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  1. Progressive/ICU interview advice!

    jspacegirl replied to 2bnursenikki82's topic in MICU, SICU

    Congrats! I would definitely want to work at JPS if I lived in Fort Worth. How fun! I just got an ICU position at Parkland in Dallas. Go us!

  2. What was your orientation like?

    jspacegirl replied to jspacegirl's topic in MICU, SICU

    Thanks to those who responded! I was able to spend a day on the unit during one of my clinical rotations, and found many of the nasty rumors to be untrue. Actually, they were true at some point, but...

  3. What has been your sickest patient

    jspacegirl replied to richard1980's topic in MICU, SICU

    I can't exactly answer the question about why they didn't do a VAD since I'm still a student :-) I do believe that they wanted to turn the IABP down because with the patient's HR being in the 210s,...

  4. Is there a max dose of Levophed?

    jspacegirl replied to KevinS's topic in MICU, SICU

    Wow, I saw a patient today on 200 mcg/min of levo! I had no idea just how high that was until I started reading this post

  5. What has been your sickest patient

    jspacegirl replied to richard1980's topic in MICU, SICU

    Still just a nursing student, but today in the CCU I had the sickest patient I have ever seen. A woman who was only 40 years old with a 3 yr history of CHF. Admitted a week and a half ago with...

  6. MYNX Closure Device, any one else having problems with the NEW MYNX closure device

    jspacegirl replied to Morettia2's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Okay, I could be wrong about this, but I'm doing my preceptorship at a heart hospital that does a lot of caths, and I had a patient a few weeks ago that I believe had a Mynx. It could have been an...

  7. How to calculate salary?

    jspacegirl replied to dragonflycafe's topic in Texas Nursing

    Are you serious?? Especially when you have to clock in early, leave late, and then sometimes not even get a full 30 minutes for your lunch break? Ridiculous! To answer the original poster's question,...

  8. Black scrubs?

    jspacegirl replied to SaraO'Hara's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    All black scrubs kind of creep me out. During clinicals I rotated through an ER, and all of the nurses there had to wear black scrubs. I thought it was a little bit morbid, especially considering that...

  9. Anybody here in a sorority?

    jspacegirl replied to shrimpchips's topic in General Students

    I was/am a DG, too. However, I wasn't majoring in nursing when I pledged and finished up my first degree. There were several girls in my chapter who were nursing majors and seemed to turn up at most...

  10. Recent college grad: BA to BSN

    jspacegirl replied to tirral's topic in Nursing Career

    I also had a degree in film (totally worthless, if you ask me!). It did seem discouraging at first to have to take a year of pre-reqs before nursing school, but I got over it. I'm about to graduate in...

  11. Have any of you taken this class before?????

    jspacegirl replied to Heloisea3's topic in Texas Nursing

    I would check directly with a TWU admissions counselor. It seems like such a basic math class like that would be unnecessary if you've already taken Algebra and stats. That class was not required when...

  12. Organize your day: Paper Brain

    jspacegirl replied to liv2b's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Thanks for scanning the "paper brain." I love it! I'm in my last semester of NS and have attempted to use something similar (but less detailed). My only problem is that I forget to look at it, which...

  13. New Grad Cover Letter

    jspacegirl replied to mramos08's topic in Nursing Career

    There are links to examples of cover letters in one of the "stickies" on this thread. But from what I have learned, the general format is 3-4 paragraphs. In the first paragraph you should introduce...

  14. Piercings in North Texas.

    jspacegirl replied to FireFightersGirl's topic in Texas Nursing

    I did forget to mention that there was another woman in my clinical group who didn't have to cover up her nose piercing, because it was a cultural thing; she was from Bangladesh. And I totally agree...

  15. Are LVNs allowed to delegate?

    jspacegirl posted a topic in Texas Nursing

    Are LVNs in Texas allowed to delegate tasks to unlicensed personnel? I can't seem to find anything about this in the NPA, but maybe I'm not looking hard enough. I would appreciate any help.

  16. Are LVNs allowed to delegate?

    jspacegirl replied to jspacegirl's topic in Texas Nursing

    Thanks! I saw something in there that said LVNs are allowed to assign tasks to UAPs, but just wanted to make sure. It doesn't seem like it is what happens in reality, especially in places like LTC...

  17. What's the pay scale for Houston and Dallas/FT Worth?

    jspacegirl replied to JoeB1047's topic in Texas Nursing

    If you want to do ICU, Parkland and Baylor have great programs; Both are level I trauma centers. Parkland is the Dallas county hospital and regional burn center. Next door to Parkland is Childrens...

  18. Piercings in North Texas.

    jspacegirl replied to FireFightersGirl's topic in Texas Nursing

    You only have to cover up nose piercings during clinical. During class, they couldn't care

  19. Piercings in North Texas.

    jspacegirl replied to FireFightersGirl's topic in Texas Nursing

    You will have to take it out or cover it up during clinicals. There was a girl in my clinical group who had one, and she covered it up with a tiny flesh colored band aid type thing (or maybe it was...

  20. Hello, Dallas nurses!

    jspacegirl replied to chako's topic in Texas Nursing

    Since you are already at a level I trauma hospital, I would go with either Baylor or Parkland. Both are level I trauma centers that are also teaching facilities. I'm not sure about Baylor, but I know...

  21. Laptops anyone?

    jspacegirl replied to TexnRN's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I don't know if TCU has any specific requirements for your computer, but if not, I would go with a Mac. I've had my iMac for almost 4 years (!!!) and it runs as fast and as perfectly as the day I got...

  22. Group One background checks

    jspacegirl replied to OBGYN Legal RN's topic in Texas Nursing

    I don't really see why GroupOne is necessary. It is not necessary to do criminal background checks, since you need a background check to get your nursing license. Further more, employers would be...

  23. Methodist Hospital of Dallas

    jspacegirl replied to Nurse008's topic in Texas Nursing

    How recently have you been with UT Southwestern? I have had two clinical rotations there and have found the opposite to be true. There are *some* nurses that aren't willing to help out students, but...

  24. TEXAS Accelerated BSN Programs?

    jspacegirl replied to SlimNurse2b's topic in Texas Nursing

    Texas Woman's University in Dallas has an accelerated BSN program that you can start in 2009. The TWU Houston campus accepts applicants during the even-numbered

  25. What do you like about CVICU/CCU?

    jspacegirl replied to jspacegirl's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    So, no one here likes their job, eh? Just kidding :-) Seriously, any awesome stories, or something along the lines of "I wouldn't want to work any other place than the CVICU/CCU because.....," would...