OUxPhys

OUxPhys BSN, RN

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  1. Hospitals Confront the Pandemic: Let The Stats Speak

    OUxPhys replied to J.Adderton's topic in Disaster Preparation

    You can reduce burnout and turnover by actually paying your nurses and providing staffing. It never made any financial sense to me by not paying your own employees but then turning around and paying...

  2. Getting fired by a patient/ family member

    OUxPhys replied to DesiDani's topic in General Nursing

    Yesterday was the first time I was "fired". Apparently I was "badgering" him because I said he should stay up in the chair today because he spent the previous day lying in bed sleeping all day then...

  3. RN doing rotations

    OUxPhys replied to Guest 1064378's topic in General Nursing

    I enjoyed working nightshift but my problem is that I can't sleep during the day. I know some people I work with on nights didn't eat at night and ate during the day before a nightshift. Don't get...

  4. Specialties and Advice

    OUxPhys replied to gtb3435's topic in General Nursing

    I've always been a fan of cardiology. It might be hard for you to get a 9-5 gig right out of nursing school. Usually they want a little

  5. Please tell me it’s just Medsurg!!

    OUxPhys replied to Aweb's topic in General Nursing

    Good luck getting re-labeled as a Stepdown. That means lower pt ratios and more nurses. I worked on a Stepdown in name only but had 4-5 pts on nights. They did however allow us 7 nurses on day shift...

  6. Vocera! Can you talk to...?

    OUxPhys replied to LibraNurse27's topic in General Nursing

    It is horrible and I wish we went back to the phones we would

  7. How many chances do you give a job before you quit?

    OUxPhys replied to DesiDani's topic in General Nursing

    I am going through this right now. I wouldn't say it's a 3 strike approach but they have done enough where most of the staff on day shift are looking to take positions elsewhere in the system. You...

  8. PCU to SICU

    OUxPhys posted a topic in Critical Care

    I may have the opportunity to land a job in our SICU. I have no prior ICU experience, only cardiology step-down. My prior employer the patients were more acute than the patients we currently get....

  9. PCU to SICU

    OUxPhys replied to OUxPhys's topic in Critical Care

    Thank you. You bring up some very good

  10. Minneapolis/St Paul VA

    OUxPhys posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hello! Does anyone work at VAMC in Minneapolis or St Paul? Current VA employee here, just seeing if they are a good place to

  11. Grocery store workers hazard pay

    OUxPhys replied to 1gr8trnstudent's topic in Disaster Preparation

    While a majority of us knew we would be dealing with this and who knows whatever else in the future I think the issue was dealing with this but then being told "Yeah sorry we have no N95's or PAPR's...

  12. Do nurses hate nursing?

    OUxPhys replied to pandora1212's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Those with the complaints are always the loudest. It applies to everything. Car reviews. Restaurant reviews. I've been browsing through the previous responses and it's a little bit of everything....

  13. VA offering me RN 1 but I have BSN??

    OUxPhys replied to MajesticDancer's topic in Government, Military

    Unfortunately that's every

  14. Help Ban Genital Cosmetic Surgery on Children

    OUxPhys replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    How?

  15. Help Ban Genital Cosmetic Surgery on Children

    OUxPhys replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    Wait wait wait...as a cut male how does being circumsized cause complicated masturbatuon? Also, there are some benefits to circumcision. Phimosis prevention. If some men get recurrent...

  16. Help Ban Genital Cosmetic Surgery on Children

    OUxPhys replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    Not quite the same. While many think male cirumsision is mutilation there is a difference between removing skin and actually removing an extremely sensitive nerve ending used in pleasure. That's the...

  17. Help Ban Genital Cosmetic Surgery on Children

    OUxPhys replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    They are LOL. Circumsized does not have the issue of

  18. Help Ban Genital Cosmetic Surgery on Children

    OUxPhys replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    The privy parts and inner labia are not the same as foreskin LOL. Don't be so

  19. VA NP residencies

    OUxPhys replied to riverforever's topic in Government, Military

    Also, if you have any relatives that are or are currently serving mention them

  20. VA offering me RN 1 but I have BSN??

    OUxPhys replied to MajesticDancer's topic in Government, Military

    I know two people who came in as a nurse 2. It is possible. You can appeal. Check your resume. Have you been detailed enough? If not, go back and add details. Did your projects include research? If...

  21. Help Ban Genital Cosmetic Surgery on Children

    OUxPhys replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    Because it is required in certain religions. It also has health benefits. As a circumsized male I am glad I was cut. I do not consider myself to be

  22. NNU Unionization Vote Coming Up In March, Need Information

    OUxPhys replied to Merrie82's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    Magnet is a waste of time. I've worked for a Magnet hospital and I work for a hospital currently trying to get Magnet and Pathways to Excellence. Let me tell you nothing changes. You may think you're...

  23. 16 Hour Shifts

    OUxPhys replied to missnursingstudent19's topic in General Nursing

    Just say no. You are not obligated to answer texts on your days off. Staffing issues are not your

  24. CLEVELAND CLINIC CVICU

    OUxPhys replied to MYNAMEISIDKRN's topic in General Nursing

    Starting rate is I think 26 or 27 and hour. The shift diff is $2 for nights. That's it. There is no weekend or evening shift diff

  25. To go back to the bedside...or not

    OUxPhys replied to Ejwat2021's topic in General Nursing

    From my experience everyone I know who has left bedside has said they are never going back. I think this pandemic and the way hospitals have treated their employees really shed light on the future of...