Buckeye.nurse

Buckeye.nurse

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  1. Hating Nursing Currently

    Buckeye.nurse replied to vanaly's topic in General Nursing

    There has been some great advice given so far! I just have a few 2 cents to add. DO learn who you can ask for advice/support (besides your co-workers). A few resources which come to mind are...

  2. Lawsuit.. Discovery phase.

    Buckeye.nurse replied to Yoga nurse's topic in General Nursing

    I was a barely 18 year old nursing assistant, working in a LTC, when I witnessed a patient fall. I had just finished morning care on one of my residents, gotten them up to the wheelchair, and opened...

  3. Survey Monkey Employer Surveys.

    Buckeye.nurse replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    How about F) My opinion quotient has already been reached today, and I'm mindlessly clicking options on this survey while I dream about which beverage I'll be consuming when I get home from

  4. Our healthcare system causes stress for stressed out people

    Buckeye.nurse replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    I read an article about healthcare spending a few weeks ago that a friend linked. For pretty much every other service we pay for, we go to a provider--car mechanic, baker, florist, chimney sweep,...

  5. Acute in patient psych gowns vs street clothes

    Buckeye.nurse replied to sister zyprexa's topic in Psychiatric

    I've never worked inpatient psych, but I've worked on med-surg units where psych patients are awaiting an inpatient bed at at treatment facility. Since they don't generally have all the...

  6. Hospitals that offer tuition reimbursement and the best way to implement it

    Buckeye.nurse replied to NightNurse714's topic in General Nursing

    Try to find a university with a medical center attached to it. For many, you are also considered *university faculty/staff*, and not just a hospital employee. As such, you are entitled to all the...

  7. CPR question

    Buckeye.nurse replied to bryn25's topic in General Nursing

    Per AHA BLS, we teach to give 30 compressions and then 2 breaths until a patient is intubated...then compress at a rate of 100-120 compressions/minute independent of breaths. With that being said, I...

  8. Benefits over passion?

    Buckeye.nurse replied to KJCnango's topic in General Nursing

    I had a similar difficult choice about 7 years ago when I had to decide between my then employer (so-so benefits), and a potential job with fantastic benefits. I LOVED my pediatric position. We...

  9. Patient care tech's install IV?

    Buckeye.nurse replied to Highmaintenancebaby's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Thank you for pointing that out Kooky. I was thinking with my hospital nurse brain.

  10. Do RN led Rapid Response Teams Have Too Autonomy?

    Buckeye.nurse replied to Sweets's topic in General Nursing

    I also work in a large teaching hospital. Our rapid response nurses are called the STAT team. They respond to ERTs, codes, stroke alerts/codes, and visitor emergencies. They also round on patients...

  11. Nursing nightmares.

    Buckeye.nurse replied to Been there,done that's topic in General Nursing

    The transition from pediatric to adult nursing took some adjustment for me. I miss my kiddos at times, and I guess that's reflected in my dreams. It doesn't happen often anymore, but I would dream...

  12. Patient care tech's install IV?

    Buckeye.nurse replied to Highmaintenancebaby's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    When I worked in NC, a trained tech could remove IVs (but RNs placed them). At my current employer in Ohio, techs are allowed to perform phlebotomy, but can't touch IVs. I'm unsure of the rules in...

  13. Nursing and overtime?

    Buckeye.nurse replied to fishguy909's topic in General Nursing

    OT is great as a supplement to a budget (I work OT to save for vacations and home renovations mostly). I'll agree with previous posters who stated that counting on OT money to make budget ends meet...

  14. Favorite scrubs??

    Buckeye.nurse replied to Alexx_xox's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    OMG Davey! Your last picture made me snort my coffee. I have a male co-worker who rocks a similar look...except he uses a fanny pack. Good times!! To answer the question though--I look for tagless...

  15. How did you get the big pay raise?

    Buckeye.nurse replied to Nurse3242's topic in General Nursing

    Ideally, job hop to a hospital that offers incentives for self development while you are at it :) For instance, my current employer offers pay incentives for BSN (1.8% raise over ADN/diploma),...

  16. Sign off/low census policy???? Is this an issue????????

    Buckeye.nurse replied to ronurse99's topic in General Nursing

    We have a mixture of 8 and 12 hour shifts on my unit. It is very, very rare (only once or twice a year) that someone gets a low census day outside major holidays. We would first float someone to...

  17. HELP Orientation On The Job. Feedback On Your Experience

    Buckeye.nurse replied to Jollynursy's topic in General Nursing

    I haven't seen universal shadowing for new hires on the floors I've worked on, but I do see universal orientation. When you say you have 6 weeks of "mentorship", does that mean there is a preceptor...

  18. What kind of nurse are you?

    Buckeye.nurse replied to Atelophobia's topic in General Nursing

    I began my nursing career as a new grad on a post-op general surgery unit. It was fast paced and I learned a LOT. I did like the fact that many surgical problems felt "fixable"...at least much more...

  19. Share Your Favorite Motivational Quote - WIN $250! Nurses Week Contest 2018

    Buckeye.nurse replied to Brian S.'s topic in General Nursing

    Here are a few serious motivational quotes that I love-- "If I cannot do great things, I can do small things in a great way." ~~Martin Luther King Jr. "They may forget your name but they will never...

  20. Crap! Am I a crusty old bat nurse?? Carrying pens...

    Buckeye.nurse replied to klone's topic in General Nursing

    I don't see myself giving up pens anytime soon....and I even print out the generated report sheet from our computer charting system instead of a paper brain sheet! However, with that being said,...

  21. Pump recommendations

    Buckeye.nurse replied to rnjones2011's topic in General Nursing

    I want to say Hospira was the brand my previous employer used. It was a cartridge pump. I liked it for pediatric patients because you could attach a syringe as a secondary (for antibiotics) and run...

  22. New Grad in Onco/Heme/BMT Unit.

    Buckeye.nurse replied to kmichellex's topic in Oncology

    I work on a hematology-oncology floor--also at a large, teaching, magnet hospital. On my unit we treat leukemia, lymphoma, and multiple myloma patients. We also re-admit BMT patients who return with...

  23. Do nurses get away with nurse brutality

    Buckeye.nurse replied to DesiDani's topic in General Nursing

    Muno, your comments reminded me of a video by ZdoggMD "Ain't the Way to Die". Most of his stuff is sarcastic/funny, but this video made me cry. I wish family members watched it prior to visiting....

  24. Sepsis protocols causing a future superbug??

    Buckeye.nurse replied to Alexx_xox's topic in General Nursing

    Our Sepsis Protocol is completely run by our STAT nurses. Bedside nurses don't see the popups, or interact with the warnings in our EHR. If the STAT nurses are concerned about potential sepsis they...

  25. Patients Say the Darnedest Things - WIN $250! Nurses Week Contest 2018

    Buckeye.nurse replied to Brian S.'s topic in General Nursing

    I cared for a confused patient several years ago. About 6 hours into my shift I entered their room to check on them. The patient said "Is this our base of operations all day, or are we going to your...