Nurse SMS MSN, RN

Critical Care; Cardiac; Professional Development

You did what you knew how to do; when you knew better, you did better. - Maya Angelou

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    Nurse who survived Ebola is suing the hospital

    Nurse SMS replied to anon456's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Texas Health Resources was named in the Top 100 Place To Work for 2015 as of yesterday. Texas Health Resources - -
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    New Grad RN can't find a job

    Nurse SMS replied to morganv's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I think if you had to choose between starve and go bankrupt where you are versus living in North Dakota, warm, dry and fed you would hightail it North pretty
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    Non-FIT Nurses and FIT Nurses

    Nurse SMS replied to trinitymaster's topic in General Nursing

    I am eating gummy bears as we
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    Restrictions on using PTO

    Nurse SMS replied to kidzcare's topic in General Nursing

    PTO is earned time. Policies around major holidays and having to do with seniority during high request times make sense, but having to find your own coverage? Unable to take a weekend off? That is...
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    How many graduates were in your graduating class?

    Nurse SMS replied to micheleC's topic in General Nursing

    48 in my class with two cohorts graduating each year. A total of 96 graduates each year pumping into the local economy from this one community college alone. There are at least 15 other colleges of...
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    Fired and Devastated

    Nurse SMS replied to SweenyG's topic in General Nursing

    I am so sorry this happened to you. This is not reflective of you as a person. This is not reflective of your capabilities as a nurse. This is not how you are going to feel forever. This is not the...
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    Protonix IVP

    Nurse SMS replied to cjenrn's topic in General Nursing

    I was taught to push it slow because it can cause permanent tinnitus when pushed fast. However, I was trying to find a source for you and a prelim (albeit very brief) search on my part didn't yield...
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    The FIT Nurse

    Nurse SMS replied to NN, RN's topic in General Nursing

    You are going to be fine, NN. If your post generated thought within yourself then you are already on your way to being a better nurse. I am envious of your 24 years more than anything. I was fit and...
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    The FIT Nurse

    Nurse SMS replied to NN, RN's topic in General Nursing

    The way you feel now is how fat people feel when pretty much everyone decides how they need to be. Both have put something considered very ugly out there for strangers to judge.
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    Wow. Just wow

    Nurse SMS replied to BSNbeauty's topic in General Nursing

    There are times giving a med and getting the order after is appropriate and we are expected to use critical thinking and known standard protocols to make the determination. Also, if you have a very...
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    New Grad RN can't find a job

    Nurse SMS replied to morganv's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I wonder if the OP is even reading
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    Does Medic Experience Count?

    Nurse SMS replied to reyndonn1054's topic in General Nursing

    I think the start pay pretty much everywhere for an RN is more than a medic/EMT/paramedic
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    Does Medic Experience Count?

    Nurse SMS replied to reyndonn1054's topic in General Nursing

    One of the best local community college nursing programs in my area has opened up a pilot program that allows paramedics (not EMTs) to bypass the physical skills portion of the education after testing...
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    New Grad RN can't find a job

    Nurse SMS replied to morganv's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Well, first of all, you just got your license around 6 weeks ago. 50% of new grad nurses are still unemployed at the one year mark. You have not been looking very long. Most nursing jobs will not hire...
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    Accepted RN position as rotating shifts but after I accepted they changed shifts

    Nurse SMS replied to jenny966's topic in General Nursing

    Bait and switch, classic case. You need to be up front on what you agreed to. While this job has many perks that would benefit you, if you can't get childcare to cover the shifts then there is nothing...
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    Office nurse who needs hospital experience.

    Nurse SMS replied to snatasha1979's topic in General Nursing

    All you can do is keep applying and get out there and network. Join local chapters of nursing organizations and start making friends. You won't have much that is tempting on your resume (mostly due to...
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    Most annoying reason for admission?

    Nurse SMS replied to HakunaMatata<3's topic in General Nursing

    This one I at least understand due to how quickly they go into
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    Most annoying reason for admission?

    Nurse SMS replied to HakunaMatata<3's topic in General Nursing

    Worst admission I ever had was a patient with advanced Alzheimer's who had a fall. Patient was a DNR and had the kind of dementia that resulted in extreme fear/terror and violent combativeness as a...
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    Orthopedic and Trauma Med Surg Unit, what to expect

    Nurse SMS replied to soulshine101's topic in General Nursing

    Expect a lot of total care patients (ie: broken hips, pelvic fractures). Expect to give a lot of pain medications. Expect a lot of patient and family drama due to their entire life being suddenly...
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    This can't be safe at all

    Nurse SMS replied to theradiantforce's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Your instincts are right. Let us know how the new NICU job is
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    PVT no longer works

    Nurse SMS replied to trinitymaster's topic in General Nursing

    National nurse to patient ratios mandate signed into law. Entry to nursing profession elevated to BSN; established nurses grandfathered Insurance lobbyists outlawed Nurses granted two weeks of federal...
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    Considering a job as an oncology cna

    Nurse SMS replied to kcsunshine's topic in Oncology

    CNA work does NOT count at all for RN experience. Not even a little bit. The main benefit in working in a hospital as a CNA during school is that if you do well you have a foot in the door for a...
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    ::vent::

    Nurse SMS replied to LJ85's topic in Emergency

    Your questioning the dose alerted the room that something might not be right and got the wheels of thought turning. It took a moment for someone's head to catch up with what was happening, but your...
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    Where are new grads getting hired?

    Nurse SMS replied to AKagan's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Texas/Mexico
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    This can't be safe at all

    Nurse SMS replied to theradiantforce's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Congratulations on landing your dream job! That is so rare! Very excited for you.