HouTx BSN, MSN, EdD

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    Bad new grad experience...Much needed advice!!!

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

    Devil's advocate here. Some facilities have revised the old "gradual immersion" process for new grad orientation. Rather than starting slowly with a couple of patients and ramping up each week, they...
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    Which field of nursing ...

    HouTx replied to Y-Chromo_nurse2b's topic in Nursing Career

    Had to double check the date on the OP - thought for a minute that it may have been an April Fools post. . There is NO "Recession Proof" area in health care. Since there is no Federal mandate on...
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    Learning a Second Language Through Nursing

    HouTx replied to Vespertinas's topic in General Nursing

    If you're trying to learn Spanish, I recommend watching telenovellas (Spanish soap operas). Just about every cable system has some Spanish language stations available. They're fun - and it really...
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    New Nurse's 1st Crash & Burn

    HouTx replied to JazzyK89's topic in MICU, SICU

    So sorry you had such a bad experience. I know it won't make you feel any better, but successful resuscitation of advanced sepsis/septic shock is rarely successful. That's why there is such a HUGE...
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    Which route do I take?

    HouTx replied to hjs13's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    OP - is there a reason you aren't trying to get an HIM job? Seems like such a waste if you have the education and degree. If you could work in HIM in a hospital/health care system, you may be able...
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    Can an introvert survive as a nurse?

    HouTx replied to ellie193's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    You'll be fine. But (you knew it was coming, right?) the work could be emotionally exhausting for you because nursing is an inherently social activity and you have said that this is difficult but...
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    Why HR would call to do a general interview?

    HouTx replied to SurrenderDorothy's topic in General Nursing

    This is pretty common. The HR folks are looking for overall "fit" for the organizational culture whereas the hiring managers will be focusing on job-specific elements. The HR interview is a great...
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    Working from home as an RN with no experience

    HouTx replied to natnat122's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Agree with PP's. I also want to point out that all of the 'home-based' jobs I know of have very strict and rigorous productivity expectations. These are not cushy (work at your own speed) jobs. It...
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    Full time and Per-Diem

    HouTx replied to PediLove2147's topic in General Nursing

    PP is correct. From an HR/FLSA standpoint, if you are performing the same job in both units, they would have to pay you OT. However, if your PRN work was in an entirely different capacity... say,...
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    Confused on what to do

    HouTx replied to threebrats46's topic in Nursing Career

    Is there a question in there somewhere? Seems like you already know what to do. You need to make the change that is best for you. Looks like changing jobs will provide you with an opportunity for...
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    Background check gets me majorly annoy

    HouTx replied to FutureRN_NP's topic in Nursing Career

    Y'all would not believe what people try to get by with these days. I have worked in collaboration with our HR folks for quite a while, and some of their stories just make my hair stand on end. It is...
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    How would you feel?

    HouTx replied to stashiaj's topic in General Nursing

    What "situation" are you needing to handle? As you described it, the OB positions are all 12-hour shifts so you aren't able to take them at this point in your life. You can't expect the manager to...
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    Cath Lab

    HouTx replied to wrenRN06's topic in Cardiac

    I agree with the PP - sounds like a great job. The organization would not be hiring you if they did not have some plan to train you. Cath lab practice - especially if they are interventional - is...
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    Asking for a Raise

    HouTx replied to brucedragon's topic in General Nursing

    Even in non-union environments, compensation structures in hospitals are very tightly controlled in order to maintain equitability. This means that the organization cannot increase one person's...
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    What good does a BS RN with state licensure if no credible hospital will hire you?

    HouTx replied to careheartntexas's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    This is such an unfortunate situation - just horrible, and I feel so bad for the OP. But - I want to clarify the whole Risk Management-HR connection thing. Our Risk Management department has to abide...
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    Will it matter if I wait?

    HouTx replied to ACuteRN41's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Sorry to be a downer, but you may want to check with your state BON - if you have never had a nursing job & aren't actually practicing nursing of any variety they may not let you renew with an...
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    1 year out, no job. Throw in the towel?

    HouTx replied to simply_viki's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    OP - let's face it, you are a stereotypical procrastinator. I should know, because I am also. I can always find a jillion reasons/excuses not to do something (that I anticipate will be unpleasant or...
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    nurses rounding with physicians

    HouTx replied to trishat08's topic in Nursing Career

    based on my own frame of reference & experience . . . These are usually nurses who are employed by the physician - if they touch anything in the hospital, (including just serving as a 'scribe' to...
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    Dear Cardiac...um, we need to talk...about us...

    HouTx replied to PeepnBiscuitsRN's topic in General Nursing

    Over your 'nursing life', your interests will naturally change periodically. That's the really great thing about nursing - you can go off in a completely different direction without changing...
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    Think Twice Before Becoming a "NURSE"

    HouTx replied to mcrutRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Nurses are not "change agents"? I respectfully disagree with those who have this opinion of nurses. Remember the parable of the little girl frantically racing up and down the beach picking up...
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    what NOT to say at job interviews...new grads shouldn't teach? =(

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

    THINGS NOT TO SAY DURING INTERVIEWS (all experienced firsthand, as a hiring manager) How much sick time can I take before I get written up? Do you do random drug tests? What do you test for? How...
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    leaving my first job after 3 months due to bullying

    HouTx replied to tinker.72's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Ditto - as per advice from PP's. Just wanted to add something. The OP seemed apologetic about the fact that she was perceived as "superior" to the LPNs and NAs and didn't want this to happen. Hmmm....
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    ER tech experience good for ICU nurse???

    HouTx replied to futurecrna225's topic in Nursing Career

    It depends on the level of the ER. If it is a major trauma (knife & gun club) facility, the experience would undoubtedly be beneficial. However, if it is a low level "clinic" type facility - not...
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    Microbiology to nursing?

    HouTx replied to TrueIrishTexan's topic in Nursing Career

    I support your decision not to enter nursing. It's not so rosy at this point for nurses. Oversupply in many areas, workload increasing on a continuous basis, and who knows what the impact of health...
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    Advice

    HouTx replied to dienne's topic in General Nursing

    Everyone is probably going to find themselves in the same boat as the new reimbursement rates take effect. Many facilities in my organization have been functioning on "flex staffing" for quite a...