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  1. Do you think there will be a nursing "draft" someday?

    Geeg replied to marie-francoise's topic in General Nursing

    There won't be a draft because then one has to admit that there is a war going on. The hospital associations will just keep lobbying to deskill nsg and janitor will be giving your meds. Heck, the...

  2. Help! LTC laws and ratios

    Geeg replied to erica_pn's topic in Ohio Nursing

    There are no LTC ratios in OH or any other state. The only ratios that are mandated by law are for acute care hospitals. The laws are on the books in California and a handful of other states that I...

  3. Moving from California to Ohio to pursue nursing, need help!

    Geeg replied to pumpkin1984's topic in Ohio Nursing

    I just realized you are in your 20's. I would go to the Columbus area, since OSU is there, and there are lotsa people in your age range

  4. Moving from California to Ohio to pursue nursing, need help!

    Geeg replied to pumpkin1984's topic in Ohio Nursing

    I worked as a nurse in OH for 15 years. There are many more nsg schools in OH than CA, considering the large population in CA. There are state schools with programs. There are also some small...

  5. Role Of Lpn's In Icu's

    Geeg replied to PATSfanRN's topic in General Nursing

    What does the state board of nursing have to say? I doubt that A LPN can titrate vasoactive

  6. New Patient Population in CCU

    Geeg replied to MisfonzRN's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Everyone becomes a medical pt in the end. That is, once surgeons can't or won't cut them

  7. New Patient Population in CCU

    Geeg replied to MisfonzRN's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Hi. I used to work in Cleve, for about 20 yrs.... Pts in the units now, would be dead 10-15 yrs ago, consequently the current floor pts are the ICU pts of 10-15 yrs

  8. JCAHO Alert: Tubing misconnections-a persistent and potentially deadly occurrence

    Geeg replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Patient Medications

    Once again, I think the answer is more nurses. I can't help but think that some of these less flagrant errors can be attributed to too many patients and not enough

  9. The War with the Floors

    Geeg replied to zima60's topic in Emergency

    Remember Divide and Conquer. It is to the hospitals's advantage when the nurse are at war with each other and have no energy to fight admin. I think that is why nothing gets resolved very well in the...

  10. Med-Mal Reform -- Write your Senator

    Geeg replied to deepz's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Amennnn. It is all the insurance industry's doing. Sure lawyers can be easy targets, but they are not the villains

  11. Accutane

    Geeg replied to BGgirl's topic in General Nursing

    I used Accutane, it did work well for me. It has been around for at least 25 yrs, have you searched for any long term studies re side effects? Have you tried Retin

  12. Layoffs and "Reconfiguring" the hospital

    Geeg replied to LuvToBeANurse's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Sorry, I don't think there is an upside. We all know that reconfiguing is a euphemism for cutting

  13. Bad Habits Nurses Develop

    Geeg replied to Debbie_LPN's topic in General Nursing

    Starting evey sentence with "I'm sorry

  14. What do you think of using paramedics for nursing shortage

    Geeg replied to sweetpooty's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Unfortunately, the healthcare system is using a business model: do more with less. Crank up the output with the least expenditure possible and hope nobody realizes that the quality

  15. Visitation and staying the night

    Geeg replied to optimisticSRNA's topic in MICU, SICU

    In general, night visitation should be discouraged. I have had plenty of intoxicated visitors, and the majority {surprise} arrived at

  16. In Over My Head????

    Geeg replied to TJRN's topic in MICU, SICU

    You need and deserve more orientation time. Go to the manager and express your concerns

  17. Over-prescribing antibiotics at its best! (i can't believe this happened)

    Geeg replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in General Nursing

    Was the student nurse a female? He probably gave her the time of day because she is young, cute, and not onto the fact that drs aren't God,

  18. Non anesthesia provider providing anesthesia

    Geeg replied to EMS/ICU/SRNA's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Diprivan can have profound cardiac effects also, especially in a pt with many comorbidities. Or, the pt who has just had a huge bowel prep and is

  19. What do you look for when "hiring on?"

    Geeg replied to HarryPotter's topic in General Nursing

    Self schedule is an oxymoron. I worked in a place with self scheduling. We could work whenever we wanted, after...........we fulfilled our obligation for every other wknd, mandatory # of Fri/Mon,...

  20. Recently Transferred in IMCU, ready to transfer back OUT!!!

    Geeg replied to AtlantaRN's topic in MICU, SICU

    Atlanta: sounds like the unit needs you more than you need

  21. Real-World Nursing Assessment

    Geeg replied to BirdFeederLady's topic in General Nursing

    I am no peds nurse, but I think if there is a significant developmental problem that parents would be all over it. If there are true endocrine problems I think there would be systemic effects, and...

  22. Professionalism in Nursing

    Geeg replied to malinne's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Whenever admin brings up professionalism, it is usually to persuade nurses to take on more responsibility for less or no

  23. Blood Transfusion Reaction...Doctor order to go ahead with transfusion anyway...!

    Geeg replied to DutchgirlRN's topic in General Nursing

    Was this situation referred to Risk

  24. Is this my fault??

    Geeg replied to FLoridarnl's topic in General Nursing

    Where was the stent put in? Was the pt in the OR? Were they attended by anesthesia? I think there needed to be ongoing assessment and treatment of this pt after they left ER. If the procedure took...

  25. Home Birth: Is it safe where you live?

    Geeg replied to midwife2b's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Unbelievable, so the docs have rigged it so you can't get a birth certificate, basically, unless they attend the birth. What happens if you have the baby in a cab, so you can't get a birth...