GadgetRN71 ASN, RN

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    Here's How the CDC Director Protects Himself from Ebola (But Not Nurses)

    GadgetRN71 replied to MissyWrite's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I can tell you right now, the old CDC guidelines for taking off PPE wouldn't fly in the OR even in a regular scenario. Gown comes off first by grasping the front and pulling, then gloves, then mask....
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    allnurses Ebola Preparedness Survey Makes the News.

    GadgetRN71 replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Agreed, and I want all hospital workers who may come into direct contact with the patient or his/her bodily fluids
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    Ebola: Why Respiratory Protection MUST Be Worn

    GadgetRN71 replied to MissyWrite's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Here's how I think about it. Maybe the Hazmat and Tyvek suits are overkill( although IMO, they are not) but even if that's true, I'd rather overrect about this than underreact. We aren't talking about...
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    Ebola: Why Respiratory Protection MUST Be Worn

    GadgetRN71 replied to MissyWrite's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I bought some of my own equipment today to have in my locker. A box of N95 masks, goggles that are sealed on all sides and a Tyvek suit! I did feel silly at first but you never
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    Ebola in the pregnant patient

    GadgetRN71 replied to obrn23's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Most of the time I'm cold and the OR is kept pretty cool anyway. I'm pretty sure the only way I'd see an Ebola patient is a trauma or emergency c-section and there's been no cases yet. But, you never...
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    Ebola in the pregnant patient

    GadgetRN71 replied to obrn23's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Our meeting at my hospital was the same. My hospital is in NO way prepared for Ebola. It's barely adequate for the typical isolation situations. Don't laugh, but I actually bought my own box of n95...
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    Newbies Who Want to Pay ZERO Dues Schedule-Wise

    GadgetRN71 replied to Emergent's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Or an ambulatory surgery center, which is my ultimate
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    Newbies Who Want to Pay ZERO Dues Schedule-Wise

    GadgetRN71 replied to Emergent's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    This also depends on what area you work in, because in the OR, the vast majority of shifts are days. We also hire newbies. When I graduated nursing school, I actually had to fight a little to get the...
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    Toward a Level 4 Protocol for Ebola

    GadgetRN71 replied to Nathan Frazier's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I mentioned something like this at my hospital meeting and was basically ridiculed. I agree though- I may just purchase my own stuff and tell them this is the only way I'm going into that room. My...
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    Ebola - do you have the right to walk away?

    GadgetRN71 replied to rnnina19's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Give me real protection( either Hazmat or those suits that seal off everything except your face, form fitting goggles and a heavy duty mask) and I would probably do it. Expect me to use the PPE we...
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    "Houston we have a problem" This just got very real

    GadgetRN71 replied to Esme12's topic in Disaster Preparation

    All I know is, the two facilities where they took the physicians who came down with it had no instances of infection among healthcare workers. They had what some here would consider "overkill", such...
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    "Houston we have a problem" This just got very real

    GadgetRN71 replied to Esme12's topic in Disaster Preparation

    So, my hospital has been having so called "informative meetings". I went to one today. It consisted of 4, maybe 5 slides with info any of us could have gotten from the internet. We were told that...
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    Ebola - do you have the right to walk away?

    GadgetRN71 replied to rnnina19's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Give me the same Hazmat suit that the CDC workers wear and proper training then yes, I would take the patient. Otherwise, no freakin'
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    "Houston we have a problem" This just got very real

    GadgetRN71 replied to Esme12's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I would. I can get another job or take up another line of work. I cannot do so with my
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    "Houston we have a problem" This just got very real

    GadgetRN71 replied to Esme12's topic in Disaster Preparation

    People are already coming up to the OR and swiping masks by the handful..also have noticed a shortage of our impervious paper surgical gowns.
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    "Houston we have a problem" This just got very real

    GadgetRN71 replied to Esme12's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Workers that deal with Ebola in the lab wear Hazmat suits. Yet, a nurse who may be exposed to the bodily fluids of an Ebola patient is expected to get by with a paper mask, gown and plastic face...
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    When You Request I Switch Shifts with You

    GadgetRN71 replied to Nurse SMS's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    We normally put notes up in the OR asking to switch or for someone to take call. Places vary. Sometimes, you work in a place where people want all the overtime they can get, in other places, no one...
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    Bullying

    GadgetRN71 replied to pattyn's topic in Operating Room

    I worked for a place that had a clique and a boss who encouraged the clique to do her dirty work.Ended up going to the union over it and it helped. I found out recently that people who had that...
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    Is anyone else being pushed for 30 minute turnover times in between cases?

    GadgetRN71 replied to jamieplusfour's topic in Operating Room

    In one Or I worked for, 30 minutes was on the late end of things and was only really acceptable for total joints. They preferred 15-20 minutes. I shoot for 30 minutes tops now and hopefully a little...
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    Don't People Have Bills To Pay?

    GadgetRN71 replied to Ruby Vee's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I've quit without having something else lined up. It can be done successfully, but it helps to have done some networking and have people you can utilize for references. Regarding workplace...
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    New England Tech Graduates

    GadgetRN71 replied to junebugger's topic in General Nursing

    Unfortunately, it has been tough for new grads. When I graduated in 2006, we had our pick of jobs. Many of my classmates were accepted into the ER, ICU and I went to the OR. I had my job lined up even...
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    New England Tech Graduates

    GadgetRN71 replied to junebugger's topic in General Nursing

    I would say talk to some other schools first, like RIC, URI and CCRI. NEIT is very expensive for an Associate's Degree. We're talking at least $40,000. You will be paying those student loans forever....
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    How many of you both circulate AND scrub?

    GadgetRN71 replied to Nolander's topic in Operating Room

    I scrub and circulate and in my current OR, they do utilize me to scrub, which I
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    tucking scrub pants in shoes

    GadgetRN71 replied to dudemursebrah2b's topic in General Students

    Some OR nurses tuck the bottoms into their socks or cuff them..Sometimes the hospital provided scrubs are long and you don't want them trailing in blood and other
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    Should a nurse perform CPR to someone outside of the healthcare setting?

    GadgetRN71 replied to jjones1728's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I agree with your BF, I would want to live too, if I still had brain function. But,people are