Liss RN

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1. What does this mean?

   Liss RN replied to Liss RN's topic in General Nursing

   haha! thank you all so much!! It has been on my mind. I tried googling it but couldn't really come up with anything. Very much appreciate the responses.

2. What does this mean?

   Liss RN posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hi everyone, may be a stupid question, but, (there are no stupid questions....right?) I'm a new nurse in a ICU, and I overheard someone say the term "crumping" a few days ago. Can someone tell me what this means? Thank you very much!

3. Note quite a new grad, not quite experienced

   Liss RN replied to ilovecoffee's topic in Texas

   Try Memorial Hermann- I know they will hire people with less than a year experience even if their requirements say more. Good luck!

4. New RN, New to Houston, and No Job

   Liss RN replied to Liss RN's topic in Texas

   I'm sure you will love it there, I've heard it's a great place to work. And you'll learn a ton in the CCU. I'm going to be working nights in the Neuro IMU. It is going to be challenging since I haven't worked nights before. I actually don't live down...

5. New RN, New to Houston, and No Job

   Liss RN replied to Liss RN's topic in Texas

   Hey MissPamela, I did! I started a Critical Care Internship at the beginning of January but I was laid off when the hospital I worked for did a massive layoff in March. I searched for a new job immediately and found that no one wanted to consider me ...

6. Houston GN Residencies

   Liss RN replied to HelpMeFindAJob's topic in Texas

   Just curious if anyone else got an interview for west houston medical center?

7. Houston GN Residencies

   Liss RN replied to HelpMeFindAJob's topic in Texas

   No interviews for any GN programs. I had one interview for a cath lab position a few days ago, so I'm really hoping I get that position. The Houston Chronicle had a big nursing career fair last Wednesday which I went to- didn't have all that much luc...

8. Houston GN Residencies

   Liss RN replied to HelpMeFindAJob's topic in Texas

   Yeah I didn't really understand it. I have 2 months experience working in critical care as a RN, but I was laid off at the end of my critical care internship when a hospital I was working for down here did a huge layoff. I've been told by most hospit...

9. Houston GN Residencies

   Liss RN replied to HelpMeFindAJob's topic in Texas

   I got the same job fair email today. Not exactly sure what it means. All the positions on the email require experience.

10. The waiting game..

    Liss RN replied to PediLove2147's topic in General Nursing

    In the same position! Had an interview yesterday, and they said they would make a decision by next Tuesday. I'm not very patient. The suspense is killing me

11. Frustrated Newer RN in Houston with a little experience looking for a job..

    Liss RN replied to Liss RN's topic in Texas

    I've applied to memorial hermann, md anderson, methodist, st. luke's, cypress fairbanks, park plaza and plaza specialty, houston northwest, tomball regional, texas children's, kindred, foundation surgical, ben taub, west houston medical center, kingw...

12. Frustrated Newer RN in Houston with a little experience looking for a job..

    Liss RN posted a topic in Texas

    So I graduated in May 2010 with my ADN, moved from PA to Houston in June, and was licensed in TX in Sept. I got a Critical Care Internship position which I began in January, but was laid off exactly 2 months after I started. Apparently the hospital w...

13. has anyone heard from memorial herman hospital for their internship?

    Liss RN replied to Ms.RN's topic in Texas

    Haven't heard anything. The status for the ED position says open for mine as well, with all the others closed.

14. Non-pitting edema and rating

    Liss RN replied to clearblue3's topic in General Nursing

    Hey Marisa, I am no expert, I am a new grad RN. But, what I was taught is that only pitting edema is rated 1-4 based on depth of the indentation made in mm. So, +1 pitting would be 2mm indentation, +2 would be 4 mm indentation, +3 would be 6 mm inden...

15. Crazy things independent pts have asked of you?

    Liss RN replied to Florence NightinFAIL's topic in General Nursing

    Let's see.. A prisoner once kindly asked me if I would shave his balls for him since he wasn't allowed. An ambulatory woman once asked me to get a washcloth and itch her vagina for her. A woman with dietary restrictions asked me to go to the Wendy'...