texcollex

texcollex

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About texcollex

texcollex has 4 years experience and specializes in ICU.


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  1. travelers that homeschool their kids??

    As chloecatrn stated, much of what you want to know depends on your permanent residence state. There is a big difference in how various states handle homeschooling. We have been homeschooling our kids under Texas law for many years. We are curren...
  2. I place the medical care of every patient as priority one. The fact is, however, that I became a nurse because I care, and everything that I do for the patient is seasoned by who I am. There is a time for fast action and technical thinking, and a t...
  3. Flu shot

    I've had a lot of trouble with the flu shot making me sick. I would have severe body aches and fever for at least two days. Last year I tried something at someone's advice. I pre-medicated myself with two Ibuprofen the night before, then another d...
  4. A couple of questions for you naskippy: Do You have a written contract when you negotiate your own? If so, how do you have it written up? Do you carry your own health insurance? How do you go about shopping for that, do you go through an associati...
  5. Pros and Cons of nursing

    As far as "Nurses eat their own" I have no experience. I work in an ICU unit where we all try to support each other and everyone is willing to help out or talk over difficult cases. I guess its a matter of what kind of facility, what department an...
  6. My facility hired a ton of nurses just before the downturn hit. We are now overstaffed in the ICU, but I was told a couple of days ago that one med/surg unit was 12 nurses short. Being in the middle of a semester, the thinking is that it will be sh...