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  1. PACU RN's

    emnicams posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am interesting in working in PACU (post anesthesia) and would like to hear thoughts about it from those who work it or have in the past.

  2. PACU RN's

    emnicams replied to emnicams's topic in General Nursing

    Sorry for not responding for so long. I decided not to put the transfer in, even though it's breaking my heart. I will keep doing what I'm doing and wait for a spot in ICU to open

  3. no wash cloths!!!!

    emnicams replied to NurseEmRN's topic in General Nursing

    Wouldn't those wipes COST more money than laundering wash cloths?? They're already laundering sheets, gowns, blankets, towels, etc. My hospital has all but stopped ordering those wipes (which I love...

  4. PACU RN's

    emnicams replied to emnicams's topic in General Nursing

    We have plenty of sick patients on our floor... not a shift seems to go by that we don't send at least one to the unit. But I don't know anything about vented patients. I wonder if spending a year in...

  5. PACU RN's

    emnicams replied to emnicams's topic in General Nursing

    I have two years experience, not ICU though -- coronary intermediate. Thanks for the

  6. CABG... highest number of grafts you've seen?

    emnicams replied to TigerGalLE's topic in General Nursing

    wow.. 5 is the most i have ever

  7. Do you call IN or OUT sick?

    emnicams replied to firefox828's topic in General Nursing

    "Call in" sick. Everyone at my hospital uses that phrase, too. I never heard "call off sick" until these forums. Maybe it's a regional

  8. Mean coworker

    emnicams replied to NoeIssa's topic in General Nursing

    I too have a coworker like this. If she's not completely ignoring me, she's giving me an attitude. Actually, she treats most people on the floor like this, other than a few. I used to let it bother...

  9. Frustrated

    emnicams replied to tolerantgirl's topic in General Nursing

    We have cabinets with locks in our patient rooms, and we still can't keep any supplies like that in them (flushes are to be drawn up fresh... although drawing up flushes from a shared bag of saline is...

  10. Most embarrassing mistake you've ever made

    emnicams replied to sunnycalifRN's topic in General Nursing

    I was hanging blood on a patient and had already spiked the bag. I went to hang it on the IV pole and had trouble getting the slit in the top to open so that it would hang. Somehow the thing came...

  11. Dont you hate it when.....

    emnicams replied to 2shihtzus's topic in General Nursing

    That is just

  12. Why would I NOT help? I'm confused.

    emnicams replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

    Is that unusual? Umm... YES! If a NP, or even just a "plain old" RN physician extender ever offered to do anything like that at my hospital, I wouldn't just be surprised... I'd drop dead of a heart...

  13. Medical staff rude to my brother;complicated;advice please

    emnicams replied to burberrylover's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Before I ever thought about going into nursing, my family allowed my grandfather to suffer for five weeks in ICU before we ever made him a DNR. Severe COPD'er, post AAA repair, on the vent, on...

  14. Typical day in the ER?

    emnicams replied to netglow's topic in General Nursing

    LMAO! I don't work ER but we deal with these nuts on the floor,

  15. Years Experience on the white board

    emnicams posted a topic in General Nursing

    My hospital wants us to start writing our years of experience on the whiteboard in our patients' rooms. Good idea, right? Except for nurses like me; I only have two years experience. So putting this:...

  16. Years Experience on the white board

    emnicams replied to emnicams's topic in General Nursing

    Aren't you fortunate to have never heard of

  17. Years Experience on the white board

    emnicams replied to emnicams's topic in General Nursing

    It all stems from AIDET. It's supposed to be reassuring to the

  18. Starting Salary

    emnicams replied to mindystl's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know what they are paying right now, but I started out at $20/hr in TN 2 years ago, with a $1/hr bedside diff. I would have made total $24.50/hr had I chosen

  19. Professions before nursing

    emnicams replied to nursebrandie28's topic in General Nursing

    Waitress

  20. Dislikes

    emnicams replied to mindystl's topic in General Nursing

    always being shortstaffed. everything i dislike about my job can usually be traced back to the

  21. Can a DNR order be a TO

    emnicams replied to Bug Out's topic in General Nursing

    We can take a DNR order over the phone at my facility, but you need a second nurse to witness

  22. I went against another nurse... did I make the right call?

    emnicams replied to guineachick's topic in General Nursing

    I am on the side of the OP here. The patient wasn't uncomfortable and you practiced doctor's orders. If they doctor wanted him cathed at 400cc, he would have written it that way. Just my opinion and...

  23. Creaky, Squeaky Danskos!

    emnicams replied to Tait's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    This is so funny because people were complaining about their Danskos squeaking at work today! Sorry, I just wear plain old New Balance tennis shoes so I have no advice, but obviously you aren't alone...

  24. HELP Resident calling baby "stupid" What to do!!!??

    emnicams replied to WittleOnesRN's topic in General Nursing

  25. Oh no! What are employers going to think of this?

    emnicams replied to nkenn04's topic in General Nursing

    *shrug* The only work experience I had before nursing school was waitressing. And I never joined any clubs etc. All I had on my resume was 1 year of nurse intern experience during nursing school, and...