mcmike55

mcmike55

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  1. you might be from ohio if:

    mcmike55 replied to mcmike55's topic in Ohio Nursing

    ERNOH.... I hear you,,I would suggest the word to sound more like CRIK, for that small stream that runs behind the house. Since we're on the subject,,,,what's on top of your house?? A ROOF or a RUFF....

  2. you might be from ohio if:

    mcmike55 replied to mcmike55's topic in Ohio Nursing

    Abby.....Just wanted to say Hi.. .couldn't believe it when you said you were from Caldwell!!! I'm from Cambridge, just up I-77 from Redskin/Zep country. Good luck graduating,,,,if you return,...

  3. OR Nursing, family life and limits?

    mcmike55 replied to rbs105's topic in Operating Room

  4. OR Nursing, family life and limits?

    mcmike55 replied to rbs105's topic in Operating Room

    OK, I feel that I would like to add my two cents worth on this issue....again. The basic question, I think, is, should/could a new grad go right into the OR. My answer is sure....they could....but I'm...

  5. Summer in Ohio

    mcmike55 posted a topic in Ohio Nursing

    Well gang, here we are, 4th of July weekend, sort of the high point of the summer season!! Hard to believe, huh??!!! Anyway, my question, what is your favorite summer memory/place here in the good...

  6. ortho post op pain control

    mcmike55 replied to nurse96's topic in Orthopedic

    I remember On Q. We used them a lot for a while. The doc used them on shoulders a lot. Seemed to work fine. It was a bit of a pain filling up the ball with Sensorcaine. We have been using a pain...

  7. Total Knee Surgery

    mcmike55 replied to lifesaverwv's topic in Orthopedic

    lifer, you listen to sunny, rehab is critical! I'm a OR nurse, so I really only see the surgical side. A couple of suggestions, talk to the anes. guys, and see what they can do for you. Like your...

  8. You Know You Live in California When ...

    mcmike55 replied to Sheri257's topic in California Nursing

    :chuckle Good thread!!! I love the items in this list. My cousin lives in Huntington Beach, totally loves California. This from a girl that grew up in rural Pa. The only thing we knew about ground...

  9. I have blood in my urine

    mcmike55 replied to RN2Bn2006's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    I agree with MM81. Don't freak until you have much more info. I swear, nurses are some of the worst pt's!!! :chuckle Rn2B, I assume that you are female. That in itself is one consideration....

  10. Ab or vag prep first?

    mcmike55 replied to IVyPush-her's topic in Operating Room

    I have also always lived with "clean to dirty" for the last 25 years that I've been in the OR. (long shift ! ) :chuckle But seriously folks.........if you live by the clean to dirty saying, it...

  11. national medical reserve corps

    mcmike55 replied to blufoxtrot's topic in General Nursing

    I live in rural EastCentral/SouthEastern Ohio. I'm not officially sure, but I believe we would be a soft target. Frankly not a lot here to really worry about, but I guess you never know. Nearby is...

  12. Are Use Of Screws Used In Thr

    mcmike55 replied to bahackett's topic in Orthopedic

    I work in a small rural hosptial, but, over the years, I've done and seen a number of total hips. Different systems, Zimmer, Depuy, etc have their own strengths and weaknesses. Also, as with any...

  13. Incident Reports

    mcmike55 replied to lewwilann's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I agree totally with CCM. No way should you ever chart "incident report filed". Pt records can be obtained by lawyers, internal records such as incident reports cannot, to the best of my knowledge....

  14. national medical reserve corps

    mcmike55 replied to blufoxtrot's topic in General Nursing

    I Southeast Ohio, I recently joined up with an Ohio Valley Medical Corp. Right now, they tell me it's mostly in an organizational stage, kind of on paper only. They said that if a disaster took place...

  15. you might be from ohio if:

    mcmike55 replied to mcmike55's topic in Ohio Nursing

    ERNURSEOH I know what you mean. The way someone says a word is almost as much fun to hear, sort of, as the actual word itself. A small stream is a creek, but sounds like CRICK, or CREK. A local...

  16. Sick leave and on call

    mcmike55 replied to dolphinRN's topic in Operating Room

    We are a small OR, 6, now 7, RN's and 6 techs for OR call. Our basic, un written rule...A) don't call in sick on your call nights. B) too sick to work your shift, you're too sick for call that night...

  17. Local Anesthesia Policy

    mcmike55 replied to oreducator's topic in Operating Room

    Our local anes. policy sounds a lot like the one's you all have in place. Our policy states that there be a RN monitoring the pt, and that's all. That means a RN circulator and scrub tech too in the...

  18. Why on earth does no one make eye contact?

    mcmike55 replied to z's playa's topic in General Nursing

    A real interesting thread....and frankly I'm feeling a little better now! I've noticed over the last year or so, that I don't make eye contact like I used to or want to. I am very big on non verbal's,...

  19. What are the pros of getting your BSN?

    mcmike55 replied to browsing's topic in General Students

    As a ADN and BSN, I agree with Tweety (don't we all :chuckle ) and others when they say the BSN degree gives you, if nothing else, options. I graduated with an Associate Degree in 1977, (gasp!). At...

  20. Numbing IV sites

    mcmike55 posted a topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    We have had some....discussions...with different depts in our hospital on how, or even to, numb the skin before starting a peripheral IV. We use some bacteriostatic NS with an insulin needle to make a...

  21. Case Scheduling

    mcmike55 replied to shodobe's topic in Operating Room

    It amazes me how similar our concerns are, big hospital, or not....USA or not! I work in a small rural Ohio hospital. We run 3 OR'S during the week. Call is 3:30pm till 7am Mon-Fri, then emergency...

  22. Scrub clothes vending machines

    mcmike55 replied to R.T.'s topic in Operating Room

    We have sort of a locker system for our scrubs. We are a small hospital, 6 OR's, usually only running 3 at a time. We get our scrubs from a linen company from the town about 30 miles away. Each doc...

  23. Site marking

    mcmike55 replied to sharann's topic in Operating Room

    Where I work, the nurse responsible for getting the pt ready, In Pt or Ambulatory Surgery, makes sure the site is marked. If the pt is able, they acutally do the marking, using their initials, at, or...

  24. LPN in charge of OR??

    mcmike55 replied to kajama's topic in Operating Room

    Kajama I'm not sure how the governing body for OB differs from OR, but I can't believe for an instant this is right!!! In Ohio, there has to be a RN in the circulation position for each and every...

  25. baths?

    mcmike55 replied to roxburin's topic in Men in Nursing

    Rox: Speaking as an OR, part time ER RN, poo happens, barf happens, baths happen there too! As others have said, not full baths, but, hey. It seems to me that you are really getting hung up on this...