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phlox

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  1. Refresher Course and TPAPN?

    phlox replied to phlox's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I sure need help with this. I have posted several places on this forum but I can't get an answer. First,I need a refresher course because I have been out of nursing for so long. And second, I need...

  2. L&D position, nights... can i survive??!!??!?

    phlox replied to liamssmile's topic in General Nursing

    I worked L&D nights in the past and LOVED it. It was relaxed in that the brass was gone and some shifts there was little to do but sit with laboring moms and chart. Other nights it would be 6...

  3. Epilepsy and night shift

    phlox replied to LovebugLPN's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    I have left Temporal Lobe Epilepsy and it was discovered with a "Sleep Deprived EEG". So the last thing you want to do is work a shift where you become sleep deprived as that is one of the very...

  4. my first night on my own tonight!!! i am gonna vomit=(((((

    phlox replied to erin01's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Remember, even seasoned nurses ask each other for help

  5. Refresher course starts tomorrow

    phlox replied to kintexas's topic in Retired Nurses

    kintexas please keep me posted on your refresher class as I will be doing the same thing as I am in Texas. I will either do ACC or

  6. Patient Care vs. Documentation Requirements

    phlox replied to whitescrubsgirl09's topic in General Nursing

    Sadly, with so many lawsuits, one has to document every little thing, so you simply must learn how to care for your patient and be a whiz at charting too. Eventually, it becomes second nature. Some...

  7. Do you think I can become a nurse?

    phlox replied to strawberry19's topic in General Nursing

    I started out wanting to be a veterinarian because I loved animals and thought I could not handle human blood and gore. That did not happen. Had a family instead and no education. Then many years...

  8. CPR on a person who is in rigor mortis?

    phlox replied to ARRR10's topic in General Nursing

    It has been awhile so I may be mistaken but a person can be presumed dead if there is an accident causing catastrophic tissue or blood loss or if there are a lack of vital signs causing

  9. Speech problems

    phlox replied to brooklynnatty's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    Night shifts are nice and quiet in nursing homes and some areas of the hospital. There are usually no visiter or brass and much fewer phone calls. Perhaps that would be an enjoyable atmosphere. I...

  10. Cognative disfunction

    phlox replied to Dayray's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    Have you answered your own questions? If you feel like you are putting your patients in jeopardy then find an area of nursing where you do not have direct contact. I was diagnosed Bipolar 13 years...

  11. Friend starting school to be RN-what do I say???

    phlox replied to Otessa's topic in General Nursing

    There will always be those who are sick and dieing and they will need

  12. Refresher course and TPAPN?

    phlox posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am an RN and have been out of nursing for well over a decade so need a refresher course. I left nursing by my own free will because I was diagnosed in 1996 as bipolar and was hospitalized and was...

  13. Refresher course and TPAPN?

    phlox replied to phlox's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks....phlox

  14. Would you encourage someone who was considering nursing school?

    phlox replied to Joe V's topic in General Nursing

    Going to nursing school was difficult and tremendously rewarding. Being a nurse fed my soul and opened my world to being surrounded by brilliance. I have let my license lapse, for which I am sorry,...

  15. Refresher course starts tomorrow

    phlox replied to kintexas's topic in Retired Nurses

    I saw the PHES site too. There are 2 hospitals in Houston that they utilize. One is in the heights and very close to my parent's house. I live actually near Austin, but would prefer Houston as it...

  16. Refresher course and TPAPN?

    phlox replied to phlox's topic in General Nursing

    I'm bumping this as I am really hoping someone will come along that knows an answer. It seems to get my delinquent license back, I need to go through the TPAPN program and also take a refresher...

  17. Refresher course starts tomorrow

    phlox replied to kintexas's topic in Retired Nurses

    Following this thread with interest. I am in Texas and need a refresher course. I think. I let my license go delinquent for 13 years. Is there a difference between a refresher course and...

  18. Tpapn

    phlox replied to cr2480's topic in Texas Nursing

    I would also like the

  19. almost finished with refresher course, have job offer, still scared

    phlox replied to thekid's topic in General Nursing

    I need a refresher course too but do remember the nerves I had after graduation back in 1990. I remember how quickly I settled into my first job, Labor and Delivery. Soon it was very comfortable....

  20. Refresher course and TPAPN?

    phlox replied to phlox's topic in General Nursing

    TPAPN is the Texas Peer Assistance Program for Nurses

  21. Can a nurse be on a pot card?

    phlox replied to Shallow Water's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    I do not think Luvthegsp was being self-rightous, just very informative. I will not speak my piece as my view will be private here. Oh, and my ptsd came from having a c-section without...

  22. BiPolar on Texas SSDI and want to work

    phlox replied to phlox's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    Thanks yall. All that has transpired so for is that I am researching all my options. I want to know everything about everything before I get my feet wet, that how I am. I see my psych doc in a few...

  23. BiPolar on Texas SSDI and want to work

    phlox replied to phlox's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    Thanks...I am really trying to do this thing. I feel like new life has been breathed into me and this is my new

  24. Delinquent RN in Texas and BiPolar, what hoops?

    phlox posted a topic in Nurse Disabilities

    I was working in a small rural Texas hospital (finally got out of the city and love love love the small hostital) when I had a breakdown and i hospitalized myself. I was diagnosed as bipolar and...

  25. Can't work 3rd shift due to Seroquel @ night

    phlox replied to PennyB71's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    I take a huge amount of Seoquel at night and often wonder the same thing...about working as a nurse at night. I presently have not been in the workforce for 12 years or so but am ready to get back...