GigLs2u

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1. Did You Get A Sign On Bonus?

   GigLs2u replied to TLC RN's topic in New Nurse

   I have heard of sign on bonuses of $10,000-15,000 in Texas. These are in the Rio Grande Valley of Texas. They don't mention it in their advertisements but to survive you need a good handle on Spanish. Tu habla espanol? It is a very rural area, in t...

2. Delegation question

   GigLs2u replied to Purlple's topic in NCLEX

   The way the original posting was listed I took the OP to mean it was an either/or answer. I didn't realize that the NCLEX has matching now. It has been a long time. A recent CVA patient's consuming food should be under the assessment of an RN. For ...

3. relocating to ft.hood

   GigLs2u replied to browneyedgirl73's topic in Texas

   Kileen would be the closest town for the programs listed in another posting. Ft Hood is very big. To me it is a great area of Texas. It is considered Texas Hill Country. A lot of different culture backgrounds there with a lot of farming. The area has...

4. Delegation question

   GigLs2u replied to Purlple's topic in NCLEX

   i worked inpatient neurology for more years than i care to remember. licensed and non-licensed staff could do both of the things listed below. licensed and non-licensed staff were taught what they needed to know before doing either. for example, ho...

5. Elementary, Middle, Junior, High School, College or University

   GigLs2u posted a topic in School

   This is directed to people who are already school nurses. To reply to this posting, after you click reply, please delete all words that do not apply to you. Insert your responses where appropriate. Have fun! Use color if you like. Comments are welco...

6. school nurse with masters degree?

   GigLs2u replied to Karina212's topic in School

   At least here, you can work in a school setting as a NP with prescriptive authority through a joint venture between the school district and the county hospital system. The salary market is based on the hospital because these nurses, NP, are employed...

7. Turnover times...

   GigLs2u replied to ShirleyM's topic in Operating Room

   When I worked in the OR the hospital administration wanted our turnover times between cases to be 15-20 minutes. This was for major surgeries. The outpatient surgery area was supposed to turnover in 7-10 minutes. Of course, there was blame at each ...

8. Cleaning OR between patients

   GigLs2u replied to nubes's topic in Operating Room

   I guess I am confused about the staffing in your OR and the patient status at end of case. The majority of the cases I had the patient was breathing on his/her own at the time of placement on the stretcher for transport. Once on the stretcher, anesth...

9. Wrong site surgery

   GigLs2u replied to tj7565's topic in Operating Room

   During my period in the OR I never had a bad outcome regarding operative sites. During my periOperative course we were taught the surgeon is responsible for identifying the operative site. This was a sticking point with some surgeons and myself bec...

10. physician abuse in PACU

    GigLs2u replied to lulu220's topic in PACU

    At the time I did my stent in the OR I had more than 19 years of experience in nursing. I thought I had stepped into the dark ages. As a nurse aide I remember being yanked from out of a doorway by the head nurse because Dr. ****** would be coming o...

11. tips for taking vitals

    GigLs2u replied to chicagrl72's topic in Pre-Nursing

    Looks resolved. The wonders of learning...

12. Bait and switch

    GigLs2u replied to ZZTopRN's topic in General Nursing

    Looks like things have changed even from when I was in the hospital. I am only about 10 years your junior but I remember when a person's word meant something. Within 10 years of the oil bust I think the healthcare system became more deceptive like bu...

13. plastic vs metal cutlery on psych units

    GigLs2u replied to margarita's topic in General Nursing

    Where I worked in psych they used plastic. I was new to psych so there were some clinical things I had not seen or considered. Now I am of the opinion whether it is metal or plastic utensils they should be counted. That was not the policy or pract...

14. OHHH The Arrogance of Some Doctors!!

    GigLs2u replied to Katydidit34's topic in Relations

    Since this surgeon was of the opinion he was a god, it was directed to management who eventually took care of it.

15. Weeding out of nursing students

    GigLs2u replied to Tweety's topic in General Students

    I guess A&P may be weeding courses but I really think it is more likely the physiology portion. Anatomy is straight memorization. Physiology is understanding how things work. I saw many students complete the first semester of A&P but there...