cwazycwissyRN RN

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    How Long Is This Supposed to Last??

    cwazycwissyRN replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

    soo sorry what a tough way to loose the weight !!!!!! hope the antibiotics kick in soon and you get back to feeling better real quick
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    Opinions/comments r/t unions,nursing shortage

    cwazycwissyRN replied to Darla's topic in General Nursing

    reread my post ......need to clarify. Starting......wage is the same across the board. NEW techs are all started at the same wage regardless of
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    Opinions/comments r/t unions,nursing shortage

    cwazycwissyRN replied to Darla's topic in General Nursing

    Just some food for thought. Our scrub techs are in a union at the facility I work at. Their pay is all the same. The union does not take into account, the years of experience. Flat wage across the...
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    call back pay

    cwazycwissyRN posted a topic in Operating Room

    When you get called back in............do you get the shift differential on top of your call back pay? We get time and one half. Was wondering if you all get the shift diff on top of it...........ie...
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    Why there is a debate re: ADN/BSN

    cwazycwissyRN replied to Berkeley's topic in General Nursing

    Do to the fact the role of the LPN keep raising to include most of the RNs duties.........of which the LPN gets paid much less+++++++the BSN who has more time invested in school but gets paid no more...
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    transfusions/preg/refuse?

    cwazycwissyRN posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    A friend is re-writing the p and p's for the OB she is managing .......does anyone have a policy on whether the pregnant patient has a right to refuse blood products in your facility?
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    How long is your journey?

    cwazycwissyRN replied to suehp's topic in General Nursing

    2 hours and 15 min. I work in a different town. I share an appartment there, so accually it only takes me 1 to 2 min to drive to work. Do my three days then drive back home for my 4 days in a row...
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    OR Nurses, I need your input!

    cwazycwissyRN replied to wayover20's topic in General Nursing

    Hi, I worked M/S part time in ER and SCU for over 8 years before coming to the OR. I too was ready for a change....avoiding burnout. It was a new adventure, learning a completely different type of...
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    Reasons that I'm glad I'm a Nurse

    cwazycwissyRN replied to Noney's topic in General Nursing

    I love the challenges of nursing, continued change and new adventures. It is a profession that will not get mundane as there are so many avenues one can take in it. I agree with so much of the above...
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    What is a professional nurse?

    cwazycwissyRN replied to ainz's topic in General Nursing

    Thought provoking thread, as usual ainz.
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    Just had an emotional breakdown at work.

    cwazycwissyRN replied to unikuelady's topic in General Nursing

    unikuelady, Hope you had a good day today and was kind to yourself. Yup I also have had a few melt downs. The last was was really a drag because when I looked back on it, I was throwing a temper...
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    Are You Helping or Hurting?

    cwazycwissyRN replied to ainz's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with tweety. If I am understanding what you are saying here ainz, it must be very tough dealing with nurses that have been frustrated, possibly to the point of being so very angry, that they...
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    Come On!!

    cwazycwissyRN replied to ainz's topic in General Nursing

    But negative ones do?...
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    One Voice

    cwazycwissyRN replied to norinradd's topic in General Nursing

    I am not too sure I would agree with having one stop off, one role. Maybe redefine what we already have intact. I liked being able to stop off at one level and getting experience before preceding to...
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    Come On!!

    cwazycwissyRN replied to ainz's topic in General Nursing

    Lots of good ideas here, certainly making me think.
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    Nursing Shortage

    cwazycwissyRN replied to kyccunurse's topic in General Nursing

    ditto BRAVO............CLAPPING MY HANDS.......YOU HIT THE NAIL ON THE
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    first assistant, do u have them?

    cwazycwissyRN replied to carcha's topic in Operating Room

    I need to clarify something here. It was not a CRNFA that got paid 62cents............it was a doctor who had billed the insurance and got 62cents. A doctor who was assisting another doctor. I do...
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    first assistant, do u have them?

    cwazycwissyRN replied to carcha's topic in Operating Room

    CRNFA we have a few at our hospital. We have a certified first assist scrub tech too. The docs have told me the insurance pays different amounts for different titles. There are FAs' out there...
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    surgical prep for c/s

    cwazycwissyRN replied to elleRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    From the incision line out......q-tips to clean the umbilicus. You may not believe what the umbilicus " can give birth
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    Top Ten Things You Don't Want to Hear During Surgery

    cwazycwissyRN replied to Brownms46's topic in Nursing Humor

    I saw this done once during
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    Foley Position

    cwazycwissyRN replied to QUEENIERN's topic in Operating Room

    most generally under the leg. It is not easy to see the cath or check its' position, after the patient has been draped. Under the leg offers stability for the
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    Question about perioperative nursing

    cwazycwissyRN replied to DMR1's topic in Operating Room

    In our facility, peri-op nurse incompasses nurses that work in pre op, same day, post op, endo or the operating room. (pre op, intra op, and post op=peri op Guess that varies from facility to...
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    Surgical consents

    cwazycwissyRN replied to Cheyenne RN,BSHS's topic in General Nursing

    If a consent has been filled out completely by the doctor, the doctor has explained the details to the patient and has signed the consent himself......stating he has educated the patient, and the...
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    Surgical Instrument Information

    cwazycwissyRN replied to rnmomof1's topic in Operating Room

    Nothing like touching them, and actually seeing what they are used for to help learn them. You may keep a notebook or something in your pocket to write a few down a day with little reminders of...
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    Nurse is a nurse is a nurse

    cwazycwissyRN replied to Dayray's topic in General Nursing

    I agree totally. Intoducing the team that is caring for the patient can clear up alot of confusion for our