OUxPhys

OUxPhys BSN, RN

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  1. VA Incentive Pay

    OUxPhys posted a topic in Government, Military

    Hello! VA nurse here. Just wondering if any VA's have offered any bonuses or premium pay due to being critically short

  2. Cath lab certs

    OUxPhys replied to feather4145's topic in Cardiac

    I think both are great choices. I don't think it matters which one you get first. Maybe CV-BC and then

  3. Where are all of my EP lab nurses!?

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

    I work cath and EP and EP is what I prefer. I like seeing all the different types of ablations. The device cases can also be cool depending on what they are getting implanted and what's going on with...

  4. Intentionally understaffed with a charge out of staffing, is this normal now?!?

    OUxPhys replied to Aloe_sky's topic in General Nursing

    Man Im jealous reading some of these posts. When I was working bedside we never had a free charge. We were expected to do charge while juggling a full assignment. Granted, it was lower acuity but...

  5. For-Profit, Nonselective NP Schools are Hurting Our Reputation and Credibility

    OUxPhys replied to DNPgrad2022's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Im guessing it's because they aren't as selective as traditional NP schools. The sole purpose of them is to make money, not churn out quality

  6. Hospitals charging nurses $100/month for parking?

    OUxPhys replied to kubelkabondy's topic in General Nursing

    I paid for parking at my old job. I can't remember what it was but it wasn't $100. Maybe it was $25-35 a pay? What's funny is a satellite hospital in the same system didn't charge employees or...

  7. Are we not talking about the largest nursing strike in US history happening right now?

    OUxPhys replied to klone's topic in General Nursing

    My VA we got a 7% increase. $26/hr is horrible, especially for all the responsibilities put on a

  8. Cath/EP lab under Medicine service

    OUxPhys posted a topic in Government, Military

    Hello all, I work at a VA cath/ep lab. We are under medicine service, not nursing. As a result we are missing out on a lot of the things nursing is offering the nurses under Nursing Service. Just...

  9. New to EP lab

    OUxPhys posted a topic in Cardiac

    Good Morning! I have recently completed my orientation in cath lab and have started my orientation on the EP side. I have books for the cath lab side but was wondering if there were any EP lab books...

  10. New to EP lab

    OUxPhys replied to OUxPhys's topic in Cardiac

    I have Kern's Cardiac Catheterization Handbook and Fast Facts for the Cath Lab Nurse. Also have a book titled Pathophysiology of Heart

  11. housing

    OUxPhys replied to CAnewgrad2016's topic in Ohio Nursing

    CCF is using some travel nurses. They certainly have raised the pay rates from the time I was working there. As for housing it really depends. Some people rent. Some people buy. Most either live...

  12. Going from 3 12s to M-F 5 8s

    OUxPhys replied to TryingtoThriveRN's topic in General Nursing

    I enjoy my M-F schedule. Less stress. If I need a day off during the week it's almost always never a problem. Sure it's nice to work only 3 days a week but I was getting physically and mentally...

  13. Raise at VA After Graduating

    OUxPhys replied to psichi's topic in Government, Military

    Unfortunately with the VA you have to meet all the criteria to move up from Nurse 1 to nurse 2, etc. It doesn't matter what education level you are (for the most part). Sure, they more than likely...

  14. VA 72/80 schedule

    OUxPhys replied to jeremyRN's topic in Government, Military

    At my VA they are trialing the 72/80 as a retention/recruiting incentive. It will roll out on the outpatient side first (CLC, blind rehab, dementia floors, psych, etc) and then the inpatient side...

  15. I Left hospital nursing. What are you doing now?

    OUxPhys replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Still in the hospital but now in the cath/ep lab. Much less

  16. Do you think nursing pay would decrease if a recession occurs?

    OUxPhys replied to Googlenurse's topic in General Nursing

    True. My nursing school friend moved to Arizona last November and took a travel contract. They eventually started cutting travel pay so he took a travel contract back in Ohio because they still paid...

  17. Do you think nursing pay would decrease if a recession occurs?

    OUxPhys replied to Googlenurse's topic in General Nursing

    I can see them freezing salaries or holding off on any pay raises while still paying agencies $150/hr for travel nurses all while claiming "there is no money", thus worsening the problem they helped...

  18. Degree over Experience?

    OUxPhys replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in General Nursing

    Prior to covid most hospitals wanted BSN for the MAGNET certification. Now that has gone to the wayside. I hope they realized (although I don't have faith in the suits) the mistake they made requiring...

  19. Interventional Radiology Nurse Specialty Pay

    OUxPhys replied to TPark412's topic in Radiology

    I work at a VA cath lab and I am not aware of specialty pay. How much is it at your

  20. VA Hospital Med-Surg vs Private Hospital Telemetry?

    OUxPhys replied to future_rn11's topic in General Nursing

    I work VA and I make more than the private sector hospitals around me. The one downside to VA is that depending where your VA is at you may not get to see things very often that are seen everyday at a...

  21. Anesthesiologist Group Says Hospitals Can Prevent Fatal Errors Like Vanderbilt's

    OUxPhys replied to sirI's topic in General Nursing

    I still read the label before drawing or administering the med. Im just that

  22. Low NP Salary for VA

    OUxPhys replied to NP_12345's topic in Advanced Practice

    VA is notorious for lowballing. I know with RNs they can appeal, not sure about NPs. I do know though that initially they start out low but in the long run make really good

  23. VA - EDRP as a retaining tool?

    OUxPhys replied to NCindasun21's topic in Government, Military

    It's usually a recruiting tool but can also be used as a retention tool. Just about everyone has some form of college debt now so it's not unusual for hospitals to offer it as an incentive to stay or...

  24. This Guy's Take on How to Fix the Nursing Shortage Temporarily

    OUxPhys replied to Red Shirt 6's topic in General Nursing

    This and the hospitals are also responsible with their obsession of obtaining magnet status and removing LPNs. This is all self-inflicted, not from lack of people entering the work

  25. How do VA hospitals compare to civilian hospitals?

    OUxPhys replied to Stephanie Bennett's topic in Government, Military

    The problem at my facility is that the only union there is AFGE and as you stated they do a better job of retaining less than stellar employees more than anything. However I was surprised to find that...