Meigsfla

I am going to be moving to Ohio and would like to know where the best place to work at in the Columbus area? Are any of the hospitals in the area unionized? I would love to work for a company that treat nurses well. Thanks a bunch! Megan :)

I didn't read the previous comments. After the legal case in Canada where nurses won a case against this it has me wondering about it here in the US. Basically Nurses in Canada faught the hospital claiming forgoing the flu shot and wearing a mask indicates to patients and staff that you did not receive the shot. This is a violation of privacy and or hippa and therefore against the law. Now the nurses can make their own decision and not have to wear a mask if the nurse decides not to get the shot. It's like asking a Nurse to wear a sticker indicating if they have hiv or hep c it's private information! I think if nurses banded together and got a lawyer there could be a case made here on this issue.

Here at my hospital in fla the word on the street is the cvicu nurses have to train on ECMO now as well. As far as in the OR I am not sure. I guess what I am wondering is if a one day class and little exposure to this pt population is safe or maybe this is normal practice all over the country.

So I have a question regarding scope of practice. I work for a large hospital and the word on the street I'm hearing from my Nurse Manager, charge nurses, and co-workers is that the hospital is phasing out most of our Profusionists. Right now it's voluntary but soon I hear we will all be forced to become LVAD certified and manage the machines ourselves while the pt is in pacu. Currently when we receive a post op sx pt that has an LVAD a profusionist accompanies the pt and manages the machine while I manage the pt and they are there if something happens. Now also to mention I might get a LVAD pt maybe once a year if that our unit doesn't receive very many. So with little exposure is taking a one day 8hr class really sufficient enough and safe practice when the profusionist goes through years of schooling and experience to care for these patients? It all seems fine until one day something happens and a sentinel event occurs and the nurse is blamed. I feel like I need to watch out for my best interest and license and what's safest for the patient. I Also wonder if managing these machines is in our scope of practice? I am contemplating contacting the board of nursing to clarify just wondering how other PACU's deal with this type of patient? Thanks!