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  1. Miami Valley Hospital ETC???

    gam3rchic posted a topic in Ohio Nursing

    Hey all, I got an interview coming up for the ER at Miami Valley Hospital in Dayton. I'm new to the area and don't know what are the good hospitals, ER's, etc, etc. Anyone here work for the MVH...

  2. Funny patient names by nurses

    gam3rchic replied to Kidrn911's topic in Emergency

    I had a pt the other night named Wyticha.....still trying to figure out how to pronounce it as I never got the chance to ask her

  3. Sloppiness results in write-up

    gam3rchic replied to longjourneydream's topic in Emergency

    I believe she said she forgot to "put the vitals in" as in forgetting to put the vitals in the computer for charting, not forgot to take vitals altogether! Maybe the OP can shed some light on

  4. Sloppiness results in write-up

    gam3rchic replied to longjourneydream's topic in Emergency

    All i got to say is, if i were thrown on probation when I was a new nurse, for every time I forgot to chart something by accident or misspelled something, I would never have gotten off orientation!...

  5. They come out of the woodwork

    gam3rchic replied to teeituptom's topic in Emergency

    P.S.....wonder if there is script we're supposed to use when a family member steals from us.....

  6. They come out of the woodwork

    gam3rchic replied to teeituptom's topic in Emergency

    Oh, how I would love it if managers could do our job, for just ONE 8 hour shift! I would LOVE to watch that! To the OP, sorry about your incident, it is so unnerving and offensive to be stolen from....

  7. HELP I'm falling apart!!!

    gam3rchic replied to longjourneydream's topic in Emergency

    Ok, i know you are a new grad and it's hard to do ER right out of school, but some things seem kinda wrong to me: First, you said that you told your supervisor that you were not ready, but yet you...

  8. first pedi code

    gam3rchic replied to laurainri's topic in Emergency

    In nursing, but especially with codes, it's easy to fall into the "what could I have done more?" trap....don't do that to yourself b/c at the time you did everything you knew to do, and that's all you...

  9. Career Change

    gam3rchic replied to billsnurse's topic in Emergency

    Yay! I'm so glad to hear it! Now, I'm starting on the ED next week myself, so we'll see if 3 weeks in if I'm as happy as you,

  10. Charging for Services,.RN job??

    gam3rchic replied to BrnEyedGirl's topic in Emergency

    That was my very first thought when I read the beginning of your post....I would be scared silly that I'd be sued for "fraud" b/c I didn't meet all their silly demands! :angryfire And no, you are not...

  11. Happy Emergency Nurses Day

    gam3rchic replied to loricatus's topic in Emergency

    :lol2: LOL! If that was the case, then everyone around me could write me up and get rich

  12. OHIO Nurses what part of Ohio are you from and what kind of nurse are you/will you be

    gam3rchic replied to GrnHonu99's topic in Ohio Nursing

    Dayton, Ohio...just accepted a position at Miami Valley Hospital

  13. Job shadow in ED

    gam3rchic posted a topic in Emergency

    Well, it's official....I'm now gonna join the ranks of ER nurses as I was officially offered a position yesterday ! Earlier this week they let me shadow in the ED for 4 hours and I absolutely loved...

  14. New Nursing Grad

    gam3rchic replied to adason07's topic in Ohio Nursing

    I've heard Kaplan and Saunders are both good choices, but I wouldn't know from personal experience as I didn't use either; this is what other students told me they liked. Good luck on NCLEX! Relax,...

  15. Job shadow in ED

    gam3rchic replied to gam3rchic's topic in Emergency

    Thanks guys, I'm gonna invest in some new nursing reading material to help me learn. I can't wait to start my orientation and get out on the floor! It just seems so exciting to never know what you...

  16. trained in Finland - please answer some questions

    gam3rchic replied to charlotta's topic in Emergency

    Well, other posts answered your questions pretty good so I'm just giving you some support :biere::yelclap: I bet you're nervous! It's hard enough being a new nurse, let alone in a new country! I...

  17. Newly unemployed

    gam3rchic replied to RNBrady's topic in Emergency

    my heart goes out to you b/c i had a situation where i worked for an employer that didn't like me and basically, didn't want me there. sometimes there is no rhyme or reason why a certain employer...

  18. Dont you just love them

    gam3rchic replied to teeituptom's topic in Emergency

    The only drug and alcohol addicts I feel bad for are the ones that are actually trying to break their addiction....not the ones that continue on destroying their lives through their own free will....

  19. New to Nursing Questions....

    gam3rchic replied to SassyNurseInTraining's topic in Ohio Nursing

    You can do OB right out of nursing school, though some people will tell you to do a year of med-surg before you specialize. There is arguments for both sides, it really depends. I've never worked...

  20. New to Nursing Questions....

    gam3rchic replied to SassyNurseInTraining's topic in Ohio Nursing

    :welcome: to the wacky world of nursing! There's nothing like it . Ok, soon, NCLEX-RN (national council licensure examination - RN) will become the most dreaded word to you, because that's the...

  21. Nurses Wanted

    gam3rchic replied to NativeSundance's topic in Emergency

    It's for this reason I dunno how nurses who've been doing this job for 20+ years keep up with it....I'm really at awe at those nurses, they really have some serious fortitude! I've only been a nurse...

  22. Paroxysmal Atrial Tachycardia

    gam3rchic replied to S.T.A.C.E.Y's topic in Emergency

    SVT is just a broad term to describe any tachycardia that originates above the ventricles. PAT, then, is another name for SVT. I found this particular website helpful:...

  23. When the going gets tough, so does your skin...

    gam3rchic replied to punkstar's topic in Emergency

    Well, I'm not an ER nurse (yet) but I would say that nursing in general will give you tough skin. People are rude, crude, and will say nasty things to you no matter what specialty you're in. In the...

  24. I passed!

    gam3rchic replied to AntFlip7395's topic in Ohio Nursing

    YEAH!!! :biere: :yelclap: :w00t:

  25. Oh what they've done now!

    gam3rchic replied to littleRNthatcould's topic in Emergency

    Amen!!! I would give anything to have them walk a mile in OUR