RN1989

RN1989

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  1. Moving to East Texas from Northern Nevada

    RN1989 replied to RN_Pursuit2b's topic in Texas Nursing

    You were very nice in your post. I was having a difficult time not being ugly which was why I tried not to be too specific until I saw how you worded things.:) I am still amazed at how backward things...

  2. Moving to East Texas from Northern Nevada

    RN1989 replied to RN_Pursuit2b's topic in Texas Nursing

    I would choose to live in the San Antonio area before I moved to the Tyler area. I was trying not to sound super pessimistic but carachal2 was able to put my thoughts in print nicely. I left the area...

  3. Moving to East Texas from Northern Nevada

    RN1989 replied to RN_Pursuit2b's topic in Texas Nursing

    Depends on where your family is living. If you want to PM me with any details and more questions, feel free. Don't worry about me. For a while I loved nursing. But over the years things have gotten...

  4. Shouldnt I negotiate to be paid more?

    RN1989 replied to DaretoDreamRN's topic in General Nursing

    Many times the only way that you can get more money is to leave for at least 6 months, then reapply. New hires almost always get more than the old employees. I know several people that have done...

  5. Need help- thinking of moving to Dallas area

    RN1989 replied to mjbsn2006's topic in Texas Nursing

    I don't live in Mesquite but I have worked there and do drive through there often on my way to other parts of the city. It is probably cheaper to live there than in other parts of Dallas but I...

  6. Moving to East Texas from Northern Nevada

    RN1989 replied to RN_Pursuit2b's topic in Texas Nursing

    Mother Francis and ETMC pretty much dominate the arena there. They also have satellite hospitals and clinics in some of the smaller, rural hospitals in the surrounding area. For the East TX area,...

  7. nurse vs doctors

    RN1989 replied to monkeymedic's topic in General Nursing

    you're right about that. so now i'm curious if they have less medical errors than the us. with all the new studies coming out and the rules limiting us resident docs from working so many hours...

  8. Other than AALNC and VM, what is there?

    RN1989 replied to alkaleidi's topic in Legal

    Good luck KeniRN. I know what you mean about the money. Makes me want to croak every time I have to spend more. I found out the hard way when I was younger that if you shortchanged yourself on the...

  9. Vacation Time

    RN1989 replied to jmcan999's topic in General Nursing

    Vacation? What's that? As far as a request being denied...every facility I have been at, whether staff of management, has a policy regarding how many people can take off at one time. If someone has...

  10. Verbal orders in texas from Medical assistant

    RN1989 replied to leslienurse's topic in Texas Nursing

    It is inadvisable to take an order from anyone but the doctor. But it happens all the time and the best way to protect yourself is to make sure you sign: t.o. Dr. Mac/Sallie Meek - office staff/Jane...

  11. "Safe Harbor"

    RN1989 replied to joyflnoyz's topic in Texas Nursing

    Safe Harbor does not protect you from mandatory OT or working a shift with too little time between end of first shift and beginning of next shift. Safe Harbor is for unsafe working conditions...

  12. Personal emergency...forget how to be a nurse?

    RN1989 replied to jessiern's topic in General Nursing

    Never. Autopilot turns on. Do have an icky feeling in the pit of my stomach if it is someone I love though. Never have that icky feeling if it is someone

  13. do you chart vent settings?

    RN1989 replied to bigreddog1934's topic in Emergency

    I always chart vent setting at least once per shift along with cm mark on ETT. Any changes in settings/condition get charted whether it is me or RT or MD that change the settings. If you don't chart...

  14. Nurses wearing flowers?

    RN1989 replied to nursejllrn's topic in General Nursing

    I would not want my nurses wearing flowers. I am allergic to various flowers/grasses/perfumes. I never know what is going to trigger my allergies. I know I am miserable when I have an allergy...

  15. legal nurse consultant

    RN1989 replied to faithingodmsn's topic in Legal

    Welcome Mary! Browse all the threads in the legal nurse forum and you will get some eye opening tips on whether this might be for you. Vickie Milazzo also has a free introductory course that you...

  16. Current Nursing Situation

    RN1989 replied to 2bNurseLaEnfermera's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I don't think so. Someone who is older entering the field with a BSN+ having degrees in other fields are likely to expect to be paid accordingly for their education and life experience. Employers...

  17. Entrance Essay Question

    RN1989 replied to JCF_in_TN's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds like you need to do some more research. If you don't know this already, how can you be sure that this is the job for

  18. Nurses that "eat your lunch" during report!

    RN1989 replied to allthingsbright's topic in General Nursing

    It takes some guts but if you stop report at the first sign of being snotty, ask them if they are finished critiquing you, and tell them that they will get out of report faster if they allow you to...

  19. Jobs for burned out Nurses?

    RN1989 replied to imburnedout's topic in General Nursing

    I have yet to find any area of nursing that doesn't require you to deal with a bunch of people that are whiners, liars, fakers, drug-seekers, non-compliant, etc. Those people are everywhere -...

  20. VMI Exam

    RN1989 replied to preoprn's topic in Legal

    Good luck! Don't forget to take two forms of ID with you in addition to your nursing

  21. Jobs for burned out Nurses?

    RN1989 replied to imburnedout's topic in General Nursing

    You are really going to need clinical experience as an RN in order to get a more administrative type job. Even with LVN experience, there are going to be many jobs that truly require clinical RN...

  22. Did anyone try L&D and hate it?

    RN1989 replied to RNStudent123's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Yes - ICK! 1. not interested in looking at that part of anatomy or sticking my hand up in it on a daily basis 2. stupid women who endanger their babies by not drinking water and/or refusing to eat...

  23. Unite nurses, don't divide us

    RN1989 replied to klbackus's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    When you figure out another way to get more than a handful of nurses to stand together and fight for what's right - let us know. Otherwise, we don't have many options because there are too few of us...

  24. doucumentation?

    RN1989 replied to shabry's topic in General Nursing

    Anytime a scheduled treatment/med is given outside of the "zone" for your facility's time frame for being on time, it must be documented at the time of administration, not the the scheduled

  25. Say It Isn't So

    RN1989 replied to travelingpants's topic in Texas Nursing

    Obviously the pay rates you are seeing have to do with the individual facility needs - meaning they may not be the best places to work. I've never seen a nurse make in the $30/hr area in TX unless...