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  1. Can a nurse come to work after taking a benzodiazepine?

    Smackdown posted a topic in General Nursing

    If a nurse is prescribed a medication like Xanax, Klonipin, Ativan, etc for anxiety.....can they legally work as a nurse under the influence of this medication? I searched my state's boards of nursing...

  2. Well, maybe nursing is not my calling for now..

    Smackdown replied to AddisonLawrence03's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I have two friends in radiology and both are out of jobs right now so I would say the demand is much

  3. Can a nurse make the call to change a baby to soy formula?

    Smackdown posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    Can a postpartum nurse decide to change an infant from regular formula to soy formula without the doctor's knowledge/order? I honestly didn't know if this was in the nurse's scope of practice. Any...

  4. "Knock, Knock!"

    Smackdown replied to sophiee's topic in General Nursing

    OP, get over

  5. 9 months until graduation, EXTREMELY worried I won't find full time work.

    Smackdown replied to TacticPatrick17's topic in General Nursing

    The job market is much better here in the South compared to the Northern states. I'm in Texas and jobs are not hard to come by in most areas here. So, if you would be willing to

  6. West Texas Nursing Pay

    Smackdown replied to loveishope's topic in Texas Nursing

    The cost of living is low here in West Texas. I used to work in Lubbock and nurses earn less in bigger cities like Lubbock and Abilene than they do in outlying small towns because I earn much more now...

  7. is it OK to submit your 2 week notice via email?

    Smackdown replied to sourapril's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Don't do

  8. Small town OB nurse!

    Smackdown replied to lene_snider's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I am in a similar position, small rural hospital that only has 10-15 deliviers a month and only 2 nurses per shift, mostly LVNS. They send us to a big city hospital to train for a week and it helped A...

  9. Desperate to be a Labor Nurse

    Smackdown replied to StudentNurse1116's topic in Ob/Gyn

    In our rural hospital we have LVNs in labor and delivery. If you live in a rural area some states allow

  10. Single Mom and Night Nurse??

    Smackdown replied to akaRNmle's topic in General Nursing

    Let's hear the real reason you want to move. The reasons you listed sound pretty selfish and not very strong reasons for uprooting a

  11. Can an LPN/LVN discontinue an IV?

    Smackdown replied to Miss_3Bb's topic in General Nursing

    I'm from Texas in a rural town and LVNs make up the majority of the hospital. They Initiate IV, monitor, change fluids, discontinue

  12. Why do night shift nurses get paid more when day shift clearly does MORE work?

    Smackdown replied to squatmunkie_RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    You ranted on an internet post about this an expected everyone to give you a shoulder to cry on? How about put your big girl panties on and stop ranting on the internet and DEAL WITH

  13. RN to BSN Schools

    Smackdown replied to BriThruston0818's topic in General Nursing

    Texas Tech. I got my RN BSN there and it is an excellent

  14. Lactation Consultant/Specialist

    Smackdown replied to freesia29's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I am an RN working in L&D/Postpartum. I have taken the required 45 hours of educational classess to sit to become an IBCLC and now just need to 1000 hours of breastfeeding education in the...

  15. Aspiring L&D nurse has a question!

    Smackdown replied to sunNY718's topic in Ob/Gyn

    It is not like this in all parts of the country. I am from Texas and when I graduated nursing school in 2007, the local hospitals were all hiring new grads into L&D, NICU, Antepartum. Many of my...

  16. How can I find out if Medicaid will remburse my hospital for lactation consultant?

    Smackdown posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    I am trying to encourage my hospital to hire a lactation consultant (or better yet, pay for me to take the courses to become one.) I am trying to figure out if in Texas Medicaid reimburses hospitals...

  17. What does your flor/hospital do to promote teamwork among the nurses?

    Smackdown posted a topic in General Nursing

    Please tell me what your hospital does to promote teamwork between nurses and how well it works? The hospital I work at has a "This is my patient, that is your patient" type attitude instead of...

  18. I'm trying nursing, but I'm hardheaded..will I last?

    Smackdown replied to PopeJane3rd's topic in General Nursing

    This person is obviously just a troll who is seeking

  19. I'm trying nursing, but I'm hardheaded..will I last?

    Smackdown replied to PopeJane3rd's topic in General Nursing

    This is a joke, right? Please, don't become a nurse. If a doctor or your manager/charge nurse has to tell you more than once to do something on many different occasions, I don't see you lasting long....

  20. COBRA insurance between jobs....

    Smackdown replied to mountainnurse's topic in General Nursing

    You should ask at the job you are

  21. COBRA insurance between jobs....

    Smackdown replied to mountainnurse's topic in General Nursing

    When I left my previous job they offered me COBRA. My husband and I were both 23 at the time and it was $1500/month!!! So basically half of my salary. I said FORGET

  22. Work at Home RN Jobs

    Smackdown posted a topic in Illinois Nursing

    Was browsing for RN work at home jobs in my own state (Texas) and came upon this. Just thought I'd share...

  23. Need Advice on Relocating

    Smackdown replied to AnnieOaklyRN's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with Dallas and

  24. RN's, what would you like to see from Student Nurses?

    Smackdown replied to wants2BRN's topic in General Nursing

    I remember feeling the same way when I was a student nurse. "Why are all the nurses so mean to us students?" "I'm never going to act that way when I become a nurse.", etc Then, once I graduated and...

  25. Extra pay for charge?

    Smackdown replied to Jules A's topic in General Nursing

    I get $2 extra per hour for being charge, which ends up being about 260 dollars or so extra a month after taxes. Doesn't sounds like much but it's nice.