meandragonbrett

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  1. HELP! Elective surgery & malignant hyperthermia

    meandragonbrett replied to tram523's topic in Operating Room

    There are anesthetic techniques which are not triggers for

  2. typical day of a PACU nurse?

    meandragonbrett replied to turnforthenurse's topic in PACU

    Very much hospital/facility dependent. Some surgery centers expect their nurses to work PreOp and PACU. I've never worked in a hospital that had that expectation. OR RNs and Pre/PACU RNs are almost...

  3. typical day of a PACU nurse?

    meandragonbrett replied to turnforthenurse's topic in PACU

    One minute you might have a fresh lap chole who rolls into the door talking....and an hour later you have an immediate post-op liver resection who is bleeding and requiring large volumes of fluid,...

  4. Stanford Univ. ICU assignment?? where to live..

    meandragonbrett replied to BAC44's topic in Travel

    AMN has an exclusive contract with Stanford. They supply LOTS of travelers at Stanford. That's not to say that you can't work a 3rd party contract through another agency

  5. transitioning from Med surg ICU to Traum Neurosurgery ICU

    meandragonbrett replied to ICURN2011's topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

    You will frequently see ventilators in a Trauma ICU. All of your normal medical problems that you see in your current ICU will be seen in your Trauma ICU but they will be complicated by some sort of...

  6. Is all this school just crap or what?

    meandragonbrett replied to burnedoutRNinSC's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Something isn't right. I find it hard to believe that a school of nursing at a university has somebody with an undergraduate nursing degree teaching a graduate level nursing course. Something...

  7. Shift diff

    meandragonbrett replied to daviex's topic in California Nursing

    Some hospitals yes. Some hospitals no. It just depends on the facility and the union contract (if there is one),

  8. Holy Cow...Nor Cal is a nightmare

    meandragonbrett replied to NickiLaughs's topic in California Nursing

    If you're willing to commute to the Peninsula....Stanford uses a lot of travelers and will generally offer to extend over and over or offer you to come on staff if there is the FTE at that point in...

  9. Holy Cow...Nor Cal is a nightmare

    meandragonbrett replied to NickiLaughs's topic in California Nursing

    You almost have to know somebody here or take a travel assignment and then sign on as staff

  10. Travel nurse-titers???

    meandragonbrett replied to ncnursie's topic in Travel

    If you've ever worked staff at a hospital you've probably already had titers drawn upon employment. Check with the HIM departments and see. You might not even need to spend the

  11. Anyone ever heard of psychosis after propofol use?

    meandragonbrett replied to tegadermatitis's topic in PACU

    4mg of propofol is a subtherapeutic

  12. Time cards

    meandragonbrett replied to travel88's topic in Travel

    That's against labor laws generally. Nobody can edit your time without your permission. Some states even require that there is a written record of the edit and your signature before the edit is...

  13. Do your PACU RN's also staff your Pre-Op area?

    meandragonbrett replied to boyzmomrn's topic in PACU

    ASC RNs float pre/pacu. Main OR do not. I hate preop. I don't mind floating but I am nothing more than an electronic paper pusher as our anesthesia staff start their own

  14. Assignment at Stanford

    meandragonbrett replied to Codeman906's topic in Travel

    Why are you so concerned with overtime? Entirely too much fun to be had here in The Bay Area than being at work 4-5 12's per week!

  15. American Mobile

    meandragonbrett replied to brendadoug6's topic in Travel

    AM can be okay if you have the right recruiter. AM will generally offer less money than what the other AMN affiliates will offer. AM/AMN has exclusive contract with Stanford and also staffs

  16. first assignment SD...advice please?

    meandragonbrett replied to lkpdx's topic in Travel

    Is that your blended rate or is that your hourly base

  17. Challenges & Payoff of Travel Buddy vs. NO Travel Buddy

    meandragonbrett replied to icuamp's topic in Agency Nurses

    I've never traveled alone! I always travel with friends. One of us takes the housing, one of us takes the stipend. And you always have somebody there to help you out when the crap hits the fan one...

  18. Average recovery times?

    meandragonbrett replied to luckynurse_1234's topic in PACU

    As for those that are barfing their brains out.....IVF and Inapsine! Chronic pain pts get appropriate doses of narcotic and non-narcotic and then our anesthesia staff will d/c them from

  19. Please help me understand this scenario...can I be banned...

    meandragonbrett replied to docpsychrn's topic in Travel

    Tell your recruiter to take a hike and talk to management at the staffing company and tell them why you won't work for them. Then go and find yourself a different staffing company. If you didn't...

  20. New RN medication assessment

    meandragonbrett replied to RNJHUPHL's topic in MICU, SICU

    Welcome to nursing. Taking assessments will never end. Get over it and get used to

  21. FIRST travel assignment...afraid I have been low balled!!!

    meandragonbrett replied to docpsychrn's topic in Travel

    Tell your recruiter to go and pound

  22. Sedation in ICU... your opinions/ experiences?

    meandragonbrett replied to IheartICUnursing's topic in MICU, SICU

    That's really not the new paradigm anymore. That's the old one. We use too much benzo. The trend is to use little to no benzo and to use halodol if really needed. Propofol + Fentanyl. Why do you...

  23. Moving to San Francisco from KY

    meandragonbrett replied to Codeman906's topic in California Nursing

    Have you considered taking a travel assignment? That Ives youthe hence to get out there, have housing covered, have ajob, find yourself a staff per Diem,

  24. Average recovery times?

    meandragonbrett replied to luckynurse_1234's topic in PACU

    General= 45 min in phase one MAC= 20 min in phase oneWhy would you be keeping somebody 1-2 hours in PACU unless theycre unstable or are waiting on a bed

  25. Order of certifications

    meandragonbrett replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    It would be HeartsOpenWide RN, CCRN. There is no need for the use of degrees or other initials such as ACLS, TNCC, or NRP in the hospital