txRN07

txRN07 has 1 years experience and specializes in Med/Surg/Oncology.

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1. "I want him extubated NOW...I dont care if he's not ready"

   txRN07 replied to jbp0529's topic in General Nursing

   I hate it when you have family members who think they know better, we had a patient with an NGT hooked up to LWS, but the family member thought that it was too low and was asking to put suction onto high! We don't want the patient's intestines being...

2. Ever have a blood bag explode?

   txRN07 replied to ShayRN's topic in General Nursing

   what on earth?! I have never had that or seen that happen, something must have been wrong with the packaging, that should not happen, should it?

3. help!

   txRN07 replied to sweetieann's topic in General Nursing

   nu uh! not at my facility, if a patient is starting to get diaphoretic and such, it is good nursing judgment to check that sugar, one of the things the doc will ask me is if I checked the sugar.

4. Employee Privacy?

   txRN07 replied to strider1500's topic in General Nursing

   The only thing I had to do at my hospital was the buccal swab for drug testing, and they tested my blood for Hep B antigen, and that was it, I guess each facility is different, but I don't think your triglycerides is their business.

5. average age of a new nurse?

   txRN07 replied to clemmm78's topic in General Nursing

   Well I began nursing school back when I was 21, but we were military and had gotten sent away, then I had babies, etc. I went back in 2005 and I graduated at the age of 32.

6. How much residual is too much?

   txRN07 posted a topic in General Nursing

   We always have lots of feeding tubes on our unit, and it has been a long time since school, so I was wondering, when doing your residual checks, how many cc's would cause you to hold feedings? I've always gotten 5 or 10, and that's a given that you ...

7. Is nursing hereditary?

   txRN07 replied to racing-mom4's topic in General Nursing

   It could be that a great deal of our personalities stems from relatives. My mother was disgusted when I told her years ago in college that I had decided to become a nurse. These days she doesn't ask me much about my work, but I do have several cous...

8. Supid Question-when do you stay home?

   txRN07 replied to w8liftinglady's topic in General Nursing

   Holy cow! I am sitting here sick and I called in for today, and I feel terrible! Yes I know that i should be here resting, but I feel so much guilt for the floor and for the patients. I do hope they found someone to come in, but I feel just terribl...

9. What should be done about this? Unbelievable backstabbing...

   txRN07 replied to DeLana_RN's topic in General Nursing

   That's awful that you can't trust and depend on your own charge nurse. I would definitely go up the chain of command, and talk to her boss. I hope this gets resolved for you.

10. restructuring the hospital into the Hilton

    txRN07 replied to abbaking's topic in General Nursing

    Holy Cow!!! I just wonder how nice that Ethan Allen furniture will look after being puked and defecated on several hundred times! For crying out loud people, there are so many things to spend many on that a healthcare facility actually needs.

11. Med Surg NIGHTMARE

    txRN07 replied to jewelsg627's topic in General Nursing

    It is very overwhelming when you are first starting out, but you will be surprised how much you retain by graduation, and your knowledge continues to build from there. Nursing is continual learning, none of us know everything, you will get there I p...

12. I'm having a panic attack! I need some support!

    txRN07 replied to CNAinNeb's topic in General Nursing

    I have no place to tell you what to do, but since you put out the post and are open for insight, I was just wondering, it seems like you have a hard time saying no to people, especially your parents. Many people suffer from the same affliction, myse...

13. Hospital or Spa?!!!

    txRN07 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Has anyone ever come across a patient like this? Last night I was caring for 7 patients on my med-surg unit that I work on, and I had this lady who was admitted 4 days ago with electrolyte imbalance which has since been resolved and she is now eatin...

14. Praying with your patient

    txRN07 replied to MShell's topic in General Nursing

    If a patient asks me to pray with them, I am more than happy to oblige, but I do not impose, this is very individualized. Some patients have pastors coming in to pray and family members praying at the bedside, so in this situation I don't feel uncom...

15. The "TRUE" Blue Bloater on Oprah

    txRN07 replied to mcknis's topic in General Nursing

    Yes! I saw it yesterday, I just stared in awe. It just goes to show you that you shouldn't self-diagnose and self-medicate, you never know what could happen!