stevierae

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1. Need to purchase teaching mannequin--ideas?

   stevierae posted a topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

   I looked at the Susie Simon http://www.gaumard.com/viewproducts.asp?idproduct=305&idcategorie=7 It has lots of options--I want the IV access arm, male catheterization adapter, and the injection...

2. Circulators

   stevierae replied to StudentSandra's topic in Operating Room

   Sigh. Same ol', same ol.' This is deja vu all over again--it's just like the old "Who's better---A.A. RNs or BSN RNs." It never stops. This discussion has been had ad nauseum on this BB, if anyone...

3. Propofol IV push by non-CRNAs in non-intubated patients--allowed in Oregon

   stevierae posted a topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

   i know we've discussed this issue to death, both on this forum and on the gastroenterology forum. as an rn and operating room nurse, i have very, very trong feelings against this practice, which is...

4. Propofol

   stevierae replied to czipp's topic in Gastroenterology

   i was just checking out the "dr. naps" site, which appears to have recently been updated. this (below) is directly off the site. it's ("naps) just so wrong, on so many levels. i hope some...

5. Medication error causes 2 deaths in Indiana NICU

   stevierae replied to MegNeoNurse's topic in NICU, Neonatal

   no excuses. this is nursing 101, and spelled out in the ana code of ethics and most states' nurse practice acts---each person is responsible for his or her own actions. also from nursing 101--the 5...

6. Ephedrine for prevention/treatment of PONV?

   stevierae replied to stevierae's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

   per yogacrna: "ekg changes with drop (read black box in package insert") yes--regarding the black box warning of ekg changes---as soon as that occurred, every place i worked at on the west coast...

7. laryngospasm and peds Succs dose.

   stevierae replied to SRNA312's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

   Seems to me it was always discussed in ACLS. I've had to give it IM a time or two for peds patients who laryngospasm'd while anesthesia was masking, (pre-intubation, and, therefore, before IV access...

8. Question about jewelry and ESU

   stevierae replied to IsseyM's topic in Operating Room

   Well, as others have stated, we do so because we worry about swelling and subsequent impaired circulation. I, too, like to give the ring/rings in question to a family member to wear. Also, I don't...

9. Ephedrine for prevention/treatment of PONV?

   stevierae replied to stevierae's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

   Yoga, I always read your posts attentively, and learn from them. Never apologize--you are a wealth of info and

10. Question about jewelry and ESU

    stevierae replied to IsseyM's topic in Operating Room

    I've been thinking for years that this issue is really a non-issue--a sacred cow-- that should be addressed anew by an electrical engineering expert. Personally, I think we are all going on outdated...

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

    stevierae replied to RNOTODAY's topic in Operating Room

    Try this---it's how I've taught students who happened to be in my O.R. rooms over the years. I think it will help you, too--soon you will be teaching your OWN students this way: Get your Foley tray...

12. Ephedrine for prevention/treatment of PONV?

    stevierae replied to stevierae's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I asked an anesthesiologist colleague today if he's ever used it as his first-line drug of choice for PONV. Here's his response: "Nope. Never, never. Ephedrine is used like water, and I mean water...

13. stevierae or anyone. San Francisco OR's

    stevierae replied to Realgains's topic in Operating Room

    LOL!! I haven't been here in quite a while---got kinda caught up on political blogs, and with working. Actually, yes, I do work in SF, occasionally, but not so much clinically anymore--these days, I...

14. Ephedrine for prevention/treatment of PONV?

    stevierae replied to stevierae's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Update--I found one study, circa 1991. Somehow I don't think interest in using ephedrine for PONV ever caught on, but I could be wrong: Rothenberg DM, Parnass SM, Litwack K, McCarthy RJ, Newman LM:...

15. Ephedrine for prevention/treatment of PONV?

    stevierae posted a topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I don't believe I have ever seen Ephedrine ordered or utilized for PONV--not currently; not even in the 90s, '80s, or '70s. I was looking at a chart for QA purposes, though, in which PACU staff said...