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  1. Nurse-Patient Ratios on East Coast

    swifty1031 replied to shhhh's topic in General Nursing

    Same here in TX... I work a tele/step down and we have 4-5 and sometimes 6 on days with 5-6 and rarely 7 on nights. Lots of sick pts and post heart caths. I once had a "seasoned" nurse tell me that...

  2. What's the scariest thing you've ever seen as a nurse?

    swifty1031 replied to Nurse0621's topic in General Nursing

    The scariest thing I can remember was when I was a brand new nurse we had a psych pt on our unit who didn't like blondes. No one knew this until after we started our shift that night. He wigged out...

  3. How can I be in two places at the same time?

    swifty1031 replied to sistasoul's topic in General Nursing

    Sometimes you have to let others do some things. I know it can be hard if you are a person who does everything for herself (I tend to because I know it will get done). My director has said on more...

  4. ONLINE RN TO BSN any advise on the best ones.

    swifty1031 replied to smiles04's topic in Texas Nursing

    TX Pasadena Queen-Does Texas Tech have any problem accepting EC? I know you (like me) graduated from there last year:yeah: I have a a BS in another area.

  5. Nurses/patient care/cell phones

    swifty1031 replied to snuggles49's topic in General Nursing

    We were required to carry cell phones at a hospital I once worked for. It was very annoying. The secretary would put through family members that just wanted to check on pt but didn't have time to...

  6. Recent Excelsior Grads, I have a question

    swifty1031 replied to caringtouch's topic in General Nursing

    I waited about a month to get a date and then had exactly one month to my test date. I took a cancellation date and called daily. I finished in Feb. '09 and graduated in April '09. Good

  7. compensation for working short

    swifty1031 replied to maxthecat's topic in General Nursing

    That sounds like a great idea... if only! We usually get the "be glad you have a job in these hard times" speech when we are asked to work short! Oh well, as long as we continue to cover for the...

  8. How do you administer Mucomyst orally?

    swifty1031 replied to IlovenursingRN's topic in General Nursing

    I have found that the best is cran-grape. Most of my pt.s seem to be ok with this, it does smell horrible. One time a friend of mine opened the vial and it flew all over her! She smelled horrible. She...

  9. Per Diem Holiday Scheduling

    swifty1031 replied to cscooking's topic in General Nursing

    You would think that would be the case, however on the unit where I work the per diem are being forced to work more holidays than full time. I haven't quite figured out where the fairness in that is...

  10. Unreasonable family members in the nursing home?

    swifty1031 replied to TreehuggerRN's topic in General Nursing

    I so agree with the poster that tis problem is not limited to LTAC. I work on an acute care floor with occasional med-surg pts. I just want to scream when we get that concerned family member who can't...

  11. What is happening in your hospital? Not using N95 mask, NO screening for H1N1 ,

    swifty1031 replied to JobsearchingRN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Basically the same thing in the hospital I where I work. We are no longer testing for H1N1, if the patient does come back positive for flu, then they are placed in isolation, but we only get standard...

  12. Pinning Ceremony Question

    swifty1031 replied to beebonnet's topic in General Nursing

    We opened a new unit in January of this year and our theme has been "The Climb". I think nursing school is like that... you finally reach your goal, but there is so much more out there when you are...

  13. Plan to transfer from tele to er

    swifty1031 replied to pandaboi's topic in Emergency

    You must work at the same place I do!! I am currently wanting to transfer... it will be interesting to see the

  14. Things you'd LOVE to be able to tell patients, and get away with it.

    swifty1031 replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    i would love to say... even though you don't visit, care for, feed, etc mom/dad, you now want me to jump through hoops and bow down to your every demand (check bs every 30 minutes because we found her...

  15. nurses with hearing aid

    swifty1031 replied to aminv's topic in General Nursing

    i am precepting a nurse who has hearing aids. he has a specialized stethoscope and is very capable of doing everything a nurse with no aids can do! he is very comical and when he greets a pt who is...

  16. Im back .....and have conquered the NCLEX Beast

    swifty1031 replied to txspadequeenRN's topic in Online Distance Learning

    CONGRATULATIONS:yeah: I have been checking frequently to see the good news!

  17. Texas licensure through endorsement - question about test

    swifty1031 replied to bonde0613's topic in Texas Nursing

    You can also go to the fingerprinting center listed for your area. That is what I did. I got the fingerprint card pretty quick in the mail, but several people I know had trouble with prints and had to...

  18. Texas licensure through endorsement - question about test

    swifty1031 replied to bonde0613's topic in Texas Nursing

    The test you are asking about is the Jurisprudence test (I think). On the TXBON website there is a link you can use to study. The test is online. It took about 30-40 minutes to complete. You find out...

  19. Getting called off

    swifty1031 replied to pottie's topic in General Nursing

    The opposite is true at my job! We are very short-handed and are always having to work overtime (whether you want it or not).I am not complaining, I would rather have too much than not enough! We have...

  20. Taking a Second RN job

    swifty1031 replied to luvsfallin's topic in General Nursing

    Depending on the state regulations where you live(experience), you could try doing field visits for a home health agency. Most pay per visit plus milage. It is usually a nice extra check. The only...

  21. What is your Nurse to Patient Ratio

    swifty1031 replied to dRN1's topic in Medical-Surgical

    You are so right. One of our charge nurse assigns new admits simply by number, while another looks at the acuity of the new pt vs. the load the nurse has already. That is the only safe and beneficial...

  22. hourly rounding

    swifty1031 replied to suni's topic in Medical-Surgical

    We also are supposed to do hourly rounding. This would be fine if we had 4 pts with no problems. Unfortunately we usually have 6 (on a tele unit) and there is always the one pt who absorbs the...

  23. Medical errors

    swifty1031 replied to jsm12's topic in Patient Medications

    Night shift never seems to "remember" pre-procedure checklists,consents or med recs. This is a HUGE problem since procedures often start shortly after shift change. (Of course they are not there to...

  24. Does UTMB have a online RN-MSN program

    swifty1031 replied to txspadequeenRN's topic in Online Distance Learning

    I am not sure about them either. I have been looking into UTMB, TX Tech and McNeese (Louisiana-I live about 40 miles from there). Have you seen anything about credit transfers, etc. I have some...

  25. Q: Time line between CPNE and RN

    swifty1031 replied to Suzanneyoulike's topic in Online Distance Learning

    I actually passed the NCLEX (4/13/09)before my grad date (4/17/09). Texas went by my completion date of March 3, 2009. It just took forever for TX to find my affidavit from EC. Good