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 name, dose & strength (mg/ml) etc. They can be...
SandraCVRN replied to Nurse Beth's topic in 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 critical care but still you need skills. She was talking abo...
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 y'all just observe before starting peri-op 101. Li...
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 hardest part about that is doing orientation part...
SandraCVRN replied to River&MountainRN's topic in 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 hilly dead end road and just couldn't get out. My...
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 group before nursing school. Been on the heart team...
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 have: Too many patients Patients that think they ...
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 the floor a few years ago because I missed the pat...
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 I've heard of this. I've worked at 3 different hospit...
Please don't tell me this is the millennial generation coming into nursing!! I didn't know I would have to follow the rules to a T. These were not mistakes they were lies & falsifying documents. Please be a troll.
SandraCVRN replied to treatjoa's topic in Operating Room
Nothing wrong with being a nice person in the OR. We actually have one of the nicest sweetest people on the heart team. Like most things in life it is what you make of it. Good luck
