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    My Reflections on Nursing

    OhioCCRN replied to sjalv's topic in General Nursing

    ... I give you 2 months on the floor as a RN to get jaded like the rest of us! the days of florence are over, the bottom line is
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    Family member Hell

    OhioCCRN posted a topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    ...ever had a family member that was a physician or nurse at the facility? Went through a week of hell w/ a family member monitoring progress through the EHR (Totally illegal) and calling about lab...
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    Please stop! Little things that are just bad practice.

    OhioCCRN replied to JBudd's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    re: the K+ comment in the ED, it is good practice, that if you are hanging K+ on a peripheral line, you hang it on its own pump and Y port it into carrier fluids (at least 30cc/hr, preferably...
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    Hourly rounding. Are you kidding me?

    OhioCCRN replied to dudette10's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I can totally relate on being on crunch time (med surg) and having the patient tell me their life story while taking forever to take medication... It is completely frustrating and definitely feels...
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    I Lost All Respect For A Colleague Today

    OhioCCRN replied to Ruby Vee's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I would be the person who read the parent post about the married MD and his pregnant wife.. so yes, "Heidi" and the MD should not be having sex.... and come to think of it, why am I even bothering to...
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    I Lost All Respect For A Colleague Today

    OhioCCRN replied to Ruby Vee's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    In my opinion, you are over reacting and entirely too emotionally involved in this thread
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    What's the Best IV Size and Site?

    OhioCCRN replied to Music in My Heart's topic in General Students

    I just had a moment! lol, I never thought about the baby and PRBC thing! My facility is all over the #20g business (back when i was in medsurg) but in our SICU, EVERYBODY gets lined (CVC) immediately...
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    I Lost All Respect For A Colleague Today

    OhioCCRN replied to Ruby Vee's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Why are people defending '' Heidi's" actions so fiercely? for goodness sake, do you work with Ruby? Do you personally know "Heidi" ? exactly! Quit raining on this post and acting like its not...
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    I. Just. Can't....

    OhioCCRN posted a topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    91yr old, end stage everything, family wants "everything" done despite multiple talks with MD's regarding what exactly is their expectation and how its not going to happen quite that way.. So when the...
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    Float Pool Vent

    OhioCCRN replied to Bezoars's topic in General Nursing

    How funny that you actually want the terrible assignments, I feel that since you are not on the floor that much and do not really know the dynamics of the floor too well, you should be content with an...
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    Discrimination Against ER Nurses?

    OhioCCRN replied to DaveBSN's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Im really not trying to be rude to the OP, but this has to be said! Please stop overreacting! Life is not full of rainbows and you are not going to get what you want every time. Why are you fishing...
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    Are We Truly That Gullible?

    OhioCCRN replied to Teacher Sue's topic in General Nursing

    I love that site, also i admit the best part of it is the outraged comments from people who never take a moment to see the huge banner that says satire.... or maybe people just do not understand the...
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    NG tube feeding/giving meds

    OhioCCRN replied to gingerstarRN's topic in General Nursing

    In my practice, we often use Corpaks (placed post-pyloric of course) and those are super easy to manipulate. Sometimes when the anatomy of the patient makes a corpak unfeasible or they need TF for 1-2...
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    More Examples of posting on Facebook and getting fired

    OhioCCRN replied to RNIBCLC's topic in General Nursing

    Hi there... yes you! the one who completely MISSED the point! There is a difference between having tatoo's/being an atheist and all those lovely examples you gave, and someone talking about a whole...
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    Ever have a patient complain about you?

    OhioCCRN replied to love lilacs's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I have had it happen and I am usually relieved because it means that I don't have to cater to their ridiculous
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    Diary of An ECMO Nurse

    OhioCCRN replied to nowplayingjc's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Thank you for what you do in running that crazy machine that keeps our patients
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    Is This Bullying?

    OhioCCRN replied to roser13's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Perfect post... and perfect use of emoticon!!!!!! omg! this conveyed it perfectly, I burst out
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    Do you chart lies?

    OhioCCRN replied to RNdynamic's topic in General Nursing

    #1 i LOVE the expression "cool your pearl clutching" I will use it in conversation at the earliest available opportunity. #2 If you have a pt self extubate, then you will understand the need for...
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    Why is Med-Surg so hated?

    OhioCCRN replied to Nola009's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I will speak for myself... Medsurg made me hate being a nurse.. I mean truly HATED being an RN. I think it was the combination of micromanaging by management, high acuity, high ratios, complete lack...
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    Non-Invasive Hemoglobin Monitor

    OhioCCRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    This is being trialled in our unit. Anyone have any experience with this? How accurate have you found the results... Personally I think it is highly unreliable...
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    Non-Invasive Hemoglobin Monitor

    OhioCCRN replied to OhioCCRN's topic in General Nursing

    Mossimo, i guess its still in the testing phase, I am in the
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    Career in the ICU

    OhioCCRN posted a topic in Critical Care

    Hi Nurses! I will be transitioning to the ICU (yay!!) and was wondering what advanced practice degrees/ certifications one can get while in the ICU. NOTE: Please please please do not say CRNA (i have...
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    Career in the ICU

    OhioCCRN replied to OhioCCRN's topic in Critical Care

    Update... Loving SICU! starting to study for the CCRN.. (NO TIME TO
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    Bullying - What is it?

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

    Then you are not as observant as you think you are. (OP).. MD's are the WORST! when it comes to talking down to each other...however, I have yet to hear them refer to it as bullying, it all comes with...
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    Harsh nurses

    OhioCCRN replied to binzy's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    .... i still think this is the same poster as the 28studentfail shenanigans! the style is too similar as the posts seek to get a