debthern

debthern

NICU, PACU, Pediatrics

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  1. VA hospital........WOW! I was impressed!!

    debthern replied to TazziRN's topic in General Nursing

    My father used the VA for years and it is a wonderful place, it has evolved much in the years since I was in Nursing school doing my clinicals there. There are no more wards, all private or semi...

  2. What is different about peds? How to adjust to each unit?

    debthern replied to kukukajoo's topic in General Nursing

    The biggest difference between peds and adults is that you mostly have to do your teaching with the parents and try to keep things on a level kids will understand. If it is a med surg floor it should...

  3. OR patients bypass PACU for ICU

    debthern replied to fedupnurse's topic in PACU

    If the patients came from the icu they go directly back there if they came through the er or from outpatient they come to us and then we take them to icu when they are

  4. Flamed during report.

    debthern replied to gentle_ben_RN's topic in PACU

    We fax our report to the floor so we don't have that problem and then the cna's transport the patients and place them in the

  5. PCA's in PACU

    debthern replied to cthorn518's topic in PACU

    we always start the pca's as well as hang the floor iv fluids with the pump tubing, it's not required but we do it because we know how busy the floor nurses

  6. nursing student traumatized by the PACU

    debthern replied to labcat01's topic in PACU

    I am a pediatric pacu nurse and I have noticed that in the general adult hospitals that do a few peds cases that the children wake up much differently then when they have a pediatric anesthesiologist...

  7. I passed!!!!!!

    debthern replied to Ladybug10's topic in General Nursing

    Congrats and good luck to both of

  8. religion in the workplace

    debthern replied to elrondaragorn's topic in General Nursing

    Yesterday at work, the trauma surgeon was preparing to do a procedure that could end the life of the patient if it didn't work and he asked us all to take a minute and pray that she would survive and...

  9. Recovery Room Nurses Making $78.00 Hr?

    debthern replied to mammaoftwo's topic in General Nursing

    I work in a recovery room and wish I made 78 an hours. The high pay here is 27 something but they do pay incentive of 10 an hour

  10. Post op care for tonsillectomy

    debthern replied to missninaRN's topic in Pediatric

    Most of our docs cauterize so it's not such a problem.. Watch for bleeding in the back of the throat, if you see is and she will get her to gargle with ice water while you are calling the doctor. No...

  11. uniform?

    debthern replied to firstyearstudent's topic in General Nursing

    our hospital requires that all the nurses wear white pants but we can wear whatever top we

  12. Someone please calm me down. (I took the NCLEX today)

    debthern replied to LilPeanut's topic in General Nursing

    congrats! Even 16 years after graduating I will never forget that

  13. Can CNA do an accucheck?

    debthern replied to QuigRN's topic in General Nursing

    our cna's do them all the

  14. nurse pt ratio?

    debthern replied to dedicatedstudent's topic in General Nursing

    I work in a PACU and we are 2 to 1 unless they are an icu patient and they are

  15. Thank you's - memorable ones you've received?

    debthern replied to Liddle Noodnik's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I took care of a baby for about 4 months in the NICU when I was a new nurse, her mother was very young and single, I came to love them both. For the holidays I made her dresses and took pics for her...