Yeah, at our hospital an HIV test in the third trimester or when mom comes in to L&D is actually required, not optional. I don't know what happens if they refuse, I haven't heard of that...
The 'boots' sound like SCD's. Pretty standard for pt.'s after abdominal surgery, along with TED hose, at least until they are walking around. I've seen them at every hospital I've worked/been a...
Yes, there were a lot of people in my class who all got the email the same day, and others who did not. Another thing to keep in mind is to keep checking back at available dates, when I first looked...
jen1500 replied to apocatastasis's topic in Texas Nursing
Another possibility, you could look into hospitals in Temple, which is about an hour north of Austin (basically the same commute as that to SA). Scott and White has a huge teaching hospital up there,...
jen1500 replied to dissector's topic in Texas Nursing
Have you tried Harris County Hospital District? Specifically, LBJ hospital would be right up there at the north side of 610. I was hired last month as a new grad into a post-partum unit! That was...