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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    Help, nurse in distress!

    Nurse SMS replied to Nurselife808's topic in General Nursing

    I think you honestly cannot lose here. You request the transfer and hope for the best. If refused, you find a different job. I agree that it sounds like a very toxic environment on your floor. Before...
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    Staff Development/Nurse Educator

    Nurse SMS replied to AmeliasAunt's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    I am in professional development but my facility is an acute care hospital. We do get asked to fill in with staffing during critical staff shortages, which is usually around December when surgeries...
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    Very Low Gpa...Is there still hope?

    Nurse SMS replied to Futurern2013's topic in Texas Nursing

    Not too late. I flunked out of college the first time around. Had a great time. Didn't study much. Got back into school at my local community college years later. I majored in liberal arts and got...
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    Anyone had an experience like this??!!

    Nurse SMS replied to Dani_Mila's topic in General Nursing

    New jobs are like dating. The upfront part is as good as it is ever going to get. Start
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    Texas Health Resources(not new grad)

    Nurse SMS replied to cassie77775's topic in Texas Nursing

    THR pays well for this area, has good benefits, is not-for-profit and still cares about trying to do the right thing. I respect them a great deal as an
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    Bizarre Med Order

    Nurse SMS replied to UrbanHealthRN's topic in School

    Well done!
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    Accepting a position as an RN after being the CNA

    Nurse SMS replied to DogMom1990's topic in General Nursing

    I did it but on a different unit from that which I worked during nursing school. Same hospital. It was
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    Student loans killing me!! stressed!

    Nurse SMS replied to Nurselyfe92's topic in General Nursing

    Money stress sucks and living with poor (misguided, naïve) decisions is super hard. I just wanted to put on here that you can get out of this. Dave Ramsey is an excellent money management program....
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    New grad struggling to find jobs

    Nurse SMS replied to Tanny22's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Many of the internships here in Texas hire prior to graduation on contingency of passing NCLEX by their start date. This is exactly when they should be applying in the DFW area. Other areas may...
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    Clinical documentation RN DMV

    Nurse SMS replied to Lunasu's topic in General Nursing

    The Department of Motor Vehicles employs nurses? I did not know this.
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    New grad struggling to find jobs

    Nurse SMS replied to Tanny22's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    1. Four apps is nothing. If you applied in Texas to major cities, they are flush with new grads and you will not be competitive compared to those actually living in the area. There are not enough...
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    Do you trust the organ donation process (after recovery of 'brain dead' boy)?

    Nurse SMS replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    They are sure lucky then that their prayers were better than so many other people's who also prayed for God to
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    Do you trust the organ donation process (after recovery of 'brain dead' boy)?

    Nurse SMS replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Exactly. My son was not brain dead when we made the decision to withdraw futile care. I hate these sensationalized news stories of so called miraculous recoveries. Patients having this outcome aren't...
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    Verbal orders for narcotics

    Nurse SMS replied to Geslina's topic in General Nursing

    If there is no way to reach the physician and that nurse is the one who spoke to him or her, then that nurse has to be the one to enter in the order, period. There is NO GRAY AREA regarding this in...
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    Verbal orders for narcotics

    Nurse SMS replied to Geslina's topic in General Nursing

    Nope. I would call the physician myself to clarify the
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    Critical care research topic

    Nurse SMS replied to Essa Sweity's topic in General Nursing

    I find your generic request from Internet strangers to be rather odd, to be honest. Here is my advice. Look inside YOURSELF. Pick a topic you are passionate about. This is a difficult assignment and...
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    HELP

    Nurse SMS replied to Stella6666666666's topic in General Nursing

    Document, document, document. Document conversations, education, handouts. Document what is fed, how the patient tolerated it and what you did about it, who you notified, etc. Involve your manager and...
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    Legalities in Flight Emergencies

    Nurse SMS replied to MNRNBSN's topic in General Nursing

    The ones I handed off to were extremely dismissive of me. Oh well. That says more about them than about
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    Legalities in Flight Emergencies

    Nurse SMS replied to MNRNBSN's topic in General Nursing

    I do not know comprehensively. I gave diphenhydramine and had an epipen on
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    Legalities in Flight Emergencies

    Nurse SMS replied to MNRNBSN's topic in General Nursing

    I was the only medical person on a flight once recently when a call for a nurse or doctor was made overhead. I spoke to the physician on-call and shared my patient assessment with him along with...
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    Hiring manager offered position, HR said no and won't tell me why.

    Nurse SMS replied to MiloRN's topic in General Nursing

    It sounds likely that they decided not to fill the position at all, to eliminate it or to give it to an internal
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    RN- BSN Can't Find a job w/ 6 months Ex.

    Nurse SMS replied to sadangelbleu's topic in Nursing Career

    I do not know if this is pertinent and am not intending to come across as snarky, but there are a LOT of typos in your post above. Be sure you go over your resume with a fine tooth comb. It is likely...
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    Went Home Dilaudid in Pocket

    Nurse SMS replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    When I was a brand new grad I wound up at home with an unopened vial of Dilaudid. I brought it back to the hospital immediately and did a witnessed return. Nothing more was made of it. Didn't occur to...
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    Hiring manager offered position, HR said no and won't tell me why.

    Nurse SMS replied to MiloRN's topic in General Nursing

    It happens all the time. Unprofessional yes. Unusual? no, unfortunately. You will become more savvy with time and learn to be wary of off-the-cuff job offers. They can work out, but generally tend to...
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    Hiring manager offered position, HR said no and won't tell me why.

    Nurse SMS replied to MiloRN's topic in General Nursing

    Never think you have the job until you have an offer in writing with a firm start date and salary negotiated. Even then, it can still all fall apart through no fault of your own. I hope you find...