HouTx BSN, MSN, EdD

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    Preparing for Epic HELP!

    HouTx replied to jrall60's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Take a deep breath. Some facts of life.... The scariest things are always those you are unfamiliar with. Nothing ever turns out as bad (or as good) as you imagine it will. Change happens - it's...
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    failed anatomy 2 times,,, help

    HouTx replied to anthony323's topic in General Students

    Unfortunately, the limit on re-takes is a very common characteristic of most RN programs. Wishing the best of luck in your
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    RN to BSN Program Help

    HouTx replied to Amjones92's topic in General Students

    If your goal is an MSN, I would advise you to stick with a traditional program rather than a competency-based curriculum like WGU. GPA is an important consideration for admission to graduate school,...
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    Feeling lost

    HouTx replied to bxh5164's topic in First Year After Licensure

    The feelings you are having are not those that are generally associated with burnout, which is more likely to be expressed as apathy and lack of engagement in your work. If you want to explore the...
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    potential employment questions

    HouTx replied to Fruit Sucker's topic in General Nursing

    In many areas, there is a serious oversupply of applicants for most jobs. In these instances, it's unlikely that a prospective employer would give serious consideration to any candidate that is not...
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    Safe/unsafe ER Transfer times to Inpatient Units

    HouTx replied to Sashat3's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    As a researcher, you need to be wary of interjecting bias into your investigation. So, your hypothesis should not contain words like "worse"... a better statement would be "is there a difference in...
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    Help! I think I'm going to accidently hurt or kill someone

    HouTx replied to HollySue061566's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Heck, you're only 5 weeks in and you are able to consistently identify patient problems?? That's actually really good. Learning how to apply your "book" knowledge - and recognize patient symptoms is...
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    Do you have advanced health care directives?

    HouTx replied to brownbook's topic in General Nursing

    Based on my own experiences, I don't actually have a lot of confidence in AD's - seen them overridden too many times in a clinical situation because there aren't really any consequences for physicians...
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    Prescreening Test

    HouTx replied to elsj's topic in General Nursing

    What do you mean by "medical"? Pharmacology? Knowledge of disease management? One thing to keep in mind. If an organization is using a 'test' as part of the hiring process, it MUST be reliable and...
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    Conscious Sedation Simulation

    HouTx replied to NurseStelri's topic in General Nursing

    I'm assuming that you are providing training for nurses who will be responsible for monitoring patients receiving CS? Sim is a wonderful method for this! You're luck to have access to such a great...
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    Long hair unrestrained at work

    HouTx replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    hmm - kind of weird that health care providers are not held to the same standard as food service workers who are required to wear hairnets.. LOL. Is a stray hair in your open wound 'better' than one...
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    Why are magnet hospitals bad?

    HouTx replied to golson's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    In my own organization (we have actual evidence) the Magnet facilities out-perform the others in terms of nurse retention, nursing job satisfaction, physician satisfaction, most quality indicators and...
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    if you were the hiring manager...

    HouTx replied to _zoubisoubisou_'s topic in General Students

    PP is correct. In 'employment speak', "experience" means PAID
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    GPA advice. What would you do?

    HouTx replied to SML456's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Your situation is not unique. There are a lot of threads here on AN about this same issue. Those GPA requirements are not arbitrary. The unfortunate reality is that nursing programs have established...
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    Hireability out of Accelerated BSN program

    HouTx replied to Knubbs's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I respectfully disagree with PP. Hiring managers in my organization are very aware of the nature of different schools/programs & will ask for this information as part of the screening process for...
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    Reapplying after rejection?

    HouTx replied to blah_blah_blah's topic in Nursing Career

    There's really no way to answer your question because we have no idea how that particular application site has been configured. Online application systems can be set up to include a lot of different...
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    Educator pay vs. floor nurse pay

    HouTx replied to Aurora77's topic in General Nursing

    Depends upon the position. There is a big difference between being an Instructor and an Educator. The former usually supports education functions (orientation, inservices, records management, etc)...
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    Joining Organizations and Associations

    HouTx replied to MikeRN84's topic in General Nursing

    I can only refer to my own experiences. I have been an ANA/TxNA member for a very long time. I am also a member of ANPD. For many years, I was a member of AACN (critical care). I enjoy...
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    Artful nursing interventions

    HouTx replied to Manavi87's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I was told looooonng ago (yep, I'm old) that the Art of Nursing included anything that you cannot study under a microscope. So, this includes nursing interventions to support the emotional /...
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    Critical thinking skills...

    HouTx replied to Cruz.Cookie's topic in General Students

    Have you had any experience with concept mapping? In order to Critically Think 'on the fly' you need to be able to draw upon accurate mental models... complex arrangements of interrelated factors....
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    Balancing school, family/life

    HouTx replied to augurey's topic in General Students

    Everyone has the same number of hours in a day. If 'they' did it, you can too. The key is prioritization. You're going to have to let go of non-essential stuff. This can be very difficult for...
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    Need some advice

    HouTx replied to estoque's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Is it normal now to only take 3 classes (9 hours) at a time? My normal undergrad course load was 15-18 hours per semester..... not trying to cast aspersions, just wondering if this what students are...
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    RN without RN school? West Virginia (WV) military medical personnel to RN

    HouTx replied to LessValuableNinja's topic in Nursing Career

    Hmm - take a look at THIS - table outlining all of the US nursing licensure requirements. If I'm interpreting it correctly, WVa military equivalency is only for LPN. Check page 10 of the document...
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    San Antonio nurses!

    HouTx replied to turnforthenurse's topic in Texas Nursing

    The San Antonio medical center area is actually in the far NW are of the city, but there are hospitals throughout all the other areas. I believe that University Hospital (teaching hospital in the med...
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    Texas Employment

    HouTx replied to psalms017's topic in Texas Nursing

    You'll undoubtedly need to have your Tx license before any employer in the San Antonio area will consider you. That area of the state actually has the most nursing schools per capita - so there are...