maeyken

maeyken

Operating Room (and a bit of med/surg)

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  1. Student Management Practicum in the OR

    maeyken replied to land64shark's topic in Operating Room

    I would suggest talking to your school (whoever oversees the placements) and ask their expectations for this placement. (I'm not sure what you mean by a "management" placement; we didn't have anything...

  2. Do OR nurses do any type of patient care?

    maeyken replied to MikeyJ's topic in Operating Room

    Well

  3. Q for the OR nurses??

    maeyken replied to Mia33's topic in Operating Room

    I agree with the above posters for the 1st two questions. The third question would depend on the policy of your institution, but I would count my disposables as best I could (as they're opened). You...

  4. Thinking about OR....

    maeyken replied to Cinnamongirl's topic in Operating Room

    I think it's a great idea to try and shadow someone in the OR. It's hard to get a good idea of it without being in the environment. In some hospitals, nurses scrub as well as circulate. I like both...

  5. Worst Surgeries to deal with?

    maeyken replied to sp1nter's topic in Operating Room

    I've never been in on one, but I think that organ procurement cases would be difficult emotionally. The case that terrifies me the most is an emergency AAA, but mostly because the surgeon is a big...

  6. y'all ain't going to believe this one!!

    maeyken replied to ebear's topic in Operating Room

    At our hospital the surgeons are supposed to mark the correct site with their initials. We only mark sites where there could possibly be confusion (left/right) not sites where there is only one (eg....

  7. Regarding surgical consents

    maeyken replied to sharann's topic in Operating Room

    Our patients are not allowed to leave the floor (or day surgery) unless the consent form is present. This has made for some unhappy surgeons from time to time... but it's the rules. Our porters know...

  8. Beards in the OR?

    maeyken replied to brewerpaul's topic in Operating Room

    At our hospital beards need to be covered. There are very few people who have full beards. They wear the hoods and a mask. The ones who have a beard that can be covered by a mask (like a goatee), they...

  9. OR room....Who likes?

    maeyken replied to TonyFl's topic in Operating Room

    I like the OR. :) Partially I came because I liked the schedule better (majority of shifts are M-F days), but also because I like the work. It is something I enjoy, and the large majority of people...

  10. Any suggestions?

    maeyken replied to ebonydoll03's topic in Operating Room

    What job interests you more? Why did you accept one job when you have a new contract starting soon? Keep in mind that on average it takes about 2 years to feel competent in the OR (of course everyone...

  11. I have a question about evacuation of patients

    maeyken replied to danporcun's topic in Operating Room

    Just curious as to why the patient is extubated before moving them? Couldn't they just grab an ambu bag to transport them? I do not know whether we have a policy in place for such a situation. I know...

  12. Circulating

    maeyken replied to Great Potential's topic in Operating Room

    There are some things we do a little differently than you, but that was a great overview of the circulating role :)

  13. count sheets

    maeyken replied to joeshaf's topic in Operating Room

    Ours are in a rack on the counter outside the rooms. Sometimes they come with the patient's chart, if they have gone to the holding

  14. which job would you choose?

    maeyken replied to ajaxgirl's topic in Operating Room

    Do you have a strong preference for one type of nursing over the other, or are both equally appealing to you? How important is it to you that you are home to pick up your kids? How flexible is either...

  15. Med overrides

    maeyken replied to lmd32's topic in Psychiatric

    Wow! I'm glad I haven't encountered a situation like this! Does your placement have any sort of patient advocate? At my psych placement there's a patient advocate office that deals with pt's rights....

  16. FREE AORN Congress registration for student nurses---WHAT A DEAL!!!!!

    maeyken replied to stevierae's topic in Operating Room

    Wow, I was looking at the website, and it sounds like it would be such an amazing experience! I've always thought the OR was cool, and it's one of the areas of nursing I'm thinking of pursuing...

  17. nursing, or radiology??

    maeyken replied to ana115's topic in Nursing Career

    Definitely do what you want to do! If your job is your passion, you won't get bored! If you're not so sure about nursing, then I'd say go for MIT. It sounds like that is what you truly want to do. And...

  18. Question about I&O

    maeyken replied to colleen10's topic in General Students

    On our clinical I&O sheets, there was a column for intake, a column for output, and a column for IV. Made sense to me! :)

  19. ?? about palpitations

    maeyken posted a topic in Cardiac

    Ok, I know you guys don't do diagnoses, nor do I think you should. That said, I just want some input/ideas. Here's the scenario (sorry it's so long!) A couple weeks ago, I started having palpitations...

  20. ?? about palpitations

    maeyken replied to maeyken's topic in Cardiac

    No caffeine for me! It makes me all shakey and my heart rate really increases... not for me!! but thanks for the info ~

  21. ?? about palpitations

    maeyken replied to maeyken's topic in Cardiac

    Hi everyone, Well, I had the tests done, and the conclusion was that nothing is wrong... just extra beats. I had an echo and a 24h holter (which actually turned into a 48h holter cuz the batteries...

  22. CNA Patient Ratios?

    maeyken replied to StacyC417's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I worked LTC this summer, and we had 2-3 HCA's per unit (of approx. 30 residents) depending on the level of care required, and one nurse per unit (RN or RPN). That was for day and evening shifts....

  23. less than greater than question

    maeyken replied to RNIAM's topic in General Students

    missionnurse and lgflamini, glad to hear I'm not the only one!!! It was fun... maybe I'll take up the habit again! :chuckle ~

  24. less than greater than question

    maeyken replied to RNIAM's topic in General Students

    Never say it's dumb!! That's how I remember it too... I remember actually drawing teeth on them when I was little... My teacher always wondered why I was so slow at

  25. Chiropractors

    maeyken replied to Paprikat's topic in General Nursing

    So true.... I have wondered about this too. BUT at times, I can feel my vertebrae shift... then the muscles get tighter... then the headache starts... I'm going less often than when I first started...