RainMom

RainMom has 14 years experience and specializes in PACU, pre/postoperative, ortho.

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   Certifications

   RainMom replied to RainMom's topic in Travel

   Thanks again Ned. You always have such great info & advice. I appreciate
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   Certifications

   RainMom replied to RainMom's topic in Travel

   Thank you, good to know. I wasn't sure how much weight such things were given when applying for travel
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   Certifications

   RainMom posted a topic in Travel

   Considering traveling in the future (maybe a few yrs down the road). I've been a PACU nurse for almost 10 yrs now. How important or helpful is it to have specialty based certifications, ie CPAN/CAPA,...
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   Is my Phase II properly staffed?

   RainMom replied to justhere99's topic in PACU

   Surely they don't expect that every single phase II pt is ready to discharge by 45 minutes? That seems very unrealistic unless all the pts are simple things like cataracts or endoscopies which can...
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   Medsurg to outpatient PACU?

   RainMom replied to MO24's topic in PACU

   True re: MAC but it will truly depend on the facility. Our local free standing surgical center does outpt TKR & my understanding is there is a push for doing more of these types of procedures as...
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   Medsurg to outpatient PACU?

   RainMom replied to MO24's topic in PACU

   Absolutely! Recovering an outpatient is no different than recovering an inpatient when it comes to anesthesia. You may not be seeing more critical patients but your initial priority will always be...
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   IV skills; The IV Guy course review

   RainMom replied to BarefootNurse3's topic in General Nursing

   Do not stress over IV skills. Personally I would not sign up for any IV courses; you have the know how, you just need the repetition. You will have soooooo much practice in ER that before you know it,...
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   LPN to RN

   RainMom replied to Nurse Marg's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

   It's likely dependent on the school or program. Best bet would be to contact the advisor for the program to find out if your earlier classes & credits would be accepted or if you will have to...
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   ECG reading help?

   RainMom replied to Gymah's topic in Online Distance Learning

   https://www.skillstat.com Decent source for reviewing
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    I Got My Very First Nursing Job!

    RainMom replied to hyena's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Yay, Congrats!! No specific advice, just go in ready to learn. Maybe keep a small pocket notebook to keep quick notes in...passwords, codes for door entry, etc. Good
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    Taking coreqs prior to nursing program

    RainMom replied to meowmix440's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Have you spoken with the advisor for the nursing program? The ADN program I went to took that into account when accepting applicants. All but one student in my class had most, if not all, of the...
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    ASPAN orientation program, new preceptor

    RainMom posted a topic in PACU

    Wondering if anyone uses the ASPAN orientation program for training new PACU nurses? We don't really have a very structured orientation program for new hires. We will be filling 2 positions soon...
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    Excessive waste of narcotics

    RainMom replied to RainMom's topic in PACU

    Update: So, it took some time but they came up with a "safe labeling system" that we now use for narcotics (started around a yr or so ago). After pulling from pyxis, we then go to a labeling...
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    NICU —> pre op/pacu

    RainMom replied to saltymermaid's topic in PACU

    By now, hopefully you have settled into the PACU routine. While it can have some slow days where you twiddle your thumbs waiting for a pt to come out, I don't find it monotonous at all. Babies stress...
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    Pre-Op in PACU

    RainMom replied to Sassafras's topic in PACU

    Our pre-op/same day surgery dept preps all OR pts including ICU. With add-on cases, PACU sometimes will prep a pt if SDS is short staffed & our staffing allows. If a pt is truly critical, they...