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  1. CCF Cardiac Nursing

    russianbear replied to trcolumbia's topic in General Nursing

    If by CCF you mean Cleveland Clinic, run as far away from that place as you

  2. Good luck future nurses

    russianbear posted a topic in Study Tips for Students's Share Tips

    1. Spaced repetition. If you have not read the book "Your Memory: How it Works and How to Improve it" by Kenneth Higbee, do it. Not only will you learn techniques that will help improve your memory,...

  3. Good luck future nurses

    russianbear replied to russianbear's topic in Study Tips for Students's Share Tips

    Just so everyone knows, if I win the stethoscope I plan on donating it to my nursing school so they can raffle it off and earn some money. I already have a nice one so this one will go to a

  4. Drug seekers

    russianbear posted a topic in General Nursing

    I'm sure this has been posted before and I would appreciate any links to good threads on the topic. I am a new nurse and struggle with giving strong opiates like Dilaudid, etc to people who are...

  5. Want to be a NP

    russianbear posted a topic in General Nursing

    So I applied to Ohio State for FNP. I was told my GPA was too low and I need to take the GRE. I don't really have time to prepare so I doubt I'll do well. Am I wasting my time and should give up? I...

  6. Question about meds

    russianbear posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I'm a new grad RN who hopes to become an NP someday :) I'd like to work as a hospitalist. Anyhow, I'm curious, how do you learn about meds in the sense of which ones to prescribe for various...

  7. Question about meds

    russianbear replied to russianbear's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Some really sound advice and cautions here for me to consider. I guess I figure one can never know too much and I've been curious how physicians choose which med to start someone on. I know with psych...

  8. Getting an LPN job in Ohio w/ record

    russianbear replied to NurseZach2015's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    I should clarify. Expunged means they are erased totally. Sealed means they are no longer available to the public. FBI check would reveal a sealed conviction, but not an expunged

  9. Getting an LPN job in Ohio w/ record

    russianbear replied to NurseZach2015's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    In Ohio they do two different background checks. BCI and FBI. Neither show expunged records. Expunged and sealed are, if I'm. It mistaken, two different

  10. Who really wants BSN degrees?

    russianbear replied to demford's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I live in Cleveland where we have three excellent hospital systems. Two of them require obtaining BSN within 5 years as a condition of employing an ADN nurse. The other system only hires BSN no if,...

  11. What type of needle do you use when drawing up from glass ampoules

    russianbear replied to jamsandwich2015's topic in General Nursing

    I asked a pharmacist. He said the rubber on vials causes some meds to breakdown or something like

  12. Drug seekers

    russianbear replied to russianbear's topic in General Nursing

    It seems like a lot of people here are confusing true sufferers of chronic pain with addicts. I worked in a place where a patient went outside and injected heroin into a PICC line. Wanna tell me he...

  13. How do you handle fluid restrictions

    russianbear replied to russianbear's topic in General Nursing

    I was criticized for trying to educate her on how dialysis patients can overload quickly. We don't have time for that. If they want to be non compliant and be admitted over and over and over its their...

  14. How do you handle fluid restrictions

    russianbear posted a topic in General Nursing

    So I'm a new nurse. I recently had an issue with a patient who is on dialysis. She is non compliant at home and finds herself frequently hospitalized. The issue we had was the physician ordered a 1200...

  15. Drug seekers

    russianbear replied to russianbear's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think people in chronic pain go to the ER frequently causing a scene yelling at staff demanding IV Dilaudid. If they do, their pain is probably poorly managed. Otherwise, that is manipulative...

  16. Books to read before starting nursing school

    russianbear replied to Mapachita's topic in General Nursing

    I would invest in a good A and P book. It's good to review each system in the A and P book before you start that unit in class. When you really truly understand how things work correctly, it makes...

  17. Drug seekers

    russianbear replied to russianbear's topic in General Nursing

    Not homework trolling. I work a second job to save up for grad programs. I've read all 11 pages. I've been following the thread. Just haven't had anything to

  18. Drug seekers

    russianbear replied to russianbear's topic in General Nursing

    No panties here. I go

  19. Drug seekers

    russianbear replied to russianbear's topic in General Nursing

    The dose was scheduled every six hours to appease the patient. He threw a fit that they were not giving it to him more frequently. He stop complaining when they said you could have it every six

  20. Drug seekers

    russianbear replied to russianbear's topic in General Nursing

    1. I do not believe I have a problem with addicts. I treat addicts every day. We have tons of overdose patients on our floor. My problem is with the waste and the contributing to the problem. If you...

  21. Drug seekers

    russianbear replied to russianbear's topic in General Nursing

    I mistyped, I meant to type "drug-seeking." So, a person who is sitting in bed, on the phone, laughing, BP is great, HR is great, snacking on chips is truly experiencing 10/10 pain. Doesn't add up to...

  22. My rights after pt assault

    russianbear replied to RadioJenn's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know about where you live, but in my state it is an automatic felony to assault a health care worker. I have been assaulted several times doing 1 on 1s with psych patients and in EVERY...

  23. professional development paper

    russianbear posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I need to write a professional development paper for class. The topic is Advanced Practice Nurses and Patient Outcomes. Anyone help me get started, like with ideas and sources of information? I...

  24. Bioethics paper

    russianbear replied to russianbear's topic in General Students

    I hesitate to do assisted suicide because that is one of the topics we discussed in class. Abortion and mandated vaccinations are

  25. Bioethics paper

    russianbear posted a topic in General Students

    I'm taking a bioethics course this summer. One of the assignments is to write a 1500-2000 word paper. I am having trouble choosing a topic. I'd like to write about the role of medical professionals in...