one pacu rn took it to the ceo and it is going to be reversed(i am not holding my breath). i do not know whose idea it was, the crnas hate it. they have to sit in pacu with us after hours. the rn...
the surgeon still writes a discharge order. this hospital does not have standing orders. we have been doing this for a week now and we have no stress! we call the crna and they come and look at the...
This is crazy! I work in a 150 bed hospital and we have 4 PACU RNs. We were all called to HR and given a written verbal warning for discharging Pts with out an order. We have been discharging PTs...
We use Dose/lockout(in Minutes) / 4 hour limit. I agree to alway have it checked by an RN. I work in a 5 Bed PACU and at night I have had the surgeon check it once. My circulator had gone to do...
jrgrad1912 replied to yoga crna's topic in Operating Room
Maybe you could suggest the Pt have a betadine shower in private before they put on a gown. This was done here for GYN cases, of course they have to prep the patient after positioning. You could...
There are lots of options Intubatable LMAs where you slide an ET tube thru an LMA emergency crichothyrotomy kit fiberoptic we have a device called a bullord(sp) that is lighted and once the provider...
About four years ago the Gastro Docs and surgeons started a surgicenter here. they took the staff they wanted and increased the wages to cover the call pay the staff would make here at the hospital....
Does any other hospitals have staff RNs that start art lines for anest? :) What is your policy? Do you have special training? We had one RN who started art lines and she is leaving. Anesthesia and...