newohiorn

newohiorn BSN, RN, EMT-P

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  1. Yelled at yet again

    newohiorn replied to purpleiris's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I'm in shock that docs call consults in some of your hospitals. In our hospital the unit clerk or the nurse calls the consult. I guess my hospital is pretty good because we do have an incident...

  2. Struggling keeping nurses in my unit

    newohiorn replied to BellaSRN's topic in General Nursing

    Like others have said, I suppose you need to ask your current staff what problems they believe the unit has. Here are my thoughts on what I want in a nurse manager: Be honest, fair and up front...

  3. RN Salary survey

    newohiorn replied to RNnurse07's topic in General Nursing

    Central Ohio, staff RN working in ICU (no pay differential for ICU). I've been a nurse for 2 years, base pay is $24.60/hr, $4.75/hr shift diff for evening/nights and an additional $4.75/hr for...

  4. I feel excluded at work.

    newohiorn replied to abcotta's topic in General Nursing

    I'm going to agree with what a lot of the others have said. I am also a quiet introvert. It would appear that my co-workers exclude me but, in all honesty, I mostly exclude myself, choosing to sit...

  5. Bad Day!!!

    newohiorn replied to Magsulfate's topic in General Nursing

    I think you should relate your complaints about the manager in your exit interview and/or in a letter to the higher ups. I know most of the time it doesn't seem to help but you never know if all the...

  6. Things that make me HATE nursing.

    newohiorn replied to KalipsoRed's topic in General Nursing

    Amen, amen, amen. Particularly to #2. I feel like I have nearly the responsibility of a physician (since I'm the one at the bedside who will get blamed if I don't catch the tiniest change in status)...

  7. Patient choking on food

    newohiorn replied to rejoyce's topic in General Nursing

    If you need help...yell help. I work in neuro ICU and you hear "HELP!" every now and again. No shame in that. When you are the only person in the room and your hands are full suctioning, keeping a...

  8. Question for Koi Wearers

    newohiorn replied to DLRN312's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    My actual Koi scrub top didn't shrink but I bought the one that came with a long-sleeved shirt underneath and that long-sleeved shirt shrunk to about Barbie sized when I laundered

  9. Anyone know where I can get soft scrubs?

    newohiorn replied to BerthaRN's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Don't know about pants but Cherokee makes some "soft as silk" scrub tops that do feel soft like silk. I just got my first one so I'm not sure how it's going to hold up in the wash but so far so

  10. Opinions: Best scrubs?

    newohiorn replied to raebabelvn's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I don't really care what kind of scrub top I wear as long as it has 2 patch pockets but I only wear Koi brand Lindsey cargo pants and people ask me about them all the time because they're very cute...

  11. Men's Scrubs and online ordering.

    newohiorn replied to Aaron86's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I'm not a guy but if I were I would look into paramedic style cargo pants and probably wear those. I've considered ordering some even though I'm a

  12. Tall thin woman - what brand?

    newohiorn replied to MB37's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I'm not super tall but I have long legs and I like Koi brand scrubs, which they make in Tall. I suspect you won't find them in the store (at least not Talls) but you could try ordering them online....

  13. Visiting times

    newohiorn replied to hepatocyte62's topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

    If you search I think you'll find this has been discussed before and you might find more answers there. However, consider yourselves lucky as our neuro critical care unit has open visiting hours 20...

  14. Nurses Make The Big Bucks

    newohiorn replied to NewTexasRN's topic in General Nursing

    Well, I suppose nurses can and do make a good living with an associate degree. However, I agree that it absolutely ruffles my feathers when folks talk about us making the big bucks. I would like to...

  15. What type of nursing is best for an introvert?

    newohiorn replied to Llynn's topic in General Nursing

    I'm an introvert as well and I also find interacting with people draining so I'm pretty well cooked even at the end of an 8-hr shift. I used to work on a very busy surgical floor and in many ways I...

  16. Aaaa! Neuro ICU vs. ED...??

    newohiorn replied to mrpickle's topic in General Nursing

    Search a thread called "A day in the life of a traum/neuro icu" and you'll find an interesting discussion about these 2 areas, particularly the post by Phiposurde. I work in neuro ICU but I haven't...

  17. I know this might sound ridiculous, but

    newohiorn replied to Sadiegirl1122's topic in General Nursing

    As you can see you're not alone. I hate respiratory secretions--yeck! Most of the rest of it doesn't bother me much. I'm pretty sure I still crinkle my nose a little with oral suctioning and trach...

  18. most enjoyable nursing books for pleasure / films

    newohiorn replied to aussiemags's topic in General Nursing

    I have enjoyed the Chicken Soup for the Nurse's soul books--there are currently two. Full of short stories that remind me why I do this

  19. Need some advice on how to deal

    newohiorn replied to Florence NightinFAIL's topic in General Nursing

    Regarding getting patients to do for themselves whatever they are capable of--try saying something like this, "part of your recovery is to do for yourself as many things as you can." You can...

  20. Koi Scrubs

    newohiorn replied to Ms Mischief's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Just a warning about the Koi tops--I have an Annie top which is the combo scrub top and comes with a long-sleeve T-shirt. The long-sleeve T-shirt shrunk to about Barbie size the first time I washed...

  21. Not brain-dead, but ripe for transplant

    newohiorn replied to gwenith's topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

    This is also done at my hospital just as kindaquazie described. I don't have a problem with it and would want my family to do this if I weren't technically

  22. I just wanna be a DNR

    newohiorn replied to NurseCherlove's topic in General Nursing

    Oustanding. Love

  23. EMT Training ?

    newohiorn replied to DaddyO's topic in General Nursing

    I went through EMT-basic about 8-9 years ago just because I wanted the knowledge and wasn't sure what I would do with it but figured I would volunteer. Depending on where you live that's not always...

  24. Intubation

    newohiorn replied to rnwithtof's topic in General Nursing

    GilaRN: True, EMTs do work off of established protocols...it just amazes me how much more indepence they have--necessarily so, of course. Rio: We were required to have 4 or 6 live intubations in OR (I...

  25. Intubation

    newohiorn replied to rnwithtof's topic in General Nursing

    In my EMT basic class--I think it was a couple of hours a night, 2 nights a week for 5-6 months--we were trained to intubate but cannot start IVs. Medics can do all manner of things. They give...