TXOBEducRN

TXOBEducRN has 8+ years experience.

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1. Stay at home mom after degree?

   TXOBEducRN replied to ajm16's topic in Career Support

   First, congratulations on completing nursing school and your new pregnancy. Sometimes life's little unplanned surprises are the best ones. There's really no right or wrong answer to your question. You just have to think about what is best for you a...

2. getting a hold of clinical instructors for references..

   TXOBEducRN replied to blah_blah_blah's topic in General Nursing

   As an instructor, I think it is completely acceptable. I no longer teach in an ADN program I used to work for, and I've had numerous students contact me via Facebook message to request letters of recommendation. They didn't know how else to reach m...

3. Anyone Who Says They Don't is Lying: Medication Error

   TXOBEducRN replied to BonnieSc's topic in Medications

   The 6th right also helps eliminate duplicate doses and keeps interdisciplinary communication current. Situation 1: Your peer is watching your patients during your lunch break. She administers a PRN pain medication but gets caught up with another p...

4. New grads in specialties without the basics

   TXOBEducRN replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

   I have to respectfully disagree with the idea that nurses need one or two years of M/S before specializing. In fact, I think it can be detrimental to their career path, and I've always encouraged my students to seek a position in the area they're mo...

5. Interested in Mother/Baby...thoughts?

   TXOBEducRN replied to nurseladyk's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Hi, I have worked both ER and postpartum, so hopefully I can be of some help! As an ER nurse, I had 4-5 patients at a time with quick turnover. Sometimes they'd be low acuity, but other times I would get four new chest pain patients within a 20 mi...