cdsga

cdsga

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  1. What The Bleep Happened To The Shortage?

    cdsga replied to Pedinurse888's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    i think its a bit of both, i can assure you that the average age of the nurse is in the mid to late 40's. We were new at one time, and we had some hard taskmasters to teach us, and the rules were...

  2. What The Bleep Happened To The Shortage?

    cdsga replied to Pedinurse888's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    Gosh October-- What happens when they actually make a reality of the "BSN entry into practice" as all the major nursing organizations have as their mantra? Just like everything else--money and...

  3. What The Bleep Happened To The Shortage?

    cdsga replied to Pedinurse888's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    lets move

  4. What The Bleep Happened To The Shortage?

    cdsga replied to Pedinurse888's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    Just remember, when you send a resume' to a hospital as a new grad, all you have (unless you have other job experience) is your educational performance. People who have made excellent grades or who...

  5. What The Bleep Happened To The Shortage?

    cdsga replied to Pedinurse888's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    I teach the periop 101 course in an Atlanta hospital, and the new nurses that we hire have all graduated with honors. Don't know why, but maybe the nursing schools are easier or we are just...

  6. To former ICU nurses now in the OR

    cdsga replied to 6xblessd's topic in Operating Room

    i too worked icu then pacu then or. I loved the whole experience. I feel to this day that starting in the icu is best to learn assessment and looking for subtle signs that your patient is getting into...

  7. What The Bleep Happened To The Shortage?

    cdsga replied to Pedinurse888's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    Come to Atlanta. We need nurses--have quite a few travel nurses in the OR and PACU. We need people who are willing to work and don't mind relocating. We even offer local travel positions--if you...

  8. Best shoes for OR??

    cdsga replied to Tiffany, RN, BSN's topic in Operating Room

    i usually wear a size 9 and i got the size that was comparable to that. oh and i don't have any slippage with these shoes even when having to run. My feet don't hurt after 12 hours at all. I am...

  9. Best shoes for OR??

    cdsga replied to Tiffany, RN, BSN's topic in Operating Room

    no i ordered my regular shoe size and they worked fine even with

  10. O.R. Internship Interview - Help, please!

    cdsga replied to Lizzie9397's topic in Operating Room

    Thats what we're trying to prevent--nurses eating the young grads and new hires. An interview is a sales pitch for sure, we don't want folks that can't handle the harsh reality of the OR. We are...

  11. O.R. Internship Interview - Help, please!

    cdsga replied to Lizzie9397's topic in Operating Room

    wow samandchase--you should be in psychology--I'll look for the manipulative candidate now for sure. I think in our interview process with the type of questioning we do, we'd be able to see the pat...

  12. O.R. Internship Interview - Help, please!

    cdsga replied to Lizzie9397's topic in Operating Room

    Our interview is very intense and unlike others. We are trying to weed out the curious and find the enthusiatic OR nurse with committment and drive to succeed. Our questions look at critical...

  13. OR oreintation and contracts??

    cdsga replied to idahonative's topic in Operating Room

    contracts are like gun registration--those who are not criminals will register and do the right thing. Signing a contract for a hospital specialty unit is to make you aware that alot of time and...

  14. skin prep

    cdsga replied to matakamoo's topic in Operating Room

    For lady partsl preps try Technicare. There are not many alternatives other than betadine for lady partsl preps you just aren't supposed to use the scrub only the solution. We use Technicare for our...

  15. skin prep

    cdsga replied to matakamoo's topic in Operating Room

    If you use multi use bottles they need to be labeled with a date of 30 days after opening for the first time. Betadine is not to be heated It is an effective prep and very inexpensive, that's why...

  16. "No self- respecting nurse"

    cdsga replied to RNOTODAY's topic in Operating Room

    oh I forgot--long years ago surgeon's were not respected--Barbers performed surgical procedures--that is why barber poles are white and red bands like surgical bandages. tell that well liked...

  17. "No self- respecting nurse"

    cdsga replied to RNOTODAY's topic in Operating Room

    i have saved a many a doctors beeeeehind during counts. its' only when they have a problem that was saved that they are thankful that a "circulator" was

  18. Count Sheet Questions...

    cdsga replied to EvaJ's topic in Operating Room

    All count policies should list but not be limited to certain items. You should count any item that can be potentially be retained during the case. You have to use your common sense. Hypo's and freds...

  19. skin prep

    cdsga replied to matakamoo's topic in Operating Room

    Agent Application/ Amount Kill Time Duration Efficacy/ Organism Tissue Contraindications Potential/ Skin Reactions Toxicity/ Chemical Burns Transdermal...

  20. Is an unmonitored sterile field considered sterile?

    cdsga replied to buck70's topic in Operating Room

    Let me clarify. After many years in the OR, trauma and nontrauma, city and rural, there are many ways to do things, and for the most part everything works out fine. But when things do go wrong and...

  21. OR Internshop-good or bad?

    cdsga replied to marielcarr's topic in Operating Room

    good response witchy--as painful as it may be to some--you do learn how to multi-task, and prioritize care with more than one patient. You also learn delegation. In the ICU you learn the nuances of...

  22. Steris...

    cdsga replied to orrn1991's topic in Operating Room

    I know what's done in reality--If your facility ok's that time factor then do it. I know that cysto's are semi-restricted cases and are always classified as clean contaminated cases (at the very...

  23. Best shoes for OR??

    cdsga replied to Tiffany, RN, BSN's topic in Operating Room

    I have the leopards and the flowers Will order more--but they have a daily wear lifespan of about 2 years. Glad you like

  24. prepping solutions

    cdsga replied to reremel's topic in Operating Room

    I have not seen any reactions to hibiclens or Chloraprep. That's not to say that it doesn't

  25. Is an unmonitored sterile field considered sterile?

    cdsga replied to buck70's topic in Operating Room

    If the unmonitored sterile is as you said "unmonitored", how can you defend your basic nursing duty by maintaining sterility and aseptic technique, which is the responsibility of a prudent OR nurse?...