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  1. Ok, I am a little creeped out!

    russianbear replied to AnnieOaklyRN's topic in General Nursing

    I guess having standards is a bad thing.

  2. Ok, I am a little creeped out!

    russianbear replied to AnnieOaklyRN's topic in General Nursing

    The Washington Post style guide is not an acceptable manual for any academic writing that I am aware of. I know for a fact the APA, which is the style used by nursing journals, explicitly forbids the...

  3. Auscultating obese patients

    russianbear posted a topic in General Nursing

    Sometimes when auscultations certain patients, typically the extremely obese, but sometimes non obese patients, I don't hear a damn thing, or the sounds are extremely faint at best. I have a good...

  4. Auscultating obese patients

    russianbear replied to russianbear's topic in General Nursing

    The most recent one he was sitting up. I noticed H and P and a cardiology consult both described heart sounds as

  5. Ask a CRNA any question you want

    russianbear replied to PaSSiNGaS's topic in Critical Care

    What resources do you recommend for learning more about pathophysiology and

  6. MD's treat male nurses with more respect?

    russianbear replied to Bluebolt's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I'm male. I'm relatively new, but I can't say I've noticed any difference in how physicians interact with male or female nurses. As concerns being yelled at, etc. the nurses I work with talk about it...

  7. Ok, I am a little creeped out!

    russianbear replied to AnnieOaklyRN's topic in General Nursing

    Hide the gender? For what reason? My point is merely that we are professionals. There is no reason our correspondence should not reflect

  8. Ok, I am a little creeped out!

    russianbear replied to AnnieOaklyRN's topic in General Nursing

    I'm sorry, I just found the use of "they" when referring to one person very

  9. Cleveland Clinic - Abu Dhabi

    russianbear replied to Pharaiah's topic in General Nursing

    Hey, if you wanted to be treated like a red-headed step child, torn apart as a nurse from day one, made the fall guy for all that is wrong, go ahead. That being said, VIP services is very difficult to...

  10. Cleveland Clinic - Abu Dhabi

    russianbear replied to Pharaiah's topic in General Nursing

    I have worked for the Clinic. Will never again. Nobody mistreats nurses worse than the

  11. I'm sorry for being so dumb

    russianbear posted a topic in General Nursing

    Why are coagulation studies done on every single patient? I'm referring to PT/INT and PTT? Are there conditions that affect these in addition to the relevant medications? I'm just trying to...

  12. Safe to take new admit at shift change

    russianbear posted a topic in General Nursing

    I'm a new nurse. I do not exaggerate when I say every single shift I get a new admission within the first hour of my shift. I barely know my patients I've just taken, rarely do I get a chance to put...

  13. I'm sorry for being so dumb

    russianbear replied to russianbear's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you. That's actually quite

  14. I'm sorry for being so dumb

    russianbear replied to russianbear's topic in General Nursing

    How do INR and PTT tell you if they are bleeding? I understand H and H, but those

  15. Safe to take new admit at shift change

    russianbear replied to russianbear's topic in General Nursing

    Must possible, however we have a computer system that shows which patients are being admitted and to which units. I've heard the charge nurses discussing the future admits and who to give them to, so...

  16. Can you recommend a medication?

    russianbear replied to russianbear's topic in Patient Medications

    The doctor didn't seem to have a problem with

  17. Can you recommend a medication?

    russianbear replied to russianbear's topic in Patient Medications

    That is exactly how I was taught. Also, this is not a teaching hospital. Just one with a lot of old god complex having

  18. Can you recommend a medication?

    russianbear replied to russianbear's topic in Patient Medications

    They do talk often about Doctors scolding them here if you question them, etc. I cannot imagine I would allow myself to be spoken to the way they describe. I would probably speak my mind and lose my...

  19. Safe to take new admit at shift change

    russianbear replied to russianbear's topic in General Nursing

    No, and one thing I've noticed is they like to give the most difficult, time consuming patients to us new grads. They don't take the nurse's experience or ability into consideration when they make...

  20. Current CNA Considering LPN School

    russianbear replied to BabyTurtle2k11's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    I'm curious as to how one can learn to draw blood online. I don't mean to put down the profession of LPN. I've met some great nurses who are LPNs and have taught me a lot. However, the way things are...

  21. Daith piercing with stethoscope?

    russianbear replied to RNSMC2592's topic in General Nursing

    I know at my hospital you cannot work with anything more than two studs in your ear and only the lobe. Patients like a professional looking

  22. University of Akron RN to BSN program

    russianbear replied to ChipNurse's topic in Ohio Nursing

    I am a little further along than you. I am very happy with the

  23. Nurse license plate

    russianbear replied to nursesaurus's topic in Ohio Nursing

    I hate the stehoscope from the rear view mirror. It is highly impractical. The only thing worse is the aids who put pictures of themselves on facebook with a stethoscope around their neck because it...

  24. CCF or UH

    russianbear replied to RegNurs3's topic in Ohio Nursing

    I have worked for both. I currently am with UH and could not be happier. CCF has a reputation for eating up nurses and spitting them out. To Toby nurses are expendable. It is a very negatie...

  25. Starting OSU's NP Program in August, Anyone Else?

    russianbear replied to sarahRN828's topic in Ohio Nursing

    I applied for the FNP for next fall. Is the NP program as competitive as the BSN