mhy12784

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1. University of Tulsa Nurse Anesthetist Program

   mhy12784 replied to CowboyMedic's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

   Does your application not appear under your login too at this point? Eitherway that is

2. University of Tulsa Nurse Anesthetist Program

   mhy12784 replied to CowboyMedic's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

   So I had applied for this upcoming year and recently my completed application no longer appears under my account. Has this happened to anyone else? Does this mean anything? That I've been...

3. Any way to set (regular) reminders in EPIC?

   mhy12784 replied to mhy12784's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks I'll try this! I'm trying to picture this in my head, but not sure if I've seen it or not. I'm honestly leaning towards just getting a smart watch and setting up an app with that, as I'm sure...

4. Any way to set (regular) reminders in EPIC?

   mhy12784 posted a topic in General Nursing

   I recently started a new job which uses EPIC as its MAR. If I wanted to set regular reminders in my MAR (not patient specific, not something I'd have to set everyday) is there a way to do this? IE if...

5. Leaving the OR/management for a major icu

   mhy12784 replied to mhy12784's topic in General Nursing

   Well the higher expectations wasn't really because I was a manager, I'm well aware that most are out of touch and clueless. I more anticipated higher expectations because I'm an experienced nurse...

6. Leaving the OR/management for a major icu

   mhy12784 posted a topic in General Nursing

   I've worked ONLY as an operating room nurse/coordinator/manager for 5 + years, never having done bedside nursing. Later this month I will be leaving the OR to take a job in a level 1 trauma center...

7. Best things to ask for in designing an OR room as a staff nurse?

   mhy12784 replied to mhy12784's topic in Operating Room

   What's the justification for having surround speakers in a room? Is there anything other than just for staff

8. Best things to ask for in designing an OR room as a staff nurse?

   mhy12784 posted a topic in Operating Room

   Basically I have a fairly significant amount of influence in designing two new operating rooms in my OR, which will primarily be doing robotic/laparscopic cases. What are somethings I could ask for...

9. What chloraprep does everyone use?

   mhy12784 replied to mhy12784's topic in Operating Room

   Well I didn't mean blotting towels even though I said it. More like towels to shove under the sides of the patient to catch drippage so it doesn't pool under the patient and be an extreme fire

10. What chloraprep does everyone use?

    mhy12784 replied to mhy12784's topic in Operating Room

    Well we have the sticks as certain specialities use it. I was just wondering if there was any creative products out there for chloraprep not just sticks. Maybe a chloraprep kit similar to the betadine...

11. What chloraprep does everyone use?

    mhy12784 posted a topic in Operating Room

    My hospital uses mostly betadine still, but we're trying to get everybody to use chloraprep. Other than the regular sticks, does anyone use anything else chloraprep wise for general surgery preps? I...

12. Roller board vs slider

    mhy12784 replied to QueenElisaRocks's topic in Operating Room

    My hospitals roller boards don't support bariatric patients, but our slider boards do. So I don't think one or the other is preferable for heavier patients. I imagine they likely make both for larger...

13. Securing arms during steel reverse trendelenberd

    mhy12784 replied to mhy12784's topic in Operating Room

    We never tuck at all Do you use eggcrate or foam when positioning any/most surgical cases? Or is that another bizarre habit of my facility, we use foam for

14. Securing arms during steel reverse trendelenberd

    mhy12784 posted a topic in Operating Room

    In the last few weeks my organization has two arm/ulnar injuries after cases where the patient was in very steep reverse trendelenberd. Our current process involves using velcro and wrapping the arms...

15. Circulator Presence on Induction?

    mhy12784 replied to Dielsh's topic in Operating Room

    Ive never seen a circulator leave the room during induction (unless theyre asked to get a glidescope or something for anesthesia) But when a CRNA is inducing there is always an anesthesiologist next...