HouTx BSN, MSN, EdD

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    Renal Failure Patients who are prescribed drugs to tx HTN or HF

    HouTx replied to BSN_Studnt's topic in General Students

    Hmm - since most of these questions are designed to trigger "critical thinking", the answer will most probably be related to the underlying concepts outlined by PPs. One high-priority issue to keep...
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    Army Medic Nursing Student

    HouTx replied to FutureCRNAKD's topic in General Students

    THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. A typical ABSN program will be very intense and fast-paced, so you shouldn't feel as though it's going to slow. What you consider an "interruption" may be necessary for...
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    Thinking of being a LVN

    HouTx replied to SemperFi03's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. I encourage you to take the time to connect with a 'vet friendly' school. Take a look at THIS SITE for information on all the options. You deserve the special...
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    Local (rural) vs. Metro For A New Grad

    HouTx replied to JeannieBSN's topic in Nursing Career

    What a wonderful dilemma to have. You must be a stellar grad! I would also say 'stay local'. The reason for their limitation on VBACs is due to physician resources, not nursing staff. From the...
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    Transplant Coordinator

    HouTx replied to SVRN17's topic in Nursing Career

    What type of training & ongoing support will be provided for you? At first glance, these positions seem deceptively "cushy". But the continuing focus on end of life can be very draining,...
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    Help! ADN to MSN advice.

    HouTx replied to Kcarter0430's topic in Nursing Career

    At this time, there are many areas of the country in which opportunities for ADNs are restricted to non-acute settings .. especially in major metropolitan areas. You need to investigate the...
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    Speech therapy? Nursing?

    HouTx replied to learningnsgstudent's topic in Nursing Career

    What are your biggest dissatisfiers? If you can identify them, you may it easier to narrow down your options. There are so many options for advancing your nursing career - including those that...
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    Graduate school for nurses ed advice

    HouTx replied to peaceful nurse's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    There's just no substitute for practicum but I do understand your dilemma. Could you arrange vacation time for the practicum? I am assuming that the practicum has a set of standard goals (mine all...
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    How can we effect positive change for the profession?

    HouTx replied to CaffeinePOQ4HPRN's topic in General Nursing

    Actually, several states have (or are in process of) enacting legislation related to this issue. CA is the only state that has mandated specific ratios, but I don't know if that is the best way to go...
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    RN Suspended

    HouTx replied to j0ginder's topic in General Nursing

    Lots of great advice & empathy for OP - I'm always so proud of AN'ers ability to respond appropriately to just about any situation. You guys ROCK! However, one of OP's statements was a bit...
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    Pre-Nursing Studies

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

    If you have some time to spare, you may want to knock out a quick medical terminology course. There are quite a few of them available online. This is usually built-in to LVN courses, but it really...
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    Creative Ways to get Experience?

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

    No flames here. The US regulatory environment is based upon "need to know" when it comes to patient access. This means that it is illegal for providers (individuals or organizations) to permit...
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    Help with care plan on aspiration

    HouTx replied to juardsrn's topic in General Students

    You're on the right track. It's great that you have incorporated goals that are actually realistic and within the range of her many limitations. You may want to expand on that in terms of...
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    Advice Needed!

    HouTx replied to crowland1113's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    If you're still in the process of taking pre-requisites, I'd recommend that you focus on doing as well as you can in those courses because GPA is extremely important for admission to accelerated...
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    Unencumbered license to practice on applications...legal?

    HouTx replied to glass_houseRN's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Based on my own experiences with development of hiring practice policies, I would be willing to bet that organizations with the "unencumbered only" requirements are doing this for one of two reasons:...
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    HELP! I have to write policies now??!

    HouTx replied to ArisTomas's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Aw, it's not that bad. First, be sure to look up your organization's policy on policies - yes, these exist. This is the document that outlines how policies are supposed to be developed. It usually...
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    Can an ADN become a charge nurse?

    HouTx replied to madsfabs's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Each organization establishes its own rules about qualifications needed for various jobs. In my organization, an MSN is required for all nurse "management" jobs - but this may not be the case in...
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    Cosmetic Registered Nurse

    HouTx replied to ben_the_rn's topic in General Nursing

    Interesting. With the huge upsurge in the number of 'medi-spas' in my part of the country, it would seem that this is definitely a growth industry. However, in the US, nursing scopes of licensure...
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    NCLEX pass rates

    HouTx replied to dinzz's topic in General Students

    In terms of accreditation, programs have to maintain an 80% (first time) NCLEX pass rate. If they fall below that, they will be re-classified as 'conditional' - and have to take actions to improve....
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    Is it pointless to be an A student in nursing school?

    HouTx replied to misskayy's topic in General Students

    Um, yeah.... you do know that nursing programs raise the grading bar, right? Chances are, you'll have to have >85 in order to get a B.... and expectations overall are much higher. The vast...
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    RN to BSN or go straight to MSN?

    HouTx replied to nursgirl's topic in General Students

    If by "MSN ed" you mean Education, you'll be much better off with a program that includes an internship - giving you actual exposure to the discipline of education in practice. Most...
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    Getting into nursing school.

    HouTx replied to Zooey72's topic in General Students

    Hmm - I firmly believe that there is currently an undercurrent of age-ism in nursing school acceptance rates, so if OP's gender served to balance that out.... Good for him!!! In my part of the...
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    I failed my school drug test. Am I finished forever?

    HouTx replied to Breatholife's topic in General Students

    OP, do you know if your school reported this to the state BON? In some states (like mine), there are some nursing student issues that must be reported - including anything that is illegal. If this...
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    Tears, Frustration, in limbo.

    HouTx replied to Aflor37's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Try not to take it personally. Schools are not rejecting YOU - they don't even know you. There are just too many other applicants with better qualifications than yours. If you're want to put in...
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    intersted in peri-operative

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

    Unfortunately, very few nursing programs offer more than a very quick look-see at peri-operative nursing. In the past, some programs used to offer additional time in OR it as an 'elective' clinical...