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  1. PACU Inservice Ideas?

    nurselily3 replied to KristinWW's topic in PACU

    does your hospital have a "time out" policy to check correct patient, site, operation

  2. Family visitation in ICU

    nurselily3 replied to bfjworr's topic in General Nursing

    The hospital I work at is a Teaching Trauma Level 1. We have an open visitation policy also, much to the nurses dissatisfaction. There are rules set but we have 7 separate ICU's .....so, when one...

  3. Family visitation in ICU

    nurselily3 replied to bfjworr's topic in MICU, SICU

    The hospital I work at is a Teaching Trauma Level 1. We have an open visitation policy also, much to the nurses dissatisfaction. There are rules set but we have 7 separate ICU's .....so, when one...

  4. From ICU to O.R.?

    nurselily3 replied to CHIRN's topic in Operating Room

    There is such a nursing shortage. I went from ICU to OR. I like both but needed a break from the Unit so I thought I would try OR. So, when I feel like I'm loosing my skills, I sign up for a single...

  5. NPO stories (NPO what??!)

    nurselily3 replied to CIRQL8's topic in Operating Room

    we had a patient being transported by ambulance from an OSH to us for a femur fracture. The truck stopped at McDonalds and the patient ate too... Meanwhile, we are at the hospital waiting on the...

  6. Should Surgical Technicians Circulate

    nurselily3 replied to Rnn2003's topic in Operating Room

    Should they, NO When surgical tech's become legally responsible for what happens to the patient, not working under the RN's license, then sure..let em

  7. Can Circulating Nurse Sit?

    nurselily3 replied to inches's topic in Operating Room

    Girl, You need to find yourself a chair before the case begins. Take care of everyone else, but don't forget

  8. how to improve morale???????

    nurselily3 replied to angel03's topic in Operating Room

    I"m relatively new to the OR. A few of the nurses I met that already worked there invited me to go on a weekend trip Whitewater rafting. This definately builds morale and team work. Plus, you have...

  9. Cell Phones in the OR

    nurselily3 replied to poopsiebear's topic in Operating Room

    I dont answer cell phones! That's why they have voice mail. Interesting story. I had a CRNA getting ready to put a patient to sleep and his cell phone started ringing. We were just doing the...

  10. Have you worked outside the OR?

    nurselily3 replied to findingmywayRN's topic in Operating Room

    I worked in the CTICU for 6 mos ( they ate their young) then moved to SICU for 2.5 years, then went to do some travel nursing on the other side of the US for 13 weeks in an MICU, then decided I needed...

  11. Sicu

    nurselily3 replied to Tina CTICU RN's topic in MICU, SICU

    Our surgical did a lot of trauma, surgical and the medical leftovers. Just remember that no unit is any harder and any other (eventhough some would like to think so). Fluid fluid fluid in SI, dry...

  12. Should I leave the ICU?

    nurselily3 replied to ladydi94956's topic in MICU, SICU

    Uup, I'll bet that day nurse has never made ANY mistakes (well, none she's willing to share anyway). We all do it. Did the patient survive your shift?? As a newbie, that's all that matters. That's...

  13. Recovering post op patients in Critical Care

    nurselily3 replied to BeckieRN's topic in MICU, SICU

    Our hospital policy is that if they come from ICU they recover in ICU, for continuity of care. If there isn't any room or it would cause a hold up for PACU then (it seemed) pretty frequently we would...

  14. Re:Oral Care in Intubated Patients

    nurselily3 replied to amynahmed's topic in MICU, SICU

    Our hospital did an ventilator bundle study. Not sure how the results are turning out. We used to do peridex but with the new study we have these tooth brush things, some come with a mouth...

  15. should I go to ICU?

    nurselily3 replied to gigigirl's topic in MICU, SICU

    Yes you should. If you feel like the floor is boring you and you want a challenge you should do it. Don't ever feel like you don't have enough knowledge...none of us did when we started. We all...

  16. Same Day Discharge

    nurselily3 posted a topic in Operating Room

    Does anyone have a policy in their PACU about discharging kids after same day surgery? Specifically about identifying the parents or guardian of the child? My PACU currently doesn't have a policy...

  17. Thinking about Civilian nursing for the Army

    nurselily3 replied to nurselily3's topic in Government, Military

    I think the summertime is when they do the reassigning of the troops. The positions that they give to civilians are ones that couldn't be filled by military personnel. I think..at least that is the...

  18. Thinking about Civilian nursing for the Army

    nurselily3 replied to nurselily3's topic in Government, Military

    Where all did you work? Any recommendations?? Any advice? I tried travel nursing last year, didn't like it to much. I moved across country, didnt like the hospital at all. I met some GREAT girls...

  19. Thinking about Civilian nursing for the Army

    nurselily3 replied to nurselily3's topic in Government, Military

    I'll keep you all posted if anything new happens. I've just been doing a lot of searching on the Office of Personnel Management website. opm.gov... The summer months are perfect for me. I talked...

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

    nurselily3 replied to sharann's topic in Operating Room

    I think it would be a good idea. Having information to better care for your patient is never a bad thing. As an ACLS/PALS cert nurse (used to be in the ICU and now in the OR) I think it helps me...

  21. civilian nursing jobs for new grads at overseas US bases?

    nurselily3 replied to rach_nc_03's topic in Government, Military

    Hey, I found a website that has stuff on it for overseas civilian jobs....opm.gov. I am looking for someone who has done this just to see what their experience has been. I agree, very expensive to...