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  1. PSYCH NURSES-please help

    horus2001 replied to scorpiogurl22's topic in Psychiatric

    i hate to seem cynical but most of psych nursing is pushing pills. Before i get jumped on, i work as a psych nurse at a state mental hospital so i do have some background. modern psych is give them...

  2. Right to defense against violence on adolescent unit

    horus2001 replied to CrashVector's topic in Psychiatric

    i too work on a child/adolescent unit. we had a similar situation where a patient struck a nurse so she could get a shot of vitamin T. i asked the nurse if he wanted to call and report an assault....

  3. Violence towards staff and mgmt response

    horus2001 posted a topic in Psychiatric

    I need to vent but i also want to pose a question. today, i had a six year old psych patient who threw a tantrum on the unit. This kid functions at the level of a 18 month old, so the tantrum i can...

  4. mental health educator

    horus2001 replied to texasbsn's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    Seriously? You want to teach? I looked at some of your postings and... Let me be honest with you, in graduate school, you write papers. If the quality of your grammar and spelling is the same as you...

  5. Houston info needed

    horus2001 replied to als1124's topic in Texas Nursing

    best paying jobs are in the medical center area. there are several large players with outlying hospitals in the suburban area. check st. lukes, methodist, md anderson, Texas children, memorial...

  6. Hurst Review/Random

    horus2001 replied to SQueenRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    i used hurst. i ended up with 75 questions, finished in 45 minutes. passed the nclex no problem, much of the success i owe to hurst. it was simply the best prep program i

  7. benzo withdrawal......advice please

    horus2001 replied to cherilee's topic in Psychiatric

    it sounds like they are still W/Ding. i know if our patients meet certain vital sign parameters we can still give them a PRN to help them per the vitals. does your doctor have any PRNs scheduled...

  8. Atheists? How do you deal with religious people?

    horus2001 replied to CalicoKitty's topic in General Students

    ahh but there is a difference between being religious and spiritual. the difference is that religious people follow a specific dogma and set of beliefs. you can be spiritual and not religious and...

  9. Atheists? How do you deal with religious people?

    horus2001 replied to CalicoKitty's topic in General Students

    i did find this: http://www.beliefnet.com/Faiths/Secular-Philosophies/Atheists-In-Foxholes.aspx the thing to consider, as we as a culture have advanced, we have become more and more hostile towards...

  10. Atheists? How do you deal with religious people?

    horus2001 replied to CalicoKitty's topic in General Students

    the statement those who tend to become religious were already religious does not make sense. people become religious because they have reached a point in their lives when they need something bigger...

  11. Atheists? How do you deal with religious people?

    horus2001 replied to CalicoKitty's topic in General Students

    i don't know about that. i encounter a lot of nurses that are very religious. i think it a coping tool for dealing with issues that are beyond our power to resolve. Also just as the saying goes...

  12. Tattoos and piercings

    horus2001 replied to averna's topic in General Students

    anything other than a stud ear rings should be forbidden for safety. that nose ring seems pretty cool until it gets ripped out by a patient who is psychotic or caught on something during a code. it...

  13. Tattoos and piercings

    horus2001 replied to averna's topic in General Students

    umm, under most normal circumstances, the nose is a lovely holding tank for staph and other

  14. opening a practice

    horus2001 replied to almostarn's topic in General Nursing

    well, anyone with capital can open a clinic and hire docs to work for them. i can't see much value in opening a clinic as a non-prescription writing nurse. You can't write orders, can't order tests,...

  15. opening a practice

    horus2001 replied to almostarn's topic in General Nursing

    you question does not make any sense. nurses can't practice medicine. doctors practice medicine. Usually, a group of doctors (who often have a very high income) will invest in a practice and hire...

  16. Tcc Nursing

    horus2001 replied to livinlife1257's topic in Texas Nursing

    my opinion of helicopter parents is not colored by my experience as a nurse. rather, it is born of a distain for those children who can't or won't cut their apron strings. i have two children of my...

  17. Tcc Nursing

    horus2001 replied to livinlife1257's topic in Texas Nursing

    good lord, are you one of those helicopter parents? why are you doing the research for her? let her do the work. she is not going to make it through school if she does not develop any skills for...

  18. Woman's Hospital of Texas Pay?

    horus2001 replied to SCgirl22's topic in Texas Nursing

    i did my ob clinicals there. i know they get paid a little less than the medical center ob nurses due to the fact that the administration of womens don't consider it to be a "medical center"...

  19. so, that's it?

    horus2001 replied to horus2001's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    i did not mean to imply i thought the test was easy. it was hard, but in a weird way. have done really poorly on exams and i knew it walking out afterwards. i have taken exams that i did great on...

  20. so, that's it?

    horus2001 posted a topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    i took the nclex last thursday. i was full of angst and concern before the exam. i settle down and start taking the test, click, click and boom, i am done. i left the building feeling empty. the...

  21. Unemployement office pays you to go to school

    horus2001 replied to NurseBettyICU's topic in Texas Nursing

    i do know that unemployment is only for six months and after that they cut you off. there may be some kind of job training programs but normal unemployment will cut off at 1/2 a year. also, every...

  22. TEXAS Accelerated BSN Programs?

    horus2001 replied to SlimNurse2b's topic in Texas Nursing

    regardless of what program you want to enter, you had best have all the pre-reqs done or finishing up before the program. most of the schools have no problems booting you out even if it is an...

  23. University of Texas (Houston)

    horus2001 replied to poboy31's topic in Texas Nursing

    well two were booted b/c of allegations of academic dishonesty. we lost a couple during OB/PEDs (one of the most difficult, unforgiving classes), one failed their drug calculation test (i understand...

  24. A bit of advice for UT Houston Bacc2 students

    horus2001 posted a topic in Texas Nursing

    thinking back to my first clinical i would like to provide some advice for those of you about to enter the program. some people may not agree with this advice but i stand by this: you will do your...

  25. Buying a house in Houston, Texas

    horus2001 replied to nurse_in_me's topic in Texas Nursing

    there are a bunch of low income apartments and government housing mostly in that area. my suggestion would be to drive around at around dusk... generally stay east of hillcroft and north of west...