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gizmopacurn

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  1. Alone in the PACU

    gizmopacurn replied to Statdotcom's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    You always have to have 2 RN's in a pacu unit, 1 can be a PACU RN and the other an RN. Our hospital would never leave a nurse by herself recovering a fresh post op patient, so many safety

  2. PACU recovering patients in the ICU?

    gizmopacurn replied to QCG33k's topic in General Nursing

    our ICU pt's that are intubated go directly to ICU. We do not send a PACU nurse there, we don't even have enough nurses for our unit let alone sending one to ICU to watch over and intubated pt that an...

  3. spinal anesthesia discharge criteria

    gizmopacurn replied to spazrn's topic in PACU

    Our PT's have be at T-10 or below to transfer out of PACU, if they come into PACU at T-10 level then we have to show that the spinal is moving down so have to wait to discharge until it goes to T-9....

  4. Spinal Anesthesia: Foley vs No Foley

    gizmopacurn replied to S.nuuch's topic in PACU

    Our CRNA's have changed their spinal techniques to use only bupivicaine without the Fentanyl added to make the spinal wear off quicker. They also limit fluids during surgery, 500 mls or less. When BP...

  5. Research assistant job

    gizmopacurn posted a topic in Research

    I have been a PACU nurse for 9 yrs now and need a change. There is a research assistant position open that I applied for. One of the questions are the requirements for the position asks how many years...

  6. Working Out and Working?

    gizmopacurn replied to suzibk215's topic in Health, Stress Management

    I do HIIT (high intensity interval training) during either my lunch hour or before work and it only takes 30 min or less. There are many different exercises I do that are quick and gets my heart rate...

  7. June 2016 Caption Contest. Win $100!

    gizmopacurn replied to Joe V's topic in News, Announcements

    "Don't worry, we all did the in-service and I think I got it this time!" "I could pre-medicate you first if you want?" "Yes!! I think I want to do that

  8. June 2016 Caption Contest. Win $100!

    gizmopacurn replied to Joe V's topic in News, Announcements

    From patient's perspective: "I don't think my consent covers

  9. What States Pay the Highest and Lowest Nursing Salaries

    gizmopacurn replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

    Hi Lavernh, I was 41 when I graduated and received my RN-ADN degree. I went from being a lab tech to an MA, to a pharmacy technician to nursing. I love being an RN now and I am currently working on my...

  10. What States Pay the Highest and Lowest Nursing Salaries

    gizmopacurn replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

    Glad to see Oregon on the top. I love living and working in Oregon and northwest in general but want to travel in a few years after I finish my BSN. Oregon does have a high cost of living though and...

  11. Want out of nursing

    gizmopacurn replied to shoelacy's topic in General Nursing

    Hi Shoelacy, I feel your frustration. If it were me I would stick with it and finish your RN transition just because there are many more options for RN's than there are with LPN's. I agree with others...

  12. BSN and Associate Nurses Are Neck and Neck. Will This Change?

    gizmopacurn replied to allnurses's topic in General Students

    You make an excellent point! I would love to see the numbers of this study isolated to show years of service while being ADN to the results of mortality. Another bit of info I would like to see in...

  13. BSN needed for travel nurses

    gizmopacurn posted a topic in Travel

    I am going to be doing some travel nursing in about 5 years. I have an ADN right now and was wondering if any of you experienced travelers have seen any requirements for BSN needed instead of ADN. I...

  14. Question About Taking 3 Pre-Req's Online

    gizmopacurn replied to SamB91's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Try Colorado Technical University (CTU). I know I was thinking of applying there for statistics and I believe they have a nutrition course and psychology course as well. I am taking the ENG 103 with...

  15. Certification in pacu

    gizmopacurn replied to EveB's topic in PACU

    I used PeriAnesthesia Nursing: A Critical Care Approach. 6th Ed. Elsevier Saunders, 2013 by Cecil Drain. This is a newer edition, I actually used an older addition, but it gives all the info you need...

  16. Discharging vaginal/lap assist hysterectomy pt's home from PACU

    gizmopacurn posted a topic in PACU

    we are currently starting to discharge hysterectomy patients home same day surgery from pacu. It is a mixed feeling about this in our unit. Some feel it is not safe and others feel it is no different...

  17. taking the CCRN but don't work in ICU

    gizmopacurn posted a topic in Critical Care

    I have a question hoping someone can answer. I have been a PACU nurse for 10 years and was hired right out of nursing school into pacu into a 6 month internship. I have taken the CPAN (certified...

  18. Airway Obstruction

    gizmopacurn replied to yudenisrodriguez's topic in PACU

    Sounds like that anesthesiologist has a very different practice than others. I could see every now and then getting a patient who needs airway or jaw thrust but not everyone. He sounds lazy for sure....

  19. New nurse to PACU

    gizmopacurn replied to BoyNamedSue's topic in PACU

    If you can get into an internship in pacu that would be better. I went straight from nursing school to being hired in pacu after doing my 6 week clinicals in pacu. I did a 6 month internship that was...

  20. Which Hospitals Use Travelers in Honolulu, Hawaii?

    gizmopacurn replied to PacoUSA's topic in Travel

    Evidently it is almost impossible to get housing in Maui. There was someone on this forum back in Feb that was having an awful time finding short term housing there. They do more 6mos or longer...

  21. Discharging vaginal/lap assist hysterectomy pt's home from PACU

    gizmopacurn replied to gizmopacurn's topic in PACU

    Thanks for the reply. Our unit had talks of turning part of it into short stay/observation but not sure what happened to that idea. Our unit also allows families back when the patient wakes up. It can...

  22. Phase I/ Phase II recovery

    gizmopacurn replied to boyzmomrn's topic in PACU

    Our facility has a phase 1 which is immediately from the O.R. to pacu, then they transition to ready for DC from pacu, then to being DC to floor/room for all inpatients. For output's they go from...

  23. Who is taking this patient!?!? ::crickets::

    gizmopacurn replied to Serrano2886's topic in PACU

    Our charge nurse organizes who is up next for pt's. They have a clipboard at the charge desk and keeps track of who is next to get a pt. On a white board is a list of RN names and what hours their...

  24. Can you become a PACU nurse w/o experience

    gizmopacurn replied to Samt9's topic in PACU

    Hi Desert, can you elaborate on what courses you took on drips and lines etc? We get a lot of Nursing students and other PACU RN's who would like refresher courses or just to learn. Was it online or...

  25. Transport

    gizmopacurn replied to roma4204's topic in PACU

    At my facility our policy is that an RN is recommended to go with the patient but if that RN has another phase I pt or is expecting a fresh post op than that RN is able to do a phone report and have 2...