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  1. moving to houston as a new grad in June

    beachbum3 posted a topic in Texas Nursing

    Hi! I'm moving to the Houston area on June 1 after graduating from an ADN program. I'm hoping to get a position in the ER at Clear Lake Regional Medical Center, and wondering if anyone has any...

  2. HIPAA Question. Appropriate?

    beachbum3 posted a topic in General Nursing

    So I worked on Thurs, Fri, and yesterday. I noticed a pt I took care of on Thurs and Fri was still there. I asked the nurse how he was doing, as we thought he was going home Sat after removing his...

  3. Agency earning opportunities

    beachbum3 replied to vhern246's topic in Agency Nurses

    I am a full time agency nurse. I started a little over a year ago, did it to pick up some extra shifts as I needed to supplement my staff position. A year later, I quit my staff job and have been full...

  4. How can I assist a nurse under stress?

    beachbum3 replied to 4theBetterGetter's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Offer help, praise, credit where credit is due. And mostly lots and lots of

  5. How much free water/fluid do you count 1/2 cup applesauce as?

    beachbum3 replied to yogastudentRN's topic in General Nursing

    I wouldn't count it as a liquid at all... its not something that would be included even in a full liquid diet... you'd see it as a component of a pureed diet or possibly mechanical

  6. starting to do agency..scared

    beachbum3 replied to zacarias's topic in Agency Nurses

    I have been an agency nurse for about 6 months and I LOVE it. When I first started I was scared too, only 1 year experience as a RN, so I'd never worked anywhere else besides the hospital I started...

  7. Working while sick- what do you think?

    beachbum3 posted a topic in General Nursing

    So I have a massive cold/flu- basically a bug that makes me feel like hell. I'm coughing, hacking, (and at times its a productive cough), sneezing, nose is red and cracked from blowing and am...

  8. Nursing Instructors Pet Peeves

    beachbum3 posted a topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    I'm a lurking 3rd semester RN student and came across the thread about students pet peeves- which got me wondering- what are the instructors pet peeves about students? I'm sure there are more than...

  9. Big issues with the charge RN.. what to do?

    beachbum3 posted a topic in General Nursing

    So last night was the very last straw for me. I am a new RN, been working for 5 months now. I get along great with everyone, except for this one particular charge nurse. Everyone I've talked to holds...

  10. Big issues with the charge RN.. what to do?

    beachbum3 replied to beachbum3's topic in General Nursing

    Also wanted to add.. shes basically like the workplace bully. I may be a new nurse, but I'm not new to working and in all of my years of working, I've NEVER encountered anything anywhere close to what...

  11. I HATE nursing! (long)

    beachbum3 replied to InfoNurse1595's topic in General Nursing

    I frequently fantasize about going back to my nice quiet office job in the city, and I'll tell you what, if I was as miserable as you sound I wouldn't waste a minute feeling bad about going back to...

  12. shouldnt precepting be teaching , not working?

    beachbum3 replied to Venetian's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know. I think you ought to try to talk to your preceptor and let her/him know you need more direction. I personally was taking patients on my own with my preceptor checking charting etc after...

  13. Uniform Guidlines where you work

    beachbum3 replied to Truth66's topic in General Nursing

    You know, I don't even know if there are any real guidelines as far as uniform where I work. I'm sure there are the typical no visible facial piercings, no nail polish/acrylic nails, etc. but as far...

  14. Telling it how it is.

    beachbum3 replied to twistedpupchaser's topic in General Nursing

    Reminds me of a pt I had last week...just a mean and nasty guy... nothing was good enough, everything was a bother, but yet he wouldn't allow us to do anything to try to alleviate what ever his issue...

  15. Heparin drips

    beachbum3 replied to moffist's topic in General Nursing

    We'd just stop the heparin, flush and draw the labs. Never heard anything about labs being skewed as long as you waste the first

  16. feeling bad... pt died

    beachbum3 posted a topic in General Nursing

    So I last worked the other night. Had a pt who was having severe chest pain. 93 yr old DNR. At the beginning of the shift, his vitals were ok, EKG was ok, lungs clear etc. Pt was totally freaking out,...

  17. feeling bad... pt died

    beachbum3 replied to beachbum3's topic in General Nursing

    I'm hoping day shift was able to get him something more to keep him comfortable. Next time I see the nurse who had him I'm going to find

  18. Are there any positives to being a nurse?

    beachbum3 replied to Lola89's topic in General Nursing

    There are plenty of positives to being a nurse! But, as with any job, there are negative things to go along with it... positives: Work 3 days a week Decent pay right out of school for having a min. 2...

  19. A name for Computer on Wheels

    beachbum3 replied to butterfly9's topic in General Nursing

    We call them

  20. Patient Died from Med Allergy

    beachbum3 replied to NewRN08's topic in General Nursing

    I'm so sorry for what you are going through. I agree with the others though. You need to delete your post, and have the entire thread deleted if you can. My thoughts will be with you and the pt's...

  21. WANTED: smokers and smokers that have successfully quit!

    beachbum3 replied to annful24's topic in General Nursing

    looking forward to being smoke

  22. full time requirement for part time

    beachbum3 replied to uscstu4lfe's topic in General Nursing

    I'd mentioned that the other day- I was talking to the director of my dept, and that was what she said. I've heard this of other places also. My impression is that the thinking behind it is that you...

  23. Night shifters- what do you do if you have one night off?

    beachbum3 replied to blondy2061h's topic in General Nursing

    I do this every week.. I work Sun, Tues Weds nights... I get home from work Monday am, sleep until about 1 or 2, get up and do my usual thing. I'm usually up til midnight when I'm not working anyway,...

  24. I cringed on the inside

    beachbum3 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I'm going to preface this by saying I'm only venting and don't mean to come across as overly harsh. My daughter's friend (she is) is on her cheerleading squad, and the friend's mom has a son who is 9...

  25. New Grad Earnings

    beachbum3 replied to revolution's topic in General Nursing

    New Grad pay here is $23.31 per hour (at the hospital I work). I work nights, and our night shift diff is $5 per