SandraCVRN

SandraCVRN

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  1. Longview Tx.

    SandraCVRN replied to exnavygirl-RN's topic in Texas Nursing

    Very nice area, lot's of good schools. Affordable housing. What area are you coming from? 2 hospitals, I'm guessing GSMC is the one recruiting. I sure wish you would have contacted me, I would have...

  2. Opening bypass cannulas

    SandraCVRN replied to lilla_fjaril's topic in Operating Room

    Stand your ground on opening ANYTHING to a person rather than to the back table. We open all our cannulas (and a lot of outher stuff) to a person. As far as "Why are so many OR nurses cold, catty,...

  3. Going Right Into The OR After Nursing School

    SandraCVRN replied to techraider77's topic in Operating Room

    All of our new grads were our externs

  4. OR Shift Question

    SandraCVRN replied to techraider77's topic in Operating Room

    We have 8, 10 & 12's also, the shift is part of the job opening. If someone already working wants a new position they get it first, but we hire to aal positions. Good

  5. Nurses week

    SandraCVRN posted a topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    How are CRNA's in your area teated during Nurses week, Nurses Day?? I have cards for the other nurses I work with and was going to give them to the CRNA's also. What do you all think? Sometimes I...

  6. Would you get the vaccine?

    SandraCVRN replied to Aneroo's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I got it last time in 76 while in Boot Camp. Guess that won't help me now

  7. punishment for not having an H&P

    SandraCVRN replied to linda2097's topic in Operating Room

    Let's not give anyone any ideas now, OK We are not allowed to go to the room unless there is an H&P, the pt is an inpt, or it's truely an emergency. The docs grumbled for a while, but now are...

  8. I think peri/rectal swabs are a humiliating 'welcome' to the hospital

    SandraCVRN replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    That was my

  9. Computer Pre-Charting

    SandraCVRN replied to ashifer22's topic in Operating Room

    We prechart , esp for short cases if we have the chance. I don't think there is anything wrong with charting who is in the room, equipment and the like. I don't prechart counts or anything

  10. Something I've noticed about OR nurses...

    SandraCVRN replied to keira30's topic in Operating Room

    Helga, that was a great way to describe the

  11. How do you feel when you see family members and their Note pads in hand

    SandraCVRN replied to lpnflorida's topic in General Nursing

    Some of these folks are doing what was told them on TV, I've seen this on couple different news shows. I've had it happen to me before, years ago and recently, like someone else said, it was was...

  12. Attention all 50 states: what is your nursing ratio? please post!

    SandraCVRN replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in General Nursing

    Any state - OR- 1 pt at a

  13. The Great American Hospital Organizing Campaign has begun!

    SandraCVRN replied to jsrRN's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    I'm more concerned about 2 groups that just months ago were both telling me how horrible the other was. Sorry I was unclear about which two groups I was talking about, my tired brain knew I was...

  14. Will I ever get it?

    SandraCVRN replied to oscar6802's topic in Operating Room

    Hopefully you are getting a good orientation, at least a few weeks-month in each specialty. The trick is not letting them put you on your own until you are ready. After almost 3 years there are still...

  15. The Great American Hospital Organizing Campaign has begun!

    SandraCVRN replied to jsrRN's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    Why aren't they working to improve and expand Medicare instead of just complaining about it and turning their backs on patients in need? I never said they were whining nor have I ever seen them turn...

  16. The Great American Hospital Organizing Campaign has begun!

    SandraCVRN replied to jsrRN's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    Good luck finding doctors when we have medicare for all. There is a serious decline in surgeons esp cardic surgeons. My docs tell me they are paid 80% less now (for medicaid pts)then 20 years ago,...

  17. Bigger is not always better!

    SandraCVRN replied to ruralnurs's topic in General Nursing

    Congrats on a job well done. I used to work in a 20 bed critical access so I know what kind of surgeries your doc does. I'm surprised you all had some kind of graft to replace the AAA. Someone was...

  18. Do hospitals in your area still hiring? I want to relocate.

    SandraCVRN replied to niceone's topic in General Nursing

    Longview, in North East Texas is hiring, more rural than Dallas/Houston, good schools. Housing priced well, still giving signon & referral bonuses, let me know if you want a referral. www.gsmc.org...

  19. What's your number of operating rooms to nurse manager ratio

    SandraCVRN replied to beanal's topic in Operating Room

    13 OR's, one director (also over SDS & PACU) 1 manager, 2 team leaders (charge/work alternating days) specialty coordinators that maybe get a day every couple weeks to do their specialty stuff....

  20. Foley Balloon Test

    SandraCVRN replied to OR male nurse's topic in Operating Room

    We had a ballon yesterday that did not inflate. Good thing we

  21. Which hospitals claim to be on a hiring freeze?

    SandraCVRN replied to BrittRN2b's topic in Texas Nursing

    Ya'll come on up north from Houston to Longview, we have lot's of openings, experienced and new grad alike. (new management filling in the short workforce of the previous management) We still have...

  22. Mispronouncing a word makes you less of a nurse

    SandraCVRN replied to Unique87's topic in General Nursing

    Again, but which correct pronunciation? Which regional pronunciation is THE correct

  23. Mispronouncing a word makes you less of a nurse

    SandraCVRN replied to Unique87's topic in General Nursing

    "when i first started i had a pt. with rhabdo....i had no idea what that was or how to say it. i went straight to the admitting doc who wrote the diagnosis and asked him. now i know how to say it and...

  24. Mispronouncing a word makes you less of a nurse

    SandraCVRN replied to Unique87's topic in General Nursing

    There are so many regional ways of pronouncing words. I've lived in Illinois, TX, Hawaii, California, Indiana and back to Texas. Went to nursing school in IL, which of the different ways of saying...

  25. LPN Anesthesia Tech

    SandraCVRN replied to whaley.amber's topic in Operating Room

    The job description for our anesthesia techs is basically that they help turnover rooms/anesthesia machines. Same with us, but no added hands on pt duties. If you want to become a CRNA try to get...