Buckeye.nurse

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  1. License by Endorsement Ohio

    Buckeye.nurse replied to Destinyh's topic in Ohio Nursing

    I was originally licensed in North Carolina, and then moved to Ohio about 6 years ago. I don't remember the exact time-frame, but I was offered a position in December, and moved to Ohio in January....

  2. Biological Monitoring of Onc Nurses

    Buckeye.nurse replied to OccHealthNurs's topic in Oncology

    We don't mix our own chemo. It comes up from the pharmacy with tubing attached and pre-primed. All we have to do is connect it to the patient's IV access device. To further protect ourselves we...

  3. When patients ask you about prognosis

    Buckeye.nurse replied to RN416's topic in Oncology

    I usually reflect the question back on them. I say things like "How was your treatment plan explained to you?" or "What are your goals for care?" If it's their first round of chemo (I work on a...

  4. Evidence Base Research Shows...

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

    Evidence based research shows that 99.5% of nurses doing searches for evidenced based research are in school. Evidence based research shows that managers are 580% more likely to be out on the floor...

  5. Rapid Response

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

    I don't--I work on a hem-onc floor. Our patients are sick, but aren't considered progressive care. Our STAT nurses are a godsend though when I'm worried about a patient. From the conversations...

  6. Crackles

    Buckeye.nurse replied to brdavis17's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Don't forget to check your patient's intake/output trends when you are concerned that fluid overload is causing crackles. Is your patient several liters positive over the last day or so? Do they...

  7. Rapid Response

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

    Do you mean that you are interested in becoming a STAT or resource nurse? That is who responds to rapid response (or ERT--emergency response team) call at my facility. These nurses are expected to...

  8. Potassium Level

    Buckeye.nurse replied to Elyse545's topic in General Nursing

    I think cleback nailed the reason the doctor wanted to be notified. The medical team missed the fact that a patient with a borderline high K level was still getting potassium replacement. Nurses are...

  9. Keeping experienced staff!!!

    Buckeye.nurse replied to riden6944's topic in General Nursing

    I read it as "I feel ill". As in, this medical elevator music is making me nauseous

  10. Keeping experienced staff!!!

    Buckeye.nurse replied to riden6944's topic in General Nursing

    I'll echo what mmc51264 said. I've been at my current employer for 6 years. There's not much happening above me on the seniority list. Every now and then someone retires, or decides to go to the...

  11. If you could redo it....would you choose nursing?

    Buckeye.nurse replied to ICURNPA92's topic in General Nursing

    The poll isn't working for me Anyway, just wanted to comment that YES, I would choose nursing again. Anytime I ponder what I'm doing in 20 years, it doesn't always include my specific bedside...

  12. Pressure Ulcers and Sterile Technique??

    Buckeye.nurse replied to Guest716906's topic in General Nursing

    Check your facility's policy/procedure. With that being said, both major hospital systems that I've worked for use clean technique for routine dressing

  13. Did you contract anything from a patient?

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

    I'm pretty sure you are talking about meningitis scuba nurse. We've had a few patients test positive before isolation was initiated, and anyone who had contact had to report to employee health....

  14. Did you contract anything from a patient?

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

    Nurses may or may not have gotten flu or other respiratory bugs from patients. That kind of thing is hard to tell on (since there are so many people in stores, restaurants, etc. who are also sick)....

  15. Charting Bloopers

    Buckeye.nurse replied to AHarri66's topic in Nursing Humor

    Thank you so much for making my day!!! The visual image is too much

  16. removal central line

    Buckeye.nurse replied to kiki1991's topic in General Nursing

    Any patient's risk of infection is generally higher while the CVC is *still in*, not during the act of removal. Hand-washing, cleansing the site prior to removal, and covering with a sterile dressing...

  17. As a new nurse, how was your first experience with trach patients?

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

    I agree with other posters who suggested observing a more experienced nurse. Is there a charge RN who could assist you the first time or two? Don't discount respiratory therapy as a resource in this...

  18. night jobs for potential nurse student

    Buckeye.nurse replied to nr92's topic in General Students

    Working as a patient care tech (or an equivalent type position...there's more than a few names for nursing assistants) is a GREAT job while you are in nursing school. You have the chance to build...

  19. Should nurses be able to listen to music at work?

    Buckeye.nurse replied to RockinNurse2018's topic in General Nursing

    I've worked on several units in my nursing career that play music in the med room/supply room--usually top 40 hits or adult contemporary type stuff. It's a nice break for a few minutes from the chaos...

  20. Suicide screening for all is not needed

    Buckeye.nurse replied to Emergent's topic in Emergency

    JKL33, I understand your point of view better after the last post. Thank you for taking the time to explain things from an ER nurse perspective. I've always worked as a floor nurse. We get at most...

  21. 1 LPN to 75 Residents

    Buckeye.nurse replied to Sarbear11541's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with everything Davey Do said. My only added piece of advice is to quickly check your state regulations. My only experience with LPN nursing (before finishing my RN) was at an LTC in South...

  22. bedside CPR alerts

    Buckeye.nurse replied to MMT5056's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I suspect that this topic is state specific. In Ohio, we have two different categories of DNR--DNR comfort care, and DNR arrest. There's an interesting PDF on our state's laws concerning DNR here....

  23. Was I wrong?

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

    I'm going to echo everything that was already said. YOU were the one clocked in, and it was YOUR license taking care of those patients. 6.5 hours is more than just "watching" or "covering" patients...

  24. Lack of "customer service" as beneficial factor for chronic disease process?

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

    This sounds like a very interesting study KatieMI. I have cared for patients that matched that description when I worked on a general med-surg floor...particularly with diagnosis of COPD, Crohn's,...

  25. Suicide screening for all is not needed

    Buckeye.nurse replied to Emergent's topic in Emergency

    I agree that the nursing admission database can feel cumbersome at times. This is one question that I never skip over though. I've been surprised before at people who have answered yes to a...