Bibagirl

Why should I be expected to have the patient sign their OR consent form - when I haven't been involved in the converstion between the doctor and the patient regarding the procedure? I'm a CRNA, I get my own anesthesia consent. I'll even get the blood...

Just food for thought, thank you for taking the time to respond. Finish this sentence- The most important qualities a nurse can possess are: :balloons::paw:

I got a phone call (!!) and was accepted at the University of Scranton, will start in July 08, class of 2010. Very excited and happy! Now to sort out the money for school!

My patient died last night, 59 years old, he just got to CTICU from the OR,, post CABG, and everything was going along fine, then 40 mins later, he crashed, went back to the OR and died there. The family was in shock, so was I, it was all going so ...

I work in CV-ICU, and we are in the process of changing our post-op open heart insuling protocol, using a modified Portland protocol, as our doc wants tighter glucose control. I'm a little worried, as we will be getting fingerstick glucoses q 30 mi...

Maybe it's just me, but after a day of using the computer, I feel like a nervous wreck. I'm not computer savvy, and I'm constantly frustrated. I'm in a graduate course, and because of my lack of computer skills, I'm going to be dropping out...

I was wondering if there are any weekenders out there who wouldn't mind sharing their experiences. I'm considering going 100 miles (2 hour drive), out of town to be a weekend nurse in a city hospital. What are the pros and cons? It seems ideal on...

I worked in CV-ICU until 2 weeks ago. I was working nights and although I love the work and the people, the shift wasn't working out. On impulse and frustration, I bid on a job in PACU. I got the job, and I don't see it working out for me. I've been ...

Thank you Steve and Cali, your replies are helpful, and I appreciate you both taking the time to respond to my question. That's what I love about this forum, it's such a nice thing to have nurses out there who know exactly what I'm going through and ...

That is an excellent example, Mom2. My instructor told us to think of the afterload as the resistence you would feel if you were trying to open a car door on a very windy day. That "pushing against a strong wind" would be the afterload. I actually li...

I hit the wrong key by accident! Just so I don't look like a total loser, my answer to the poll is "I think ultimately the patients wished should have been honored." I am a Nurse. I think in this case the patient knows what is best for himself, an...

It doesn't make sense to use sterile gloves when using a dura prep. What makes better sense is that the nurse washes and dries his/her hands immediately before prepping!

12 hour coronary bypass. Patient could not get off bypass and ultimately died in the OR, sad case. Always pee right before the case, and if it's a long one, and you must go again, wait till the time is best, and just say you have to go for a quick ...

Insa, I really appreciate your reply, and I've never heard a more true statement in my life: Just because the Americans and the British both speak the same language, you think the culture is the same. That fact surprised and shocked me, and it's ...

Hi Clare, when we lived in London, my husband had a good job with the council, and I was in nursing. He was paid fairly well, and my nursing wages were less. Now we've moved to America, it's been 3 years and my husband is a house husband. I work fu...

I had 2 back operations when in my early 20's. I've been working full time as a nurse for 21 years. I know about back pain! I found Dansko clogs helped alot, but the very best thing I could do for myself is gentle walking as exercise. Several times ...

"pm care" back rubs for patients, (although I still do them!) gomco suction, on a little trolley, rolled over to the patients bedside when they required an ng tube to suction from my OB days: I recall seeing leather wrist restraints strapped to the...

treatment for bedsores consisted using a heat lamp, and betadine ointment.

Dansko clogs. Can't beat them!!

well done!! I'm waiting to hear, honestly I'm expecting to be rejected, that way I won't be disappointed. I'm also being realistic. There were 75 applicants, 25 spaces.

how about some community service, volunteering. Also, when you're done with your BSN, take a few graduate level courses, (assuming you're entering a MSN program, you can take a certain number of credits in the core courses as a non matriculating stu...

I recently had my interview, I also had a hard time reading them. They sure shuffled alot of papers during the interview. It was a group interview, I guess that is the norm? I found it unnerving, I don't like to boast at all, so I was very under-...

I've never been like that, but it's a well-known phenonenom with nursing students, I remember the instructors telling us it will happen to a number of us in our group. What I have noticed, though, is that I've become a very good (ie, frequent)consu...

I think time will help. Sorry you are having this problem! Role play with your counselor to learn some assertive techniques you can use, these will serve you all your life. Some seasoned nurses don't like new-ish nurses because sometimes they act stu...

I was wondering what to do in this situation, and I figured people who are in my situation could help! I'll try to keep this short! I am an experienced RN, 20 years, mostly OR experience, but now in CTICU for the past year while trying to get into C...