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    Road Trip Essentials

    OhioCCRN posted a topic in Critical Care

    I am curious about what other Critical care nurses deem essential to take when travelling with a patient to a procedure (besides the emergency med box) my personal list: - stick of neo (to ward off...
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    Road Trip Essentials

    OhioCCRN replied to OhioCCRN's topic in Critical Care

    I've had to push atropine and epi w/o a physician order in radiology because the radiology doc had no idea what was going on ( he was very focused on emboli zing the massive bleed) In my facility :...
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    New Nurse ... not distinguishing myself as brilliant

    OhioCCRN replied to SilverSister's topic in General Nursing

    It will get better I promise. New grad orientation is intense . You will find your
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    Report: Where do you work and what do you want to know

    OhioCCRN replied to Oh'Ello's topic in General Nursing

    Surgical Intensive care unit 1: why are they coming to me? (Post op v/s medical emergency on the floor) 2: brief (pertinent) history 3: IV access ( or lack thereof) 4: what's you're
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    Did Grey's Anatomy Get It Right With The Superhero Pose?

    OhioCCRN replied to Michael M. Heuninckx's topic in General Nursing

    umm... are you joking or being
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    Happy July, Fellow Nurses

    OhioCCRN replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    Alas ... Had that experience last night @ work. Resident saw me stringing up some Levo ( maps of 48) and was all " we don't need that... It's overkill " Nope. My patient is not going to code because...
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    Reasons patients turn on their call light

    OhioCCRN replied to diamondp17's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    1: can you straighten the straw in my cup (no) 2: can you scratch my ear (no) 3: can you move my O2 tubing so I can blow my nose (no) 4: can you move my leg (no) No..no..no.. Because you can do all...
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    IV push failure - how I am failing

    OhioCCRN replied to Brandazzle1's topic in Patient Medications

    Methinks you are trying to blow this out of proportion. I stated my point. It is excellent practice where I work ( top 5 U.S. hospital) so I will hardly stoop to defend my practice to an anonymous...
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    IV push failure - how I am failing

    OhioCCRN replied to Brandazzle1's topic in Patient Medications

    I think my point is pretty obvious... Heparin is a continuous gtt If you need to keep interrupting it for other medications, it is time to start another
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    IV push failure - how I am failing

    OhioCCRN replied to Brandazzle1's topic in Patient Medications

    If I'm giving s heparin gtt i will ALWAYS have another IV in place. Patients have abx and maintenance fluid and usually need more than one IV access. In my opinion it is the failure of your preceptor...
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    Meds and a G-T patient

    OhioCCRN replied to buggybum96's topic in Patient Medications

    *reality* crush everything / dissolve in water/ pour down the tube with a healthy
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    ICU Charge nurse Vs. ICU floor nurse to become CRNA

    OhioCCRN replied to ICUCharger's topic in Critical Care

    Charge nurse in an ICU is not about ' previous leadership' ICU nurses are extremely independent in their practice and do not necessarily need ' a leader' they need a resource: which you are not at...
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    69 Medications Every New ER Nurse Must Master!

    OhioCCRN replied to Michael M. Heuninckx's topic in Emergency

    Thank you for compiling this list! I love posts like this on the
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    Fentanyl

    OhioCCRN replied to NurseMann's topic in General Nursing

    Because you have to rotate the site (Q3 days in my facility) I place them on the same extremity/ side and so that is it easier to
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    Indications for IV fluids.

    OhioCCRN replied to Khaan's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    Fluids and electrolytes made incredibly easy is s good place to
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    ICU RNs floated to floors?

    OhioCCRN replied to jamisaurus's topic in Critical Care

    I agree completely with this statement. I used to think ICU nurses did nothing when I was in medsurg but after I transferred I realized how truly overwhelming the job can be. Don't get me wrong I love...
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    Staying comfortable vs. hastening death

    OhioCCRN replied to RNMarykay's topic in General Nursing

    It is EXCELLENT care to give them Ativan. There's nothing worse than an actively dying patient whose family says no drugs and they pass on a haze of excruciating pain/ anxiety/ maximum secretions- all...
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    Tuition Reimbursement in limbo

    OhioCCRN replied to Nurse_Ratched's topic in General Nursing

    Our policy states btw 1-2 pay cycles so you better believe I'm on the phone with the department after the first pay cycle! This is a benefit of your hard work for the organization get you money...
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    1 Hour and 25min drive to school to become an RN? It's it really worth it!

    OhioCCRN replied to MARI3LA's topic in General Students

    I took 3 buses and a train to make it to clinicals. Stop being
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    ICU RNs floated to floors?

    OhioCCRN replied to jamisaurus's topic in Critical Care

    I'd hate it. I love my vented sedated people and the floor brings back bad
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    higher standard

    OhioCCRN replied to pill149's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I agree that sometimes we are held to a different standard. I take it as a challenge and I feel that it makes me a better clinician because I am always on my
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    Stethoscope Bling?

    OhioCCRN replied to chorses4evr's topic in General Students

    I think there's more you need to be worrying about than a charm on your stethoscope
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    CCRN "Cram Cram Repetition Nail it"

    OhioCCRN replied to bloatedputti's topic in Critical Care

    I plan on taking it in August so
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    Cleaning up lines

    OhioCCRN replied to nursingjudgment's topic in Critical Care

    Great question!! I agree with the manifold: it is literally the best thing
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    Second career nurses: what if you ended up not liking nursing?

    OhioCCRN replied to Infofreak411's topic in General Nursing

    OP do you realize how immature you sound? I do not mean to be rude but I'm reading your replies and you sound so needy and immature.... Listen.... None of us are going to pay your tuition. If you are...