HouTx BSN, MSN, EdD

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    How to deal with stereotypes and vicious people

    HouTx replied to rnhopeful2014's topic in Male Nursing Students

    LOL - I feel the need to apologize for all the old f**ts who are stuck in their 'glory days'. They are too deluded to realize that the world has moved on and left them behind. You don't owe anyone...
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    Interested in changing from Psych to OR... possible?

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

    OR us a super-specialty. Based on your background, you'd be coming in as a complete newbie. It takes a long time & significant investment to train OR nurses. It usually takes at least 6 months...
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    Places/states where new nurse grad is not saturated?

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

    Here ya go - WAlletHub's annual analysis for 2015 They use several different data sources rather than just media
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    Seeking advice New Grad Cardiopulmonary unit vs Orthopedic unit

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

    Lucky you! Sounds like you have two great opportunities. Since it seems as though you are going to have to relocate for either one of them, I would advise you to give a lot of consideration to the...
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    Best New-Grad Job leading to ICU?

    HouTx replied to m1117's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I am speaking from experience.... went right into Neuro Trauma ICU as a new grad & LOVED it. If you want to do the same, you need to be "that student" - the one that works hard to be the...
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    Sexy male scrubs

    HouTx replied to Betenhauser's topic in Men in Nursing

    I think all genuinely attractive staffers should be required to wear scrubs that really help display their assets - hospitals are dreary places & a little eye candy would really help raise morale!...
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    Heart failure nurse interview

    HouTx replied to Bexs25's topic in General Nursing

    Hmm - I am assuming that this means that the position involves caring for heart failure patients, right? Depends upon whether it is an acute or chronic population. I would imagine you'd be expected...
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    Depressed about a job offer

    HouTx replied to richardgecko's topic in General Nursing

    Marriage is a team effort. It's never 50-50. Sometimes it's 80-20 & then flips the other way. No job should take precedence over family commitment. Jobs will come and go. If OP's unit is...
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    Are there Online LPN to RN programs

    HouTx replied to pat8585's topic in LPN to RN

    Whatever route you take, it will require clinical practicum also because the clinical skill set for an RN is not the same as that of an LPN. If you have not done online education before, I would...
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    Booted out of post MSN program! Advice Please!

    HouTx replied to Angeljho's topic in General Students

    How awful to discover this after you had already invested so much. I agree with PP - it seems very foolish to re-take didactic courses such as nursing theory. When I attended my grad program (U of...
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    Failing Nursing Clinicals & getting bacl up

    HouTx replied to Beyound the sky's topic in General Students

    It's important to take ownership for your own performance. I'm sure that prayer is never wasted, but when it comes to skills, the secret of success is PRACTICE. You've heard that "practice makes...
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    Student nurse internship - bad preceptor?

    HouTx replied to cloudtalk's topic in General Students

    PP advice is spot-on. In most organizations, staff nurses receive absolutely no additional compensation for the extra work involved with precepting. They area not volunteers - it is an extra...
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    What ABSN/ELMSN programs in the US accept low GPA with good related work experience?

    HouTx replied to msnikkidoo's topic in General Students

    Accelerated program admission criteria is very high. It's not arbitrary... it's established based upon an analysis of the characteristics of successful graduates of the program. These are very...
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    Time for a change

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

    OMG - if you are a military vet, and live in San Antonio, PLEASE investigate UTHSC BSN program.... they are extremely military friendly (as is the entire city). It would be a shame to waste time,...
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    I passed Statistics!!

    HouTx replied to tbird88's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    FABULOUS!!!!! I am always urging students to take Stats in a classroom setting with a very qualified instructor who is able to provide additional support when you need it - it makes all the...
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    CLEP Chemistry and Biology

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

    Make sure that this will be acceptable for the program to which you're applying. Although it is generally OK to CLEP general ed courses, "Lab sciences" may not be
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    New grad-nurse books and resources

    HouTx replied to brownsc2's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I'm sorry you haven't gotten any responses yet - maybe it's because most hospitals provide on-line references & resources to use whenever you're at work. My organization has several, but the most...
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    so, what happens next?

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

    If you do a search here on AN for 'report form' or any similar phrase, you'll unearth some real
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    Nursing was not my major

    HouTx replied to plastic100%'s topic in Nursing Career

    It's OK! Lots of top-notch nurses made their career decision based on economic realities rather than altruism. This doesn't make them any 'less nursey' than our colleagues who have a "calling". I...
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    Advice for a flustered pre-nursing student

    HouTx replied to jz16's topic in Nursing Career

    I'm just wondering about when you made your decision to pursue nursing. Was What was your BS major? Have you tried to find work in that field? Nursing is an idealized profession; "angels of...
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    Intimidated by USA nurses

    HouTx replied to nursingaround1's topic in General Nursing

    Howdy! US nursing 'culture' has been heavily influenced by our litigious society.... everyone sues everyone, and there's no such thing as an Act of God. It seems like every time some new legal issue...
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    Patient Education - is it a legal requirement?

    HouTx replied to GLAllen's topic in General Nursing

    LOL - please note... all AN'ers that continually snipe at TX & express the perception that we're essentially substandard. The Texas NPA is the most fully developed/rigorous in the US. First...
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    Are you a sensitive person?

    HouTx replied to BrendaH84's topic in General Students

    Is this 'sensitivity'? Seems more like over-reaction if they feel that a request is "beneath" them. One of the most unsettling realizations for most wanna-be nurses is that nursing care involves a...
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    Disappointed in the book format

    HouTx replied to hisgirl86's topic in General Students

    The school definitely has not thought through the process. As an instructor, I can assure you that 'no books' classroom teaching is pretty much impossible. But, on the bright side -- if you're...
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    Med school vs NP? Your plans and opinions?

    HouTx replied to StayOrthostatic's topic in General Students

    Taking a broader, longer-term perspective . . . . Medical practice has been in a state of dramatic change over the last couple of decades. The traditional US model means that physicians were...