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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Does ANYONE like the hospital?

Nurse SMS replied to RatherBHiking's topic in General Nursing

I love the hospital I work in and feel very passionately about what we do. We are a major safety net hospital with a very marginalized and indigent population who would have nowhere to turn were we...
Tugging at my heartstrings

Nurse SMS replied to babychickens's topic in General Nursing

I am sorry for the death of your patient and send you thoughts of comfort for your tender heart. The patient is very fortunate to have had you. Many have shut down their minds and hearts to addicts....
Hardship: none of my business or a problem?

Nurse SMS replied to Beldar_the_Cenobite's topic in General Nursing

You need help beyond what this board can offer you. You have made bad decisions in the past and are unbelievably bitter about having to right them. Your problem isn't the rest of the world at this...
Hardship: none of my business or a problem?

Nurse SMS replied to Beldar_the_Cenobite's topic in General Nursing

Viciousness? I have not seen that. I am definitely not jealous and have, in fact, given you a great deal of credit in my personal responses. I have been bankrupt and had to foreclose on a house when...
New nurse overutilizing ED tech

Nurse SMS replied to thepitbull's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

If the nurse is new to the ER he/she may also be having trouble getting the different pace down. Time management is a different thing in the ER and anyone who is switching specialties deserves a...
Stupid hurts.

Nurse SMS replied to emtb2rn's topic in General Nursing

Just because it might fit doesn't mean it should be in
Energy Medicine: Is this real?

Nurse SMS replied to Tammy Hartman's topic in Health, Stress Management

I view this with a healthy degree of skepticism but perhaps a little less cynical than the two replies above this one. I agree that there needs to be evidence. After all, that is the foundation of...
They want us to give drip meds on med/surg

Nurse SMS replied to bindikwan's topic in Patient Safety Issues

I worked a stepdown unit with med-surg overflow and we had all those drips, as well as insulin, heparin and others. Standard patient assignment was 5. It sounds like they are transitioning you into a...
New York moving to Texas

Nurse SMS replied to NurseGilpin22's topic in Texas Nursing

Don't relocate to Texas without a firm job offer in writing that includes your hourly pay and start date. Texas is oversaturated with ADN nurses, many to most of whom are finding it difficult to get a...
Is this enough training for experienced nurse?

Nurse SMS replied to Jaellys's topic in Medical-Surgical

Plenty of
Hardship: none of my business or a problem?

Nurse SMS replied to Beldar_the_Cenobite's topic in General Nursing

It is private property. The rest of your bitterness has absolutely no bearing here in any legal way. Its just a bunch of whining to be honest. You made some bad decisions somewhere along the way and...
July 2019 Texas Health Residency

Nurse SMS replied to newromantics's topic in Texas Nursing

Parkland runs different residencies all year long. They do not have a set time where all residencies happen. Some specialties do two or more residencies a year; some just one residency. If they need...
Moving to texas

Nurse SMS replied to Working4Lord's topic in Texas Nursing

Texas Health Resources.
Is this even Legal?

Nurse SMS replied to Roda dendron's topic in General Nursing

Definitely agree. I think my material point is that it doesn't excuse you from having to work your shift. If you don't accept the assignment there is no Safe Harbor. You just didn't show up for work...
Advice whether I should I file an appeal?

Nurse SMS replied to honeybunny24's topic in General Nursing

You are in a pickle. You can follow up with the dean and get your friend kicked out as well. Or you can move on and find another school. If your friend is already graduated then the policy changed at...
Student Loan Help

Nurse SMS replied to Emilylou's topic in General Students

Many people work through nursing
Moving to texas

Nurse SMS replied to Working4Lord's topic in Texas Nursing

Pay to cost of living in Texas is generally considered to be very good. The cost of real estate is moderate but growing. The biggest issue is property taxes. I got my statement yesterday and it went...
HIPPA?

Nurse SMS replied to hara1112's topic in HIPAA Challenges

Most likely not. Access is on a "need to know" basis. Your home computer will not be secure. If you are home you are not providing care and will not have a reasonable need to be accessing patient...
Being bullied at work

Nurse SMS replied to Mariah2019's topic in General Nursing

You need to
Is this even Legal?

Nurse SMS replied to Roda dendron's topic in General Nursing

Safe Harbor is good advice, but you cannot invoke it prior to taking report. You have to have had report to call Safe Harbor and even once you have called it, you still must work your shift. Safe...
Hardship: none of my business or a problem?

Nurse SMS replied to Beldar_the_Cenobite's topic in General Nursing

I am not unsympathetic at all and applaud your efforts. This is obviously upsetting you and making you pretty anxious. Forget about what the nationality of the woman who owns the facility is. Forget...
RN school while in High School?

Nurse SMS replied to AFJ32780's topic in General Nursing

Hard to say re: maturing. Obviously there were lots of 17 and 18 year old nurses in the world war eras, but then people were pretty much considered to be adults and treated as such by that age....
Are there any hospitals that will pay for nursing school?

Nurse SMS replied to Daniellednm's topic in General Nursing

Very few will cover 100% of the cost, but most of the good ones have tuition reimbursement up to around $5200 per year (the maximum allowed by law I believe) after you have worked there for a year,...
2nd year nursing student in the Philippines

Nurse SMS replied to eihxel's topic in General Students

Depends on the school but likely not. You will do better to go to school in the US anyway for ease of taking NCLEX and not having to be sponsored
Breaking New Grad Contract

Nurse SMS replied to Nursenursexoxo's topic in General Nursing

As far as references go, if you apply starting now, it is standard practice to answer "no" when you get to the application question of whether they can contact your current employer. With a little...

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