Buckeye.nurse

Buckeye.nurse

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  1. Critical thinking development

    Buckeye.nurse replied to chipper_RN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Developing critical thinking is a life-long process. I've been a nurse since Dec., 2004, and I *still* learn new things every day. They don't call it practicing medicine for no reason! It may help...

  2. Nurse Nails

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

    Our policy is pretty much the same as what Rose Queen said. Very few of my co-workers wear nail polish, and if they do it's neutral colored. I gave up, because it's not worth the headache and...

  3. Code Green (mass casualty)

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

    "When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news, my mother would say to me, ‘Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping." ~~Quote from Mr. Rogers Thank you for...

  4. Where Should I Move?

    Buckeye.nurse replied to may1787's topic in General Nursing

    Here's a link to the best Children's hospitals--grrr, the link isn't working. Access Denied Can I just say that my state (Ohio), has FIVE hospitals in the top 50 NICUs in the country!! Obviously,...

  5. a little stupid incident with a patient ..

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

    Generally, people ask the ones they feel comfortable with for help first. Take it as a complement!

  6. Does Hepatitis C survive laundering?

    Buckeye.nurse replied to nursebuttercup18's topic in General Nursing

    Here is a link to the Hep C frequently asked questions page from the CDC. Hepatitis C FAQs for the Public | Division of Viral Hepatitis | CDC Please talk to your personal doctor about any other...

  7. Doppler during Code

    Buckeye.nurse replied to eastcoastrn586's topic in General Nursing

    Capnography sounds like such a great tool in a code. During my ACLS last year, our instructor said that they are starting to use capnography more, and it is a good indicator of when a compressor is...

  8. Funniest Nursing Situation

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

    Here's one that happened a few weeks ago. We had a patient on our floor who asked to be a No Release of Information due to "baby mama drama" (his exact words). Apparently, he was afraid that she...

  9. Oxygen order changes

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

    At my facility, we must have an order to initiate oxygen therapy (if it is an emergency, then obviously we would place the patient on 02 while paging the doctor). A typical order reads as such... 1)...

  10. Influenza vaccine

    Buckeye.nurse replied to Grobyc82's topic in Patient Education

    I just have an added note on the idea that the flu shot can "make you sick". It is indeed a recombent virus. We have additional education we give to our hem-onc population. I have given the vaccine...

  11. Obnoxious bed alarms and falls

    Buckeye.nurse replied to Grobyc82's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Our bed alarms are built into the actual bed. There are 3 different sensitivity settings. For the most part, they work great, but they are terrible at letting a patient sit on the side of the bed to...

  12. Ask Dr. Fever

    Buckeye.nurse replied to Davey Do's topic in Nursing Humor

    Dear Dr. Fever, In the last week in Ohio, it's been 28 degrees and snowing one day, and 71 degrees on another. Could you please tell me if Mother Nature has Alzheimer's? I'm very confused, and never...

  13. Doppler during Code

    Buckeye.nurse replied to eastcoastrn586's topic in General Nursing

    Use of a doppler is not mentioned in ACLS or BLS algorithms for what it's worth.... AHA teaches that if you cannot definitely *Palpate* a pulse within 10 seconds, start CPR. A carotid pulse weak...

  14. Nursing supervisors

    Buckeye.nurse replied to Grobyc82's topic in General Nursing

    The nursing supervisors at my facility are great. After hours, and on weekends (when managers are out of the building), they are next on the chain of command above the charge RN. As such, they are...

  15. Whats your favorite part of nursing?

    Buckeye.nurse replied to Grobyc82's topic in General Nursing

    This quote puts what I love about nursing into words better than I ever could. "As it turns out, I haven't saved the world. I've had a hand in saving some lives and have, I hope, made small...

  16. Thoughts on Covering Own Shift

    Buckeye.nurse replied to J.Adderton's topic in General Nursing

    I feel that this link is appropriate here. Nurses say strict attendance policies aren't just a problem at Northeast Ohio hospitals - News 5 Cleveland As others have said, ill call policies such as...

  17. Turn Q2 and patient refuses

    Buckeye.nurse replied to AnLe's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Everyone had great suggestions. I'm curious what the Braden score of the patient you mentioned is. If patients at my facility are at higher risk for skin breakdown (low mobility, poor nutrition,...

  18. Evidence Base Research Shows...

    Buckeye.nurse replied to hppygr8ful's topic in General Nursing

    I agree, and yes, this thread is 100% a joke. I work on a hematology-oncology floor, and the most current evidence is a *huge* part of what we do. Many of my patients are on clinical trials, including...

  19. Evidence Base Research Shows...

    Buckeye.nurse replied to hppygr8ful's topic in General Nursing

    Kitiger your posts are making me laugh so hard. I needed that after this shift.

  20. Rapid Response

    Buckeye.nurse replied to TinkerBellaRN's topic in General Specialties

    This sounds like the setup my hospital has as

  21. Punitive culture

    Buckeye.nurse replied to pink panther's topic in General Nursing

    There's merit to the arguments of both those telling you to leave, and the ones giving you advice to stay (DaveyDo). For what it's worth, here's my rather lengthy 2 cents. We nurses stay at a...

  22. BLS for instructors

    Buckeye.nurse replied to Lisa1973's topic in General Nursing

    I'm assuming you want your instructors to be certified through the American Heart Association? If so, there's a pretty specific sequence of events potential instructors go through to get certified....

  23. BLS for instructors

    Buckeye.nurse replied to Lisa1973's topic in General Nursing

    Are you asking about nursing instructors teaching nursing classes....or BLS instructors? If you question is in regards to the 2nd option, it is a completely different class/course offered by the...

  24. Do you ever see higher axillary temperatures than core temperature?

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

    If I have reason to think a temp is inaccurate (oral or axillary), I'll check the other site and record both temps in the chart. I know of one instance (in all my years of nursing) where a patient's...

  25. Nurses don't do their 3 med checks?

    Buckeye.nurse replied to OsceanSN2018's topic in General Nursing

    I just wanted to comment that I agree with you KatieMI. It's been a long time since my introduction to public health class (which heavily covered designing and carrying out clinical trials). I...