shodobe

shodobe

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  1. community hospital of san bernardino

    shodobe replied to pinayhomegirl's topic in California Nursing

    pinayhomegirl, just a shot, but are you from the PI? Our OB department can be very busy or very slow at times. it seems to me people don't stay there very long, I'm not quite sure why. The M/S wards...

  2. motorcycle accidents

    shodobe replied to Oregon Runner's topic in General Nursing

    I had ridden bikes for a long time before I met my wife and things changed after that. I use to drive for an ambulance company many years ago and when I was dating my wife then she use to go out on...

  3. RN's in the scrub role

    shodobe replied to maryBSN2005's topic in Operating Room

    What does the initials "ADST" stand for? I have heard of ST, CST and just plain SA but not those. Education is nice but unless it is appropriate to the job you are doing it is meaningless. That said...

  4. community hospital of san bernardino

    shodobe replied to pinayhomegirl's topic in California Nursing

    I am actually posting from there right now. What do you need to know? I have worked here for 28 years and have a very unique opinion on things so I need to know what department you plan on working in....

  5. RN's in the scrub role

    shodobe replied to maryBSN2005's topic in Operating Room

    carcha, it is amazing how ONE tech out of thousands will give new RNs the impression that they are all like this. It sounds to me if this is the case where she works, the nurse manager is weak and...

  6. closed staffing

    shodobe replied to kat9114's topic in General Nursing

    At my hospital we have "float circles" where different units only float to areas that are in their float circle. I work in the OR and ours is L&D. They have never floated to us, and to tell you...

  7. RN's in the scrub role

    shodobe replied to maryBSN2005's topic in Operating Room

    Marie and stevierae, you guys just kill me! She does sound like she is full of it and she better not do anything that isn't in her scope of practice. NO, you do not get to crosstrain as an RN would...

  8. Be-littling CRNA's

    shodobe replied to forane2001's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I do like the part about circulators, which are RNs, being "ancillary" staff. just what is the CRNAs definition of ancillary? I work with quite a few CRNAs through Kaiser programs and find them...

  9. fasting before surgery - unneccessary?

    shodobe replied to trent's topic in General Nursing

    geekgolightly, I think it would depend on the procedure. To me liquids are liquids, no matter if you can see through it or not. The biggest problem I see is surgeons will put their patients NPO after...

  10. Phasing out LPN's.

    shodobe replied to BJ, LPN's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    My hospital hasn't used LVNs(LPNs) for the past two years and has no plans to hire any back. The RNs pass all meds. No CMAs here. I think having a union would be a deterent to having CMAs or not and...

  11. fasting before surgery - unneccessary?

    shodobe replied to trent's topic in General Nursing

    Obviously you don't work in the OR. I do and I can tell you there have been many a patient that vomits during intubation during my years, 28 to be precise. This is usually due to the fact they have...

  12. How much $ do RNs start out at?

    shodobe replied to Doug85's topic in General Nursing

    I work for a Catholic organization in California and make $38/hr. I will gross over $100,000 for this year and that doesn't include the money I make working partime at a Surgicenter. I have been a...

  13. Do you use "space suits" for Totals and why?

    shodobe replied to shodobe's topic in Operating Room

    Kaiser has a contract with a local hospital I work at part-time and they use them on all TJ procedures. The other private Orthos have no use for them and they are gathering dust in my main hospital....

  14. black light for bowel cases

    shodobe replied to mcmike55's topic in Operating Room

    It is "flouroscein"(sp). I did talk with one of my surgeons who remembers the procedure years ago, but doesn't have much faith in it. She still likes to get her hands on the problem. Interesting...

  15. black light for bowel cases

    shodobe replied to mcmike55's topic in Operating Room

    This is interesting. I have never heard of this but will ask some of my surgeons about it. Maybe a search on the web about the subject.

  16. Why do some nurses do this? And why are they allowed to?

    shodobe replied to Town & Country's topic in General Nursing

    I have a situation where I live far away from where I work, 450 miles to be exact. I work 9-10 days in a row and average 16 hours a day between different places. I work OR and have no problem with the...

  17. Help - Blanket Warmers

    shodobe replied to sgagnard's topic in Operating Room

    We have used a Castle brand for the past 15 years and it works well. We do have two units, one for IV solns and the other for warm fluids and blankets. We have our IV solns warmed to a certain temp...

  18. Should OR RN's be ACLS/PALS certified?

    shodobe replied to sharann's topic in Operating Room

    Going way back to mt original post, I let my cert expire because we don't require it. If it was a required like alot of ORs do, I would certainly get it. Unlike the main OR, PACU is left alone with...

  19. RN's in the scrub role

    shodobe replied to maryBSN2005's topic in Operating Room

    I have a Director that is from the old school and will only hire RNs to fill positions. She has never had a problem with administration and economics. The tech we have is fairly good but lacks in a...

  20. Surgeon's hand-picking favorite nurses

    shodobe replied to jpellegrino, RN's topic in Operating Room

    Surgeons are always requesting certain individuals for their cases and we try to accomodate them, but it is not a given. This gives them a false sense of security so they "think" they are running the...

  21. OJT for surgical techs?

    shodobe replied to Lonman's topic in Operating Room

    Not a good idea in my opinion. Why train medically illiterate individuals when you can just train your RNs or LVNs instead. Looks like another way to obtain "cheap" labor without going through the...

  22. RN's in the scrub role

    shodobe replied to maryBSN2005's topic in Operating Room

    I would hope that you are not wasting your time working at this hospital. You need to find somewhere that will allow you to practice as an RNFA. To answer the question posted, I am CNOR and have been...

  23. A Tech Made Me So Angry, I was ready to choke the tech (rant)

    shodobe replied to Marie_LPN, RN's topic in Operating Room

    Marie, I hope you aren't Max Klinger in disquise! The tech should be taken aside by your director and given the rules. I am surprised the surgeon allowed this to go on. Techs, at least some of them,...

  24. Intraoperative nursing and pregnancy

    shodobe replied to Nellie Nurse's topic in Operating Room

    In my 28 years of OR work I have not heard that one. It may be true in some repect but it has never been an issue with the girls that have been pregnant here. We just make a point that they are no...

  25. Getting Early Experience

    shodobe replied to fleasle's topic in Operating Room

    As you know most places want 1 to 2 years experience before they will even talk to you. There are hospitals around the country that have programs that will give you training in the OR and all you give...