KristinWW

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  1. Picis Pulsecheck?

    KristinWW replied to KristinWW's topic in Emergency

    Any problems with implementation? How long have you had it? How many people were trained? How did your RNs handle training? How long was training? Do you have the entire Picis (OR and ER) or just ER?...

  2. Meetings - Where Do You Fit?

    KristinWW posted a topic in Nursing Informatics

    I am new to an informatics position, but not new to IT. Silly question, but at what point do you join meetings for an implementation? My original thought was only the weekly vendor meetings, while...

  3. Picking cases?

    KristinWW posted a topic in Operating Room

    If you finish your cases for the day, are you expected to pick cases and push them to the rooms? How many people work in your supply area, or how many would you expect at a ten-room

  4. Who is at fault?

    KristinWW posted a topic in Operating Room

    We have a diagnostic hyster, d&c, and thermal ablation scheduled. No breaks all morning. I have lunch, then asked to give lunch relief. I then have 30 mins before case begins. I am pulling all...

  5. Picking cases?

    KristinWW replied to KristinWW's topic in Operating Room

    Right, and so has our evening shift at every other hospital I've ever worked

  6. Picking cases?

    KristinWW replied to KristinWW's topic in Operating Room

    No, I mean as part of your job responsibilities, every day, when you are finished with your cases (if you finish before your shift ends - ha!). Our institution now has a policy that you'll be written...

  7. cysto

    KristinWW replied to ajaxgirl's topic in Operating Room

    It is part and everyone has to rotate through, but I hear you. At a previous facility we had one RN who "owned" the cysto world - we were allowed to spend two day in the room and that was it! Every...

  8. License App For Another State That Requires Employer Referral

    KristinWW posted a topic in General Nursing

    I'm applying for licensure in another state that requires a reference from my current employer. If the state contacts my current employer, they'll know I'm seeking other employment -

  9. License App For Another State That Requires Employer Referral

    KristinWW replied to KristinWW's topic in General Nursing

    Delaware. Go here: http://dpr.delaware.gov/boards/nursing/forms.shtml, look at the form on page 7. Aren't you from the area,

  10. How to Get Buy-In From Unfamiliar Department?

    KristinWW posted a topic in Nursing Informatics

    How do you gain buy-in for implementing a new system from a department chair when you have never worked in that area before? Scenario: ER dept chair only wants an informatics RN to implement new IT...

  11. How to Get Buy-In From Unfamiliar Department?

    KristinWW replied to KristinWW's topic in Nursing Informatics

    Whoa, stop! ER nurses are not the issues at all, and they are tickled beyond belief that another RN will manage implementation - it's the doctor who is the chair of the ER that doesn't want an non-ER...

  12. Stick it out in the OR or not?

    KristinWW replied to Chloe07's topic in Operating Room

    I agree with Mikethern, definitely better at a larger hospital - it makes a HUGE difference having a first assist when you are still learning to scrub! Chloe, hang in there! I am a second-degree...

  13. Who is at fault?

    KristinWW replied to KristinWW's topic in Operating Room

    Ended up going nowhere! We got a general reprimand as a group about checking cases in the morning, as I said we would get, and everyone had to do an in-service on the thermal ablation and how we do...

  14. Who is at fault?

    KristinWW replied to KristinWW's topic in Operating Room

    No, blame not for the report. Our morning meetings consist of "mistakes" and blame for the mistakes. Names aren't mentioned, but we have been told that checking everything before a case is the...

  15. Who is at fault?

    KristinWW replied to KristinWW's topic in Operating Room

    Incident report has to be completed - just wanted to get other

  16. What's your typical day like as an OR nurse?

    KristinWW replied to amyrae76's topic in Operating Room

    Definitely no $100K in my state either! Typical day: 6:45 - we have our "morning meeting" where we get yelled at for 15 mins, as well as given "cute" advice. 7:05 - get our assignments. Usually...

  17. daVinci robotic surgery

    KristinWW replied to mikethern's topic in Operating Room

    I believe in robotics, although we don't have DaVinci at my facility. I've heard from another place that it keeps breaking. Any one else have problems? I'd love to get my hands on

  18. Scrub hat pattern?

    KristinWW replied to redraccoon's topic in Operating Room

    I've been using Sparkling Earth since my first day in the OR! They are fantastic - lots of variety and reasonably

  19. How to handle taking off

    KristinWW posted a topic in General Nursing

    Does anyone have a problem where you put in for a vacation day months in advance, it is approved, then the day before your manager tells you that you can't take off because they are short? This...

  20. I Love Or!

    KristinWW replied to nursekatie22's topic in Operating Room

    Not necessarily on the scrubbing part. I was not taught to scrub, only to circulate, and I had to specifically ask and get denied at two other hospitals before I finally found one that agreed to...

  21. How to handle taking off

    KristinWW replied to KristinWW's topic in General Nursing

    Since then, the asst. mgr apologized to me, acting nice. Now it started all over again. My shift was over at 3, and no one came to relieve me. I have to pick up my kids immediately after work, and...

  22. OR nurse salary...

    KristinWW replied to Terpole's topic in Operating Room

    South Florida pay is bad, cost of living is high - go figure. That's one of the reasons I left. New nurses start $18-$19, and being in the OR doesn't make a difference. Critical care nurses receive...

  23. Switch to OR nursing

    KristinWW replied to CaliRN29's topic in Operating Room

    Funny you should ask as I'm thinking of switching to ICU (for scheduling reasons only). You mention the "don't likes" as "daily, tasky work" and "babysitting". True, the extensive charting you...

  24. OR to ICU

    KristinWW posted a topic in General Nursing

    I need to have weekdays free due to child/school issues, and I can't do that working in the OR - my preference is nights and weekends. I am happy working in the OR, but for the next few years I need...

  25. Christiana Wilmington vs. St. Francis

    KristinWW replied to KristinWW's topic in General Nursing

    Bill, I work in DE County now as well. I was told the benefits are comparable, and both Chris and St. F will match my salary. Going back to the D/E, D/M thing - are 12-hour shifts not possible?...