HurdYou

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1. Out of school, forgetting a lot

   HurdYou replied to DNTcode's topic in General Nursing

   Yep, feel like that quite a bit. It's in my head most of the time when I think, man, I should know this, and I will google it while I'm charting or look something up in the med book. I recently had a student nurse every Saturday for like 6 weeks. S...

2. Hmm...that's nice

   HurdYou replied to DiplomaNurseRN's topic in Relations

   I despise the "my daughter (or son) will be here later, she's a nurse and she the mean one" conversation. I'm thinking "SO!" But I just smile and say "oh really? in what area does she work?" I have had family member nurses attempt to intimidate me ...

3. Being called a racial slur by a patient I sat?

   HurdYou replied to Rayrayma's topic in Relations

   Sigh! So, the get over it conversation is as played out as the word itself. The reason people continue to do this is because they are allowed to. Excuses are made for them each and every day, even in this thread. I have not had that experience but I'...

4. I have a real problem with ancillary staff and am at my wits end. I need help.

   HurdYou replied to dec2007's topic in General Nursing

   What BSNbedone said. Document, document, document. Have concrete proof of their lack of everything for the next time you bring it up. And like has been said, move it up the chain of command. Is there anyone else willing to support your efforts for ...

5. I am a new grad and can't wait to get out of orientation!

   HurdYou replied to CRC12's topic in New Nurse

   Awwww, you haven't experienced anything yet. Of course you feel like you've got this! Stand down grasshopper! I've seen the cocky new nurse get her behind handed to her by the doctors and other nurses because she got ahead of herself, thinking she...

6. Any Cardiology NP's? What do you do?

   HurdYou replied to MJC2118's topic in NP

   So, I'm not an NP, yet, but my former supervisor is a new FNP at the same hospital. Anyway, I work on a cardiology unit at a hospital where a particular cardiologist group admits their patients from their clinic. I asked my former supervisor to descr...

7. Exactly how competitive are MSN-FNP programs?

   HurdYou replied to smnoh's topic in NP Students

   Online is the way of the future so online does not mean easy or cheesy. Many, many schools are going online in order to reach out to students who can't or don't want to move, particularly those who are established in their careers, have families, etc...

8. UTMB FNP 2017

   HurdYou replied to patelbijal85's topic in NP Students

   #proudtobeanurse, I applied to the adult/geri primary care NP program. Yeah, the guy told me that if I hadn't called, it may have still been sitting in limbo. Wonder what happened?

9. When to call Rapid Response Team?

   HurdYou replied to LUCBSN's topic in Critical

   Thanks. I always wondered about that. I never heard rapids called, only codes so I assumed it was due to the type of unit but was not sure.

10. UTMB FNP 2017

    HurdYou replied to patelbijal85's topic in NP Students

    I received my acceptance letter today, after waiting 3 months and my application sitting in space. Had I not called, it would still be there. Did any of you have to interview? I'm seeing people say they interviewed. I didn't and there was nothing i...

11. When to call Rapid Response Team?

    HurdYou replied to LUCBSN's topic in Critical

    Does anyone else work on a unit where you don't call rapids? I work on a cardiac telemetry/universal bed and we receive both tele and ICU patients, though only ICU trained nurses take those patients. Anyway, we don't call rapids, possibly because we...

12. Simmons FNP Sept 2017

    HurdYou replied to LovelyRN757's topic in NP Students

    Not sure if you all are aware or not, but there is a YouTube vlog that chronicles one students journey through Simmons FNP program. She talks about it each week. So far, its interesting. I'll post a link to it. It's called Follow Me Through Grad S...

13. Simmons FNP Sept 2017

    HurdYou replied to LovelyRN757's topic in NP Students

    Looking forward to this experience. Oh, and I just joined the September 2017 cohort fb group.

14. Simmons FNP Sept 2017

    HurdYou replied to LovelyRN757's topic in NP Students

    I, too, am starting Simmons this fall, and I, too, am taking the bridge course in May. I had originally selected to start the program in May and my admissions counselor was trying to get me to enroll in the bridge for March, but I'm not ready. Yikes...