TXTraumaRN

TXTraumaRN specializes in Emergency nursing.

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1. Texas Tech BSN wannabe

   TXTraumaRN replied to nicunurse12's topic in Texas

   I went through Tech's traditional BSN program, graduated in 2005, and loved it. If you're not from Lubbock or West Texas, be prepared for a little different scenery. It's flat, but that's because it's all farm and ranch land. My family is all from We...

2. Relocation to Austin.....any advice?

   TXTraumaRN replied to fayer71's topic in Texas

   I'm single, live in a one bedroom apartment and drive a 13 year old car (no car payment) lol In all seriousness, it's less expensive living where I do compared to living closer in town.

3. Relocation to Austin.....any advice?

   TXTraumaRN replied to fayer71's topic in Texas

   I just moved to Austin about 6 months ago and work in the ER at Brackenridge ( part of the the Seton system ). I have also worked for Scott and White in Temple. Both facilities are good at what they do. Because Seton is a Catholic based system, they ...

4. What was the MOST ridiculous thing a patient came to the ER for?

   TXTraumaRN replied to JUSTYSMOM's topic in Emergency

   I think we work at the same ER. That patient showed up here a few weeks ago.

5. To all the newbie ER nurses out there...

   TXTraumaRN replied to shieldanvil81's topic in Emergency

   An ER nurse's definition Crumping AKA "circling the drain" , "He doesn't look good" , "Come quick! I think my patient is dying!", getting really close to passing the point of no return

6. IV Gauge for CT

   TXTraumaRN replied to EDrunnerRN's topic in Emergency

   I have worked in 3 different Level 1 trauma centers and a 20 g has been sufficient at all of them. Placement is another thing. One hospital it didn't matter if the IV was located in a forearm or AC, whereas where I work now, it has to be in AC or as ...

7. tb skin test after being vaccinated with bcg

   TXTraumaRN replied to krazievi3t6url's topic in Safety

   You can still have a TB skin test after BCG vaccination, just know that it can cause a false positive reaction. I have seen numerous cases where there was a history of BCG vaccination but the skin test was negative. One thing to consider about the bl...

8. tb skin test after being vaccinated with bcg

   TXTraumaRN replied to krazievi3t6url's topic in Safety

   BCG vaccination can cause a false positive reaction to a TB skin test (TST). The gold standard for a positive TST used to be a chest x-ray, then sputum cultures if indicated clinically. The drawback of using a CXR alone, is that the CXR cannot determ...

9. Why do you like Emergency Department Nursing?

   TXTraumaRN replied to RN_in_SC's topic in Emergency

   Like every post before this, I thrive on the variety of patients. I like having new patients every shift. I really like the problem solving involved with trauma patients. To put is simply, I like to fix people's broken bodies.

10. IV forms of Zofran and Decadron given PO???

    TXTraumaRN replied to GleeGum's topic in Emergency

    Have done the whole giving IV decadron orally, with the hospital pharmacist's blessing. Have not given IV Zofran orally, but have dissolved the oral tablets in juice (or the like) and given it to peds that way. They seem to tolerate it better than ha...

11. Austin, Tx ERs

    TXTraumaRN posted a topic in Texas

    Hey y'all, I am moving to Austin from College Station and am looking at working in an ER in the Austin area. I have 5 years of experience with the first 2 spent in a Level 1 trauma center; the last 3 years I have been working in college health and am...

12. Any Lubbock nurse

    TXTraumaRN replied to meyerbj81's topic in Texas

    I worked at in the ER at UMC about 4 years ago before moving to College Station. I loved it! I don't know if they still do scheduling the same way but when I was there, you were assigned to a crew and worked a set schedule. It was nice because you kn...

13. School Nurse Job Interview

    TXTraumaRN replied to evangpate's topic in Emergency

    I worked in a Level 1 trauma center straight out of nursing school and loved it. After a few years, my family situation changed significantly and I felt I needed a more regular schedule. I interviewed with the student health center at the local unive...

14. Scott & White

    TXTraumaRN replied to KitaAz's topic in Texas

    Not only have I been a Scott and White patient since birth, I used to work in the ER a few years ago. It's a great teaching hospital and the nurses I worked with that came out of the internship program liked it. They remodeled/added onto the hospital...

15. Let me be clear there is NO nursing shortage!!!!!!!!! and now THIS????

    TXTraumaRN replied to JoblessRN's topic in General Nursing

    Come to Texas. There's definately a shortage here. I currently have 3 open nursing positions that have been open for 2 months that I can't fill.