Charity RN, APRN

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    Singing River hospital in Ocean Springs

    Charity replied to troyb's topic in General Nursing

    don't work there myself, but am in the general area One
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    Inpatient/Outpatient surgery

    Charity replied to RNin2007's topic in Operating Room

    While pain control is always on the top of everyones list, outpatients will need information on activity, wound care (when can they shower? Will there be drainage or bleeding?), diets and follow-up...
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    Removal of Central Venous Line

    Charity replied to megcaffrey's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    When I first started in Peds (has it been 15 years already??!) I had a surgeon ask if I could dc the patient's central line. This was on the floor. Of course, I said. He was so surprised. Apparently,...
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    A question for OR nurses

    Charity replied to JJFROG's topic in Operating Room

    We generally have to remind anesthesia to order an x-ray in PACU. Often they don't tell us they started the line. We ask "is this new?" and they say, "Oh yeah, better get an x-ray." Of, course, the...
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    Staying Overnight In Pacu With Icu Pt

    Charity replied to jabdab's topic in PACU

    When I first started in PACU over 10 years ago, our head of anesthesia would not allow a surgery to start unless that patient had an ICU bed waiting for them. The surgeons would literally have to...
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    Hi, I have a question please

    Charity replied to jpdilizzy's topic in General Nursing

    There are practicing deaf physicians and blind nurses at present. What is a little low vision? Some fields of nursing may prove to be not feasable, but that is one of the great things about...
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    Advice please

    Charity replied to colleennurse's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Bless your heart. You are new at this aren't you? Don't worry. You'll get enough experience. Just make sure you have enough backup and resources with
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    You might be a PACU nurse if...

    Charity replied to mustanggirl's topic in PACU

    ...Every time you hear an alarm or anything similar you call out "Take a deep breath".... ...Your patient arrives in respiratory distress with low sats and Anesthesia says "They were fine in the...
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    PACU Nursing?

    Charity replied to Tucwebb's topic in PACU

    most CRNA programs don't include PACU as ICU experience because we don't give the meds that one in an MICU would. In an ICU, a nurse gives drugs and fluids that manipulate fluid status, BP,...
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    Question for pacu nurses

    Charity replied to lpnstudentin2010's topic in PACU

    "Leave me alone"??? I wouldn't bat an eye at that....IF you let me get my monitors and mask on before you "turn over and go back to sleep." Even with that, one generally has to to a whole lot to...
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    PACU Nursing?

    Charity replied to Tucwebb's topic in PACU

    ICU is an excellent starting point for PACU. I am happy to see that your PACU does not accept new grads. Ours has in the past, and they have had more difficult transitions. Of course, I am one of...
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    Total Knee Surgery

    Charity replied to lifesaverwv's topic in General Nursing

    We do the femoral nerve blocks in our unit all the time. My suggestion is to make sure that it is done: A: preoperatively, so that the infusion can be started immediately post-op in the pacu, B: that...
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    New Grad ready to quit...

    Charity replied to nelligolitely's topic in Nursing Career

    You must really love this place to put your license, your career, and most importantly your patients' safety on the line in order to continue working there! Some nurses need to take things more slowly...
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    Site marking

    Charity replied to sharann's topic in Operating Room

    Our board of nursing has stated that it is not within a nurses scope of practice to mark the surgical site. Much to the surgeons' dismay. Actually, our docs have adjusted fairly well, but my sister...
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    Serving the doctors?

    Charity replied to amber1142's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Actually, our docs help out with that sort of thing when asked. 'Course they are still young impressionable residents...
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    PACU certification

    Charity replied to noahdavid's topic in PACU

    A CCRN most certainly covers PACU, even though there is a difference to PACU nursing. Oh well.. The nurses in our unit have found these books to be most helpful: Perianesthesia Nursing: A Critical...
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    Do or nurses do pacu after hours?

    Charity replied to emmijay's topic in PACU

    Our main PACU is staffed with 2 RNs (ACLS) after hours. They float to cover the peds PACU after hours. There is an on-call nurse if the main house is too busy to cover peds. As there must be a...
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    Jobs at hospitals and credit checks...

    Charity replied to NO1_2NV's topic in General Students

    When I asked my nurse manager why our hospital was running credit checks, (actually it was a private agency that took a month to do a complete background check, and I was a former employee!), she said...
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    Externship or take the summer off?

    Charity replied to jessinMS's topic in General Students

    Do the externship! It will help you get used to dealing with patients in the "real world," and will help your confidence immeasurably. I work a short distance from your location-- - and the nurses in...
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    STAPLED drape to patient?!?!

    Charity replied to truern's topic in Operating Room

    We must not have the sticky drapes in our OR, because I see those tell-tale holes and occasionally leftover staples in patient in the post-op patient all the time in my hospital. I have never seen any...
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    PACU to Floor Transport

    Charity replied to Veetzy's topic in PACU

    We transport based on ASA Class. If the patient was ASA class 1 or 2, then a CNA can transport. ASA 3--RN discrection. ASA 4 --RN must go. But as you are asking about after hours...in our unit that...