ChristineAdrianaRN BSN, RN

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    Operating room procedures/meds?

    ChristineAdrianaRN replied to 2bnurse_it's topic in Operating Room

    Is it an adult or pediatric hospital? Small, large, trauma? That stuff is important to
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    Positioning question

    ChristineAdrianaRN replied to rnpedinights's topic in Operating Room

    I'm also at a children's hospital, and we do the bumpy side up. Never seen any
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    Wrong side/omitted procedure

    ChristineAdrianaRN replied to guest64485's topic in Operating Room

    Holy CRAP, really?! That is all kinds of wrong! Everyone else has pretty much covered it, but I'm going to go a step further and say take it up to management. The fact that the surgeon was not there...
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    Bovid smoke and plume

    ChristineAdrianaRN replied to Adirondacknurse's topic in Operating Room

    lmao...that's what I get for trying to be a smartass way too late at
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    Do you let sales reps open items in your OR?

    ChristineAdrianaRN replied to rbs105's topic in Operating Room

    Okay....maybe I am the bad egg here, but for the reps I am very familiar with and whom I trust, if I am slammed in the room and they are standing there, I will let them open. But typically not. I've...
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    Bovid smoke and plume

    ChristineAdrianaRN replied to Adirondacknurse's topic in Operating Room

    You roast pigs on a smoker in your OR? *giggle* As for me...I love the smell of cauterized flesh in the morning.... No, but seriously, if the Bovie smoke is bad, I suction it away. I've had some...
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    Sterile nacl or h2o???

    ChristineAdrianaRN replied to Lasoniamacaroni's topic in Operating Room

    Very interesting conversation! I have never heard this. I don't see a whole lot of cancer because I work in pediatrics, but even with malignant brain tumor cases, I have only seen saline. But our...
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    CNOR cert; ACLS/PALS cert

    ChristineAdrianaRN replied to ChristineAdrianaRN's topic in Operating Room

    How right you are. The longer I am at this facility, the more and more I am seeing that.
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    OR Pet peeves

    ChristineAdrianaRN replied to MsLeylaBar's topic in Operating Room

    Oh, these are all spot-on! My list: 1) Surgeons not listening during time-outs. Huge pet peeve. There is one in particular. I’m not one to shout, “TIME OUT” and interrupt conversations, I make...
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    Got a call today....

    ChristineAdrianaRN posted a topic in School

    So the job I've been interviewing for? Didn't get it. Principal said that I'd done a "great job" but they hired someone with "a LOT of elementary school nursing experience." That's cool. Can't really...
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    Kind of pathetic I have a "vent" and I haven't even gotten the job yet

    ChristineAdrianaRN posted a topic in School

    I was at a wedding this weekend, and doing the requisite mingling with people I don't know, got to talking with a bridesmaid that was a teacher. To make conversation, I mentioned that I was in the...
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    High school students with tattoos

    ChristineAdrianaRN replied to kegmom's topic in School

    Not a school nurse, but I would maybe give it to them once, and then tell them they need to get their own from them
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    "How to Fake Sick to the School Nurse"

    ChristineAdrianaRN posted a topic in School

    http://www.wikihow.com/Fake-Sick-to-the-School-Nurse This is intense! Reminds me of Ferris Bueller! I'm glad the position I'm up for is with elementary school - if it were middle or high school, I...
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    What do you and don't you like?

    ChristineAdrianaRN posted a topic in School

    Okay, looks like a school nurse opportunity has come my way. I haven't applied yet, but talked to some higher ups (I have a relative that works in the district) that were very enthusiastic about me...
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    What do you and don't you like?

    ChristineAdrianaRN replied to ChristineAdrianaRN's topic in School

    Thank you for this honest and thorough comment! Really appreciate
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    Afraid to lose skills

    ChristineAdrianaRN replied to Successfulalways's topic in Operating Room

    Sure, maybe after some time in the OR, you wouldn't get an IV or an NG down the first time anymore, but can the floor nurses scrub an emergent craniotomy? You're right, the OR comes with their own...
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    Gave my notice yesterday.

    ChristineAdrianaRN replied to Purple_Scrubs's topic in School

    Aw! So sad to hear! Best of luck with your foster mom and adoptive mom endeavors. Please stay; you have great
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    Thank you gift for a school nurse?

    ChristineAdrianaRN replied to PghRN30's topic in School

    Here are some ideas from a recent thread:
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    Natural remedies and school nursing

    ChristineAdrianaRN posted a topic in School

    Hello, all. In the interim of waiting to hear about my second interview, which will apparently happen after school's out May 21 (my contact at the district - the school nurse at one of the other...
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    119 Ways to Nurture Yourself on the Job - Your Feel Good Post for the Day!

    ChristineAdrianaRN posted a topic in School

    i stumbled across a website by a woman named gerri harvey, a seasoned school nurse that has compiled a wonderful collection of resources for school nurses. you all very well may have seen it, but i am...
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    Call pay

    ChristineAdrianaRN replied to SandraCVRN's topic in Operating Room

    Two bucks and some change per hour on call, time and a half with two hour minimum when called in. St. Louis,
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    Cold burns

    ChristineAdrianaRN replied to Flare's topic in School

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    Cold burns

    ChristineAdrianaRN replied to Flare's topic in School

    You can blame the internet for that. Something popped up online not too long ago challenging people to try to eat a spoonful of cinnamon, complete with stupid Youtube videos of people attempting to do...
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    How to break into school nursing

    ChristineAdrianaRN posted a topic in School

    How did you all get your school nurse job? Listed on the school's website? Through Craigslist, a recruiter, something else? Did you just apply even if they didn't say they were hiring? Do you have to...
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    Best homesickness advice EVAH.

    ChristineAdrianaRN replied to nurseprnRN's topic in Camp

    This is great advice. I have vivid memories of my time at Girl Scout camp when I was younger and hating it. And I realize through this advice that there was nothing WRONG with me for feeling that way...