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  1. Epidurals: to Dose, or Not to Dose?

    stevierae replied to 4Blessings's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I used to teach various infusion pumps and PCA/epidural pumps for B Braun. The little Curlin pump is one of the best, if not the best, out there, and it is very, very easy to program and very user...

  2. Be-littling CRNA's

    stevierae replied to forane2001's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Huh--that's all I've ever called it, or heard it called-- I've heard it called that for the past 25 years; both clear back to nursing school and by anesthesia professionals, nurses and surgeons--just...

  3. Would you seriously consider quitting nursing

    stevierae replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    BRILLIANT!!!!! Absolutely brilliant!! I love this response--this should become a standard pharase in every bedside nurse's vocabulary. I'll bet it left this doc literally at a loss for words. I...

  4. RN's in the scrub role

    stevierae replied to maryBSN2005's topic in Operating Room

    This topic has been done to death----do a search. No need for any circulator to "stand" behind anyone's back table--listening is our most important skill, and we need to be listening and anticipating...

  5. RN's in the scrub role

    stevierae replied to maryBSN2005's topic in Operating Room

    This topic has been done to death----do a search. No need for any circulator to "stand" behind anyone's back table--listening is our most important skill, and we need to be listening and anticipating...

  6. Ovaries Removed at Age 25?

    stevierae replied to curleysue's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Curleysue, I notice that you live in Oregon--are you anywhere near OHSU in Portland? I would get a second and maybe a third opinion there from the high risk OB-GYN folks--they are some of the best in...

  7. Potassium piggybacks

    stevierae replied to starcandy's topic in General Nursing

    A Buretrol (or Volutrol) is a drip chamber--tubular-- with its own flow regulator just below it. It can hold, I believe, up to 150 cc. of fluid--you release the fluid from the peripheral line to...

  8. Potassium piggybacks

    stevierae replied to starcandy's topic in General Nursing

    What do you mean? A piggyback requires a NEW little bag of IV solution and a NEW set of IV (piggyback) tubing--every single time you set up an antibiotic--and that might be every 4 hours!! The...

  9. Are there any older nurses?

    stevierae replied to Malt123's topic in General Nursing

    You will have a hearing with the unemployment folks. Tell your side of the story. If you lose, appeal it. I heard an unemployment rep say on the radio the other day that very few people appeal, and...

  10. Potassium piggybacks

    stevierae replied to starcandy's topic in General Nursing

    That's what I was wondering about--I don't think I have EVER seen KCl in a piggyback, and have been wondering if this is a new trend on med-surg and/or ICU. Seems like every patient that comes to the...

  11. Are there any older nurses?

    stevierae replied to Malt123's topic in General Nursing

    How old is "Old?" I am 50--don't feel a day over 21. 16, some days!!! I have been an RN since '81--was a Navy corpsman before

  12. Be-littling CRNA's

    stevierae replied to forane2001's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    As I said--there are stupid people everywhere----hard to believe a PACU nurse is not familiar with Red Man's Syndrome, since we give Vanco all the time (heck, we gave it all the time throughout...

  13. Be-littling CRNA's

    stevierae replied to forane2001's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I don't believe that Propofol sedation is safely given by ANYONE but an anesthesia provider, and have written extensively against the practice, both on this BB and in articles and letters to...

  14. advantages of BSN vs. ADN

    stevierae replied to katiebugg's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Are you serious? LOL---I only have an A.A. in nursing--have since 1981--haven't killed anyone yet!!! Didn't as a Navy corpsman, either! I actually went back to school in 1985 to get a degree in...

  15. Be-littling CRNA's

    stevierae replied to forane2001's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Well, I am certainly not one of those people who is full of myself--anything but-- and in my rooms, we work as a team. Split hairs if you must, and of course the anesthesia provider is in charge of...

  16. What is your most outrageous medical emergency repsonse in a correctional facility

    stevierae replied to sierranurse's topic in Correctional

    Damn. I have a new respect for prison beatings and assessing the hell out of those prisoners who've received them--I have never worked corrections, but happened to be in ICU where there were 3...

  17. Be-littling CRNA's

    stevierae replied to forane2001's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    LOL, if the BP is 60/49 before the scrub tech is even tied up, maybe that patient should never have been brought to the room in the FIRST place--or, maybe he's had a bit too much pre-op sedation--or,...

  18. Be-littling CRNA's

    stevierae replied to forane2001's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    You mean, for CRNAs? If you are serious, you should check out Kaiser in Oakland, CA--those CRNAs are independent practitioners--and the anesthesiologists do not try to micromanage them--I mean, each...

  19. Be-littling CRNA's

    stevierae replied to forane2001's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Yeah--it just depends on where you work-- you are correct; there are PACU nurses who tend to be pretty territorial--they have their routine, and they don't want anyone disrupting it--they want no one...

  20. Be-littling CRNA's

    stevierae replied to forane2001's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    OK, I have worked with both CRNAs and anesthesiologists for nearly 30 years. Before I was an OR nurse, I was a Vietnam era corpsman. Ive worked with awesome CRNAs and anesthesiologists and bad...

  21. Governator kicks nurses butts!!!

    stevierae replied to Haunted's topic in General Nursing

    People will only do to you what you ALLOW them to do to you. JUST SAY NO. No apologies; no excuses are necessary--put the accountability for safe staffing where it belongs--on administration....

  22. Governator kicks nurses butts!!!

    stevierae replied to Haunted's topic in General Nursing

    Are you from CA? If you are, and they are ignoring the need for more RNs based on acuity levels, then they are breaking the law--that is, AB 394. The minimum ratios of RNs to patients are just...

  23. Trying to Bust a Strike

    stevierae replied to Town & Country's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I wouldn't work the recent strike in CA for ANY amount of $$$$---I know what the issue was--it had to do with management IGNORING the safe staffing law AB 394--that is, MANDATED RN to patient...

  24. Exam Preparation

    stevierae replied to drmrnfla's topic in Operating Room

    Yes, you know as soon as the exam is done--it's computerized--the screen tells you whether you passed or

  25. Governator kicks nurses butts!!!

    stevierae replied to Haunted's topic in General Nursing

    Actually, Sutter RNs went on strike just recently because of hospitals that were ignoring the safe staffing ratios. Of course, there are those RNs who came in--I hate to use the word scabs, but...