SandraCVRN

SandraCVRN has 13 years experience and specializes in OR Hearts 10.

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1. School is unfairly not letting me pass

   SandraCVRN replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

   Remember that you are required to do Xx number of hours for "each" class. The hours from the first time you took the class don't count. Not sure if you were adding all hours. Good

2. Do I need a lawyer?

   SandraCVRN replied to Bricksoup3's topic in General Nursing

   I agree that it's going to be an RCA but in the end the final question (more than once) will be what could have been done differently? To which the answer is LOOK at armband while asking name and DOB....

3. New Grad Med Error in ED

   SandraCVRN replied to Newgradacutern's topic in Emergency

   As a new grad at a new facility you NEED to think of the NCLEX world and try to forget the bad habits from somewhere else. Sounds like they used a different dosage of fluids. You always need to check...

4. Playing Cards

   SandraCVRN replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

   Yes there may only be 6 patients but there are probably only 2 nurses in the facility. If something goes to the toilet they are on their own. I’m glad you noticed it’s critical access not...

5. Need some advice/opinions please!!

   SandraCVRN replied to ORGeek's topic in Operating Room

   Are you already experienced or are you still in a very basic orientation? So what I'm asking is are you running a room on your

6. New to OR, need advice on resources

   SandraCVRN replied to EmergencyNurse2012's topic in Operating Room

   Good luck. Just take it all in. I love new peeps that also know who to be a nurse. Take information from everyone. Focus on the patient and procedures first then the charting. Hopefully they will let...

7. OR nurse full time, Floor nurse PRN? Can it be done?

   SandraCVRN replied to msesay91's topic in Operating Room

   I've known OR nurses that worked in the ER. I went back to the floor full time a few years ago but the families drove me crazy. If time permits there is no reason you couldn't do prn on the floor. The...

8. Tennessee Nurse RaDonda Vaught - Legal Perspectives of Fatal Medication Error

   SandraCVRN replied to Lorie Brown RN, MN, JD's topic in General Nursing

   Thank you for this information that I haven't seen

9. Calling Out for EXCEPTIONAL Snow Conditions

   SandraCVRN replied to River&MountainRN's topic in General Nursing

   I never called in when I lived in southern Illinois and had to drive an hour to work. (Then stayed for duration) I've had to call in twice since moving back to Texas because of ice storms. I live on a...

10. Nursing @ 32?

    SandraCVRN replied to Firstina's topic in General Students

    I was 44 when I graduated from nursing school. I'm 59 now. I would still be 59 if I hadn't gone to nursing school. Good luck in your new

11. Student nurse dismayed by bedside nursing attitude

    SandraCVRN replied to new gal's topic in General Students

    I worked an ortho/medical floor right out of school. It was great, good setup, great teamwork etc. then moved and had a chance to get back into the OR. I had been a private scrub for an oral surgery...

12. Student nurse dismayed by bedside nursing attitude

    SandraCVRN replied to new gal's topic in General Students

    In my opinion it's not that they/we hate bedside nursing we hate all the things that don't allow us to be the kind of nurses we went to school to be. We want to take great care of our patients but we...

13. Green O2 Christmas trees

    SandraCVRN replied to SandraCVRN's topic in General Nursing

    Our thinking too. Just one more hoop to jump thru. Ugggí

14. Periop course money back

    SandraCVRN replied to Nicole3d's topic in Operating Room

    Sorry to be the bearer of more bad news but taking the PerOp101 and passing the test will not make you CNOR. It will just mean you passed the class. Good luck in your future endeavors. I went back to...

15. Green O2 Christmas trees

    SandraCVRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    Does anyone know of an oxygen cannula that already has an adapter attached. We have recently been told the green Christmas tree has to be changed after every patient. In 14 years this is the first...