HouTx BSN, MSN, EdD

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    Interview and jury duty obligations.

    HouTx replied to AlaskaHopeful's topic in Nursing Career

    Wow! Jury Duty for an entire month??? I have never heard of a month long summons, unless it is for a Grand Jury. I had to do that once, but it just consisted of having to call in each Monday to see...
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    moving to San Antonio, any help with location and schools is appreciated

    HouTx replied to onehonestb's topic in Texas Nursing

    Oh my goodness. I am concerned that you are moving prior to actually having a job. The market for MAs is very uncertain. I am also very concerned that you would choose to move to an area that you...
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    Rural Hospitals

    HouTx replied to themoderngiant's topic in Texas Nursing

    Frame of reference here - ~ 80% of working nurses in Texas are in only 10 (of our 254) counties. Statistical Information Suburban does NOT equate to Rural. Rural is a whole different thing. In Tx,...
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    New grad RN terminated from orientation after 3 weeks on tele unit

    HouTx replied to BMB Girl's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I HATE this. Orientation should not be Boot Camp. Orientees should be provided with a very clear 'road map' for orientation. It needs to include everything that needs to be accomplished and the...
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    Disappointed with my nurse last night

    HouTx replied to BSNbeauty's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Hmm - just can't believe you let that nurse violate basic sterility techniques. Whenever I am in a "patient" role, I stay very vigilant... and have instructed my family to do so also. I am 'that'...
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    Urgent - New Grad RN seeking behavior question help STAR

    HouTx replied to icurnca's topic in Nursing Career

    You're on target BUT (you knew it was coming) . . . Your "A" needs to reflect YOUR actions, not the group or team. Revise the language & take out the 'we' and 'us' - replace with 'I'. If you were...
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    tonight I learned just how discouraged I am !!

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

    Wow, what a mess. But why would you be blamed? From the information you provided, it seems as though the problem originated with the physician's office. It is obviously a system breakdown that...
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    Cave and Quit or Do and Die? Help!

    HouTx replied to LittleMissRedRaider's topic in General Students

    Your father is a very wise man. I know that many on this forum will encourage you to push ahead - try and try again. But, I am sure that your father would also encourage you to avoid 'throwing good...
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    Need help learning A&P

    HouTx replied to ILoveHealthCare's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    Hmm - it would seem that your teacher is going the extra mile to help students succeed by providing study guides. Remember, the teacher doesn't fail students... students fail themselves because they...
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    Duscouraged OB nurse

    HouTx replied to nurse with tats's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hey Hey, none of that! You quickly recognized and responded to the wee one's resp problem - maybe preventing what could have been a catastrophe. You averted a more serious infiltration and managed to...
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    Too soon to travel?

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

    Nurse Educator here - Experience does not automatically = Expertise/competency. Some people develop much more rapidly than others -- some people never develop (they just seem to repeat year #1 over...
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    Rule follower-how to survive

    HouTx replied to greetings's topic in Nursing Career

    Agree with GrnTea - Periop is the ideal place for OCD-ish nurses. They add enormous value to this area by ensuring absolute consistency and attention to detail. This is particularly important in OR,...
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    Career as a Medical Missionary?

    HouTx replied to Underoo's topic in Nursing Career

    Are you affiliated with a particular religion? If so, that should be your first step since "missionary" work is faith-based. For instance, Catholic Charities is a huge organization with many types...
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    I want out of pt care!!

    HouTx replied to kristinmac13's topic in Nursing Career

    Do you just not want to have ANY patient contact?? Or is it the demands of shift work? caring for highly dependent patients? interaction with families? physical workload? If you can figure out...
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    What DFW hospital system generally pays the most?

    HouTx replied to jennyshambles76's topic in Texas Nursing

    Just remember, no employer will pay more than they have to. If a hospital is paying a lot more than the competition.... it's because that is the only way they can get anyone through the door - LOL....
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    How to get in contact with Nurse Managers

    HouTx replied to newGNTX's topic in Texas Nursing

    Why do you want to contact the NMs? If you are looking for a way to bypass the normal job application process, I would advise against this. Hospitals have specific processes for employment in order...
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    ACLS certification Houston area

    HouTx replied to ObieBrown's topic in Texas Nursing

    I believe that the PP is mistaken, AHA has definitely had online courses for a few years now. PALS is also online, and NRP is available via a hybrid model, with the didactic online. In fact, many...
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    Left handed nurses, med personnel

    HouTx replied to Vanfnp's topic in Emergency

    There aren't many nursing situations in which 'handedness' is an issue, but I thought I'd share one... I worked with a cardiology group a few years back - they were all Lefties! And they did a brisk...
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    Male Nurse asks - Is there a job for me after Disability?

    HouTx replied to royr's topic in Men in Nursing

    Wow - you're really in a tough spot. Even though it may seem counter-intuitive, I have often advised nurses with lifting limitations to look at LTC -- because most (at least in my part of the...
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    Walden University - the latest on the FNP program

    HouTx replied to msa9179's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I'm not familiar with this particular program, but I do know that many organizations have simply stopped dealing with online programs when it comes to providing sites for clinical...
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    Advice for Practicum?!?!?!?!?!?

    HouTx replied to procrastinator911's topic in General Students

    Yea, right. Every school has a ton of these 'myths'. Instructors are held to very specific standards to avoid any claims of discrimination/unfairness. I can pretty much guarantee that there was...
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    Hospital closing my entire unit.

    HouTx replied to miranda819's topic in General Nursing

    It sucks when this happens. Hospitals are businesses after all. If a service line/department is not profitable or at least paying for itself, it has to be eliminated so that it does not harm the...
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    Help! New nurse with questions!

    HouTx replied to calliemarie30's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Yikes, PDX is a very difficult market for new grads right now, especially if you do not have a BSN. Be sure to investigate non-hospital options as well as outlying facilities. Best of luck to
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    Does working as a nurse state surveyor hurt your nursing career?

    HouTx replied to shea12358's topic in Nursing Career

    Hmm - very interesting. I've never worked in LTC, but I would have thought that having experience as a surveyor would be perceived as a very positive career asset, particularly to those that hire LTC...
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    Prison Nursing- what does it involve?

    HouTx replied to SuzieVN's topic in Correctional

    I don't think that there is a 'one size fits all' answer here. There are different correctional settings for sure - from clinic to acute care to LTC - under the 'correctional' umbrella. Best...