NurseInTexas12

NurseInTexas12 specializes in OB/GYN, Emergency.

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1. Have you ever been stood up for an interview?

   NurseInTexas12 replied to klone's topic in General Nursing

   Yes! I showed up in my suit to interview for my dream job about 2 weeks ago, and the secretary laughed and said she forgot to cancel me and that the manager wasn't even there. This morning she called me at 9 am and said "I'm calling to reschedule yo...

2. Need some input about ED charting - Allscripts

   NurseInTexas12 replied to Computerdude's topic in General Nursing

   EPIC system - In our ER, it's EPIC ASAP. It's very user friendly and covers many bases!

3. the term "animal nurse"

   NurseInTexas12 replied to Clarvina Streisand's topic in General Nursing

   Yep, when I took my black lab puppy to the vet recently, they said "the nurse will be right into see her." I thought hm, really? There's another nurse here? Her shirt even had "nurse" embroidered into it. If she hadn't been so darn sweet to my li...

4. Nursing doesnt define you

   NurseInTexas12 replied to Mrs. SnowStormRN's topic in General Nursing

   In my time off between work and graduate school, I like to golf, bake, ride horses, read, spend time with family, grab a margarita with the girls, or sit around on a friend's patio having dinner and talking for hours. I look forward to wrapping up m...

5. What are the top 5 medications YOU administer daily?

   NurseInTexas12 replied to northmississippi's topic in Medications

   Suprax, Zithromax, Flagyl, Ibuprofen, Tylenol, Benadryl, Phenergan, Zofran, Morphine, Lortab, Gentamycin, Ampicillin, Clindamycin .... more than 5, but these are definitely the most common meds I give.

6. Sleeping on lunch break

   NurseInTexas12 replied to nursebrandie28's topic in General Nursing

   At my job, we are not paid for our 30 minute lunch break, and the hospital policy is that every 8 hours worked has a 30 minute lunch break. To get paid for 8 hours, you must work 8.5. The policy clarifies that the time is to be uniterrupted, and al...

7. Rn's, are you able to do job well without chemistry class?

   NurseInTexas12 replied to northmississippi's topic in General Students

   Eh, I think we all probably use chemistry to some degree in nursing, but I don't necessarily think the chemistry we use is exclusively from chemistry class. It provided a nice foundation, but you'll really learn the basic chem concepts you need from...

8. Compassion or reality for obese patients?

   NurseInTexas12 replied to stefanyjoy's topic in General Nursing

   Obesity is a problem in this country. It seems there are a lot of easily hurt feelings on here from people who are being defensive about their weight, but the truth is we became nurses to help people. It does not help people to ignore the elephant ...

9. Alaris pca pump...most annoying IV pump ever!

   NurseInTexas12 replied to lmc512's topic in Ob/Gyn

   I used to love using the Alaris pump and will be using it again soon, but I didn't have to do PCA pumps. I think overall the pump alarms go off more frequently than other brands, but I thought it was helpful to see exactly which med was infusing on ...

10. what's the most deliveries you've done in a 12 hour shift?

    NurseInTexas12 replied to adpiRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Maybe just 3, but I'm pretty sure 4.... courtesy of knocking out a couple of c-sections.

11. One Born Every Minute

    NurseInTexas12 replied to adpiRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    The show was a great picture into L&D that it made me realize how much I miss it and start wondering if I should hunt down a L&D position again! I did feel for the nurse of the natural birthing couple... not because I don't support women who...

12. Floating related to age

    NurseInTexas12 replied to SandraCVRN's topic in General Nursing

    You say "so much for retention," but a benefit of retention would be to reward seniority. Seniority does not mean which nurses are the most senior in years! You could have a 40 year old who'd been with your organization 20 years, which should trump ...

13. Floating related to age

    NurseInTexas12 replied to SandraCVRN's topic in General Nursing

    I think the policy is unfair and sounds like ageism. I understand that it was meant to be a benefit to the elder nurses, but work benefits should not be determined by age, race, religion, gender, etc.

14. Just want to share the news; I got a JOB

    NurseInTexas12 replied to cna to crna2b's topic in General Nursing

    Welcome to Dallas!! Good city, good hospitals. I hope you love it. :)

15. Need advice/tips on being a good charge nurse

    NurseInTexas12 replied to scherie88's topic in General Nursing

    Treat everybody with dignity and respect. If one of the CNAs says they aren't going to do something I assign them, I say "are you refusing to do the task that I'm delegating?" Refusal to carry out what a nurse delegates is grounds for immediate ter...