The OR becomes this sort of giant dysfunctional family with the surgeon being the yelling, abusive father of sorts. The beautiful, utopian "I respect all my coworkers, and enjoy working with them"...
Our policy is ICU patients do not come to holding. And definetly NOT on a propofol drip. The ICU is directly across from OR, so it's convenient. We're technically not supposed to take any drips at...
preciousmofo replied to nurseMargo's topic in Nursing Career
Med/Surg definitely. I worked my first 3 years on Med/Surg Tele, and I learned so much that provided a sturdy base of knowledge. You get so many different issues and illnesses, like post-ops,...
preciousmofo replied to mar326's topic in Geriatric, LTC
We used to assign a nurse on every shift to check all the MAR's before anyone left, so if something wasn't initialed, he/she would ask the person while they were still there and that nurse could sign...
preciousmofo replied to WSU_Ally_RN's topic in General Nursing
The only shift job I've had was med/surg and we taped. I liked the taping and listening because report went faster than verbals. With verbals you simply must talk about the patients' issues and...
I'm not a fan of the lidocaine for IV sticks. I work in a pre-op area and I start IV's all day and I've never used it prior even though we have a standing order for it's use. And it tends to make...
Hello all! This is my first post, i just joined today!! I'm excited. lol anyway, i've only lived in phoenix for about 3 months and i looked into several hospitals. St. Luke's i don't recommend...