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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  1. Nurse SMS

    Advice for Starting in a SNF

    Nurse SMS replied to NewRNHelpPls's topic in General Nursing

    I can't tell you strongly enough to pass on
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    Starting ICU tomorrow but Really Wanted Nursery. Should I tell my manager?

    Nurse SMS replied to Goldenrod's topic in General Nursing

    Let's put this in another perspective. I want to date a chick named Lisa. Lisa (aka ICU) has a good friend, whose name is Ramona (aka Nursery). I kinda want to date her too. Both Lisa and Ramona are...
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    Nicotine Drug Testing in the Texas Medical Center

    Nurse SMS replied to MA8675309's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know about that particular hospital. Why not just call them and
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    I got some hips, can't find scrub tops

    Nurse SMS replied to kate8888's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I have the same issue. The scrub tops with stretchy sides work well for our body type. I have had good luck also with iFlex by Cherokee and Dickies brand. Frequently I will wear a tshirt with a zip...
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    Threatened by employer

    Nurse SMS replied to wengee's topic in General Nursing

    I suggest you edit your post to remove any identifying information, such as your name and the sex of your boss. This board is very public and well known. I hope it all works
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    Houston/Dallas Nurse residences summer 2019

    Nurse SMS replied to BabiNurseRN19's topic in Texas Nursing

    Yes, they will accept an ASN because if internal hires who are good employees are qualified, they may hire them - therefore they have to include them in their qualifications. However, in coming from...
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    Divorce and Nursing. How to cope?

    Nurse SMS replied to RNbirdie1018's topic in Health, Stress Management

    "What if I fall...???" "But oh, my darling...what if you
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    How long before hearing from Parkland?

    Nurse SMS replied to gizmojamz's topic in Nursing Career

    Parkland is notorious for exceptionally slow response times to job candidates. Average can be as long as three months in some cases, unfortunately. I can tell you Parkland is moving away from hiring...
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    Nursing Student Pregnant

    Nurse SMS replied to JustMe567's topic in General Nursing

    We had two in my class who were in 3rd trimester during the final semester of nursing school. They were tired, but overall did
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    Insulting pay raise

    Nurse SMS replied to shakeytails's topic in General Nursing

    Unfortunately, short of changing jobs, there isn't much you can do. Psych in particular has been hit hard in the past few years. Revenues are down, patient needs are up and everyone is feeling the...
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    Houston/Dallas Nurse residences summer 2019

    Nurse SMS replied to BabiNurseRN19's topic in Texas Nursing

    Texas Health and Baylor do not take ASN grads either, unless they already work for them during school as a tech. Sadly, most major employers in the major cities in Texas are BSN only with rare...
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    How is the New grad job situation in HTX?

    Nurse SMS replied to BabiNurseRN19's topic in Texas Nursing

    Just because you can't have everything you want immediately doesn't mean it is "for nothing". Many to most people don't get their location or specialty of choice right out of the gate. Consider...
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    How is the New grad job situation in HTX?

    Nurse SMS replied to BabiNurseRN19's topic in Texas Nursing

    Best realistic advice, to be honest, is to get your BSN right away. With the recommendation now official for BSN as entry level and the state of New York having made this official law, the ADN is...
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    Applied for a position that is now on hold

    Nurse SMS replied to advsmuch08's topic in General Nursing

    Keep your hat in the ring but keep looking. It is highly unlikely this job will pan
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    At what point should I be worried?

    Nurse SMS replied to takethisanduseitwell's topic in General Nursing

    Salary negotiation, background check, license verification, education verification, possible physical exam with drug testing, employee health requirements, signed written offer - nope, you would not...
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    Hospitals with financial woes

    Nurse SMS replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    I do not know what the future holds, but yes, I worked for a financially insolvent hospital. It was a big name affiliate, in fact, and I accepted the position based on that reputation, choosing it...
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    Bowel Obstruction treatment

    Nurse SMS replied to poolchick88's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Well, since it is homework, how about you share your thoughts and rationales. THEN we can start discussing it. We can't do homework for
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    Am I the *******?

    Nurse SMS replied to Seeing Myself Out's topic in General Nursing

    My confusion comes from your feeling the need/desire to actually lie about what you do for a living. You may not love it. It may not be what you want in terms of a long-term career, but lie about it?...
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    Is it a bad idea to return to the hospital?

    Nurse SMS replied to RatherBHiking's topic in General Nursing

    It sounds to me like the time is perfect to bite off a new chunk of life and see how you like it. If you can get a position in the hospital, I think you should. It sounds to me like you are well...
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    Hospitals that pay full tuition

    Nurse SMS replied to tua42321's topic in General Nursing

    Parkland Hospital in Dallas has a scholarship program that covers all costs for up to five employees yearly to attend nursing school. You have to have worked there a year and then apply for it and be...
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    Nursing School Forces Retake of Passed Courses

    Nurse SMS replied to malenurseNTX2019's topic in General Students

    I suspect their argument will be that if you cannot pass the HESI, you didn't retain enough from those courses and need to retake them so that you can get the info needed to pass. Not saying it is...
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    So what have you been doing while the allnurses.com upgrade was happening????

    Nurse SMS replied to traumaRUs's topic in General Nursing

    I am a little bit better every
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    Nursing School Forces Retake of Passed Courses

    Nurse SMS replied to malenurseNTX2019's topic in General Students

    Schools are judged based on how many people who graduate the curriculum go on to pass the licensing exam. The HESI is considered by many to be a reasonable approximation of the NCLEX and pass/fail...
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    So what have you been doing while the allnurses.com upgrade was happening????

    Nurse SMS replied to traumaRUs's topic in General Nursing

    I went to Italy for 17 days, then returned and came down with Type B influenza with lower lobe pneumonia.
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    Time to move on?

    Nurse SMS replied to Aspiringnurse22's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Not too soon to leave and not too soon for the ICU. Good luck at your