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    If you could no longer be a nurse?...

    General E. Speaking, RN replied to NurCrystal22's topic in General Nursing

    an Art teacher a Marine Biologist an author a medical
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    Real nurse vs. TV nurse.

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

    Do you ever get annoyed or discouraged from what a nurse really is as opposed to what you see on TV? yes. bothers me to see: *side rails down *bright green hospital sheets *CPR w/ bent wobbley...
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    New Med/Surg manager wants your input on staffing matrix

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

    I work on a 38 bed Med/Surg floor in Katy, Tx. 10 beds are technically pedi, but if census is down for pedi we use the extra beds for M/S. Our staffing goes like this: We have a nurse manager...
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    working vs school, not seeing kids

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

    I work full-time as an LVN and am taking pre-req's part-time. It is hard but think of the outcome and what a better life you and your family will have. That's what keeps me going. Your education is...
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    Ear Irrigation

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

    have heard of using a Water Pic but I am used to the big silver irrigation-syringe that looks like it belongs in The
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    Want to move to Texas

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

    found this link about the expansion of TCH to the West side of Houston.
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    Opinions?

    General E. Speaking, RN replied to 11:11's topic in Texas Nursing

    I know it is expensive to live in Austin. My cousin lives in New Braunfels. It is located about halfway between Austin and San Antonio. It is considered the Hill Country and has that "small town"...
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    Want to move to Texas

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

    I live outside of Houston on the west side. We ship most of our really sick kiddo's to Texas Children's Hospital in the medical center. I have heard rumors that they are building a TCH branch on the...
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    Revelation on Nursing.. I'm going to be a nurse!

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

    welcome to the wonderful world of
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    What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

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

    we had an elderly 102 yr old in our hospital who kept talking out the "white birds from Jesus" she prattled on and on about these white birds. Later that day I went in to check on her and found her...
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    You know its going to be a bad shift when...

    General E. Speaking, RN replied to Adam D. RN2005's topic in Nursing Humor

    Your report goes like this... 1) a nursing home patient w/ PEG feedings who was unresponsive and contracted, stage III decub on coccyx. She smelled like she was rotting away- MD has been trying to...
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    Wedding rings that sit "high" up vs. gloves

    General E. Speaking, RN replied to fyrelight74's topic in General Nursing

    i never take my wedding ring off. i don't have trouble with gloves,
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    Learning to give injections

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

    You can't get away from not hurting the patient- it is, afterall, a needle! I listen with a sympathetic ear and politely tell them I am sorry they are sick. Then I ease into explaining why we need...
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    UNIT SECRETARIES-- the good, and the not so good...

    General E. Speaking, RN replied to Mystery5's topic in General Nursing

    our day secretary has difficulty staying put in her seat. we threaten to put glue in her chair. I can't count the number of times I have walked to the nurses station to find it empty and the phone...
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    just a question about Texas

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

    so true! I refuse to drive when icy cause no one knows how to handle it (including me) i live outside the houston
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    Is "HOMAN'S SIGN" supposed to be positive or negative?

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

    i agree, had a 2 day post op pt w/ a total hip replacement. he was having calf pain in the non-operative leg. + homan's but doppler showed - for
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    Med-Surg Roll Call

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

    I have been an LVN for 15 years. First 4 yrs, I did Med Surg then switched to the float pool for 1 yr in the same hospital (500 beds). Next, I worked for TDH Immunization/Communicable Disease...
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    Who is your Favorite TV or Movie nurse?

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

    I saw that. I live in a town close to Houston. During that storm, we received 18 transfers from the Medical Center-yikes! The level of care those patient's needed was higher than what we were used...
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    Bad Habits Nurses Develop

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

    ditto- For a while I worked in the Immunization Program @ TDH- we gave a lot of
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    Hypomagnesiumia, I am a ticking time bomb!!

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

    Your situation puts my petty complaints into perspective, I hope you find some answers from the posts...I don't have any advice, but I wanted to let you know that I am sorry you are so ill and are...
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    Telemetry Monitoring Procedures

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

    Not sure about the training the Monitor Tech's get, but that's what we use on our MS/Tele floor. We have a computer screen at the nurse's station so we can look at our own rhythms but we are unable...
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    scoliosis-lifting

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

    hmmm. good question. In a hospital/nursing home there is a lot of lifting. While there are nursing jobs that don't require lifting, I'm not sure how you would get around the original
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    What do you do with critical lab values when they are called from the lab dept?

    General E. Speaking, RN replied to pk1's topic in General Nursing

    Whatever your decision make sure you CYA,CYA,CYA!
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    Where do you keep your stethescope?

    General E. Speaking, RN replied to Still Riding's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    around my neck but my stethescope has arteriosclerosis (the tubing is getting hard) and hangs lopsided on my neck- drives me crazy. time to go shopping
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    I'm Only A Nurse......

    General E. Speaking, RN replied to mye614's topic in General Nursing

    This is for patient's, family members, managers, administration, nurse aides and doctor's: I am a nurse so remember that poor planning on your part DOES NOT constitute an emergency on my