ociusmedinfo

ociusmedinfo has 29 years experience and specializes in Military, Public Health, Surg, Oncology.

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1. Patients Who Have Changed Our Lives Good or Bad

   ociusmedinfo replied to ociusmedinfo's topic in General Nursing

   Well then I just won the prize!

2. Patients Who Have Changed Our Lives Good or Bad

   ociusmedinfo replied to ociusmedinfo's topic in General Nursing

   my first assignment, at 20, was on a surgical unit that handled all kinds of cases. believe me I was lost around there sometimes. I was very, very, very lucky in one respect. several of the more senior nurses kept pushing me in the right direction.

3. Patients Who Have Changed Our Lives Good or Bad

   ociusmedinfo replied to ociusmedinfo's topic in General Nursing

   I was lower than low on the ladder then. I said nothing and just delivered my patient. Given what had just happened guess I really didn't care what she had to say.

4. Patients Who Have Changed Our Lives Good or Bad

   ociusmedinfo replied to ociusmedinfo's topic in General Nursing

   Thank you. Even today I tear up when I think of her.

5. Patients Who Have Changed Our Lives Good or Bad

   ociusmedinfo posted a topic in General Nursing

   This part of the year always causes me to pause and take stock of where I am, where I've been, and what I hope for the future. I don't know what it is about the holiday season but it has this effect on me every year. It's probably because the end of ...

6. The Doctor said WHAT?

   ociusmedinfo replied to nurz2be's topic in General Nursing

   First let me say I am sorry that you, as a student, had to hear this from a couple of physicians. It is obvious these two have problems. What most physicians don't understand is that we become nurses because we LIKE caring for patients, teaching them...

7. Absolute No-No's

   ociusmedinfo replied to Drysolong's topic in General Nursing

   In general it wouldn't. But giving a 40mg dose push is not a good idea when you have cardiac complications. The day I got the order I called the pharmacist for his opinion and he suggested a lower dose would probably be better. One side effect of tha...

8. Absolute No-No's

   ociusmedinfo replied to Drysolong's topic in General Nursing

   I am always cautious about pushing any IV med. Especially Lasix. I've refused to push Lasix on patients that had symptoms of cardiac or kidney failure when the dose was 40 mg. Smaller doses I'd leave to a decision based on an assessment. I've refused...

9. EEK! There's a MAN in my room!

   ociusmedinfo replied to abooker's topic in General Nursing

   I was educated while in the military (the Navy paid for my schooling). My first assignment out of school was an oncology unit (way, way long ago). I was the only male student in my class and experienced a lot of discrimination from my fellow nurses (...

10. Held Down and Forced to Take The FLu Shot

    ociusmedinfo replied to Nurse_FF_EMT's topic in General Nursing

    First let me say that if anyone ever held me down and gave me a shot their head would be spinning from the speed at which I would file assault charges. What they are doing is wrong, illegal and reprehensible. Whoever came up with that idea should be ...