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  1. Ethical Dilemma

    Passion8RN replied to lilfayfay's topic in General Students

    I would have given you a failing grade as well. This scenario has very little to do with ethics. Good luck the next time

  2. PCU vs. Medsurg

    Passion8RN replied to Lhorn808's topic in General Specialties

    I personally have several years PCU experience. Our PCU is considered a critical care area requiring ACLS and (in my hospital) to be a part of the code team when you are Charge RN. PCU will definitely...

  3. Help! I don't want to get burned out! Thinking of switching my specialty

    Passion8RN replied to turntport's topic in General Specialties

    I've been a nurse for a total of 13.5 years between LPN and RN. I have come to accept (after a long time) that there are going to be patients that just don't want to change, no matter how much...

  4. What is harder- nursing school or first year working?

    Passion8RN replied to BookishBelle's topic in General Nursing

    Nurse Maru, BSN, RNI will say being a good nurse is a learning process. Healthcare is forever changing a being a nurse affords us the opportunity to continue learning everyday. So, as nurses, yes we...

  5. What is harder- nursing school or first year working?

    Passion8RN replied to BookishBelle's topic in General Nursing

    CanadianAbroad I get kinda where you're coming from, but I wouldn't consider being a nursing student working for free. You don't have the same responsibility and repercussions if you make a mistake as...

  6. Could the reason I got fired from my last job affect becoming a nurse

    Passion8RN replied to Allie94's topic in Nursing Career

    You were young and immature. What have you learned from this incident? Would you ever do it again? I would not share that I was caught having sex and was fired for it to a future employee. I just left...

  7. Future Nurse With a Neurological Disorder?

    Passion8RN replied to pavlovnurse's topic in General Nursing

    At the end of the day, we are all human. We have issues just like our patients. As long as your seizures are controlled, I would encourage you to pursue your career goals. I work in a neuro infusion...

  8. Anyone work for Coram as IV per diem nurse?

    Passion8RN replied to RNfromSA's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    Run!!

  9. Staffing Question for Small Home Infusion Nursing Agencies

    Passion8RN replied to thrboymom's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    Hello :) This is the reason I am leaving my current agency and going to an outpatient infusion suite (Unable to get another RN position approved and having such a HORRIBLE branch manager that does...

  10. Resigned During Orientation - Advice Needed

    Passion8RN replied to Bonnie007's topic in Critical Care

    It sounds like you had a very rough way to go from the beginning, but I do agree that you should be taking more responsibility on letting a Levophed drip run dry. You have to be able to prioritize,...

  11. Wound Vac Scope of Practice

    Passion8RN posted a topic in Home Health

    I have a patient that has private paid home health aides. He has multiple wounds and we have trained them to provide the wound care. They were doing a great job, but now his podiatrist applied a wound...

  12. Wound Vac Scope of Practice

    Passion8RN replied to Passion8RN's topic in Home Health

    Thank you all for your responses. We will be discharging this patient and referring to another hha because this case has too much liability risk and poor caregiver/ family adherence to

  13. Wound Vac Scope of Practice

    Passion8RN replied to Passion8RN's topic in Home Health

    My thoughts exactly. I didn't quite understand how a chha can do this when changing the drsg calls for an "assessment" and there is more risk involved with wound vac therapy. Also, I didn't mention...

  14. Wound Vac Scope of Practice

    Passion8RN replied to Passion8RN's topic in Home Health

    I did find this link that somewhat clarified my question...

  15. I think this might be illegal!

    Passion8RN replied to Oasis help's topic in Home Health

    It is standard for hha's to change oasis data collection if it is inconsistent. Especially with the functional aspect because this is where it confirms their homebound status and brings in...

  16. Working too close to home I think!

    Passion8RN replied to KittyLovinRN's topic in Home Health

    Conflict of interest. I would ask that someone else be assigned to this

  17. Sent patient to ER during admission

    Passion8RN replied to Holisticlifern's topic in Home Health

    You responded excellently! You used your assessment skills and made an excellent judgement. Having worked in both ER and home health. It's always best to err on the side of caution with any...

  18. 4600 Starting 3/26

    Passion8RN replied to woodsyny's topic in Ohio University

    I'm in and already thoroughly confused about the topic/problem to select. I have some ideas but can't seem to figure out how to develop

  19. PRN requirements at Cleveland Clinic

    Passion8RN replied to geminiBSN75's topic in Ohio Nursing

    I work PRN for CCF. No weekend requirement, just holiday, one summer and one winter. PRN are required to work 24 hrs in a six week period. I break mine up into 4 hr shifts and 8 hr shifts. Most PRN...

  20. Moving to Cleveland..Akron Area this summer

    Passion8RN replied to Darwinfish4's topic in Ohio Nursing

    Cleveland Clinic has a better tuition reimbursement than UH. I'm not sure about Metro. Moving from upstate NY you are probably going to be making less here in OH. RN's at both Cleveland Clinic and UH...

  21. 4600 Role call

    Passion8RN replied to funfunfun550's topic in Ohio University

    I start that class March 24. Can you PM me the TA so I can avoid her. I am so trying to be finished already!! Good luck with getting things resolved and kudos to you for going to the professor and the...

  22. can per diem RN turn into full time work?

    Passion8RN replied to arose26's topic in Home Health

    Yes. When I did home health in the past I started out as Per diem. Both agencies I worked for offered me full-time salaried pay within 6 months of hire. They were very impressed with my follow through...

  23. Which is best 3p-3a or 7p-7a

    Passion8RN replied to Nursingluv101's topic in Emergency

    I like 3p-3a because you can get better sleep. It is a much busier shift than 7p-7a though. I like busy though. I'm moving to

  24. Considering ER but not good at starting IV's

    Passion8RN replied to srleslie's topic in Emergency

    You will become good at them. I would feel on my own veins to get a good feel of what I was looking for before I became an ER nurse. Learn the anatomy of veins. ER nurses usually become experts at...