MereSanity

MereSanity

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  1. Code Blue in OR

    MereSanity replied to Gottago's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    That's right...OR codes are handled by the OR and other departments rarely respond due to the fact that it is a sterile

  2. Operating Room Nurse: Roles

    MereSanity replied to BethCNOR's topic in Operating Room

    The OR does have a huge technical side to it, lots of different types of electrical equipment and instrumentation. That is another part I love about the OR. Oh....the OR team should NEVER have left...

  3. Why can't nurses intubate?

    MereSanity replied to natnat122's topic in Emergency

    Get a paramedic....they can

  4. How to get into Periop Nursing

    MereSanity replied to rnkv's topic in Operating Room

    No! Without direct interaction in the OR the program will be useless to you...trust me...I've taken the course! It's a pricey program...you need to study it AND do it

  5. Code Blue in OR

    MereSanity replied to Gottago's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Wow...I'm an OR nurse who is ACLS, and PALS trained, I push meds, hang drips, my anesthesiologists all trust me, I assist placing triples and swan ganz caths, I also work open heart but could do that...

  6. How to get into Periop Nursing

    MereSanity replied to rnkv's topic in Operating Room

    They really won't help unless you can be in the OR at the same time to back up the education. I got into the OR with no prior experience....6 months of orientation (maybe more), peri-op 101 from...

  7. help

    MereSanity replied to nursetawnya's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I used that site from NCSBN for both my LPN and RN...highly

  8. Stat C/S, OR cluster

    MereSanity replied to dykely's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Any exposure to the OR will help...emergent or not...play out different scenarios while there...what if...what would I do...the first circulator role (a GOOD first circulator) is incredibly...

  9. I need 3 nanda nursing dx, please help..

    MereSanity replied to ChrisTina0615's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I'm not going to answer....you've already answered it in your previous

  10. I need 3 nanda nursing dx, please help..

    MereSanity replied to ChrisTina0615's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Risk for

  11. Grand canyon University

    MereSanity replied to roseonye's topic in School, College Programs

    I am looking at them for my MSN but the disclosure states $18900. I wonder why there is such a difference between the

  12. Advice Please

    MereSanity replied to Guest806849's topic in Operating Room

    Yes....I wrote everything down and referred to it for about a year...even the Drs favorite radio stations...it was my brain and I couldn't have survived without

  13. Question about experience

    MereSanity replied to OlivetheRN's topic in General Nursing

    Yes...I know...I work ER...it still isn't considered critical care. How do I know? CRNA and NP school won't accept the ER for critical care

  14. Question about experience

    MereSanity replied to OlivetheRN's topic in General Nursing

    ER isn't critical care because you don't titrate drips, etc. Yes...the patients are critical...but if you were going to go after a CRNA for example, ER experience doesn't

  15. Are nurses forced to assist abortions?

    MereSanity replied to lookingintoRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I HATE suction D&C's...politics aside it's a horrible procedure to watch....it's a big vacuum with a clear tube...when that blood and tissue and baby hit that tube and fill that suction...

  16. Advice Please

    MereSanity replied to Guest806849's topic in Operating Room

    Thick skin...don't take anything personally...it's not you...it may take awhile before you actually feel like you're NOT an idiot (and that's ok). I wanted the OR too..more than anything...my...

  17. Gel pads under heels

    MereSanity replied to SC APRN's topic in Operating Room

    The heel pads I use place support under the ankle in such a way as to not over extend the knee...yet do not place pressure on the heel....that is why I really like the ones I use

  18. Gel pads under heels

    MereSanity replied to SC APRN's topic in Operating Room

    Actually they make these nice gel pads specifically for feet....they sit under the ankles and support the foot just off the bed. Love them. We use them too. Have they ever heard of bedsores to...

  19. Your first experience with a dead person

    MereSanity replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    I was a nursing student...yeah let's give the student the patient hanging on by a thread. She was old and wasn't doing well. Since then I have done many organ procurements in the OR and worked ER...

  20. Undershirt

    MereSanity replied to OwlieO.O's topic in Men in Nursing

    As long as it doesn't stick out of the arms or below the waist it's OK. PS...make sure that shirt is the washed in super hot water with bleach to kill the

  21. What do you do to mask odors? A mask? Vicks under nose?

    MereSanity replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

    We aren't allowed to use perfume....it bothers the patients or they could have a reaction if they are allergic. In fact...nurses shouldn't even wear scented deodorant. I work OR and if you get a...

  22. Bullied nurse. I quit. :(

    MereSanity replied to Cardiac_kbbq_diet's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I quit too! Life is too short for that

  23. Chloraprep for C-Sections

    MereSanity replied to LaborRN3's topic in Operating Room

    You can use Chloraprep on the pubic area...just not IN the lady partsl region (this is directly from the Chloraprep rep). Waiting an hour dry time is not realistic...are they bovie-ing IN the pubic...

  24. Student loans/Online NP programs

    MereSanity replied to jasonjlynch's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    US Health Corps? Loan forgiveness program? Google it

  25. New RN: Bullied + Depressed = Time to Quit?

    MereSanity replied to irishlynn5's topic in Nursing Career

    I'm an OR nurse...rude, angry people aren't the issue...it's management that not only ignores the issue but promotes the