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  1. OHIO Nurses what part of Ohio are you from and what kind of nurse are you/will you be

    blueheaven replied to GrnHonu99's topic in Ohio Nursing

    Hi Chel! I was "borned" and raised in Lawrence Co. Lived in the area all my life until 2.5 years ago. You would know where Chesapeake is then....LOL. I worked at River Valley Health System for 14...

  2. Doctors going over your head?

    blueheaven replied to perfectbluebuildings's topic in General Nursing

    Lots of good ideas here, bottom line is...you are there for the patient! Sounds like you did what you should have. Don't second guess yourself. If it is only one doctor that you are having the...

  3. Did you lose weight?

    blueheaven replied to H2O Sprite's topic in General Nursing

    When I first started working, my weight stayed pretty consistant (worked all 3 shifts!) Seems like when I became unhappy with my work situation, I started stress eating and gained a bunch! Currently...

  4. OHIO Nurses what part of Ohio are you from and what kind of nurse are you/will you be

    blueheaven replied to GrnHonu99's topic in Ohio Nursing

    That is good to know, at some point (maybe in the not too distant future) we may move to that area of Ohio. Good to know that Kent has a good program. My husband is a Kent State Alum too

  5. OHIO Nurses what part of Ohio are you from and what kind of nurse are you/will you be

    blueheaven replied to GrnHonu99's topic in Ohio Nursing

    I was born and raised in Lawrence County, Ohio . Extreme Southern part of the state. (no one would know the names to the little towns there!!). Currently live in Baltimore, Md. Nurse for a...

  6. Roll Call for all Military and VA Nurses and those considering the Service

    blueheaven replied to RNPATL's topic in Government, Military

    hi fellow va nurse! that is one reason that so many nurses do not consider va! it takes soooo long to go through the hiring process...and most nurses want and need to work asap! we also like...

  7. Any bedside nurses making over 100K ?

    blueheaven replied to EveMJRN's topic in General Nursing

    Many nurses that I work with make over 100K a year, some work overtime in our hospital, others work part-time at another facility, and still others do agency work, depends on the area of the US you...

  8. Andrea Yates R.N.

    blueheaven replied to SkateBetty's topic in General Nursing

    I can remember a particular doctor's wife who went psychotic when she got pregnant. Needless to say, after the baby was born, she had a tubal ligation for her own and any potential future offspring's...

  9. Family: The Monitor Monsters

    blueheaven replied to Nurse-o-Matic's topic in MICU, SICU

    This one happened just today! The worst part of it is, it wasn't the patient's family...it was the patient! AAARRRRRGGGGGHHHHHH! Mr. D. is 57 yrs old with basically end stage COPD...off and on the...

  10. Family: The Monitor Monsters

    blueheaven replied to Nurse-o-Matic's topic in MICU, SICU

    And look out for the icu-nurse visitor...sheesh. With some of them it's simply a matter of talking shop...but others need locked out of the freakin hospital. As an ICU nurse, I do try to explain to...

  11. Military/VA RN's - Please post experiences for Students

    blueheaven replied to RNPATL's topic in Government, Military

    You can go to vacareers.com and look at individual states or VISNs (groups of states). When you find a hospital in the area that you want, go to the individual website and check under employment...

  12. As a patient, do you disclose your qualifications?

    blueheaven replied to lisalau's topic in General Nursing

    Personally, I don't announce that I am nurse. However, there have been two incidents with my mother where I let people know what I do for a living. First one was when my mother was admitted for...

  13. Near miss, should I be blamed?

    blueheaven replied to Tony35NYC's topic in General Nursing

    Marla had given you some outstanding advice! Cover your a##!!!!!!! Sounds like you may need to go job hunting. Where was your nurse manager in all this mess? Sounds like she certainly wasn't...

  14. Anyone finish shift and not return to job?

    blueheaven replied to StatRNNJ97's topic in General Nursing

    I worked at a psych hospital for a while and they kept floating me to the pediatric and adolescent units after I had specified that I DID NOT want to work in those areas. They would lie about the...

  15. Roll Call for all Military and VA Nurses and those considering the Service

    blueheaven replied to RNPATL's topic in Government, Military

    The benefits in the VA System outweigh any pay difference you may have. Also it depends on where the VA hospital is located. I received a pay increase (called locality pay) when I moved from to WV...

  16. Were you scared of needles or blood?

    blueheaven replied to justrose79's topic in First Year After Licensure

    you can do it! my mom (who is a nurse too) could not believe when i decided to go to nursing school. reason why? everytime someone in my family got sick or hurt, i sould get scared and run the...

  17. ICU nurse to OB/GYN nursing???

    blueheaven replied to Krista77's topic in Ob/Gyn

    i have worked for a long time in cc and have been thinking about a change also. unfortunately it would require me to change hospitals and start all over again (seniority etc) my pts. daughter told me...

  18. critical situation

    blueheaven replied to diabo's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    Good for you!! I just love it when things work like they should and we get a good outcome!! (such a boost for all the other times when things don't work out quite as well)

  19. Severe Concerns..or over reacting?

    blueheaven replied to blueapples's topic in General Nursing

    Follow the advice of all the previous postings!!!!! Get OUT!! Report your concerns to the appropriate authorities in your state!! I feel really bad for the residents! I have worked in a couple of...

  20. Anyone have problems with Doctors who sleep at work

    blueheaven replied to JessicRN's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Jessic, I worked for quite awhile in a hospital that allowed ER docs to sleep if the ER was quiet. All of the nurses of course triaged the patient and ordered labs, xrays etc (under the docs...

  21. An ICU nurse manager told my wife that her Med/surg experience was hurting her!?

    blueheaven replied to Roland's topic in MICU, SICU

    AMEN RN34!!!! The ICU nurses I work with WHINE when they get floated to the floor and have 4 patients. I just shake my head and wonder, how would they have survived on the tele unit I used to work...

  22. report from the ER

    blueheaven replied to gizelda196's topic in MICU, SICU

    We get a verbal report from ER and if anything changed, the nurse gives an update at the

  23. LPN's Role in the ICU?

    blueheaven replied to Nurse-o-Matic's topic in MICU, SICU

    Geeze!!! One LVN stated that she got OJT. If many of you out there are honest, I'm sure that is part of the way you obtained your ICU skills also. When I was a brand new nurse, if it wasn't for...

  24. What punishment should this nurse get?

    blueheaven replied to Daytonite's topic in General Nursing

    i cannot believe some of the things i have been reading here!!! bon???puleeze! i could see a 3 day layoff or something of that nature but to fire her and report her to the board. i say shame on her...

  25. Know hospitals that pay for school?

    blueheaven replied to jab3da's topic in General Nursing

    Veteran's Administration Hospitals (all of them) have plans that will pay for you to go to school if you agree to work in the system afterwards. You have to be employed for 1 year in the system...