ohiorn_78

ohiorn_78

cardiac, post-op surgicals,critical care

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  1. Where is your nursing niche?

    I have been a RN for almost two years and I haven't exactly found my niche yet. I worked on a post-surgical med-surg floor for 9 months and absolutely loved it. Now I'm working in a cardiovascular...
  2. Pharmaceutical Sales?

    The whole thing I read earlier in the post about drug reps doing ANYTHING to get docs to prescribe their drugs is so shockingly true. I am personal friends with a local physician that states he has...
  3. Cardiac Nurses please help!!

    I wouldn't take that workload if you want to provide appropriate and safe patient care. I work on a cardiac step-down unit right now that staffs 1:4 most of the time and that is a bit much the...
  4. How do you deal with ICU superiority complex?

    Don't let them get away with that superiority complex if they assign you a tough workload or give you patients with equipment that you aren't familiar with. I, too, have to float to the ICU/CCU...
  5. Is it professional??????????

    Wow!! That's a tough one. You are caught in the middle of respecting someone else's culture and being ethical. How about your rights? I think that that should be respected by your co-workers. For all...
  6. would you be a RN for $11.00/hr?

    I worked at a factory job quite a few years ago, where I made about the same amount of money as I do now but I knew less skills. All that worrying and struggling through nursing school to only make...
  7. Telemetry monitoring

    Our hospital is transitioning to having at least four tele beds on each unit to take stable heart pts and having a MT in a "war room" to watch the rhythms. All the nurses have to take a BCRA class and...
  8. Propanolol as an antipsychotic adjunct

    I know that it does help for anxiety and my old psych professor highly recommended it for that. I don't see how it would be considered a chemical restraint as it doesn't alter the
  9. "Nurses are not professionals"

    Okay, just a little FYI. My boyfriend has two Bachelor degrees and one is in marketing. He bore witness to my endless studying for three straight years. He constantly boasts to his friends and family...
  10. Anyone have OCD & ADHD?

    I was just recently dx with ADHD. My PCP wasn't sure if it was that or if I was hypomanic. I even took the ADHD test and answered yes to almost every question. I've been taking Strattera for about six...
  11. Advice For The New Nurse Entering Med-Surg

    Don't sweat the small stuff. If you have to go into the bathroom to cry, don't be ashamed--we've all done it. Don't let the docs or older nurses intimidate you. Make sure you always pee or make time...
  12. Prison?

    One of my friends has worked in jails and prisons her entire 13 years in the nursing field. She absolutely loves it. She must also think that it is safe work since she has three children. When I was...
  13. CNA before RN

    I agree with this idea. I never worked in or hardly even been in a hospital before in my life, so I was a nervous wreck when I started nursing school. Those in my class who were either a STNA or a PCT...