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  1. what is a buffalo cap?

    Nursonegreat replied to GingerSue's topic in General Nursing

    when i worked in denver,co they were called BuffCaps...i was like what is a buff cap. they said, its a buffalo cap. i said ok, what is a buffalo cap. they said its a hep trap. i said why buffalo cap....

  2. 2 pts in the same OR room?!?!?!

    Nursonegreat replied to Nursonegreat's topic in Operating Room

    well, as of friday, it was talked about and i guess the doc wants to get this up and running by april. really, someone is out of their gord!! it takes like 5 min to drop off a pt and take the next one...

  3. Flamed during report.

    Nursonegreat replied to gentle_ben_RN's topic in PACU

    i have experienced the floor rath as well. the floor would have sections divided up by room numbers, not by acuity or vacant rooms. so one nurse could get 3 PACU pts in a row and others nurses none...

  4. 2 pts in the same OR room?!?!?!

    Nursonegreat replied to Nursonegreat's topic in Operating Room

    perhaps that will be covered if pt #2 is sedated with enough versed that they wouldnt remember anything? i love all the comments, keep them coming. and ill let u know if we do it (which im sure we...

  5. 2 pts in the same OR room?!?!?!

    Nursonegreat replied to Nursonegreat's topic in Operating Room

    exactly

  6. 2 pts in the same OR room?!?!?!

    Nursonegreat replied to Nursonegreat's topic in Operating Room

    "Do these surgeries get done under local or general anesthesia? Do you even have a room big enough? If one patient has complications what happens to the second one?" CTR is done under local/mac. the...

  7. questioning postpartum nursing?

    Nursonegreat replied to kgregoRN11's topic in Ob/Gyn

    i too, have worked in postpartum. before that was med surge for a few yrs. i worked 12hr nights, so most of my shift seemed to be breastfeeding. i was getting a little bored with it but no chance to...

  8. Like everyone else here I need some advice.

    Nursonegreat replied to pink_princess's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    funny thing here...when i was 18 and deciding what to do with myself my dad said, go into nursing...the pay is good and they always have a job. im like...cool! my mom said if i wanted to do that, id...

  9. Oh God, A NURSE is my pt!!!!

    Nursonegreat replied to CaLLaCoDe's topic in General Nursing

    i actually like taking care of nurses as i feel they may have a little knowledge about whats going on. whenever someone says, "oh ya i know...im a nurse" i always respond with "thats great. i will...

  10. Preoperative Warming: Is this routine?

    Nursonegreat replied to jsully13's topic in PACU

    i never saw that but would be interested to see if it works...those pts come out of surgery so darn cold...94, 93.7 how can that be right??? takes forever to warm them up,

  11. PCA's in PACU

    Nursonegreat replied to cthorn518's topic in PACU

    we always started the PCAs in PACU.

  12. Bathroom breaks....

    Nursonegreat replied to para's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    when i was preg and at the end, i had to pee everytime i got up from a chair. i worked in pacu so when it was time to get up... i peed and came back (had a BR in the PACU for us to use) if u gotta go,...

  13. post op patients w/o TLC line placement confirmation

    Nursonegreat replied to elizadream's topic in MICU, SICU

    i have seen many pts coming to PACU with a TLC in place, fluids running. i always got a stat cxr, it was standing, didnt need to get a verbal, altho i believe that the orders from mds for the floor...

  14. Raises/Cost of Living

    Nursonegreat posted a topic in General Nursing

    does anyone have info on what "cost of living" is? is it different for each state? and what kind of raise is normal? a % or an actual amount. thanks

  15. Urine Drugscreens without pt's permission?

    Nursonegreat replied to GardenDove's topic in General Nursing

    very excellent point of view and i agree stevie and others. does anyone do dipsticks for drugs? we have started doing them for cocaine in preop in an ASC that has to send all labs out usually (and...

  16. post op for colectomy surgery/ case study

    Nursonegreat replied to x-tremestudent's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    and what is a aldrete score sorry didnt see that...aldrete score is used to assess pt when he gets to pacu, during pacu, and on DC . assessed are moving extremeties...BP...awakeness....skin...

  17. post op for colectomy surgery/ case study

    Nursonegreat replied to x-tremestudent's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    3. what nursing measures can u intiate to promote oxygenation in pacu we would check and make sure its a good signal, and have pt start to C&DB....also start incentive spirometer,and if pt has...

  18. post op for colectomy surgery/ case study

    Nursonegreat replied to x-tremestudent's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    2. what iss his aldrete score well, in order to get an accurate aldrete score, u would need to know his pre-op pressure, his pacu pressure and also what is the policy for the pacu in your hospital as...

  19. Floating to other units while traveling

    Nursonegreat replied to lorster's topic in Travel

    i was under the understanding that travelers were guanteed their minimum hrs. i always

  20. You experienced ED nurses will get a kick out of this.....

    Nursonegreat replied to ParrotHeadRN's topic in Emergency

    i dont know why the abusers go to the ER...sure it could be possible thats its better in an ER than their surroundings and its definitly sad, but dont think everyone has it as good as we have it and...

  21. You experienced ED nurses will get a kick out of this.....

    Nursonegreat replied to ParrotHeadRN's topic in Emergency

    i dont work in an ER but being devils advocate...perhaps some of those people dont have couches, let alone ones that are comfy....and perhaps they dont have a TV or have a wife who wont let go of the...

  22. Wanting to Work from Home

    Nursonegreat replied to OliviaRN's topic in Nursing Career

    i have a friend whos friend does this from home...i look but dont see any openings yet....my thoughts...as i have a 2 yr old...if u r on the phone/computer for 3 hrs str8 on a busy day how are u gonna...

  23. Floating to other units while traveling

    Nursonegreat replied to lorster's topic in Travel

    yes, what the above poster said...i had to float to a tele unit, and i had no tele exp at the time....so one of the floor nurses had to do whatever they do with the strips for me...we generally only...

  24. Best way to mark your stethoscope?

    Nursonegreat replied to spoiled_lil_sister's topic in General Students

    i had a great scope that was mismatched from a couple of different ones. i love it and can hear anything from it...i had tape on it. it walked from the PACU. i looked on all the floors thinking a doc...

  25. Floating to other units while traveling

    Nursonegreat replied to lorster's topic in Travel

    u r going into traveling to avoid floating? is that it? cause everywhere i went as a traveler, we were the 1st to float. so it was that we took turns among the travelers....if u r the only traveler on...