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  1. Pre Op pts in PACU

    wayover20 posted a topic in PACU

    Our OR has a preop holding area that is staffed by an RN 7a-3p then the circulator(s) manage that area. Now we are told that in-patients needing surgery after 3pm will be held in the pacu, not in the...

  2. In PACU now and loving it....what a journey!

    wayover20 posted a topic in PACU

    Hello everyone! It's been a heck of a year so far starting with a devastating diagnosis of breast cancer in Jan.2007. Since then I've undergone surgery and chemo and everything that goes with that. I...

  3. In PACU now and loving it....what a journey!

    wayover20 replied to wayover20's topic in PACU

    Glad to see you're doing great! Good luck in your schooling and hurry up and graduate....we need you out

  4. So far... not so good!!! Need advice PLSE!!!

    wayover20 replied to taapple's topic in Nursing Career

    I work in a day surgery unit doing pre and post ops only and work M-F. Although we work very close with pacu and or nurses, we don't rotate thru either of those

  5. What do YOU wear on a interview?

    wayover20 replied to changeofpaceRN's topic in Nursing Career

    Do your best to look polished and professional. Unfortunately too many nurses show up in jeans and t-shirt for interviews (we do peer interviews) and it looks as if they just stopped by on their way...

  6. More men pleeeaaaasse get into nursing!!!

    wayover20 replied to Athenas83's topic in General Nursing

    As a female with over 30 years in the profession, I am certainly ready for more males to join the nursing ranks. Women are much too clickish and catty compared to males. As well, the males don't...

  7. Questions about hours, OT, and quitting job

    wayover20 replied to Emma123's topic in General Nursing

    Two of the nurses I work with consistently clock out at the end of our shift, and stay to chart. When I questioned why, they said "oh, to save the unit some money"....like it's some noble act or...

  8. WHere would you rather work...

    wayover20 replied to mommy2boys's topic in General Nursing

    My once not-for profit employer was bought out by the for profit Vanguard corporation and I can tell you the differences are enormous. I long for the good old days when every patient was given the...

  9. "Holdover" beds in the periop area???

    wayover20 posted a topic in Operating Room

    I'm new to the periop area but not to nursing. After too many years in the ER, I am now working the preop holding area and I love it. A situation has come up and I'd like your thoughts to be able to...

  10. "Holdover" beds in the periop area???

    wayover20 replied to wayover20's topic in Operating Room

    I see nothing but trouble on the horizon for us. Heck, as it is now...the other day I walked by our break room which is about 15 feet away from the desk, and there was a man sitting in there drinking...

  11. Enemas in the OR suite......????

    wayover20 posted a topic in Operating Room

    I'm four weeks new to the periop setting and was originally supposed to train as a circulator. After 4 days they begged me to instead work in the pre-op area and I've been doing great thru trial and...

  12. Family Witnessing Code Activities

    wayover20 replied to BabyRN2Be's topic in General Nursing

    As a former ER nurse, I vote NO to family members present during codes. There are never enough nurses, or the chaplain is still 1hr away, to tend to both the family and the patient. I cringed when I...

  13. What do you NOT like about Cath Lab????

    wayover20 posted a topic in Cardiac

    I'm in the process of deciding whether or not to transfer to the cath lab after many years in the ER. I'm totally burned out and need a change but don't want to work in ICU or the floors. I have...

  14. I'm Not in OR Afterall.....Who Would Have Thought....

    wayover20 posted a topic in Operating Room

    As per my previous posts, I started in the OR just as I planned. I transferred from the ER and was ready for a totally new experience. Well, I spent the first 3 days shadowing my preceptor and taking...

  15. Gimme some suggestions for shoes for my aching feet!

    wayover20 posted a topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I know...I need to lose weight... I am trying. In the meantime, I'd love to hear what kind of shoes you all wear to keep comfortable. I've use skechers, new balance, nike, all the popular ones, but my...

  16. Today was my first day in OR!

    wayover20 posted a topic in Operating Room

    And I think I did ok. I tried to stick to my preceptor, didn't touch anything or do anything I wasn't sure of. At one point my precpt. had to leave the room for a minute while they were preparing a pt...

  17. Gimme some suggestions for shoes for my aching feet!

    wayover20 replied to wayover20's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I saw that exact product at walgreens.....I'll try them, THANKS

  18. Gimme some suggestions for shoes for my aching feet!

    wayover20 replied to wayover20's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I bought a pair about 3 weeks ago but now they're not as "cushiony feeling"as when I first got them. If it wasnt' for my heel, they would be great. Thanks for the suggestion Jessica! Marie, I've...

  19. Today was my first day in OR!

    wayover20 replied to wayover20's topic in Operating Room

    Thank You!! You all are so

  20. Today was my first day in OR!

    wayover20 replied to wayover20's topic in Operating Room

    During the past 3yrs, we have gone from a non-profit to FOR profit after being bought out by a corporation. And they are squeezing nurses hard to do more with less staff. Us oldsters believe they'd...

  21. Me Again....About the OR Course

    wayover20 posted a topic in Operating Room

    Regarding my transfer to the OR from the ER....I am set to go there on 8-15. This morning the OR director called me to make the transfer official and I asked him about the OR periop course with...

  22. Me Again....About the OR Course

    wayover20 replied to wayover20's topic in Operating Room

    THANKS MissJoRN! Great info and encouragement! I am gearing myself up to be a "new" nurse again, knowing nothing about the OR. But I am eager to learn. The good thing is several people that I've known...

  23. I'm Starting OR Next Week....Help With Questions Please

    wayover20 replied to wayover20's topic in Operating Room

    Thanks for the input and encouragment! This has been a really tough decision to make leaving what's been "my home" for many years...the ER. But I feel relieved I have done it. I just got off the phone...

  24. I'm Starting OR Next Week....Help With Questions Please

    wayover20 posted a topic in Operating Room

    Hello again! I have previously posted regarding my need for change after many years in the ER, by possibly going to PACU, then maybe Cath Lab (it didn't happen) and then trying for the OR....

  25. I may be transferring from ER to OR but should I be concerned about this?

    wayover20 posted a topic in Operating Room

    ....I have posted before about finally being totally burned out from many years of ER nursing and I just now got the guts to DO something about it! I have no desire to work ICU (done that), or the...