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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    Alcohol withdrawal unit?

    Nurse SMS replied to Nurse Pompom's topic in General Nursing

    Difficult patient population and one that really exhausted me. They can go from pleasant, grateful and hopeful to deluded, hostile, violent, incontinent in the blink of an eye. The first time I had a...
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    Advice neeeded - Taking the easy vs. the uncertain way to be a NICU nurse

    Nurse SMS replied to nicunurse4's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hometown job, work for a couple of years, then pick a city and start applying once you have experience. This is a
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    Pregnancy in First Year??

    Nurse SMS replied to mp72's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Lots of people do it. There isn't a crystal ball, so just live your life really. If you have a healthy pregnancy in which you feel good, getting pregnant five months after you start your new job will...
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    Job Hunting

    Nurse SMS replied to sincerelylc's topic in Texas Nursing

    Generally speaking, I would not go into dialysis unless that is what you really want to do. Most nurses find it difficult to get out of it once you are in, unless they have other acute care experience...
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    Is it me? Need guidance and thoughts!

    Nurse SMS replied to Tamygutchi123's topic in General Nursing

    He sounds like a jerk, but in some ways I see his point on some of these. 1. Lantus is never held for NPO. Its long acting. Always call the MD for an order if you are concerned Lantus dosing is going...
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    Pre-employment health exam asking for my last menstrual period date

    Nurse SMS replied to Noodle28's topic in General Nursing

    Just don't answer it. Zero chance I am pregnant, but on all pre-employment screenings I only answer things I am comfortable sharing or directly pertinent to the
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    Parkland Summer 2019

    Nurse SMS replied to JL2019RN's topic in General Students

    Parkland does not run its residencies concurrently. Each residency has its own coordinator and its own organized time on the calendar, so trying to gauge what is happening in one by looking at others...
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    Breaking New Grad Contract

    Nurse SMS replied to Nursenursexoxo's topic in General Nursing

    Then you know what you must do. It will be okay. But yes - they can and probably will exact the cost of you leaving early. $13,500 is measly in comparison to losing your mental
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    Acute Care NP vs. Family

    Nurse SMS replied to kimbalotz's topic in General Nursing

    FNP is super oversaturated in my area of the country (DFW) with hot demand for ACNP. Research your area before you
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    What constitutes a bad nurse?

    Nurse SMS replied to Snatchedwig's topic in General Nursing

    Second guessing is definitely not the same as self assessment. One is anxiety driven. One is an objective/subjective gathering of data to reach nonjudgemental but honest conclusions that impact...
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    Has this happened to you?

    Nurse SMS replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    My best friend is getting a divorce and I am worried about her. I was thinking about her this morning on my way to work, a trip I take daily, same route, same speed, same car, same destination. This...
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    Should, I giveup on becoming a RPN/LPN?

    Nurse SMS replied to cjp1994's topic in General Nursing

    Not true. Inability to improve and learn would mean not able to be a nurse. It sounds like you learned something here and will do better next time. There isn't a nurse in existence who got there...
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    What constitutes a bad nurse?

    Nurse SMS replied to Snatchedwig's topic in General Nursing

    There is black, there is white and there is the continuum in between. The only truly bad nurse is the psychopathic nurse that does bad things to vulnerable people on purpose. Ie: the nurse in Tyler,...
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    Looking for advice; "handling" situations **LONG**

    Nurse SMS replied to Miss.LeoRN's topic in General Nursing

    PS: you may get some VERY harsh posts about your original post. Please come back to the one I put above if you do. Our culture MUST change if we have any hope of making our hospitals safer in spite of...
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    Looking for advice; "handling" situations **LONG**

    Nurse SMS replied to Miss.LeoRN's topic in General Nursing

    You aren't a horrible nurse. You have some things to fix. In order to do that, you are going to need to process any errors, forgive yourself and resolve to do better. Forget about "What they think of...
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    Please Help!!

    Nurse SMS replied to gravy94's topic in General Nursing

    Absolutely nobody was rude to you or refusing to help you. Your original post was baffling. Go back and re-read it and honestly answer if based on the original post YOU would know the information you...
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    Breaking New Grad Contract

    Nurse SMS replied to Nursenursexoxo's topic in General Nursing

    Not every hospital enforces the penalty. Mine definitely does. I disagree that these should be illegal. The resources it takes to train a new grad are huge. New grads unprepared for practice combined...
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    Can I get Fired?

    Nurse SMS replied to Minniegirl0604's topic in General Nursing

    This is not true at all in employment at will states. You can be let go for any or no reason. Layed off, fired, its all different words for the same outcome. You no longer have a
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    Can I get Fired?

    Nurse SMS replied to Minniegirl0604's topic in General Nursing

    Beyond the "why did you do it" question, there is the waste of hospital resources. An IV started without an MD order and documentation is IV supplies the hospital has to eat. Controlling costs is a...
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    How Easy/Hard Is It to Find A Job as A New Grad Around South Bay Area California?

    Nurse SMS replied to kchu1294's topic in General Students

    Next to impossible from what I hear. You should definitely explore other markets outside of
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    Parkland Summer 2019

    Nurse SMS replied to JL2019RN's topic in General Students

    If your user name is your real name, you should change it to something anonymous right away. Just a friendly
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    Older Students - 40 +

    Nurse SMS replied to rabiamirou's topic in General Students

    Will you be tired? YES. Can you do it? YES. I graduated nursing school at age 41. Got my BSN at age 44. Got my MSN at age 46. The realities of your body are what they are. Eat well and exercise....
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    Should I be more excited during clinicals?

    Nurse SMS replied to Piper98's topic in General Students

    Comparison is the kiss of death. Don't let yourself get in the habit. Your entire career will be better if you can learn to control that urge. That being said, I can tell you that I have very clear...
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    ADN GN job

    Nurse SMS replied to Ashlynbailey70's topic in Texas Nursing

    Companies look at how long you have been licensed as well as your degree. Most ADN to BSN programs require you to have your NCLEX passed, so waiting to take that won't help you. It is better to have...
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    Refusing assignment and management

    Nurse SMS replied to HeyitsSarah's topic in General Nursing

    You will probably lose your job and your reference from them. Beyond that, you are