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-------------------- I subscribe to that mag. It is really good and I recommend it for anyone. Your facility library should have a variety of nursing magazines. We do at our university and the...
Sarah, RNBScN replied to bobnurse's topic in Pain Management
We use the pain scale 1 - 10 for adults and faces for children. We document the pain scale, assess individual and give appropriate analgesia for discomfort. Forms that we would have would be for our...
Sarah, RNBScN replied to LLLLeah's topic in Emergency
Read the book. Prepare. Relax. I agree with dixielee comments. They like order and structure. Stay focused and have fun. I practiced on my daughter and husband and talked out loud. One would tell...
Sarah, RNBScN replied to hotnurse's topic in General Nursing
Respect should be for all individuals. MD's are not superior than anyone or one profession. Respect yourself and others. Just the other day, I had an ortho. guy clap his hands together in front of...
Sarah, RNBScN replied to newfloridaRN's topic in Emergency
You have covered quite a bit already. ? education monies for certifications held (ie: TNCC, PALS, ACLS, APLS, ENC) to name a few ? education days paid or renumeration for attending education...
Sarah, RNBScN replied to findingmywayRN's topic in Operating Room
Started first on surgical floor, then left for occupational nursing (mining company), then community health, back to hospital OR, PACU and presently in ER/ICU. Casual on Maternity floor. Teach part...
Our PACU nurses are on site until 2000 hrs. then they are on call after that BUT we (OR) have recovered our post op when we know we do not have another case back to back.
Sarah, RNBScN replied to sharann's topic in Operating Room
Our OR is small we are a district hospital. Our OR staff do not even start IV's. They are BCL only. The anesthetist does it all. We only have 3-4 rooms running a day. We only provide general...
Sarah, RNBScN replied to barrabird's topic in Emergency
In Ontario, suturing is a responsibility of the physican, or nurse practitioner, or RNFA. I have never met a physicians assistant. What schooling do they have? Is that only in the US? Curious....
Nothing as serious like that, but I documented that I verbally instructed a pt. on the care of a leg bag. We had no written discharge instructions left to hand out (which I documented too) and his...
Hello Are any of you employed where the hospital is in a deficit? Do they want you to donate 2% of your wages towards the deficit? Do they have a website for you to post ways in reducing cost at...
Sarah, RNBScN replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in General Nursing
I don't have the Discovery Health Channel, only Discovery Channel and that series is only available on "Health" channel. If I had a dish, I was told I would be able to watch it and unfortunately, I...