Aggie RN

Aggie RN ADN

ER, HH, Case Management

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  1. moving to texas

    Aggie RN replied to DedHedRN's topic in Texas Nursing

    West Texas has plenty of work at decent sized hospitals (200+ beds). I'd take a look in the following locations: Midland/Odessa Abilene Lubbock Amarillo I don't doubt you'd be able to find work in...

  2. Abilene- Hendrick Medical Center

    Aggie RN replied to PinkPickle's topic in Texas Nursing

    Bryan/College Station,

  3. Abilene- Hendrick Medical Center

    Aggie RN replied to PinkPickle's topic in Texas Nursing

    What are the salaries like around the area? Thinking of moving there to be closer to

  4. transferring pts. from ED to floor

    Aggie RN replied to LCR_RN's topic in Emergency

    My favorite from ICU is "that patient isn't stable enough to come to us." I've never understood that. I think people say that, thinking we've got the ER doc to write orders for the pt. Well, that...

  5. ? home study Rn courses

    Aggie RN replied to cw2mom's topic in Texas Nursing

    Texas A&M Corpus Christi offers a on-line BSN program. You might want to check into

  6. Amiodarone and Cardizem drip??

    Aggie RN replied to MedicRN151's topic in Emergency

    Did you know when the onset of afib was? The reason I ask, isn't cardioversion contraindicated if the onset of the afib is unkown? This is due to the risk of throwing clots and then

  7. Paramedics in the ER

    Aggie RN replied to errneducator's topic in Emergency

    I agree with this statement completely. My facility does not allow for medics to do anything more than draw blood. This irks me. We're short staffed constantly, and having another person capable of...

  8. URGENT- If excelsior is NOT accepted in California, then how come.....

    Aggie RN replied to NICUrn2B's topic in Online Distance Learning

    What is the rationale for excelsior not being accepted by

  9. Do you get tired of taking ACLS/PALS/TNCC

    Aggie RN posted a topic in Emergency

    For those of you with lots of experience, do you ever ask why am I here when sitting in those classes after you have taken them so many times? For me ACLS is a big yes. PALS not so much. We don't see...

  10. Would this happen at your ER?

    Aggie RN replied to AlisonBSN's topic in Emergency

    Correct me if I'm wrong, but doesn't taking a patient from the floor to the ER constitute an EMTALA

  11. Some thoughts on the whole LVN vs. RN thing ...

    Aggie RN replied to Sheri257's topic in General Nursing

    I have the upmost respect for LVN's. I've worked with some that are just hands down better nurses than I probably ever will be. Having said that, I think the divison of the licensure between RNs and...

  12. Funny Sign In Slips

    Aggie RN replied to TraumaInTheSlot's topic in Emergency

    How about a chief complaint of new monia? I just hope that doesn't turn into old monia. I hear that can be pretty

  13. How much money do some nurese make?

    Aggie RN replied to Aeronurse's topic in General Nursing

    Should specialty areas make more than regular

  14. Rules for the ER (long)

    Aggie RN replied to EDValerieRN's topic in Emergency

    Here's my own personal rule... Don't ask questions you don't want to hear the answers to. I've found this simple rule has really helped my B/P. Here's an example... kid (19 year old) swallowed a...

  15. A&M regents give green light to nursing degree

    Aggie RN posted a topic in Texas Nursing

    http://www.theeagle.com/stories/052607/am_20070526050.php One more avenue out there for those hoping to get to nursing

  16. A&M regents give green light to nursing degree

    Aggie RN replied to Aggie RN's topic in Texas Nursing

    Yes, the program will be in College Station (actually Bryan). The A&M Health Science Center is in the beginning stages of building a new campus which will be located across from the airport in...