loulou10484

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  1. Can a short person be a nurse?

    my study buddy through nursing school was 4'8'' and she did just fine, I also work with a nurse who is around that height also, she does fine, she makes adjustments to what she needs to do and if she needs help she just asks.
  2. The Know-It-All nurse

    I worked with a nurse who ALMOST gave atropine instead of ativan, Scary! luckily her preceptor caught her before she gave it
  3. protonix via g-tube

    at my hospital we are not able to crush protonix, but there is a liquid form that we are given from pharmacy that can go down peg tubes, NGs, etc, its still protonix as opposed to prevacid, etc what they do it i don't know
  4. Pay rates...RN to BSN

    Some hospitals do some hospitals don't. The corporation I'm with (ohio health) does not. I do feel that specialty areas, or more education should be rewarded with pay, but alas it is not so.
  5. Favorite food in Ohio

    Jac and Do's pizza and deitches ice cream (i know thats spelled wrong) in findlay ohio. I am now in central ohio and every time I visit my parents i have to go to those two place. yum
  6. I'm a student with a question :)

    I believe what happens is immediately the BP would raise, the increase would increase the output (cardiac output = stroke volume x heart rate) but eventually the body 'tires out' and there will be a resulting drop in blood pressure again, the heart r...
  7. How can I be a good preceptor??

    this is coming from a new grad experience. I had a preceptor who was really good at asking questions and tying things together. I would understand the "book answer" and be able to spout off answers to questions, but i would sometimes have a hard time...
  8. Any one from Howland, Ohio??

    same here NW ohio to central
  9. need info

    if you are a new grad try to find a hospital with an internship type program. I just recently graduated and went into a program my hospital calls the "critical care fellowship" where I get extra classes and 'clinical' time for six months. I am getti...
  10. Anyone live in Toledo?

    My sister is a PT at toledo hospital and I know when I was looking for a job recently here after graduating she said that the nurses on the unit she works on primarily (transitional care unit) were at that time required to work either one day of over...
  11. Does anyone know of any good nursing schools in Dayton

    I just recently graduated from WSU. I personally loved it there, they don't have waiting lists, my class had a 95% or so pass rate (2 out of 67 didn't pass). any questions about the program feel free to ask.
  12. Nursing Assistant positions in Dayton

    i worked my way through school at bethany. For the most part I really liked it there. I only worked prn during the school year and then picked up full time hours during my breaks, but I did like it. They were short CNAs when I left so sometimes it wa...
  13. Anyone live in Toledo?

    perrysburg area is a nice place to live, not far from toledo hospital, not sure about the others
  14. OSU Nurse Internship Program

    I had applied with them and I had a horrendous time getting them to call me back, it took them about a month to call me back (even after I had called them checking on my application), when they called me back they couldn't schedule my interview for a...