txRN07

txRN07

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  1. Any Magnet facility nurses here?

    txRN07 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I was wondering if you could tell if your work environment is conducive to nursing, do you have high job satisfaction, etc? I do not work at a Magnet hospital but received a job offer from one. Just...

  2. Clogs or sneakers?

    txRN07 posted a topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I'm just wondering what everyone else prefers to wear. I love my clogs, my back pain went away after I switched to them. Are there any particular brands that you swear

  3. 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...

  4. "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...

  5. 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

  6. 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

  7. 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...

  8. 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

  9. 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...

  10. 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...

  11. 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

  12. 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...

  13. 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...

  14. 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,...

  15. 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....

  16. 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...

  17. 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

  18. Nurses writing up nurses?

    txRN07 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am a new RN, and I have been working on a med-surg floor for 8 months now, and up until this point things have been going well. Yesterday we had students on our floor, and I love having a student...

  19. Nurse Phobias?

    txRN07 replied to pattycakeRN's topic in General Nursing

    Dentures!!! I'm sorry but when I come in in the morning and see a patient's dentures in the little cup with the remnants of last night's dinner floating around, I want to hurl!!! Oh, and collecting...

  20. Class of .........

    txRN07 replied to nurz2be's topic in General Nursing

    Class of 2007

  21. Not getting paid when I call off...

    txRN07 replied to RocknRollYogaRn's topic in General Nursing

    Don't you have PTO hours that you earn? I usually cash those in when I am sick, there is always plenty of hours left over for vacation

  22. Your getting payed to to be here...

    txRN07 replied to jessiern's topic in General Nursing

    What drives me nuts is when patients come in with a stroke, and as a result they cannot swallow without aspirating, a dysphagiogram is done, and they fail miserably, they are made NPO and the family...

  23. Which would you rather do?

    txRN07 replied to BiologyNerd's topic in General Nursing

    I work the 5 8-hr shifts and I would much rather work 3 12's, it seems like i'm never home, and all I do is

  24. Nurse Abuse? Need help!

    txRN07 replied to Davis1989's topic in General Nursing

    This is SO common, I am experiencing firsthand at work, unfortunately. I am a new RN and there are so many things that I was not taught during my orientation time, so the only way I learn them is by...

  25. Do you ever leave the floor satisfied?

    txRN07 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Every time my shift is over and I am at home, my mind is not at rest. I go through each of my patients in my mind and ask myself, "Did I do everything I could for this patient", and I always think of...