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  1. PACU call/ holiday requirements question

    dma13 posted a topic in PACU

    Hi everyone, I'm currently looking to switch from ICU to PACU and would like to get an idea of what everybody's call and weekend/ holiday requirements are. I realize this varies from hospital to...

  2. PACU Mission Hospital- CA

    dma13 posted a topic in PACU

    Hi, Anyone out there that works (or has ever worked) PACU at Mission Hospital in Mission Viejo, CA?..I'm wondering what the workflow/ environment is like, how you like it (culture/ staff)? What is the...

  3. Saddleback Memorial Laguna Hills, PACU

    dma13 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi, Anyone out there that works (or has ever worked) in Saddleback Memorial PACU in Laguna Hills, CA?...I'm curious to hear what other people's experiences working on that unit is like. I'd be...

  4. Same day care unit Mission Hospital in Mission Viejo, CA

    dma13 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi there, Anyone work in the Same Day Care Unit at Mission Hospital in Mission Viejo, CA? I'm curious about what the unit is like, the descriptions are a bit vague... i.e. what kind of patients/...

  5. Same day care unit Mission Hospital in Mission Viejo, CA

    dma13 replied to dma13's topic in General Nursing

    Wow thanks for the great feedback! Sounds like an interesting unit, I like how there's 3 parts to it...would you say it's fast paced? How are the nurse / patient ratios? I'm coming from an ICU...

  6. Seasons Hospice in Orange County CA?

    dma13 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi, I recently got an interview for a hospice RN position with Seasons Hospice in their Orange County, CA office...I've been doing some research online and have read mixed reviews in various locations...

  7. Cath Lab or PACU?

    dma13 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Been in ICU for a few years now and looking for a change. I think I am burned out from total patient care and working in a hospital, most days I feel defeated. Also I am tired of working nights,...

  8. Job searching: heads up or no heads up?

    dma13 posted a topic in General Nursing

    What's the best approach when looking to transfer to another department. Should you give the boss a heads up or not? It seems like all the directors talk to each other anyway so they are bound to find...

  9. Job searching: heads up or no heads up?

    dma13 replied to dma13's topic in General Nursing

    Thats a good way to look at it...I personally don't really interact with my manager very much. I work nights, if I see him it's more of a hi/ bye relationship and most of our important communication...

  10. How to put on an education workshop/ class?

    dma13 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi, I have a background in critical care and would like to become CPR instructor. However, doing some research in my local area, it seems most CPR businesses are not looking to hire so I'd have to...

  11. Anyone ever work for Premier RN Geriatric Care?

    dma13 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi, Have been interested in getting into care management and recently interviewed with this company. It seems like they've been around for 6 years on the East coast but are opening up a branch out on...

  12. Pt fall- need advice

    dma13 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Recently had the misfortune of having a patient fall under my watch. It was the first time I've had such an event in my career and I have been very upset with myself over it. Fall was unwitnessed. I...

  13. Pt fall- need advice

    dma13 replied to dma13's topic in General Nursing

    Should I explain the objective facts or just leave them alone...for example "lights had been dimmed" vs. "lights had been dimmed to aid with sleep" or pt was on "x medication" vs " "pt was on x...

  14. Pt fall- need advice

    dma13 replied to dma13's topic in General Nursing

    thank

  15. Pt fall- need advice

    dma13 replied to dma13's topic in General Nursing

    Yes this is how I'm feeling. I know the patient could very well have fallen even if I had the bed alarm on, but its just one thing I feel like if I had in place might have made a difference. It would...

  16. Pt fall- need advice

    dma13 replied to dma13's topic in General Nursing

    thank you, this was

  17. Pt fall- need advice

    dma13 replied to dma13's topic in General Nursing

    Can I PM

  18. Pt fall- need advice

    dma13 replied to dma13's topic in General Nursing

    Should i add that it may have been forgotton to be reset, because it had been on but when we turned her in bed we must have forgotton to reset

  19. What are your biggest pains/ problems as a nurse?

    dma13 posted a topic in General Nursing

    What are some of your biggest pains or problems you encounter in your day-to-day work as a nurse? What are some of the annoying/ tedious/ redundant parts of your job you wish you could change? It...

  20. The "How was your day" question

    dma13 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi fellow nurses, I frequently get asked this question by family/ friends after work. How do you guys answer this question? Do you talk about your day, with respect to Hipaa of course, the ups and...

  21. The "How was your day" question

    dma13 replied to dma13's topic in General Nursing

    So then how do you typically respond to this

  22. Modified or Light duty?

    dma13 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Planning to return to work after a 4 month leave of absence due to personal injury. Although the bone in the foot has healed, I am still having some muscle and tendon strain underneath my foot when...

  23. Foot fracture injury, how long before you returned to work?

    dma13 replied to dma13's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for sharing your story. I didn't have to have surgery but I was in a walking air boot for 6 weeks and ever since then I've been dealing with muscle / joint stiffness. Granted I did sprain the...

  24. Foot fracture injury, how long before you returned to work?

    dma13 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Anyone ever fracture their foot out there? I recently fracture my 5th metatarsal (non work related) about 10 weeks ago and had to go on medical leave. My doctor wanted to clear me for work 4 weeks...

  25. Foot fracture injury, how long before you returned to work?

    dma13 replied to dma13's topic in General Nursing

    I'm seeing a foot orthodpedic specialist. But Im starting to question how good he is as he was ready for me to return to work the day i got out of the air cast when my foot was super weak and limping...