ChristineAdrianaRN BSN, RN

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    Finding a Job

    ChristineAdrianaRN posted a topic in Wound, Ostomy, Continence

    I'm graduating from a WOCN program soon (single wounds scope). I'm perusing for jobs and I can't find a thing. Not hard to imagine since every hospital I've worked at only has one or two wound care...
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    UMSL (University of Missouri - St. Louis) NP Fall 2013 Class

    ChristineAdrianaRN replied to flatfeetandbigbuttRN's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I would say that if you haven't heard anything, that's good news! I got my rejection letter a few weeks ago. -_- Good
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    Umsl or slu ??

    ChristineAdrianaRN replied to pri4fun's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Congratulations! If I were in your shoes, I'd go to UMSL, solely because of the cost factor. Unfortunately, I got rejected from them twice. From my understanding, there are a ton of applicants for...
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    Skin grafting - does your facility treat it as a sterile procedure?

    ChristineAdrianaRN replied to stefanyjoy's topic in Operating Room

    @NurseLife329 - but that doesn't make sense, either. Belly cases are different because once you take any part of the bowel out, you're considered contaminated, but if you scrub the skin and you're...
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    Crazy for wounds...

    ChristineAdrianaRN replied to pnkgirl25's topic in Wound, Ostomy, Continence

    @skylark, when I worked on med-surg a couple years ago, pretty much all dressing changes I did were wet-to-dry with gauze packing. I don't have evidence based practice proof, that's just what I saw in...
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    Skin grafting - does your facility treat it as a sterile procedure?

    ChristineAdrianaRN replied to stefanyjoy's topic in Operating Room

    Oh, that is NOT okay. Wow. Yes, they definitely need to be sterile, first of all, because an infected skin graft won't take and will cause a lot of problems for that patient. Raggedy mangled skin...
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    Best and Least Cases?

    ChristineAdrianaRN replied to It Takes Heart's topic in Operating Room

    Love - neuro Like - general Dislike - plastics (boring), hearts (the doc is waaaay too high-strung for it to be enjoyable) Hate - ortho (hate positioning and prepping, hate all the little screws and...
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    Skin grafting - does your facility treat it as a sterile procedure?

    ChristineAdrianaRN replied to stefanyjoy's topic in Operating Room

    I have never done a skin graft that wasn't
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    Transitioning from peds to adults - very nervous!

    ChristineAdrianaRN posted a topic in Operating Room

    Hi all - I will soon be starting a new OR job at an adult hospital. I have never worked with adults in the OR. I have only had OR experience in pediatrics (the last two years), though I have worked...
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    Neptune Suction

    ChristineAdrianaRN replied to nursinadream's topic in Operating Room

    We were also educated on not hooking it up to chest tubes (DUH), but it has been taken away from us and we haven't gotten it back yet. If I cared more I might look into it, but I don't find the...
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    Not a real nurse huh?

    ChristineAdrianaRN replied to kkrlaa5512's topic in School

    I agree with all of the above, and would also like to add that one thing I admire about school nursing is that you're pretty much on your own. Hospital nurses have their fellow nurses and charge RNs...
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    Pregnancy and work hours

    ChristineAdrianaRN replied to Ilovethe80s's topic in Operating Room

    THIS, so
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    Pregnancy and work hours

    ChristineAdrianaRN replied to Ilovethe80s's topic in Operating Room

    I think the responses here are pretty harsh. Maybe I work in a more caring environment than most. It doesn't really feel like an "everyone fend for themselves" culture. If someone was having a rough...
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    Applying for wound care cert

    ChristineAdrianaRN posted a topic in Wound, Ostomy, Continence

    Hello. I am in the process of applying to get wound care certification online. The program is webwocnurse.com. Is this a legitimate accredited school? It appears to be, as it is associated with a...
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    Cell saver

    ChristineAdrianaRN replied to CarolinaBSN2012's topic in Operating Room

    Anesthesia runs it. I don't know jack about that
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    Forgot to do Final count

    ChristineAdrianaRN replied to nar-es's topic in Operating Room

    I second everything TakeTwoAspirin said. Everybody makes mistakes, it really is how you handle it. Write an incident report, tell your manager, and see if there's a way that she can get an xray before...
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    Badly needs an advice... From bsn-RN to OR surgical technician

    ChristineAdrianaRN replied to KattleyaSagun-Tugas's topic in Operating Room

    +1 ORoxyO. I wouldn't even waste time with CST. Pass boards and get a job in the OR as a nurse. If you have experience you shouldn't have any problem getting a
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    What are admissions faculty looking for in an essay?

    ChristineAdrianaRN posted a topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I'm in the process of applying for a BSN-DNP online program for Family NP. It's a very competitive program, so I feel the essay portion should stand out. What are recruiters looking for? What kinds of...
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    Saint Louis University anyone???

    ChristineAdrianaRN replied to mtsteelhorse's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I am applying to SLU's fall 2013 FNP program. Let me know if you guys get
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    CNOR cert; ACLS/PALS cert

    ChristineAdrianaRN posted a topic in Operating Room

    I'm interested in getting CNOR (I keep accidentally writing "SNOR":lol2:) certified eventually. I think I found a field I love, so it seems like a natural step. I was told I am eligible to certify...
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    What do OR nurses do anyway?

    ChristineAdrianaRN replied to greyL's topic in Operating Room

    There is still direct patient care. As circulator, you speak with the patient and the family before the surgery. This is a time in which people are typically the most frightened, so your presence...
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    Clipping hair

    ChristineAdrianaRN posted a topic in Operating Room

    My boyfriend just had surgery and I was shocked to learn that they clipped his body hair in the pre-op area. In my place of employment, we do it after the patient is asleep on the table. Yesterday I...
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    Clipping hair

    ChristineAdrianaRN replied to ChristineAdrianaRN's topic in Operating Room

    @jmlowe85: *nods* I'm on the neuro team too, and that's exactly how I feel about it. @eleectrosaurus: lolol, well my boyfriend had an inguinal hernia repair and some elderly man shaved his pubes....
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    attention: senior nurses

    ChristineAdrianaRN replied to nar-es's topic in Operating Room

    "Yeah, I know." Well, when I asked you about where you are in your preceptorship, you should have given me a better answer. That's the difficulty with precepting with a different nurse every day, but...
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    A Case of which came first the chicken or the eggs?

    ChristineAdrianaRN replied to FreestylePete's topic in Operating Room

    That is definitely frustrating - especially since you have a lot of relevant experience. Have you tried applying at any teaching hospitals? I think they are more receptive to hiring nurses without...