RN1989

RN1989

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  1. Paying for school?

    RN1989 replied to jd467's topic in General Nursing

    Personally I think you are wasting your money by going to LPN school when you already have a bachelor's. An LPN makes less money than an RN and has less autonomy. Because many hospitals are not...

  2. mixed staffing, all-RN or not?

    RN1989 replied to nursewanderseek's topic in General Nursing

    I've worked both. I prefer all RN staffing. Less headache. Less delegation. YOU know what is going on with your patient and don't have to worry about someone under you having screwed something up...

  3. Texas - LVNs not allowed to give blood???

    RN1989 replied to texaschic888's topic in Texas Nursing

    I haven't looked at it in years, since it does not apply to me. But this is true. An LVN can check blood with an RN but an LVN is not allowed to physically hang it on the pole and connect it to the...

  4. There is no nursing shortage!

    RN1989 replied to fizz2Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    Those are interesting thoughts. As far as Filipino nurses standing up to their employers, that is more fiction than fact. You cite a few instances but this is not what I have seen happen at numerous...

  5. Dismissed from nursing program

    RN1989 replied to VRNH's topic in General Nursing

    Anyone who fills out a FAFSA as required by most schools will be unable to hide that they have been to school somewhere else. The school could also find out if they had a donation of a grant and they...

  6. Keeping It All Up!

    RN1989 replied to proud2b1's topic in General Nursing

    It is simply too hard to give 100+% at work and then come home and try to do the same thing. All those women's libbers back in the day never realized that there would be few men and children that...

  7. Greedy Govt

    RN1989 replied to Api1rn's topic in General Nursing

    I totally agree. There is a point where you work OT and all you end up getting for a shift is about $20. I had it figured out at one time when I kept working OT thinking I was coming out ahead and...

  8. who the heck are you...

    RN1989 replied to loaparker's topic in General Nursing

    Some states in the US have nurse practice acts that require you to be properly id'd by name and title. I have seen many nurses over the years try to cover up their pictures, names, and titles on...

  9. There is no nursing shortage!

    RN1989 replied to fizz2Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    Filipino nurses are an employers dream. They love having a nurse that can be controlled with threat of losing their job and being deported. Filipino nurses are only too happy to keep their mouths...

  10. Off of work

    RN1989 replied to mystical_angel8's topic in General Nursing

    I've precepted nurses such as yourself. They found it very difficult to make that transition back into nursing. I would recommend that you take a refresher course first, to get the knowledge back...

  11. Documenting and not DOING anything for pt's.

    RN1989 replied to worstnurse1's topic in General Nursing

    Legally if you didn't chart it then it wasn't done. Which is unfortunate because if you are a really good nurse working in a crummy place, you probably do not chart all that you do because otherwise...

  12. Necrotizing Fasciitis

    RN1989 replied to TigerGalLE's topic in General Nursing

    I have had some patients with it that survived, others did not. The quick spread of it is the problem. They rush them to surgery and cut away what they think is dead, only to find that they didn't...

  13. There is no nursing shortage!

    RN1989 replied to fizz2Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    Preaching to the choir. Check out other threads on this same topic. Unfortunately having this topic on a nursing forum doesn't do any good. This topic with statistic and references needs to be...

  14. Biased Care...

    RN1989 replied to S.N. Visit's topic in General Nursing

    I've never seen a problem with nurses having issues with plastics patients. Elective surgeries are what keeps hospitals and surgicenters in business, meaning nurses have jobs. I do know that a lot of...

  15. Do you think most nurses can afford to work part time?

    RN1989 replied to linda2097's topic in General Nursing

    A person's ability to work part time would depend on many factors. Most people have bills that are commensurate with their level of pay. When their pay goes up, their bills usually do also. The...

  16. Hospitals in North Dallas? Can you name any??

    RN1989 replied to angel_82's topic in Texas Nursing

    Doctor's Hospital is more East than North. It is still open but things have been pretty dicey for the last few years or so. Saw the same job openings come up over and over. Problems with docs and...

  17. I may not get hired because of DRUG test,

    RN1989 replied to deboopy's topic in General Nursing

    As long as you disclose it prior to the test it is generally not a problem. However, you need to review the hospital's P&P as well as your nurse practice act regarding working while having it in...

  18. interested in wound care

    RN1989 replied to yourindecision's topic in General Nursing

    To best serve your patients you really need to get baseline experience as a nurse. There are many factors that play into wounds and the care that is given. You need to have a solid foundation in...

  19. Job references...who to contact?

    RN1989 replied to zamboni's topic in General Nursing

    Generally on an app they want the name of your supervisor to see if you are lying. They will then call the former job to see if that person really is there and then the supervisor will usually...

  20. Professionalism in nursing!!!!

    RN1989 replied to smjlpn's topic in General Nursing

    Perhaps you need to get your facility and medical director to look at changing how things are handled. Tying up an ambulance and ER bed for stuff like this is a waste of resources. Our ERs are...

  21. letter from boards ????

    RN1989 replied to student-with-no-life's topic in General Nursing

    The TX state board has sent out notices to their nurses about this. Basically they reject the fingerprints that were sent in saying that they were smudged, not good enough, etc. and want you to do...

  22. Seen it? Fixed it?

    RN1989 replied to loaparker's topic in General Nursing

    There probably is not much on this topic because it does not happen very often compared to how many nurses work on a day to day basis. Nurses frequently just do not have the time to try to "fix"...

  23. Scrub sizes in Recovery Room

    RN1989 replied to janedf's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Go to your manager and tell her/him that you require size "x". Do this matter of factly. It is too hard to wear scrubs that are tight, they don't allow you to move and perform your job. I have found...

  24. The Nurses Belive that I'm here to Help

    RN1989 replied to SuesquatchRN's topic in General Nursing

    You go

  25. No Income Tax/ Pay?

    RN1989 replied to RNBelle's topic in Texas Nursing

    If you do not have enough deductions over and above the standard deduction, itemizing and taking off your property tax does not help you any. Even when you can itemize, certain deductions cannot be...