OUxPhys

OUxPhys BSN, RN

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  1. Ohio Hospital Fires 23 After Fentanyl Overdose Deaths

    OUxPhys replied to J.Adderton's topic in Nursing News

    Not a fan of hospitals being compared to Nazi Germany. That word gets thrown around way too much in today’s society. I also dont think many people are defending administrators. You are right, there...

  2. Progressive Care Nursing - Interview with Linda Bay

    OUxPhys replied to traumaRUs's topic in General Nursing

    That’s awesome! My old job was 4:1 sometimes 5:1 (day shift) and the patients there were much sicker than the place Im currently at. We usually have to fight to get 3:1 ratios for

  3. Progressive Care Nursing - Interview with Linda Bay

    OUxPhys replied to traumaRUs's topic in General Nursing

    PCU and step-down are the same type of floor. The names are interchangeable. CDU I thought was for ER patients to be observed to see if they were to be admitted or not. If thats the case then yes they...

  4. Progressive Care Nursing - Interview with Linda Bay

    OUxPhys replied to traumaRUs's topic in General Nursing

    And thats where hospitals get away with it. By calling it a “PCU” they dont have to do the recommendation for a step-down even though they are the exact same type of floor. It’s all

  5. Progressive Care Nursing - Interview with Linda Bay

    OUxPhys replied to traumaRUs's topic in General Nursing

    As a current PCU nurse I can tell you most hospitals do not treat PCU's as a higher level of care, its used as a dumping ground. We are constantly getting inappropriate admissions. I now tell doctors...

  6. nurses put on paid leave for carrying out orders for potentially fatal doses of fentanyl

    OUxPhys replied to Verthandi's topic in Nursing News

    Nah, no executives were fired. They got to retire or "step

  7. Ohio Hospital Fires 23 After Fentanyl Overdose Deaths

    OUxPhys replied to J.Adderton's topic in Nursing News

    It sounds like these are all reasonable actions. Bypassing safety measures that were in place. Not questioning MD orders by both the RN and Pharmacist (seriously, 2,000 mcg of Fentanyl and 10 mg of...

  8. What is it like to work in a good hospital?

    OUxPhys replied to Green Tea, RN's topic in General Nursing

    I haven't actually worked for a good hospital that you describe in your post but Id imagine it means having a high retention rate, good pay and benefits, safe staffing ratios, no mandating, etc. There...

  9. What is it like to work in a good hospital?

    OUxPhys replied to Green Tea, RN's topic in General Nursing

  10. Cleveland State ABSN Schedule

    OUxPhys replied to rdriscoll714's topic in Ohio Nursing

    Anticipate being in class, clinicals, labs 4-5 days a week. Clinicals are the longest (8-12 hours 2-3 times a week). Classroom time is a few hours a day as well as labs. There are times where you will...

  11. Should I do my "year in med surg"?

    OUxPhys replied to Decisions7's topic in General Nursing

    What this poster says. I work on a step-down and we still get our fair share of patients with psych

  12. Next Day Off

    OUxPhys replied to Imustbedreaming's topic in General Nursing

    Sometimes after working 3 brutal 12's I spend the 1st day off doing absolutely nothing. I know that probably isn't then healthiest thing to do but its more for mental health than physical. Ive been...

  13. Are we not asked to give to much?

    OUxPhys replied to KalipsoRed21's topic in General Nursing

    If you work in an inpatient setting the answer is no, its always a lose-lose situation. You can say no to things and then run the risk of having someone else to do it.....which will end up being your...

  14. Should I move back to California

    OUxPhys replied to Smsanch2's topic in General Nursing

    If the cost of living isn't that different then yeah, why not move back? You'll be paid more and you'll have much better/safer

  15. Leaving federal job for nursing school

    OUxPhys replied to guest62419's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Nah. I like the place where I work. I like my managers. I love my co-workers. I like most of the patients. However, I wont hold back telling people who are interested in going into nursing the...

  16. Leaving federal job for nursing school

    OUxPhys replied to guest62419's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Spot on. If I had to do it over again I would have went into a trade or different medical specialty (XR tech or CT/MRI, echo etc). A girl I know is an EEG tech and she makes more than a new grad nurse...

  17. Strong New Grad Residency Programs in NE Ohio?

    OUxPhys replied to mairaia's topic in Ohio Nursing

    I would say any of the big 3 (Metro, CCF, UH). VA is not the best place to start as a new grad but later one once you get some experience it is a good place to

  18. Which social platform are nurses using most?

    OUxPhys replied to JanineKelbach's topic in General Nursing

    I just recently did this....its an amazing feeling and this is coming from a guy who grew up in the

  19. Is it like this everywhere now?

    OUxPhys replied to Forest2's topic in General Nursing

    We would get nastygrams every few months as well basically saying it “effects our reimbursement” blah blah blah. It sounds like our med room/utility room was set up the exact same! EVERYTHING was...

  20. Leaving federal job for nursing school

    OUxPhys replied to guest62419's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I work on a step down and I cannot wait to find the right job that allows me to work M-F. The grass is not always greener. I work for the federal government too and you will be hard pressed to find a...

  21. Is it like this everywhere now?

    OUxPhys replied to Forest2's topic in General Nursing

    I worked at a place that would nickel and dime patients for everything. If they needed anything we would have to look them up in the system, find what we needed and press the button underneath it. I...

  22. Any nurses that love nursing and love their job??

    OUxPhys replied to nets5010's topic in General Nursing

    Im not sure teaching is the way to go anymore. Alot of young teachers are leaving because of bad parenting and no support from upper administration (some of the kids play a role in this

  23. PACU, Cath lab, OR, GI Lab - which job to do next?

    OUxPhys replied to WiseAtHart's topic in General Specialties

    Cath lab can be very stressful depending on the hospital. PACU sounds cool. Those jobs are hard to come by because once people get in they tend to stay. OR also sounds interesting. One patient. Get to...

  24. ER nurse or OR nurse?

    OUxPhys replied to Reaz's topic in General Specialties

    I have always been interested in the OR. I started on a step-down. Currently still on a step-down haha. I like my co-workers and managers but even I know I cannot do this my whole career. The schedule...

  25. Night shift mentality: keep them alive until day team comes on

    OUxPhys replied to stacylethani's topic in General Nursing

    I worked on a step-down at a very well known hospital. We had some very sick people up there at times. Sometimes the nightshift team that was covering would punt the decision to day team. Sometimes I...