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  1. Personality At Work vs. At Home

    texasmum replied to pinkiepieRN's topic in General Nursing

    I used to be very organized and industrious at home. Then I went to nursing school. Working 6 on/8 off you would think my house would be

  2. Hostile work environment - considering breaking contract - any thoughts?

    texasmum replied to knitnurse72's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Document, document, document! Then if you are put in a position of leaving you will have the information for your defense. Those are not safe working conditions (she doesn't even know who the patient...

  3. Has Nursing Made You a Homebody?

    texasmum replied to nicurn84's topic in Health, Stress Management

    From a different point of view - maybe it's not nursing but just life? I was an admin asst for 20 years while I raised my daughters (and my husband) and just went back to nursing school a few years...

  4. Forgot to chart

    texasmum replied to tbehlow's topic in General Nursing

    I do something similar. I make notes of everything (basically) that needs to be done during shift on my "brain" sheet. When I have entered my assessment I check it off. When I enter my roundings,...

  5. Looking for some input and words of encouragement

    texasmum replied to NCmcMan's topic in General Nursing

    You can do nursing school. It's hard but doable. Please, please lose the weight. I just buried a brother in law last week whose last weight was 528 lbs. They couldn't even embalm him due to his...

  6. calling into work sick and feeling very guilty

    texasmum replied to chellemaree88's topic in General Nursing

    TheCommuter: Thanks so much for that. I have been working sick for several days and finally gave up this morning and called in. I have no right being around ill patients when I am so sick it lingers...

  7. Adjusting to night shift

    texasmum posted a topic in Health, Stress Management

    I have been on night shift for about a month now and I really do like it compared to day shift. My problem is on my days off all I want to do is sleep. No problems with this the day prior and the...

  8. "I'm not floating."

    texasmum replied to Morainey's topic in General Nursing

    I guess I must really be old school. It never dawns on me to say I won't take a patient or assignment or have a "hissy" when I see the assignment sheet. Not saying I am ever less than thrilled....

  9. Is there any truth to this?

    texasmum replied to Nurse SMS's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Addressing the BP: it can run low in "normal" adults. The females on my mother's side all typically run low. I have had three nurses take my BP then have the doc do it because "that can't be right."...

  10. The most gruesome situation you've encountered?

    texasmum replied to SuzieVN's topic in General Nursing

    For those of you looking up the video on the ball player: if this fascinates you look up Joe Theissman injury on Youtube. The original D*** moment in NFL

  11. What do you do?

    texasmum posted a topic in General Nursing

    When you have down time on the night shift? I am talking about patient care is done; charting is done, no co-worker needs help getting caught up, yadda yadda. Do you sit and read a book or try to...

  12. Misuse of insulin pens and patient safety

    texasmum replied to PACURN1956's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Can't draw up insulin? Isn't that taught in the first 15 minutes of nursing school?

  13. What do you like most?

    texasmum posted a topic in General Nursing

    About night shift. Starting this week on night shift and I need some moral support

  14. Prison Nursing- what does it involve?

    texasmum replied to SuzieVN's topic in Correctional

    Mj - I don't know how old you are but please don't go into a prison job with rose colored glasses. There is really good money involved but you are working with the scum of the earth and they will do...

  15. What do you like most?

    texasmum replied to texasmum's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks everyone! Planning on making a trip tomorrow to look for some type of blackout curtain/device. Main problem is my bedroom has a gorgeous stained glass window - at the top of a really high...

  16. I miss...

    texasmum replied to dudette10's topic in General Nursing

    I had been looking for that little sucker!

  17. Unsanitary practice?

    texasmum replied to GraceNotes's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I am with the others. Mind immediately goes to C-diff! And I personally prefer to wash my hands anyway when I can. I just don't like the alcohol based

  18. Getting past the nerves

    texasmum posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am a new RN, BSN (not young, just new : ). I have had my preceptor for six weeks and it's time for me to tell the boss when I am ready to go on my own. They are not complaining. It's up to me. I...

  19. Getting past the nerves

    texasmum replied to texasmum's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks Ruby. This is what most would consider a rural area. Town of only 40,000. Six months would be fantastic but just not reasonable. The weekend that I worked on my own (my preceptor was sick...

  20. Am I Only one who is irritated by doctors and medical shows?

    texasmum replied to Destiny'skid's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I like Grey's because, sometimes, it's entertaining. But there was an episode years ago where the interns were having to obtain a stool sample...really? It's not real life people :) Still think...

  21. Tested yesterday

    texasmum posted a topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Got good pop....now to

  22. HIPPO Violations

    texasmum replied to Bortaz's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    Great Boratz. Now I have to check ours

  23. Tested yesterday

    texasmum replied to texasmum's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    It is over! Quick results up and I passed! So glad for that to be done!

  24. Tested yesterday

    texasmum replied to texasmum's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    It's all good Julz68! I need all the giggles I can get today as I wait for quick results to post. I spent three years in college with kids half my age so I heard a lot of "Sweet Brown" :) Thanks...

  25. Tested yesterday

    texasmum replied to texasmum's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Good "pop up.". That means I was distracted by the test and did not realize I had forgotten to finish my