NurseRoRo

NurseRoRo

Med Surg, Case Management, OR

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  1. Difference in HH title/roles?

    NurseRoRo replied to gypsyatheart's topic in Home Health

    At our agency the titles Primary Care Nurse, Primary Nurse and Case Manager are all used interchangeably. We're all case managers, except for the on-call nurses who make visits after our day ends,...

  2. Patients say the funniest things...

    NurseRoRo replied to brewerpaul's topic in Operating Room

    Um, well, I apparently was a hoot when I had a colonoscopy last year. It was in early December and I woke up towards the end of the scope and said, "Is that my colon???" and pointed to the screen. I...

  3. Moving to the OR

    NurseRoRo replied to Canadian_Nurse's topic in Operating Room

    If you're doing cases with NICU babes, just be forewarned the OR will be a sauna! I used to get ice packs to shove down the backs of the scrub techs...and have been know to have one of the iced...

  4. Bummed Out- Leaving OR

    NurseRoRo replied to Joe Nurse's topic in Operating Room

    I left the OR almost a year ago after spending 3.5 years there. I had a 9 month orientation which I think was sufficient but there's nothing like being on your own the first year. There are so many...

  5. Know it all scrub techs

    NurseRoRo replied to rbs105's topic in Operating Room

    I left the OR because I couldn't stand being micromanaged by techs. I know I'm a darn good nurse and I take my job seriously. But it's the little things that made me burn out. I also wanted to...

  6. What's in your bag? What's wrong with mine?

    NurseRoRo replied to IntoTheUnit's topic in Home Health

    I also work in palliative home care. I do have med/surg or wound patients, too, though. I use a rolling backpack. Smallest zipped pocket in front: BP Cuff Oximeter Thermometer Thermometer covers...

  7. New to Home Health.... many ?'s

    NurseRoRo replied to NewEnglandRN's topic in Home Health

    I bought a plastic fishing lure box at Walmart to keep my lab vials and labels in. It's not really a tacklebox but it has compartments in it that keep my vials separate, and also a spot for my...

  8. So What Does The Inside of Your Car Look Like?

    NurseRoRo replied to DutchgirlRN's topic in Home Health

    My car is surprisingly clean. The trunk is another story. I have a big Rubbermaid Bin of stuff that I normally keep well organized in big ziploc bags. But after a week, all the bags are opened,...

  9. Considering Home Care Nursing

    NurseRoRo replied to Nurse_Newbie's topic in Home Health

    Your med-surg skills will definitely help you in the field. I have found a great deal of creativity in homecare! Last week I tied two gloves together to act as a tourniquet when I realized I didn't...

  10. How many visits?

    NurseRoRo replied to melissahunter2's topic in Home Health

    I just started HH last summer and I average 4-6 patient visits a day. I do palliative care in the home so I spend about 45 min.- 1.5 hours in the home doing some couseling. I average 60-100 miles a...

  11. What are creative ideas for off-setting gas price rises...

    NurseRoRo replied to Homie's topic in Home Health

    My company just got new 2008 compact cars that get better mileage than the current cars other field staff are driving. It's nice that they pay for our gas with a gas card...I just spent $52 on 12.5...

  12. The weird part of hh

    NurseRoRo replied to nurseby07's topic in Home Health

    I have to say I have an opposite problem in my HH job. My patients LOVE for a nurse and a HHA to come visit and most are disappointed when I say we are INTERMITTENT nursing and are not 24 hours in...

  13. Typical Day For A Home Health Nurse | Life of a Nurse

    NurseRoRo replied to hoolahan's topic in Home Health

    I made the switch to HH after spending almost 10 years in the hospital. I started out in General Peds and then went to a free standing inpatient Peds Rehab facility. I then went to the Operating...

  14. How do you get paid for mileage?

    NurseRoRo posted a topic in Home Health

    Greetings, I am still in orientation with my agency and don't know the "norm" of this industry yet. How do you start your day and get paid for mileage? If I leave my house and go to my first visit...

  15. Is it time to leave the OR?

    NurseRoRo posted a topic in Operating Room

    I've been circulating for 3 years and notice myself starting to wander in the classifieds for another job. I know I do a damn good job at what I do but don't feel challenged. Our hospital does not...

  16. Is it time to leave the OR?

    NurseRoRo replied to NurseRoRo's topic in Operating Room

    I've asked about scrubbing in when there's extra staff, and well, there's been some tension with nurses wanting to scrub. I get the feeling the CSTs feel threatened. And our supervisor is very...

  17. Dating an OR Nurse

    NurseRoRo replied to truecrisis's topic in Operating Room

    I love working in the OR. My husband has some medical background (techincal biomed stuff) so we do talk about stuff that each other understands. But there are some days that I am so frustrated and...

  18. Cone of Silence

    NurseRoRo replied to CareerChg's topic in Operating Room

    If it's just a curiosity and desire/yearn for learning, why not invest in a textbook about scrubbing procedures? I know the AST (Association of Surgical Technologists) has a textbook that their...

  19. Surgeons "go ahead" problem ?

    NurseRoRo replied to OR male nurse's topic in Operating Room

    I came from a facility that would page the doc right before we went to see the patient in holding to see where they were, and if they need to see the patient, etc. Then I went to another OR where...

  20. Just venting

    NurseRoRo replied to IsseyM's topic in Operating Room

    I have been there! Fortunately, I now work in a smaller OR setting with less drama kings and queens. I've said it before, the OR is like high school lunch or study hall!! When I work with doctors...

  21. Patients who fib about being NPO...

    NurseRoRo replied to ortess1971's topic in Operating Room

    I've been there...the patient tells me she's had nothing to eat since midnight...then tells anesthesia (with me in the room) she had M&Ms at 4am because she was famished and didn't think they'd...

  22. Stupid little mistakes....

    NurseRoRo replied to RNOTODAY's topic in Operating Room

    I have gone through a few preceptors as well during my time on orientation. One of them was a traveling military nurse to boot!! It took some guts to tell some of my preceptors, "I know you do it...

  23. methadone wean

    NurseRoRo posted a topic in NICU, Neonatal

    why are most babies on methadone weans in the NICU? i used to work in peds rehab and remember getting lots of NICU grads who came to us for narcotic wean as well as parent training, feeding,

  24. Giving meds in OR

    NurseRoRo replied to lc4043's topic in Operating Room

    In our facility, antibiotics are usually started in pre-op before belly cases. Indigo carmine is in the anesthesia carts so they give when needed. Local anesthetics and mixables (vasopressin with...

  25. Female Foleys... I STINK AT THEM>>> HELP!!!

    NurseRoRo replied to RNOTODAY's topic in Operating Room

    Don't stress, it is a very tiny opening you're looking for while everyone is gowned, gloved and staring at you to get it done faster!! You may check with your educator, but I have seen nurses leave a...