jackieliz

hi guys I work on a general surgical floor and recently came into contact with a wound vacuum for the first time on an aka. I read the brochure that the wound nurse left which makes this machine sound like a miracle worker. My questions 1) does ...

Hi folks! I live and work in Albq. and want to pursue SANE certification. I've been looking online for info on classes etc... but haven't found anything helpful aside from descriptions of what SANE is. I did email some city of albuquerque address I...

The news letter from the NM BON last month had a section regarding anesthesia drugs and the nurse practice act. Regarding propofol it stated that because propofol is an anesthetic agent, only those qualified to administer general anesthesia would be...

Ok. My first semester of clinicals was in a rehab facility-many little old ortho ladies. My peer "Sally's" patient had an oozing incision and our instructor was demonstrating out first live action dressing change. So Sally and I are trying to be c...

We have stickers on the inside of all the charts reminding us to write discharge or discontinue rather than "d/c", and morphine instead of "ms", among a few others. I see PAS on many charts, but it means something was signed by a PA student. And th...

So is one year and one month the standard amt of time for an ADN to complete the BSN at U of P? How do you do your clinical credits?

I just accepted a job on a surgical tele floor after 1 1/2 yrs experience on a general surgical unit (which I do reccommend by the way). My interview focused on my goals and my ability to work with others under pressure. Did not even touch on my kno...

We do it all the time. As a matter of fact, last spring we were short a tech and I was called in on my on call nite to fill in- I have NO problem making my night differential plus time and a half to tech. It's hard physical work, but it's nice not ...

The day shift on my unit is really struggling due to a lack of experienced nurses. After the Dec.03 nursing classes graduated, our director hired left and right. The problem is that we only had one opening! Because of the overstaffing on days, nu...

I've been at it for 1.5 years and still sometimes get butterflies before going in at nite. This is a taxing job with REAL conseqences to mistakes. I used to have a nitemare (when I first started) that I forgot about one pt all nite long-no assessme...

I work on a general surgical floor and we care for the reductions that need to spend the nite. I can say that there is definitely scarring-you have to go into the surgery knowing this (look on a cosmetic surgeons web site for pics). Pain control is...

Is IVIG the same as IGg? If so, we treat it like blood.

Also in NM-in my facility, ortho nurses pull jp's, but on general surgery, we don't.

Thanks-definitely helpful guys (gals?).

SANE=sexual assault nurse examiner. I think the class is a couple times a year in Santa Fe maybe? Still haven't found any real info, but looking!

Have you ever seen the Saturday Night Live episode with Nicholas Cage as a guy named A$$wipe, pronounced Azz-weepay?? Funny.

The hospital I work for has ASN's as diabetes educators, hospital supervisors, discharge planners and in several "middle management" type jobs at the administrative center. Experience tends to matter just as much as the letters after your name. Add...

Hi, I'm Jackie. I live and work in Albq and have been an RN for a year now. I work 19-07 on a surgical floor-what a learning experience!! I love my job, but the politics can be frustrating (of course). As for the personal stuff-married 3 years, 2...

We have patients with epidurals on my floor (general surgical). They all have apnea monitors and q4 vs.

If the pt has alot of anesthesia related questions, i would probably refer them to the anesthesiologist/CRNA for more up to date/accuate info. Anesthesia sees them in preop holding anyway.

Gwenith Reading your post gives me chills. There is a pt situation like that on my floor. When I could think of nothing else to ask God, I asked that he hold her and her family in his arms.

I've had a fresh kidney tx pt the last three nights who is diabetic and also happens to be a veterinarian. He's doing really well, but he keeps telling us how poorly we-and by we he means endocrine and renal docs-manage diabetes and how much better ...

Hi everyone, Recently on the surgical unit I work one of the surgeons gave a short inservice on chest tubes. It stemmed from an incident he had with a nurse whom he thought was managing one incorrectly. He told us that if there is bubbling in the wa...

thankyou Xigris!! That was very helpful and to the point!

Yup--I've definitely noticed a gender thing. I don't think I've ever heard a surgeon yell at one of our male nurses. Frustrating, we all work just as hard!!