cwinlv

cwinlv specializes in Perioperative; Gyn-Onc.

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1. Poll: Does your O.R. have RN's working 11pm-7am?

   cwinlv replied to linda2097's topic in Operating Room

   We have two teams in main OR and one team in Trauma (we're a Level 1 trauma center). One of our main OR teams acts as trauma backup should multiple level 1's come in. We also have first and second call for general surgery should all teams be tied up,...

2. OR Pet peeves

   cwinlv replied to MsLeylaBar's topic in Operating Room

   Another pet peeve of mine... I've stocked my room and grabbed all of the supplies I need for my entire line-up... then one of my cases finishes late, delaying all the TF's. To "help me out," the charge decides to open my next case in another room. ...

3. OR oreintation and contracts??

   cwinlv replied to idahonative's topic in Operating Room

   I signed a two year contract which stipulated a $4000 payback clause should I leave prior to contract end. However, the contract was at the hospital level, not the departmental level, meaning I am comitted to working for the hospital for two years, ...

4. OR Pet peeves

   cwinlv replied to MsLeylaBar's topic in Operating Room

   How about the charge nurse who forgets to assign lunch relief for you and your tech?? This happens all too often ....

5. Perioperative Nursing Program at UMC

   cwinlv replied to Penny Cillin's topic in Nevada

   I realize this answer comes to you 1 year after you posted it, but I was hired after completing the perioperative practicum (it took over 6 months to get hired, tho). The job consists of a 40 hour work week rather than 3 twelve hour shifts (I miss t...

6. At what point are you too old?

   cwinlv replied to cinja's topic in Operating Room

   I had to chuckle at your comment.... thanks :) I'm a "new grad" (graduated last May and worked as a gyn-onc floor nurse for 8 months) who was just recently hired in the OR. I'm 48 years old. Am I too old? Of course not! Am I as physically fit as...

7. "Hardened" Healthcare Providers

   cwinlv replied to cwinlv's topic in Safety

   I re-read this post months later and wanted to say thank you to everyone who responded! I am starting my first RN position tomorrow (I was previously a NAP) and I want to remember what being a professional is all about. While I may develop my own w...

8. Dream job: Where and Why?

   cwinlv replied to cwinlv's topic in General Nursing

   And if I couldn't work at NIH or CDC, my next wish would be to work as a travel nurse in Europe. That's something I may one day be able to accomplish!

9. "Hardened" Healthcare Providers

   cwinlv replied to cwinlv's topic in Safety

   I also notice nurses label many, many patients as drug seekers when I don't agree with their assessment. Why do so many nurses feel that if a person asks for pain meds, they are a drug seeker?

10. Is it okay to treat a family member?

    cwinlv replied to cwinlv's topic in General Nursing

    In answer to some of the questions... yes, my daughter would rather I take care of her than home health. And yes, home health will still be out to draw labs twice weekly. And finally, my daughter's husband will help her hang the last dose each day ...

11. Is it okay to treat a family member?

    cwinlv posted a topic in General Nursing

    My daughter, a 25 yr type I diabetic who is in CHF, recently had her Pacemaker/ICD moved to a new location. She has since developed an infection in the site and now has a PICC. She has been discharged to home after 4 days in the hospital and will be ...

12. Lowest blood sugar you have seen

    cwinlv replied to AfloydRN's topic in General Nursing

    The patient, a 23 yr old type-1 diabetic for more than 20 yrs, received an inadvertently high dose of insulin when the night shift nurse "primed" the insulin pump while the catheter was in place (he later said he was not familiar with a pump... no ki...

13. Sunrise Hospital

    cwinlv replied to Nursebaby23's topic in Nevada

    Sunrise is an HCA facility and is the largest hospital in the state of Nevada. Sunrise has Nevada's only children's hospital and only Gamma Knife. It is a certified stroke center, has a nationally recognized neurosciences institute, and was recentl...

14. Medical Workers wearing scrubs to and from work, outside the Hospital, etc..

    cwinlv replied to Galvatron1's topic in General Nursing

    Your "unsanitary" remark automatically assumes these people have just left work. Perhaps they are on the way to work! I, personally, head straight home and change immediately. After taking care of people with C-Diff, MRSA, and many other nosocomial...

15. Dream job: Where and Why?

    cwinlv posted a topic in General Nursing

    If you could choose any medical institution in the world to work, where would you choose and why? (Your dream job... not necessarily realistic) My answer: I would love to work at a cutting-edge research facility, perhaps NIH or CDC, when a cure for ...