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    Job description for your tech's?

    General E. Speaking, RN posted a topic in Medical-Surgical

    I recently sent my nurse manager a note regarding our tech's. I work on a 38 bed floor. We have the usual medical, surgical, nursing home patients. Many times we will have 3 tech's yet the nurses...
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    Whats to Enjoy about Nursing?

    General E. Speaking, RN replied to sissyboo's topic in General Nursing

    I enjoy nursing when we have adequate staff and time to care for those patients. I leave with a warm fuzzy feeling and a sense of pride after these days. You get to read the patient's H&P, sit...
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    Fall 2007 nursing school applicants

    General E. Speaking, RN replied to panzyo3's topic in Texas Nursing

    Good luck to all the 2007
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    OMG! Something good from Grey's Anatomy

    General E. Speaking, RN replied to nursejohio's topic in General Nursing

    I particularly enjoyed the privacy that they showed the patient while doing the dressing change with the door wide
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    gift for new nurse?

    General E. Speaking, RN replied to Laught3r's topic in General Nursing

    How about a Valium salt lick for those really crazy days! (kidding) Add some Motrin and chocolate to your
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    PN students/How far do you drive to attend class?

    General E. Speaking, RN replied to L&D_2b's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    I am an LVN hoping to transition in May. Both of the schools I am applying to are 45-55 miles
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    Rules for Med-Surge

    General E. Speaking, RN replied to lpnstudentin2010's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Please describe your pain. Burning, dull, pressure, heavy, sharp, throbbing, etc... "It hurts" isn't an option on my paperwork! (though I have written that in quotes when the patient can't be...
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    lost in texas

    General E. Speaking, RN replied to cat1804's topic in Texas Nursing

    oooo, I love, love the Hill Country in Texas. I live near Houston but we travel to there every summer and float down the river. October will be too cold to float but in New Braunfels they have the...
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    Does Incentive Spirometer decrease a temp?

    General E. Speaking, RN replied to chenoaspirit's topic in General Nursing

    not sure about the science part but 17 yrs of nursing has taught me that it does bring down
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    Hospital vs Hotel

    General E. Speaking, RN posted a topic in General Nursing

    Check out the intro add for this hospital in the medical center in Houston. And we wonder why patient's expect "hotel-type" service... gimme a break! I hope those nurses only have 2 patients so they...
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    Hospital vs Hotel

    General E. Speaking, RN replied to General E. Speaking, RN's topic in General Nursing

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    What is your weakness?

    General E. Speaking, RN replied to StrwbryblndRN's topic in General Nursing

    I thought I was gonna pass out when on of the podiatrist's removed my patient's big toenail. The slicing, tugging, pulling, twisting...(gulp) I feel dizzy just thinking about
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    Hospital vs Hotel

    General E. Speaking, RN replied to General E. Speaking, RN's topic in General Nursing

    Mind you, this is the commercial that is running regularly around the Houston-area. To the poster who mentioned fluffing pillows as part of nursing... I'm not saying that making our patient's...
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    Hospital vs Hotel

    General E. Speaking, RN replied to General E. Speaking, RN's topic in General Nursing

    Mind you, this ad commercial is running regularly around the Houston-area. To the poster who mentioned fluffing pillows as part of nursing... I'm not saying that making our patient's comfortable...
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    Hospital vs Hotel

    General E. Speaking, RN replied to General E. Speaking, RN's topic in General Nursing

    tee hee
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    no holiday or weekend pay?!?!

    General E. Speaking, RN replied to tx2007's topic in Texas Nursing

    Man, I miss working for the State of Texas. I'm wiping the drool from my mouth.
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    What is your weakness?

    General E. Speaking, RN replied to StrwbryblndRN's topic in General Nursing

    suctioning- the sound irks me. first: sssssslllluuuurrrrrrpppppppppp. second: plunk (when the glob plops into the cannister)
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    Families, are they getting more demanding?

    General E. Speaking, RN replied to MrsWampthang's topic in General Nursing

    I vote for a "No Family Day". Wouldn't that be nice to just worry about YOUR patient? How about the family members that leave their demented parent behind "to visit"? I often feel like I have 2...
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    Signing off orders

    General E. Speaking, RN posted a topic in Medical-Surgical

    Do you sign off your own orders or does your charge nurse do it?
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    Please assess your patient well!

    General E. Speaking, RN replied to Antikigirl's topic in General Nursing

    It's also nice to poke around under the covers to look for a JP drain that isn't there. "The doctor took that out yesterday" What??? How was an assessment done without noticing that. It's always...
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    Bridge Programs

    General E. Speaking, RN replied to Jules A's topic in LPN to RN

    I feel your
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    Stress! How do you releive it?

    General E. Speaking, RN replied to AnnieOaklyRN's topic in General Nursing

    Nothing like a hot shower! I like to turn on the shower radio and stand under my huge Waterpik Cascading Showerhead and try and imagine all my troubles are swirling down the
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    Anyone else have this problem?

    General E. Speaking, RN replied to Brigi23's topic in LPN to RN

    pre-req's have been hard enough on my Dh and Dd. I hope to be in a transitional program in May. We shall see what happens. I really don't have any advice. Education is such an investment in the...
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    frustrating job search...

    General E. Speaking, RN replied to pongtipRN's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    According to our HR Dept. our LVN pay scale at my hospital in Texas is from $13.77 up to 20.86. Fortunately, my scale is further to the right because of experience, but I cannot imagine working as a...
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    If not bedside, where do you work?

    General E. Speaking, RN replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    Personally, I loved public health. The bene's were great but the pay was not. I did disease investigations and we dispensed federally funded vaccine to providers who, in turn, gave me monthly...