TXstudentRN

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1. Grammar errors at the workplace, just for fun :)

   TXstudentRN replied to mama_d's topic in General Nursing

   I admit it took me a minute to get the first one. I think it's supposed to be "nurses' station" since it's the station of more than one nurse. And I had the same thought process on #2... council. I have been on a rampage this semester to get my pe...

2. Has anyone seen the movie Miss Evers' Boys?

   TXstudentRN replied to bluemorningglory's topic in General Nursing

   We watched this is one of my intro nursing classes - very interesting, yet disgusting ethically (its about the Tuskegee experiments). It does have a spinal tap scene, and it's not pretty. Sorry I'm not much help on when it occurs, but I distinctly r...

3. Did anyone watch the Ben Carson movie on TNT?

   TXstudentRN replied to rn2bn07's topic in General Nursing

   I didn't know about it to catch it in time... I just happened to see this on CNN - http://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/02/02/carson.bio/index.html?iref=mpstoryview. Sounds very interesting, hopefully it will show again!

4. Nurses/Students: How often do you cry?

   TXstudentRN replied to ToxicShock's topic in General Nursing

   I think I've cried once thus far in nursing school, but never in front of people, and it was in the first few weeks of my first semester when everyone was still getting used to just how much nursing school takes out of you. It was more just a combin...

5. Help. Need Advice on Prepping for Nursing School!

   TXstudentRN replied to Angela.RN2B's topic in General Nursing

   That's annoying about having to take the GED, but for the case of formality, I guess I understand. If it were me, I would tackle that first, then go onto the dosage. If you go to a bookstore or look at one online, you will find numerous study books...

6. What nursing preprequisite(s) did you struggle in the most?

   TXstudentRN replied to emily_ganshert's topic in General Nursing

   I didn't have a problem with stats - I was dreading it because I struggled with math in high school, just because the concepts can't really be applied to anything to think it through. Statistics on the other hand just made sense to me - not that we ...

7. Should the illness of an "important person" be revealed?

   TXstudentRN replied to Anxious Patient's topic in General Nursing

   I agree with the point that a decision needs to be made whether there was manipulation going on behind the scenes. HOWEVER, from what I gathered from the news, it seems that even Steve didn't know the extent of his condition. Initially he reported t...

8. raging esophagus from chemo

   TXstudentRN replied to ohmeowzer RN's topic in General Nursing

   My initial thought too. Was it on a computer system... maybe a typo?

9. What's in your sharps container?

   TXstudentRN replied to dontwakeme's topic in General Nursing

   This is interesting to see the differences... and I can only suppose you wouldn't WANT to know some of the stuff in there! Here's the one that always makes me think, and I see both ways all the time. If you are using needleless tubing, where you don...

10. Protecting Central Lines

    TXstudentRN replied to PAKidsNurse's topic in General Nursing

    I totally agree with the statlock, they are GREAT (but as a warning, very expensive - at least $20 each I've heard, which is why many hospitals don't carry them) - here's a link: http://www.statlock.com. From personal experience, there is NO compari...

11. CRNA Program or Law School Harder?

    TXstudentRN replied to beedog13's topic in CRNA

    I'm no help here, but just remember: you can always pull the "but I people's lives in my hands" card... works like a charm! All kidding aside, both are incredibly difficult, it's just a different magnitude when you're in charge of keeping someone al...

12. Student Nurses

    TXstudentRN replied to madwife2002's topic in General Nursing

    Please don't worry that much - these are definitely the extremes. The great majority of nurses are fantastic. But as to how to respond, this really depends on the situation - there have been varying responses. My absolute favorite was my friend wh...

13. Student Nurses

    TXstudentRN replied to madwife2002's topic in General Nursing

    We have recently had a problem with this, and unfortunately we have discovered the root cause often comes down to having a floor that is mainly staffed with travelers. Twice in the last two weeks people in my clinical group have been treated awfully...

14. Clinical Practice Guideline

    TXstudentRN replied to ruse's topic in General Nursing

    Have you already looked at http://www.guideline.gov? That's the National Guidelines Clearinghouse that has a database of more guidelines than you can imagine! I just did a search for "medication errors" and came up with a bunch: http://www.guidelin...

15. Do Newbies "Eat" Their Elders?

    TXstudentRN replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    I am as Gen Y/Millenial/whatever you want to call my generation as they come, and I can tell you that I am frustrated by my generation! I have always found myself getting along better with those older than me, and that has just been compounded since...