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Hello all, Just seeing who is completing this program and what are you thoughts? Thanks, Adam

ICU was fine, they are going through a change of hours for shifts, from 3-3 to 5-5. I think two of the senior management team is leaving of left

Not in the nicu. But Ccu and do 3-3. It's awesome!I work 3a-3p, it's nice to be with your pts early plan out your day, no one bothering you till 6 ish, rounds start at 9. Really get a good sense of what you want and how your pt is doing. Best of all you leave work and it's sunny.

I made the jump! It's been awesome! Learning so much and getting treated with respect from the doctors. Its a great feeling and to feel important and needed. I love the interaction with pts and family's.

Hello, I had a vented or and he would just have puddles of drool. So one of the icu doctors ordered oral erythymicin

I just made the switch from OR to ICU. I am still in orienataion but its been a great decision so far. I was a tech for ten years then graduated nursing school and was in the OR for two years. I think if you are wanting to try something new, then you will do great. You already have background knowledge and will understand the hospital process better than someone who is starting out fresh. Its going to be a lot of work and you are going to need to study and get your ACLS, and work hard. BUT JUST DO IT. Tell who ever you are interviewing with that you look up and are amazed with the knowledge of the ICU nurses and that you have thought about this decision for a long time and its not something you are just jumping into. Talk to ppl on that unit and see what they say about the unit. Keep us posted on your progress.

This program is starting its second class. https://www.msudenver.edu/extendedcampus/periop/ It's in Denver Colorado.

We had a perfusion tech who would run the test for us, Then would bring in the diagram and then the anesthesiologist would then ask for blood, platelets, or ffp, or cryo. NORMAL TEG R = reaction time (s); time of latency from start of test to initial fibrin formation K = kinetics (s); time taken to achieve a certain level of clot strength (amplitude of 20mm) alpha = angle (slope between R and K); measures the speed at which fibrin build up and cross linking takes place, hence assesses the rate of clot formation TMA = time to maximum amplitude(s) MA = maximum amplitude (mm); represents the ultimate strength of the fibrin clot A30 or LY30 = amplitude at 30 minutes; percentage decrease in amplitude at 30 minutes post-MA and gives measure of degree of fibrinolysis CLT = clot lysis time (s) IMPORTANT PATTERNS TEG AS A GUIDE TO TREATMENT Increased R time => FFP Decreased angle => cryopreciptate Decreased MA => platelets (consider DDAVP) Fibrinolysis => transexamic acid (or aprotinin) Thanks Adam

Hello, Thromboelastogram (TEG)

Hello, I was in the Navy as a hospital corpsman and then became a surgical tech trained in the navy. I was in for 5 years! Had a great time learned a lot. I did get out and was a surgical tech doing open heart surgery for many years while I was going to community college getting my ADN using the GI Bill. I am now a nurse working in the operating room and working on my BSN online. It is totally do able, it just takes time. It's really all about what you want to do with your life. Do you want life skills from the military then go to school to become a nurse? Do you want to go start to school right out of high school, then you need to really check with your counselor about your grades. If you attend school after the military they don't really look at your high school grades as much. Keep us updated and ask more questions if you have them. Adam

Sorry you didn't get the job. But thank you so much for starting this tread. I am thinking of leaving the Operating room and the PCU and ICU are the two places I am looking to transfer to. So it's nice to get information on the PCU.

Alexander's Care of the Patient in Surgery. 13th EDITION. by Jane C. Rothrock Mosby Elsevier Best of luck in your new area.

Just wondering if follow nurses do a free hand pt positioning in the emr charting and at the end of the positioning note final position okay per dr ............

Hello all, So I was a surgical tech for many years, just became a nurse not to long a long under a year. I don't see my self staying in the OR for the rest of my career. I would like to know how do nurses who switch from OR to pacu do? Does it happen often? I haven't heard of anyone switching over. I think I would like the pacu area cause I will be around co workers that I like. Rapid turn around like the OR, and I will know what has gone one before the pt gets to pacu. I know the critical thinking and nursing medical skills that we don't use in the OR are going to be hard to learn. What would an appropriate training orientation length be? Thank you, Adam

Subject: Introduction to Peri-operative Nursing, March 9 - May 11, 2013 A 10 week course based on the standards of the AORN’s Peri-operative Nursing 101 Program. The course includes 80 hours classroom lectures, simulation lab practice and 50 hours clinical. AORN Certificate (40 contact hours) and Certificate of Attendance will be awarded for classroom lectures and the clinical sessions upon completion of the workshop. Schedule and Location: Dates: Full day on Saturdays, March 9 - May 11, 2013 March 9, 16, 23, 30 April 6, 13, 20, 27 May 4, 11 Hours: 9:00am to 5:00pm Fee: $3,000 ($1,000/month) $2,000 PBISN Graduates & Beth Israel, St. Luke’s, Roosevelt Nurses Location: Phillips Beth Israel School of Nursing Center for Continuing Education 776 Sixth Avenue @ 27th Street NYC, NY 10001 Instructors: BIMC Peri-op Management and Staff. How to Register: The Peri-operative course is offered for new graduates and registered nurses. E-mail [email protected] or call 212-614-6177 to register for this course. Course Overview: This 10-week course is based on the standards of the AORN’s Peri-operative 101 Program. This course is focused on training and education to registered nurses who are either new graduates or have been previously employed in non-OR nursing positions.