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  1. Med/Surg floor patient ratios-patient safety

    acerbia replied to smrk's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Med surg tele, very heavy pts. We get 6 at night. Recently they've been cutting staff so now we sometimes take 7. This is very unsafe imo but they are more concerned about the budget than

  2. Patient Handoff between ED and Inpatient units

    acerbia replied to ejmRN's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    ER never calls to give report. Half the time transport doesn't call to let us know the pt is coming. I have never spoken to anyone from ER. I'm shocked this actually happens! I'm on med surg

  3. Very religious floor

    acerbia replied to Mrs_Ga_RN_2015's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Why can't they keep their beliefs to

  4. Interest in switching from M/S to ICU - advice

    acerbia posted a topic in MICU, SICU

    I'm currently a med surg tele nurse with almost a year of experience on this floor. I have 6 pts per shift, all of whom have varying levels of acuity. Sometimes I'll get heavy surgical patients, basic...

  5. CRNA school in 4 years: Realistic goal?

    acerbia posted a topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    After spending a year and a half in the OR as a circulating nurse (right out of nursing school), I became very interested in anesthesia. I left the OR to eventually pursue CRNA school as my "end...

  6. CRNA school in 4 years: Realistic goal?

    acerbia replied to acerbia's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Thank you all for your advice! This week I am going to shadow a CRNA friend of mine and get some tips from her, so I'm definitely excited for that. I would like to get a job in ICU as soon as...

  7. Who checks your patient in?

    acerbia replied to SandraFenway's topic in Operating Room

    We have preop RNs that check in the patient. When the pt arrives, the preop RN is the one that receives them. They start IVs, get a height/weight, toilet, give preop meds, abx, make sure an NP/PA or...

  8. What's so great about OR?

    acerbia replied to lelms's topic in Operating Room

    OR definitely has pros and cons. I won't repeat a lot of the great posts here so far, but some things that haven't been mentioned already are your nursing skills - You won't use any of these in the...

  9. New OR nurse who wants to quit in less than 6mos

    acerbia replied to CaliNurseLouisiana's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Wow. Just... Wow. I feel for you, trust me. I am in a very similar situation. First, do you get a morning break? At my facility, we get an AM break, lunch at 11, done by 3. We do 35-40 surgeries/day,...

  10. Switch from the floor to the OR?

    acerbia replied to FutureResearchRN's topic in Operating Room

    In my OR, the circulating nurse or whoever is assisting with the surgeon (resident or medical student with supervision/permission) will place the Foley. We have Surgical Technologists ("scrub techs")...

  11. New Grad in OR struggling

    acerbia replied to StringOR's topic in Operating Room

    How are the people you work with? Are they team players? Do the cliques help non-clique co-workers? Do they cause drama or throw people under the bus? If you don't feel comfortable with your...

  12. On-call in the OR

    acerbia replied to lozstar's topic in Operating Room

    We only have 1 team on Saturdays and Sundays, all shifts. If the "weekend team" needs a break because doctors have been doing lap chole after lap chole, the call team will be called in to give them a...

  13. Thinking of being a circulator?...Think twice.

    acerbia replied to OR Dude's topic in Operating Room

    I agree completely with this post, OP. I was one of the disillusioned new nurses that thought going to the OR would be a valuable experience, but it is nothing like I thought it would be. We are not...

  14. I harmed my first patient today.

    acerbia replied to starwarrior's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I've inserted a foley on a male patient, without resistance and no blood in the urine return, etc. When I removed it later, there was blood on the end. The balloon was fully deflated, and I don't...

  15. trauma call

    acerbia replied to ledzep's topic in Operating Room

    Interesting to see what they do at other ORs... Mine is going for the level 2 trauma cert, and we were told that "anyone" can do trauma and you don't need any special skills or experience. They said...

  16. OR as a new grad

    acerbia replied to EES9969's topic in Operating Room

    There are a lot of nursing skills that you will lose when you go to the OR and are no longer at the bedside, as with any specialty. That doesn't mean that you can't re-learn them though. If you want...

  17. Breaking contract and its consequences

    acerbia replied to RRRRS808's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Definitely have an attorney look it over for you before deciding. I am in a similar situation and I may be seeking legal counsel as well. Long story short, I signed a 2-year commitment to my unit with...

  18. New to OR -need advice -arrogant rude surgeon

    acerbia replied to ORGeek's topic in Operating Room

    I think the best way to deal with people like this is to handle it directly. When I was new, I always introduced myself to the surgeon and let them know that I am new and still learning. Sometimes it...

  19. Scrubs run the OR, not nurses.

    acerbia replied to OR Dude's topic in Operating Room

    In my OR, the RN does none of these things. It's always anesthesia. The doctor's don't care if the circulator is an RN or not, since we are not very well respected

  20. Does anyone else feel like they're not in charge

    acerbia replied to citylights89's topic in Operating Room

    I feel like this every single day. I am new to the OR, so maybe that has something to do with it, but a lot of people just ignore me or respond rudely. People know I'm new, and I get some pretty harsh...

  21. Nurses Fight Back! Why Some Hospitals are Despicable

    acerbia replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

    "Doctors are coddled to" - oh YES! That is definitely true for me. I'm in the OR and the surgeons are pretty much allowed to treat others however they want, including techs, residents, and students....

  22. Asepsis and anxiety!

    acerbia replied to Lillian89's topic in Operating Room

    For interventional radiology, what types of procedures do you do exactly? Did you go through a "periop 101" lecture/clinical type program before you started on this unit? I'm afraid I'm not too...

  23. Makeup under mask

    acerbia replied to HTCC's topic in Operating Room

    I second the primer suggestion. That and a setting/finishing powder would really help, in addition to a setting spray. Go to Sephora and ask them for help. They will match your foundation, hook you up...

  24. Random Valuable NCLEX Facts :)

    acerbia replied to RNsRWe's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    If you want to find out if you passed or failed, go to https://www.nursys.com/ Click on "Search Quick Confirm". Follow the instructions and click search. If you have/earned a nursing license, it will...

  25. I PASSED AT 265!

    acerbia replied to RN1801's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    The Kaplan content videos are worth a watch. They will review nursing content, a 'quick and dirty' review. The other videos are a review of the practice tests with a detailed walk-through for each...