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kadell

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  1. need tips for easier NG placement

    Started ER as a new grad 8 months ago. I have gotten over my fear of most things-- but NGs still make me want to bolt out the back door. I have tried it with the nebulized lido, with urojets, sips of ice cold water and still the experience is horrib...
  2. Bolus IVP followed by IV infusion

    heparin-- we do a bolus then drip in our STEMI pts headed to cath lab
  3. nope. way too much responsibility/liability for $8.50 and honestly, I wouldn't work nights, drive 75 miles each ways and have it control my life for that amount. and I love my job-- but it is a job. My family comes first, this job I love allows me ...
  4. Reglan and Compazine IV push policies?

    after seeing one compazine reaction I always mix it in 50cc NS bag and let it drip slow-- I run it by the residents first but never had one object, they see it as a nrsing judgement
  5. ER-- love the pace, the variety, the teamwork Hate the hours.
  6. Hospitals near Ashland, Ohio?

    you have a PM
  7. Hospitals near Ashland, Ohio?

    ashland samaritan wooster community (30 min) medcentral mansfield the first 2 have very few openings-- none if you are a new grad. medcentral is a bit better but really only wants part timers to avoid paying health care costs. sorry, this area is not...
  8. night nurse and working out?

    I am facing the same problem. I work 3 12s and I never have any energy. I drive 70 minutes so I can't workout before going in or I will never see the kids. I know working out would help, it is a vicious circle. Tired=lazy=no workouts=tired
  9. Interview with Cleveland Clinic in 2 weeks...

    that floor has recently split into separate onc and hemoc, so it is a bit chaotic right now, with lots of new nurses. But it will settle down. Best of luck on the interview.
  10. Normal to feel so stupid?

    thanks for this thread. I am on week 2 of orientation and it is overwhelming although everyone tells me I am doing fine.
  11. Got Sleep?

    I am struggling with this too.-- Icome home from nights, sleep 3-4 hrs and can't sleep anymore. my house is quiet anddark, not sure what else to do. I really want to avoid medication
  12. stop telling about your kids 4H projects and actually see some patients today.
  13. Clinical Decision Units

    we have a 4:1 ratio, and the stays are limited to 23 hrs. Our CDU RNs float to the ER but rarely do the ER RNS float to the CDU
  14. 13 things a nurse won't tell you

    No, you can't get the diluadid IV in the port at your hand. I will give it way up here at the top of your IV tubing. and I wont push it any faster and I dont care if "all the other nurses do it" because I know the other nurses and they dont do it eit...
  15. How far do you work from home?

    1 hr 15 min too far-- but I love the hospital and I wanted fulltime ER-- and I wasn't finding any opening locally
  16. I have a family friend who is a doctor. She told me that most intelligent people could become an MD. But most people could not or would not do it the time constraints of medical school. The staggering amount of information they must learn in the fi...
  17. Burn center (husband is a fireman, hits too close to home psych L&D
  18. Columbus Job Market?

    I would recommend you work in the hospital NOW and make contacts, otherwise it will be tough to find what you want.
  19. Ohio board of nursing should be ashamed

    But what the the odds you wont get approved? As long asyour record is clean and you graduate from an accreditated program it should not be an issue.
  20. online RN to BSN - any opinions?

    I have heard good things about the Ashland program, but pricey
  21. Pearsonvue Trick Is this TRUE? Does it work every time?

    worked for 3 of us this week from my school
  22. Pearsonvue Trick Is this TRUE? Does it work every time?

    fingers crossed I hope this trick works
  23. Ohio board of nursing should be ashamed

    I heard that some days they manage to get 50 new applications in the system, some days 150.
  24. Ohio board of nursing should be ashamed

    were you calling the main number or the license number? I cant get through at all
  25. Ohio board of nursing should be ashamed

    crap.