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    Job advice

    gentle_ben_RN replied to pumpkin's topic in PACU

    It really depends on your facility, but it sounds like you have a strong, well-rounded nursing background and would have no problem working in PACU. You should know however that OR nursing and PACU...
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    Womens interest in male nurses

    gentle_ben_RN replied to johny1's topic in Men in Nursing

    Just curious....I met my wife in college and we are both nurses. One of my favorite things about our relationship is that we can talk/vent about our days at work and we always can find understanding...
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    North Carolina Roll Call

    gentle_ben_RN replied to RNPATL's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    I'm an RN in PACU working in winston salem. Have been a nurse for 3 years, previously in general surgery. Love my job. Look forward to hearing from everyone. Recently got married with a 1 year...
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    Are betablockers the new way to go?

    gentle_ben_RN posted a topic in PACU

    Is anyone else seeing a trend in all patients with HTN receiving a betablocker during surgery or in PACU whether indicated or not? I've been giving a lot of labetalol and lopressor lately. I believe...
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    Are betablockers the new way to go?

    gentle_ben_RN replied to gentle_ben_RN's topic in PACU

    Thanks for the input everyone. I may post some new threads about some of the latest things we've been doing in PACU where I
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    How many guys in your class?

    gentle_ben_RN replied to Scrubz's topic in Male Nursing Students

    I graduated 3 years ago from an ADN program. We atarted with about 40 students (only 4 guys) and graduated with 29 (only 2 guys including me). The guy I graduated with was 41 years old and a great...
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    Are betablockers the new way to go?

    gentle_ben_RN replied to gentle_ben_RN's topic in PACU

    Thanks for the reply. It's not any specific cases. The patients who have HTN and take a prescribed betablocker (usually Torpol XL) at home are receiving either lopressor or labetalol by the CRNA...
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    DISCHARGE from PACU? Who does this?

    gentle_ben_RN replied to BABRNBSN's topic in PACU

    I went to the ASPAN homepage to research the 24 hour staff issue. If you look under clinical practice and then go to patient classification from the home page, staffing is addressed. According to...
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    OR patients bypass PACU for ICU

    gentle_ben_RN replied to fedupnurse's topic in PACU

    Our patients only go straight back to ICU if they 1:were already in ICU on a vent prior to surgery and will go back to the same room or 2: are not extubated and don't plan to be extubated and have a...
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    DISCHARGE from PACU? Who does this?

    gentle_ben_RN replied to BABRNBSN's topic in PACU

    During regular hours there are always 2 or more RN's in the PACU. I work 12 hours, 11AM to 11PM, and so does one other nurse. He and I usually work opposite days, but some overlap. Another RN works...
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    You might be a PACU nurse if...

    gentle_ben_RN replied to mustanggirl's topic in PACU

    I know exactly what you mean! I'm glad I'm not the only one who feels this way. I bet we could write a book!
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    PACU Research Project Ideas

    gentle_ben_RN replied to jsully13's topic in PACU

    It was developed by one of the RN's I work with. It's a 1 to 4 scale, much like the 0 to 10 pain scale. 1=awake, 2=drowsy, 3=awakens when aroused, 4=unresponsive This way it can be documented quickly...
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    DISCHARGE from PACU? Who does this?

    gentle_ben_RN replied to BABRNBSN's topic in PACU

    We have had to dc patients home after SDC closes on several occasions and I agree that it is not a good practice. Especially when it's 1030PM and I'm the only RN on the unit and I have to get this hip...
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    PACU Research Project Ideas

    gentle_ben_RN replied to jsully13's topic in PACU

    Our PACU just developed a new sedation documentation scale for the patients who rate their pain at "10" even when you have to wake them up to ask
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    You might be a PACU nurse if...

    gentle_ben_RN replied to mustanggirl's topic in PACU

    Hey RN34TX! That resident would really get on my nerves. Luckily where I work we have standing orders for morphine and dilaudid. Either way, the doc is only a beep away. How about when your AAA...
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    PACU advice?

    gentle_ben_RN replied to anne74's topic in PACU

    Congratulations! I know exactly what you mean. It is hard sometimes to give report when you know the nurse on the floor is probably busy, but we have to keep in mind that we can't simply hold the...
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    Weclome to the New PACU Nursing Forum

    gentle_ben_RN replied to Brian's topic in PACU

    Hey everyone! I'm the new guy. Looking forward to future
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    OR patients bypass PACU for ICU

    gentle_ben_RN replied to fedupnurse's topic in PACU

    So it's funny to let the PACU RN deal with the patient who has a little too much ketamine huh? It's no big deal. You just leave the patient in our hands and go on to your next case, we'll take care...
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    PACU--a day in the life

    gentle_ben_RN replied to Happy-ER-RN's topic in PACU

    I've never worked ER before but my wife has been in the ER for over a year now. She and I are often talking/venting about our days at work. The one thing that I can honestly say that we are both...
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    PACU advice?

    gentle_ben_RN replied to anne74's topic in PACU

    I made a transfer from a general surgery/tele floor to PACU in April of this year and I love it. It was intimidating at first (crans, thoracotomy, raging AAA repairs, vents, drips, ect) but I have...
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    Transport to PACU

    gentle_ben_RN replied to elcue's topic in PACU

    Where I work the anesthesiologist/CRNA and the RN transport the pt to me in the PACU after the RN has called out from the room when the surgeon is closing or pt being extubated. I like receiving a...
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    Is ICU experience a requirment for PACU?

    gentle_ben_RN replied to NessaNurse's topic in PACU

    I've been working in Pacu for 8 months now and love it and have learned a lot. Previously I worked on a general surgery/tele floor for about 2 years. ICU experience was not required for me to make the...
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    You might be a PACU nurse if...

    gentle_ben_RN replied to mustanggirl's topic in PACU

    Also, pain control can be fun when the patient takes oxy IR, methadone, and xanax and home QID and PRN.....and is still wide awake after an heaping dose of dilaudid and
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    So..You're going to be a MALE nurse?

    gentle_ben_RN replied to mingez's topic in Men in Nursing

    I can honestly say there is nothing else I'd rather do than be a nurse. In the PACU, the patients are still pretty loopy from the anesthesia and often think that I'm their surgeon and start asking me...
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    Polling our male nurses: What area of nursing are you currently in right now?

    gentle_ben_RN replied to Thunderwolf's topic in Men in Nursing

    I work in the PACU and I love it. My wife is the ER adrenaline