medicrnohio

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  1. Well color me embarrassed!!

    medicrnohio replied to sissiesmama's topic in General Nursing

    No need to be embarassed. You never know and it is best to keep your family

  2. Pocket PC, Palm, Blackberry, (which to purchase?)

    medicrnohio replied to ccuRNinTN's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I have an HP ipaq which is a stand alone PDA and a Samsung Omnia which is a pda phone. I like them both. I prefer the ipaq for reference use, because the screen is bigger and I can write/type things...

  3. The end of C-diff testing??

    medicrnohio replied to medpsychRN's topic in General Nursing

    You are not wrong about c-diff being highly contagious. Hands must be washed with soap and water before and after caring for c-diff patients. I can understand that the hospital doesn't want to be...

  4. My eyeballs are burning!!!

    medicrnohio replied to StephSmiles210's topic in General Nursing

    I experience the burning eyes at work and have experienced this at every one of my hospital jobs. Some days are better than others. Sometimes it does not hit me at work, but when I'm on my way home...

  5. Dropping out of 4th semester nursing

    medicrnohio replied to meghanlane's topic in General Nursing

    Give the Elavil a chance. My doc put me on Celexa for IBS and I feel so much better. I started feeling better within 2 weeks and rarely have that excrutiating pain anymore. It is my miracle drug...

  6. Holiday Staffing Crisis- Hospital Setting

    medicrnohio replied to WeekenderSims's topic in General Nursing

    I work the weekend program at my hospital and we are only required to work the holidays that fall on the weekends. I wouldn't agree to also work all of the holidays that fall during the week as part...

  7. latex allergy and nursing school

    medicrnohio replied to RDH1's topic in General Nursing

    Don't give up on becoming a nurse. The school and hospitals can accomodate this problem. I have a latex allergy and I wear vinyl or nitrile gloves at work. Unfortunately my hospital does still...

  8. what is your preferred shift?

    medicrnohio replied to ajaxgirl's topic in General Nursing

    Night

  9. Just graduated today!

    medicrnohio replied to krazykev's topic in General Nursing

    Congrats! Good luck on the boards and finding a

  10. is it bad if i dont go to the christmas party tonight?

    medicrnohio replied to missmiamoore's topic in General Nursing

    There is nothing wrong with not going to a work holiday party, no matter what the reason. I skipped out on ours last week and chose to work instead. It was $50+ per person to go and I didn't have...

  11. Anyone else studying for CCRN exam?

    medicrnohio replied to deeDawntee's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    I think I'm finally going to take the plunge and enter the world of those officially studying for the CCRN. I already have the Pass CCRN book and will try to get some of Laura Gasparis's DVDs when I...

  12. christmas card exchange 2008

    medicrnohio replied to rn-jane's topic in General Nursing

    I finally finished the monumental task of getting all of these cards together. It was so much fun. I just wish I would have thought to let the dogs lick the envelopes. :) Mine will be going out...

  13. Economy affects my MSN application

    medicrnohio replied to RN007's topic in Post Graduate Students

    I think everyone is feeling the effects of our current economic situation. At least you found out before you started. It would have been horrible to find out half way through. Good luck, I'm sure...

  14. Your patient fell? You need to be disciplined!

    medicrnohio replied to casperx875x's topic in General Nursing

    Nurses should not be blamed for falls. I'm sure most of us that have had a patient fault have felt bad enough about it, not need to reprimand and possibly fire us over it. I don't see a problem with...

  15. I'm a Registered Nurse

    medicrnohio replied to SuesquatchRN's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Congrats! What a wonderful thing to be thankful for this

  16. Highest CA 19-9 level?

    medicrnohio replied to NurseyPoo7's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not an oncology nurse, but occasionally I see oncology patients in my work. I once had a patient who had a level of 1.1 million that went up to 1.5 million within a week. The docs had never seen...

  17. ACNP Program Structure and Clinical Questions

    medicrnohio posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    This question is directed at those of you who are ACNP's. Where did you go to school? What did you like/not like about your program? How were clinicals arranged in your program? I am currently...

  18. ACNP online programs

    medicrnohio replied to dgclough's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Drexel University. You have to complete your clinicals in certain states

  19. Has anyone taken the ecco course from AACN?

    medicrnohio replied to Eirene's topic in General Nursing

    I have taken both ECCO and a live critical care class. The ECCO program was very informative, but as other have pointed out, it was also long and tedious. We worked on the program for weeks before...

  20. Universal Health Care and Wages

    medicrnohio replied to leeae85's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Just a thought here. Hospitals in the US provide billions of dollars of free care yearly. If each and every American were to have health insurance, then the care of each person would be paid for and...

  21. christmas card exchange 2008

    medicrnohio replied to rn-jane's topic in General Nursing

    I just signed up! I've been a member for a few years and this is the first time I ever noticed this xmas card exchange. How

  22. Low Census-Cancelled Shifts-Where Are You Located?

    medicrnohio replied to pagandeva2000's topic in General Nursing

    Pittsburgh,

  23. Our census is very low, canceled right and left

    medicrnohio replied to inthesouthrn's topic in General Nursing

    Our census has been pretty low lately too. I suspect things will pick up as the fall/winter illnesses and injuries start coming in. I know that many of the nurses on my unit are also running out of...

  24. To those of you with PhD's or working on them.

    medicrnohio posted a topic in Post Graduate Students

    I have a quick question for those of you working on PhD's in nursing or have completed PhD's in nursing. What did you get your master's degree in (ex. NP, nurse educator, etc)? Do you feel that your...

  25. Why (I'm told) I can't get job in OB

    medicrnohio replied to pbajil's topic in Ob/Gyn

    It is very possible that the OP is being turned down because she doesn't have OB experience and isn't a new grad. I had a similar experience when I first started looking for ICU jobs. I actually had...