emain86

emain86

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  1. Type of Jobs? Consistency

    emain86 posted a topic in Travel

    I currently have a full time night shift job and a PRN job. I work about 50-60 hours a week and take home approx 2200$ biweekly. I'm looking at traveling nurse jobs and have a concern about positions...

  2. On Call Coverage

    emain86 replied to BarbRN62's topic in PACU

    Im a big fan of the whole recovering a patient in the ICU isntead of calling someone in. I work nights and really the standards say one PACU Phase 1 RN and a RN. ICU nurses are more than capable of...

  3. patient satisfaction scores

    emain86 posted a topic in PACU

    As Satan ( A.K.A) Press Ganey knocks on our doors we are looking for ways to improve our patient satisfaction scores. One of the things that was suggested and I think is an excellent idea is for...

  4. patient satisfaction scores

    emain86 replied to emain86's topic in PACU

    For the same reason you send a thank you card after a job interview? To achieve a goal, to look good, to make them think good things about you. Something like " thank you for choosing ___ it was our...

  5. CPAN Exam

    emain86 replied to casey0405's topic in PACU

    I just did tons of practice questions. I did no review courses. I'll admit I found the test to be harder then the NCLEX. I went in there did the 175 questions in about an hour or so,prob had half of...

  6. PACU Call Coverage

    emain86 replied to 1PACURN's topic in PACU

    I work nights so I hate calling people in the middle of the night just to recover a simple patient. On top of that it would literally save thousands of dollars doing it that way. Like thousands. My...

  7. Surgical Nursing Student Question

    emain86 replied to mission1234's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Here comes a bunch of us playing doctor! My first thought wouldn't be UTI, but infection is more than likely the issue. Actually those symptoms all fall in line with sepsis ( ER has a sepsis...

  8. I've hit the wall--suggestions?

    emain86 replied to wannabecnl's topic in PACU

    It made me smile that you liked my post . Glad it helped. I'm new to this as well, but like I said did it in military. I try to tell that to every

  9. Interview for PRN Recovery position in PACU unit that only listed CPR as requirement?

    emain86 replied to Trueblood83's topic in PACU

    I want a PRN job in a PACU. I work level 1 Trauma Center in PACU so I def see some crazy stuff. I'm talking like you need 2 nurses to handle 1 patient type stuff. ( I mean kind of sometimes haha). But...

  10. PACU Call Coverage

    emain86 replied to 1PACURN's topic in PACU

    Wow this is really a good idea! Very inciteful. Using the OR as my secondary nurse isn't always the best because they are basically useless unless I'm calling for a code ( and even still they aren't...

  11. PACU hold times

    emain86 replied to Manatee111's topic in PACU

    In an ideal world where you have enough Staff those patients can be monitored by 1 nurse on a different side where you allow family to come up and can get them a tray. Once patients are out of phase...

  12. Leaving the ED for the PACU

    emain86 replied to jrw002's topic in PACU

    I feel like ED and PACU are probably the most similar jobs in the hospital. Only exception is you always have docs right there in the ER. You have many of the same stressors, some different too. The...

  13. Pediatric post tonsillectomy/adenoidectomy

    emain86 replied to Isabelle49's topic in PACU

    As much as I want to respond with my thoughts on this subject. It's a can of worms that moderators should probably just close this topic now. Argh but its infuriating. I've sat here for 5 minutes...

  14. Lap Chole Bundle

    emain86 posted a topic in PACU

    It's probably about 50/50 but these patients seem to be the ones that take a long time to get into phase 2 and then when they do get into phase 2 our SD nurses can't seem to get them out and then they...

  15. Lap Chole Bundle

    emain86 replied to emain86's topic in PACU

    I have a current ASPAN standards book and am fairly familair with the risk factors for PONV. The problem is Anesthesia here does every single case the same. Zofran, Decadron , Ofirmev ( unless...

  16. Lap Chole Bundle

    emain86 replied to emain86's topic in PACU

    If you ever tried to take my phenergran away I'd probably quit this job. I wish ours didn't have pain issues. I don't know what it is. Some days I feel like all I do is slam people with narcotics and...

  17. PACU Call Coverage

    emain86 replied to 1PACURN's topic in PACU

    Just wondering if Sweet Wild Rose has had any problems with using the OR as back up? Do they complain? We have same-day nurses up here on Saturday mornings and when I say oh okay you'll just be my...

  18. What's the weirdest cardiac rhythm you've seen in the PACU?

    emain86 replied to wannabecnl's topic in PACU

    Really Really Wide QRS. and thats about it. I mean obviously I've seen other things but they are usually short lived. I'd agree with what the one person said about cardiac issues in PACU. I haven't...

  19. I've hit the wall--suggestions?

    emain86 replied to wannabecnl's topic in PACU

    I worked in the PACU as a medic when I was in the militiary and this is my first job out of nursing college. I am literally going to retire from this job. I'm sure you are doing fine and the other...

  20. preceptorship in pacu

    emain86 replied to cjdmomma's topic in PACU

    PACU is all about monitoring patient's for change and life-threatening things. Managing pain and getting them safely to their next level of care; wether that is home, a med surge floor, or an ICU. So...

  21. How do you triage in your PACU/ do breaks.

    emain86 posted a topic in PACU

    I'm a new RN at a PACU in a level 1 Trauma Center, but prior to this I worked as a medic in the PACU at a military hospital. We have a 14 bay recovery room ( there is another half but we don't have...

  22. How do you triage in your PACU/ do breaks.

    emain86 replied to emain86's topic in PACU

    Hmm a google drive type of spreadsheet could be handy. Maybe one that everyone can update on their own to add like bed delays/such. How did you make the log /spreadsheet available as a read only at...

  23. PACU Staffing Ratios

    emain86 replied to planny's topic in PACU

    What I do is get my new patint settled in and pray they aren't screaming and trying to get out of bed ( if they are I'll start medicating and chart later i write it all down). Then I'll go back to my...

  24. How do you triage in your PACU/ do breaks.

    emain86 replied to emain86's topic in PACU

    I live in Ohio. We do have a "charge nurse" and an additional nurse that works with her to relieve breaks. The problem I'm seeing is that they just write down on a sheet of paper whos turn it is to...