OUxPhys

OUxPhys BSN, RN

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  1. Is calling off for burnout a thing?

    OUxPhys replied to Stella_Blue's topic in General Nursing

    As I see people call off for every other reason except for being sick yes, it is absolutely acceptable to call off if you are burned out or need a

  2. COVID-Positive Nurses Working: Irresponsible or Smart?

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

    This isn't just happening in North Dakota. Here in Ohio there are several hospitals that allow covid positive nurses to still work if they are

  3. Cleveland Clinic Nurse Residency

    OUxPhys replied to Nursing2019BSN's topic in General Nursing

    Now that is a good question. I would assume you have to do the 2 years before making an internal transfer to a CCF location in Florida or Nevada, UAE or

  4. VA

    OUxPhys replied to sillylilly05's topic in Government, Military

    You have to be very detailed in your resume. The VA has a filtering system and if you are missing key words your resume will not make it through. Once the resume makes it past that system then the...

  5. Have you ever received an award for nursing?

    OUxPhys replied to DesiDani's topic in General Nursing

    LOL no. Only award I got was for perfect attendance one

  6. What's it like in the VIP wing of a hospital?

    OUxPhys replied to marienm, RN, CCRN's topic in General Nursing

    For my old employer you usually had a full assignment but since it was smaller than other floors id say it was anywhere from 3-4 pts. When I floated up there there were certain pt's I couldn't take...

  7. What's your opinion on nurses dating doctors?

    OUxPhys replied to DesiDani's topic in General Nursing

    Meh, I don't think it matters today. Usually its female nurses dating/marrying male doctors but I have seen a few instances where it was reversed. Like someone said I don't think its any different...

  8. What are your covid + medical floor/non ICU nurse patient ratios? And other questions..

    OUxPhys replied to justjRN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Right now its either 1 to 1 or 2 to 1 but we have had a steady low census for the past few months now. When I say low census I mean 3-5 pts

  9. Blood draws vs. phlebotomists?

    OUxPhys replied to nursing9462's topic in General Nursing

    Lab usually draws. If the pt has a central line then the RN will draw the lab unless it's a single lumen PICC and the line has a medication running through it. However, if it's a stat lab like a...

  10. Be honest, when do you start working on your CEUs?

    OUxPhys replied to DesiDani's topic in General Nursing

    Usually right before it's due LOL. I just pay a company and do the CEU's for my

  11. Living with a semi anti-vax husband.

    OUxPhys replied to reedy22's topic in General Nursing

    Pretty much what everyone else has said. Did he get the important vaccines when he was younger? Nothing like showing the damages of not getting vaccinated to get your point across. I will say I...

  12. Working short

    OUxPhys replied to martymoose's topic in General Nursing

    My old hospital there was usually a float pool nurse or a float from another floor that could cover. My current hospital (government) if they can't find a float either they say to call someone in, ask...

  13. What's up with the RN vs Paramedic hate?

    OUxPhys replied to ErikWeeWoo's topic in General Nursing

    It had something to do with had he been taken to the OR alot sooner then he wouldn't have had as much damage? Im not sure of the specifics but the issue was the ER doctor

  14. What's up with the RN vs Paramedic hate?

    OUxPhys replied to ErikWeeWoo's topic in General Nursing

    I guess it really depends on the person's personality tbh. Some people are just more angry than others. My aunt told me a story about how her son went to the hospital for a dislocated hip and it was...

  15. No med room.

    OUxPhys replied to nursing9462's topic in General Nursing

    I was an aide at a hospital where they didn't have a med room. It was a little odd but they had locked Pyxis carts in the hallway where the RNs would remove the

  16. Night shift vs day shift responsibilities

    OUxPhys replied to Newnurse23's topic in General Nursing

    My current job it's the night shift's job to check the code cart and run the test on the defibrillator. I know some ICU's night shift does the bathing of pt's. Night shift also usually does the pre-op...

  17. Bedside or management?

    OUxPhys replied to plphil4's topic in General Nursing

    Really depends on your situation. Are you the type of person that has to be constantly moving? If you are you probably aren't ready for management yet. People say the cons of ANM is 5 days a week but...

  18. Is it wrong to stay in med-surg?

    OUxPhys replied to Reds5588's topic in General Nursing

    People say to get out of MS as fast as possible in situations where the hospital doesn't provide enough staff. If you have enough staff on your floor and you have good co--workers and good management...

  19. Floated to ICU with no experience

    OUxPhys replied to missnursingstudent19's topic in General Nursing

    I have floated to our MICU/CICU. Usually I was given a boarder or a pt who really isn't a true ICU pt. Other times it has been as a "helping

  20. Do EHRs Push Nurses to Lie?

    OUxPhys replied to jeastridge's topic in General Specialties

    EHR's don't have to be bad but the documentation requirements made by upper administration are beginning to be too much. I find at my current job I am often double

  21. Interview with metrohealth: We will let you know in 2 weeks

    OUxPhys replied to dlee50's topic in Ohio Nursing

    Meh, sometimes it does mean two weeks. I was told in one interview it would take 2 weeks and then offered the job a few days later. MetroHealth is a govt hospital so it could quite literally take two...

  22. Acuity tool?

    OUxPhys replied to elRae's topic in General Nursing

    It helps to serve as a guideline. Unfortunately too many take it literally, thus making it harder for the charge nurse to make an assignment. The best thing to do is make the assignment as fair as...

  23. cross train ... med surg - tele - ER

    OUxPhys replied to goingtodoit7's topic in General Nursing

    Despite what they say it is a float position. Anytime they mention cross training it's so they can use you between whatever units they are training you for. I would still take it since you need the...

  24. Passed the PCCN 8/30/2020

    OUxPhys replied to babyisa's topic in General Nursing

    Nice! I think I might try again to get my PCCN. I have the Nicole books, just have to crack them open I guess. Is that all you

  25. A fib RVR vs SVT

    OUxPhys replied to NurseKnope's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Actually, SVT stands for Supraventricular Tachycardia. So it occurs above the ventricles in the atria or AV node. So it's a term that covers multiple possibilities. Technically a-fib is a form of SVT,...