AnnieOaklyRN

AnnieOaklyRN BSN, RN, EMT-P

Adult and Pediatric Vascular Access, Paramedic

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  1. Best Children's Hospital in Ohio

    AnnieOaklyRN posted a topic in Ohio Nursing

    Hi all, I am contemplating a move to Ohio from the northeast, mainly for the cheaper cost of living! I am interested in working as a pediatric nurse and am looking for options in the Cleveland and...

  2. Nurses Smoking: Compassion Instead of Judgement

    AnnieOaklyRN replied to jeastridge's topic in General Nursing

    Sorry, but no compassion here. You chose to start smoking and now it is your headache to deal with, and my headache to deal with. Yes I said MY headache too. When I pass by you, whether at the...

  3. Wisdom Teeth Removal

    AnnieOaklyRN replied to AnnieOaklyRN's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks again everyone. About a week and a half until "R Day". I have decided for sure that I will do Nitrous and local, after your posts and looking at some youtube videos. The only part I am...

  4. changing a IJ central line for a PICC

    AnnieOaklyRN replied to HyperRNRachel's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    Hi 1) You cannot have two central lines in at once, that would be dangerous in my opinion, and a very high risk for infection of both simultaneously! 2) At my hospital central lines, other than...

  5. Tips on being a GOOD MICN

    AnnieOaklyRN replied to ERRN84's topic in Emergency

    What is MICN?

  6. Getting urines quicker

    AnnieOaklyRN replied to er4lisarn's topic in Emergency

    I just interviewed for a per-diem position at an ER that does not allow any protocol orders, not even an IV or urine dip stick! I was like yea, no thanks!!

  7. Transferring to a new unit. Giving notice -- Email or in person?

    AnnieOaklyRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi All, I think I already know the answer to this, but I wanted to get your opinion. I currently work on an IV team (per-diem) at a hospital, and interviewed twice in the last couple of weeks for a...

  8. Transferring to a new unit. Giving notice -- Email or in person?

    AnnieOaklyRN replied to AnnieOaklyRN's topic in General Nursing

    I thought about that, but I really am not excited about working on the IV team. I did it for three years and I am so very bored, it is just to monotonous for me. I like a faster pace with various...

  9. State Surveyors Are Here...What Do You Do?

    AnnieOaklyRN replied to RockinNurse2018's topic in General Nursing

    Hide in a closet anytime you see suits coming down the

  10. Transferring to a new unit. Giving notice -- Email or in person?

    AnnieOaklyRN replied to AnnieOaklyRN's topic in General Nursing

    Hi, I just emailed the UC nurse manager and she would like a May 1 start, which is totally reasonable in my opinion, as it gives my current manager a month! I will hear from HR probably in the next...

  11. Help with board complaint

    AnnieOaklyRN replied to FrenchieB1986's topic in General Nursing

    I have some advice for you: 1) Your BF who is cheating on his wife technically is probably using you as a rebound. Very few relationships that begin in this manner last, so guess who will end up...

  12. Pregnant New Grad

    AnnieOaklyRN replied to bdy93's topic in General Nursing

    I would wait at least until you start your second trimester and know that the pregnancy is healthy at least.

  13. PICC line question

    AnnieOaklyRN replied to FDBMath's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Hi, The only time a sterile (Sterile gloves and sterile scissors, and a mask) removal will be done is if the PICC line is being cultured (usually the tip of it), otherwise there is not sterility...

  14. Nurse week, scavenger hunt

    AnnieOaklyRN replied to Dskipp's topic in General Nursing

    Skip the childish crap and do what my old hospital would do! Free luncheon/dinner, free massages, free mani/pedis, free "gifts" (usually lunch toate or something like that, but usually something...

  15. Telemetry: Help with rhythm interpretation

    AnnieOaklyRN replied to beekee's topic in General Nursing

    Buy Dale Dubins book on interpreting EKGs! Rapid Interpretation of EKG's, Sixth Edition: Dale Dubin:

  16. Wisdom Teeth Removal

    AnnieOaklyRN replied to AnnieOaklyRN's topic in General Nursing

    HAHA, I was all about the keeping them in, but unfortuanalty they are partially erupted and they keep getting infected which is about 5 days of significant pain, so yes they must come out. I have one...

  17. Just got accepted to nursing school and I'm not excited.

    AnnieOaklyRN replied to mom2twins9909's topic in General Students

    Think of it as kind of securing your financial future for yourself, and your kids, just in case (not to be morbid) your husband were to die unexpectedly or divorce happened. Don't just think of the...

  18. Adult Nursing Students: How do you pay your bills while in school?

    AnnieOaklyRN replied to transferstudent's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I was lucky enough to live with my mom when I did my medic and nursing degrees, but I did have a mortgage when I did my RN-BSN and I basically worked 80 hours a week so I could pay for the degree out...

  19. Wisdom Teeth Removal

    AnnieOaklyRN replied to AnnieOaklyRN's topic in General Nursing

    I'm just going by my previous experience when I had my jaw wired shut, but of course that involved some trauma, lack of sleep for about a day or two before, and a day or two after, so I guess it may...

  20. Has anyone else had a nurse manager swear during an interview?

    AnnieOaklyRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi all, I went on an interview several days ago and was taken aback by the nurse manager, who swore (not at me of course, but during our conversation), not once, but twice! One of the interviewers I...

  21. Review test question

    AnnieOaklyRN replied to amynye's topic in General Students

    This is a very stupid question!! 1) An open fracture would NEVER be discharged home from an ER, that is a surgical case that requires immediate attention! 2) We don't use plaster any longer, except...

  22. Wisdom Teeth Removal

    AnnieOaklyRN replied to AnnieOaklyRN's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks everyone for your responses, I feel a bit better now about going through with it! I was going to just suck it up and not get the sedation, but after listening to your stories and watching...

  23. Wisdom Teeth Removal

    AnnieOaklyRN replied to AnnieOaklyRN's topic in General Nursing

    Not asking for medical advise, just asking for other's experiences.

  24. Wisdom Teeth Removal

    AnnieOaklyRN replied to AnnieOaklyRN's topic in General Nursing

    How bad did just getting the local hurt? That is really what I am afraid of, as I had a TERRIBLE experience with an oral surgeon a few years ago when I broke my Mandible and now I am terrified of the...

  25. Getting urines quicker

    AnnieOaklyRN replied to er4lisarn's topic in Emergency

    Hi, Where I used to work we had protocol orders so we could order urine tests on most patients. Once we finished their triage, we would hand appropriate patients a urine cup with instructions and...