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

    What Else Can I Do For A Living?

    Nurse SMS replied to RNCM123's topic in Nursing Career

    You might consider medical sales - either pharmaceuticals or medical
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    Horrible experience, threat to report to BON

    Nurse SMS replied to acern72's topic in Texas Nursing

    If you are agency you have to hit the ground running. You were way out of line and charting an assessment without doing an assessment is obviously falsifying a medical document. You knew you didn't...
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    First Nursing Job After Nursing School

    Nurse SMS replied to andry754's topic in General Nursing

    Email the manager. They won't appreciate you dropping in most likely
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    New Graduate RN- Job ADVISE, TX to MD

    Nurse SMS replied to Abryand's topic in General Nursing

    You have done it for five years. You are going to have a much better shot of both getting a job and then getting one eventually in MD if you work here in Texas for a year before moving. Its hard and...
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    What HARD truth have you learned once you became a nurse and/or CNA?

    Nurse SMS replied to DesiDani's topic in General Nursing

    Oh...and learned just this week.... "Because that is how we have always done it...." spurns a lot of push-back and anger toward educators, but in the end can kill someone's
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    What HARD truth have you learned once you became a nurse and/or CNA?

    Nurse SMS replied to DesiDani's topic in General Nursing

    1. People are crazy. Like, ALL people are at one point or another some or other kind of crazy. 2. I kind of like that about us. 3. People do not really want to know the truth most of the time. 4. We...
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    Help!

    Nurse SMS replied to Messybun95's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Sounds like the "about to be a real grown up omg" crisis that often hits when you graduate. Relax. Take NCLEX, get a job, start working and if you absolutely hate it you can absolutely go back to...
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    RN Bridge to MSN?

    Nurse SMS replied to EGspirit's topic in General Nursing

    I did ADN to MSN and got my BSN along the way. It was worth it to me to utilize the momentum of going straight through and not having to make the decision all over again to return to school. I am...
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    Kicking myself

    Nurse SMS replied to dogmombyday's topic in General Nursing

    You learned. It turned out fine. You recognize your error. You feel responsible. You will change your practice because of it. This is the very nature of being human and being a nurse. Dust yourself...
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    Matt Lauer Fired due to Inappropriate Sexual Behavior. Has This Happened to You?

    Nurse SMS replied to traumaRUs's topic in Nursing News

    Yep. And that person would be totally accepted and not feel at all like an outsider for objecting to inappropriate work behavior by your entire unit, right? See, that is the problem. You have a...
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    Matt Lauer Fired due to Inappropriate Sexual Behavior. Has This Happened to You?

    Nurse SMS replied to traumaRUs's topic in Nursing News

    I have been slapped on the behind by a male nurse I was working with....as in...hand pulled back and *SMACK*!!...after he gave me report on a patient. I have had a physician run his crotch over my...
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    New grad

    Nurse SMS replied to guest683404's topic in General Nursing

    Nope.
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    My husband wakes me up!

    Nurse SMS replied to BabyRN_nights's topic in General Nursing

    When I was on night shift I was shocked how many people assumed that I got to sleep while at work and got paid for that. Truly it was stunning how many assumed that night shift nurses sleep. Are you...
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    Fired from first hospital job

    Nurse SMS replied to nurseblondie26's topic in General Nursing

    This is hard for you and I am sorry it happened. The med errors are serious, but there is also no denying that a hostile work environment contributes to events that compromise patient safety. Do take...
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    Can a new grad be a wound care nurse?

    Nurse SMS replied to esrun13's topic in General Nursing

    It is very unlikely that a new grad would be considered for that
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    I hate that everyone knows I speak Spanish !

    Nurse SMS replied to LilimoonRN's topic in General Nursing

    THIS. I am third generation American. Only two generations ago my family spoke primarily German and only one generation ago it was still spoke in the home. Our political opinions have NO PLACE at the...
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    I hate that everyone knows I speak Spanish !

    Nurse SMS replied to LilimoonRN's topic in General Nursing

    In our hospital you cannot translate if you aren't a "certified medical translator" through our system. Are you sure you aren't breaking policy by performing this service for your fellow nurses? This...
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    Admin probation (Not probation on license)

    Nurse SMS replied to kardz33's topic in General Nursing

    Are you disclosing this in the interview? If not, you should be. It is your only chance to explain your side of
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    I need help

    Nurse SMS replied to Strugglingwnursing's topic in Nursing Career

    Is this for real? Of course you aren't getting hired. You keep quitting. There is nothing in what you have said here that would tell me it would be worth it to invest any time into you. It sounds like...
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    2018 Texas Health Resources GN

    Nurse SMS replied to Renzo13's topic in First Year After Licensure

    It is super competitive. In THR one of the primary things they are looking for is
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    Working at Parkland

    Nurse SMS replied to PD82's topic in Texas Nursing

    Three weeks on the floor with another nurse is more than adequate if you are experienced in the specialty you will be working in. I do not work and have not worked at Parkland but know many who do and...
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    Help me!

    Nurse SMS replied to Ashleylpn18's topic in General Nursing

    We cannot offer medical advice per the TOS. If you are concerned you need to seek treatment. Best of
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    Fired from my first RN job after only 2 weeks.

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

    Don't panic and don't be too hard on yourself. I am sure we don't have all the story here, but frankly, anyone telling ANY new grad to forget being an acute care nurse because they will never succeed...
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    Does years of experience matter?

    Nurse SMS replied to ProfessorD's topic in General Nursing

    This is a hot topic and you will find a ton of opinions if you do a little search on here. There have been multiple threads in the very recent past. Good luck whatever you
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    What do you do when a patient refuses treatment and wants to go home?

    Nurse SMS replied to xmilkncookiesx's topic in General Nursing

    You can assess why they want to leave. I read a story of a gentleman who felt he needed to go very badly, to the point of being belligerent. When they finally assessed his reasoning, it was because he...