Miniash

In the SICU that I work at, which is 40 beds and pretty much 20 of them are all on CRRT, they have a dialysis tech on our unit 24-7. They are responsible for setting up the machine, trouble shooting any issues, and taking down the machine too. As nurses, all we do is record the values and treat the patient's physical issues (titrating meds when BP too low, etc). I have found it to be a very user friendly arrangement, and the techs are very knowledgable at educating the nurses about the machines.

http://www.pacep.org go here thanks acrnahopeful for posting this link... its a great refresher on cardiac for new sicu nurses like myself :)

Hcox... haha sorry I see a trend here as well! Can I see your report sheet? I am emailing you now.. thanks a TON! -Miniash

Thank you so much for your reply canesdukegirl! Its been a rough go... already got repremanded by my manager, by expressing my frustration to a fellow co-worker who is experiencing the same thing. Its really unfair... and I feel like im at a loss. The conflicts of personalities are a little much to bear, but I try to still be cheerful and helpful nonetheless. Im starting to miss the SICU and my autonomy/respect I had there from fellow surgeons (I am working for another healthcare system now.. so the docs are not familiar with who I am)... the new group of docs think im a lost soul or something. piff... i am going to give it another go for now... never been a quitter, but I do hope it gets a little easier!

Hello everyone... I have started a new job in the OR (been at it for 3 weeks now) at a large teaching hospital with 30 suites. I've been a nurse for a year now, but worked in the SICU before working nights started to take its toll on my body and life! Right now I am doing all the AORN periop101 course work, and that is going off without a hitch. However, when it comes to actually having OR/preceptor time, im falling rather short. The hospital that I am currently working at is very short staffed, and preceptors that are being assigned to me are not really working in their assigned "core", or they are scrubing instead of circulating... etc. I'm getting very discouraged by this, and have addressed to my nursing educator that I crave consistancy (which I know isnt entirely possible in the OR), and I feel she continuely brushes me off, telling me that she really has no control over their staffing issues, and they are "working on it". Im trying very hard to facilitate my own education, but its stressful when I have ZERO OR experience at all, and I just fear that once my 6 month orientation is over, I'm going to be "thrown out into the wolves" so to speak, with no clue on what to do! Any advice from anyone who may have experienced this... or maybe help me with some resolutions to this problem would be so appreciated! -MiniAsh