family members who are also employees.

    gentle_ben_RN posted a topic in PACU

    I've dealt with family members before who were employees of the hospital where I work, but it has never been an issue until today. A patient's daughter, a RN at my hospital (with a high reputation I...
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    New to PACU -- and in panic!!!

    gentle_ben_RN replied to tazski12's topic in PACU

    You can extubate when your patient has a gag reflex, can lift their head up and hold it for at least 5 seconds or more, they should be awake and following commands too. Make sure they have gotten...
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    Dating for Men in Nursing/Nursing School

    gentle_ben_RN replied to Raymond CA's topic in Male Nursing Students

    I met my wife in nursing school and our 1 year wedding anniversary is coming up next month. She was a year ahead of me in college so it worked out great for me because she helped me study. It is great...
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    What is the silliest complaint someone has ever made aboutyou?

    gentle_ben_RN replied to SharonH, RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I gave a post op patient morphine in the distal port in the IV tubing to dilute it and she told me not to do it like that because she liked to feel it burn as it was going in:nono: .........sign of a...
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    Looking too young to be an RN

    gentle_ben_RN replied to Amxixi29's topic in General Students

    I know how you feel. I started working as an RN at age 20 after graduating from an ADN program (now working on BSN). I still look very young and will be turning 24 in a few days. I was very worried...
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    CCOF is driving me crazy/vent!

    gentle_ben_RN posted a topic in PACU

    I'm sure everyone in PACU is experiencing CCOF (critical care overflow) due to no bed vacancy in their hospitals. I partly just wanted to vent a little. We have 18 slots in our PACU and yesterday they...
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    PCA's in PACU

    gentle_ben_RN replied to cthorn518's topic in PACU

    We just started doing the PCA's in PACU about 2 months ago. Prior to that we had no means to refrigerate them (we don't have pyxis). It's not so bad because you can get it done quickly when there are...
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    CCOF is driving me crazy/vent!

    gentle_ben_RN replied to gentle_ben_RN's topic in PACU

    You mean you have CCOF nurses?? We have to recover and do the ICU thang These are not post-ops, they are patients from the ED that need ICU but there are no beds. They put them in the PACU because we...
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    ? Incompetent Nurse..(part vent)..long

    gentle_ben_RN replied to Schatzi RN CEN's topic in General Nursing

    I worked with a nurse similar to your situation. You could always tell what kind of mood she was in by the color scrubs she had on (bright pink vs. gray) and the amount of makeup she was wearing or...
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    scrubs

    gentle_ben_RN replied to timdmb's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Check out the brand Metroscrubs....they are very
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    What I miss/don't miss about my previous nursing position

    gentle_ben_RN replied to Liddle Noodnik's topic in General Nursing

    med/surg previously....I don't miss 1 doing total care all the time because we were ALWAYS short-staffed 2 I don't miss never getting a meal break or fighting to get one 3 I don't miss post-op...
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    Tell me what it's really like.

    gentle_ben_RN replied to gentle_ben_RN's topic in Oncology

    Hey oncomom! I would like to know what some of the nursing skills and treatments you give to your patients and what a typical day would be like. Thanks for the