Heogog53

Heogog53

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  1. Upward Mobility in the OR

    Heogog53 replied to BNE103's topic in Operating Room

    Two years experience plus studying the current policies and procedures from AORN. If you are a member of AORN, you get a discount on the cost of the test. If not a member, then you pay extra- which...

  2. What is your OR Time OUT consist of??

    Heogog53 replied to mooneyes65's topic in Operating Room

    We have two; one as the patient enters the room, before induction with attending, anesthesia, Circulator and tech all involved in the pre-induction time out----and most patients, if they aren't too...

  3. hipaa violation?

    Heogog53 replied to jzzyl's topic in General Nursing

    Time to see a lawyer about wrongful firing........as well as asking the state board of nursing, labor, ethics, etc if this is considered a HIPPA

  4. If healthcare reform resulted in salary caps of $40k for nurses would you stay?

    Heogog53 replied to keithjones's topic in General Nursing

    I live in a state that just mandated a pay cut through out state government employees, have frozen salaries for the next two years and have done away with an esoteric thing called longevity pay for...

  5. Need Advice...new LPN grad w/chronic pain

    Heogog53 replied to CharleeJo.RN's topic in Pain Management

    as an rn suffering from chronic pain, i've learned to read all the policies and procedures about the taking of prescription medication. most hospitals have a policy which states that prescription...

  6. How Will Universal Health Care Change Nursing?

    Heogog53 replied to arelle68's topic in General Nursing

    At one very sad point in my life, I collapsed and was unable to work for over five yearsstarting in about 1998. I was the one with the higher salary, so my family was in big trouble from that point...

  7. k..disimpaction?

    Heogog53 replied to erin01's topic in General Nursing

    Your patient not only needed to be dis-impacted, but as the others said, he needs to be on a complete bowel regime, perhaps even bowel training. He needs a thorough dis-impaction, then stool...

  8. My Introduction

    Heogog53 replied to Hoping2BeStudent2010's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    Just a note- since you have to take about two years of re-reqs, why not apply to the BSN programs, too, as a transfer student? If you got rejected by the ADN school(and I do know plenty who have been...

  9. Rn's with chronic pain on narcotics

    Heogog53 replied to traumasurfrn's topic in Pain Management

    if you are taking prescription medications with in the boundaries of the prescription and if you act perfectly normally on the job, then there is no reason for your prospective employers to reject...

  10. How Will Universal Health Care Change Nursing?

    Heogog53 replied to arelle68's topic in General Nursing

    A friend of mine is paying for private health insurance coverage from BC/BS pays roughly $18,000.00 PER YEAR for coverage. That covers 4 people, two who have some medical problems, but nothing like...

  11. Is it me?

    Heogog53 replied to keepitreal's topic in Operating Room

    I have often had adversarial relationships with the management in OR's. I'm not entirely certain why, but many staff I worked with told me that I somehow challenged management with my not PC mouth,...

  12. Is it me?

    Heogog53 replied to keepitreal's topic in Operating Room

    I think that your OR educator and management is NUTS to expect a new person to fully function after the third day in a specialty. I remember that after I got out of my internship, I saw a lot of...

  13. Brand Spanking New OR Nurse

    Heogog53 replied to jnl2000's topic in Operating Room

    I have been an OR nurse since 1982. I've been set up by other nurses as well as scrub techs, all who chose a passive-aggressive way of making sure that I whould look dumb("Oh, you know, the...

  14. Brand Spanking New OR Nurse

    Heogog53 replied to jnl2000's topic in Operating Room

    I was a FABULOUS critical care nurse.....WOW, I was soooo good. Then I went to the OR and MAN, I WAS THE MOST STOOOOPID person in the world. Take heart, all you new OR nurses. Nothing in nursing is...

  15. Nurses with Fibromyalgia

    Heogog53 replied to nightshiftnut's topic in General Nursing

    calla, what you need is to find a local fibro support group. the folks there know who in the community are great at treating fm/chronic fatigue.... where are you located? have you tried looking up...

  16. Anesthesia leaves room, normal??

    Heogog53 replied to IVyPush-her's topic in Operating Room

    That should have been written up on an incident report for several reasons. First, your patient may have been much more aware of what was going on than anyone realizes. That could be grounds for a...

  17. Anesthesia leaves room, normal??

    Heogog53 replied to IVyPush-her's topic in Operating Room

    I've been in five different OR's since 1984. Two were academic, one was military, and two were community hospitals. I never saw anesthesia people leave the patients alone at any time at any of the...

  18. Legal Nurse Consultant (LNC): FAQ

    Heogog53 replied to sirI's topic in Legal

    How open is the job market for LNC's? How do lawyers, docs, hospitals and insurance companies regard LNC's? I've been thinking about taking the course for a very long time, but have been concerned...

  19. "The Disruptive Behavior of Doctors"

    Heogog53 replied to dharmanurse's topic in General Nursing

    in the first or i worked in, in the '80's, there was a "good old boy" system in place. most of the docs had graduated from the same med school, because there weren't that many to choose from when...

  20. Pain is NOT subjective

    Heogog53 replied to SunnyAndrsn's topic in Pain Management

    Ok, this pressed so many of my hot buttons. First of all, I have Fibromyalgia. It's not a "made up thing". It has taken years away from my life. I have struggled to work, and have struggled with...

  21. Nurses with Fibromyalgia

    Heogog53 replied to nightshiftnut's topic in General Nursing

    i have the diagnosis of fibromyalgia. i also have chronic fatigue, add, adrenal insufficiency and depression to go along with it. therapies and docs...docs and therapies. i see a neuropsychiatrist,...

  22. Nursing Internship in OR: What to REALLY Expect?

    Heogog53 replied to elb252's topic in Operating Room

    Forgot something; every new person you work with will have a different attitude towards you. Most will tell you how they do things- and there will be difference between them...accept whatever answers...

  23. Nursing Internship in OR: What to REALLY Expect?

    Heogog53 replied to elb252's topic in Operating Room

    You will first be told where to stand. You will be regarded as "sort of a hostile bug" until you demonstrated to the staff, etc that you can stay away from the sterile fields. EVERYONE, whether with...

  24. RN won't give pain meds

    Heogog53 replied to Laught3r's topic in Pain Management

    I am outraged that an RN would hold back on adminstering pain meds for any patient. If she/he has any questions in regards to the patients SELF assessment for pain level, instead of simply staring in...

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

    Heogog53 replied to keira30's topic in Operating Room

    I'm a Diploma in Nursing, a long lost credential. I have a BA and half a Master's in Anthropology. I went to a hospital school of nursing. I recommend that that if you can afford it, go for the...