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  1. Rectal use of opiates???!!!

    SNB1014 replied to RNOTODAY's topic in Patient Medications

    rectal narcotic administration is absolutely a way that addicts use and abuse their drugs. crushed up and a very thing mucousal lining= good high. hey, i give em credit for thinking outside their...

  2. Yikes, sleeping while at work

    SNB1014 replied to Brian's topic in General Students

    honestly? i have been THISFREAKINGCLOSE to falling asleep a (couple)times or two. i am a last semester nursing student and they often put me as a 1:3 patient sitter in our "crazy room" ( our only...

  3. man in houston lives with artificial heart

    SNB1014 posted a topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    http://www.texasheartinstitute.org/AboutUs/News/2011-03-23news_tah.cfm I live in Houston and have my current clinical at the med center....I saw this on AOL news and it is so

  4. Simulation

    SNB1014 replied to charlene_52's topic in General Students

    Op, I feel exactly like you do. I am repeating my final semester due to the sh!tshow that was sims. Part of our sim grade is skill check offs on the dummy. 2 professors watching, a mechanical dummy...

  5. Why does every unit have a princess?

    SNB1014 replied to echoRNC711's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    for numerous reasons i suppose. Mostly though, as my mom has always said, the squeaky wheel gets the oil. warning: i am about the play devil's advocate for the Princess, please don't hate too hard...

  6. how many calories do you think nursing burns up?

    SNB1014 posted a topic in Health, Stress Management

    After a long and very physically demanding 12hrs yesterday, I finally sank into my couch and thought, "Damn! My muscles hurt!". My hallway is long, my patients are often totals ( and to my luck,...

  7. Memorial Hermann is planning on unpaid GN intersnship

    SNB1014 replied to RNQueen's topic in Texas Nursing

    um, my father is a volunteer fire cheif in my town for 31 years, on TOP of working full time. in fact, id say his real job has suffered on many occasion because of the tireless hours he puts in. and...

  8. help me rephrase this please!

    SNB1014 posted a topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    "Monitored and reported any critical changes to baseline in vital signs and blood sugar values to immediate supervisor." I am a nurse intern/ glorified nurse tech and am applying for my first Rn job....

  9. Patient fx hip after family refused alarm

    SNB1014 replied to Emilyinsc's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    our nurses automatically plug in the bed checks and explain them and do their teaching. refusing the bed check isn't brought up as an option. sometimes the patient will refuse it after our song and...

  10. RN-MSN? (no BSN)--bad move?!

    SNB1014 replied to health care analyst's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    im quite positive you are still considered a new graduate rn and will not be remotely considered for a charge/head nurse/ nurse manager position. you'll certainly be a competitive job candidate, but...

  11. Question about marijuana use as a nurse

    SNB1014 replied to sasha_t's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    lol, im sorry. but you sound like a 1992 "say no" commercial or my mom. "dope" is not marijuana. i agree that the poster didn't ask an actual question, and i agree most RNs who don't want any...

  12. Diagnoses you never thought you'd see?

    SNB1014 replied to KarafromPhilly's topic in General Nursing

    VATER syndrome. 1987. Had she been more much earlier they wouldn't have know what to do. 49 surgeries later, the little girl grew up to be me and I graduate in Dec w my RN!

  13. alternatives in admitting dx: hiv

    SNB1014 posted a topic in General Nursing

    originally this was break room discussion, but it was confirmed by a veteran RN on our unit that we have HIV?/AIDS patients who are admitted inpatient with a admitting dx: on the change of shift...

  14. Not even a word of English

    SNB1014 replied to MomRN0913's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    THIS. this is the problem, i believe. the (vast) majority of the people we are talking about here are not here on vacation. they are illegal immigrants or too lazy to learn. there. i said it. all...

  15. New job - Finding it so Weird!

    SNB1014 replied to jodyangel's topic in Ob/Gyn

    because as "weird" as something may be or feel to you, "weird" isn't good enough and very subjective. and if i had a new coworker constantly singing the praises of her previous employer, i would say...

  16. New job - Finding it so Weird!

    SNB1014 replied to jodyangel's topic in Ob/Gyn

    well, my *understanding* is that it is best practice for hospitals to be encouraging couplet care and to encourage mom to breastfeed on demand, hold the baby to the breast, etc. that said, you are...

  17. Working RNs and the CNA are to blame for new graduate RN program shortages .

    SNB1014 replied to murs's topic in First Year After Licensure

    if you've been working for 30 years at your job, wouldn't you EXPECT, if not aspire to someday have enough money to own a home, own the car you drive to work and have money set aside for the vacation...

  18. Is it possible for a sensitive individual to become a strong nurse?

    SNB1014 replied to liz90's topic in General Nursing

    Lessoned learned it seems for you. I always knock as a warning as I open the door. My unit requires hourly rounding. If you are an independent pt who is having a bm or private convo , of course i...

  19. Can you walk into the NCLEX-RN exam with gum in your mouth?

    SNB1014 replied to MrRN1989's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    i will not address the specific question regarding purposefully defying rules and regs of the nclex exam.....no comment. that said, i didnt know you couldnt chew gum. i think the bigger question is...

  20. Stool around femoral line: How do I get the nurses to listen to a student?

    SNB1014 posted a topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Hello, I'm a nurse intern in my last semester of RN school at a large community hospital on a neuro/ med-surg unit. As a tech/ intern I am doing a lot of diaper changes and peri care. I've seen a...

  21. CNA's/PCT's how much do you make?

    SNB1014 replied to Karen06's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    i am in my last yr of RN school and finally was able to get a nurse tech position, PRN at community hospital in the houston/galveson TX area. I make $12/hr and work seven 12 hr shifts/ per 2 wks pay...

  22. Wink Scrubs

    SNB1014 replied to Akeos's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I just bought three sets in three styles and I love them

  23. HIPAA violation or just a bad decision?

    SNB1014 replied to concerned2012's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    hipaa or not hippa, this person is an

  24. Would you feel ok as a patient at your own hospital?

    SNB1014 posted a topic in General Nursing

    This is meant to start people thinking about their own nursing practices, those of their colleagues, patient safety, cleanliness of the unit, palatable food, empathy of the staff, so on and so forth...

  25. CNAs that take extended breaks

    SNB1014 replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in LTC: Directors, Assistant

    um for real?? there is always the off chance perhaps we go on break and accidentally come back ten mins later because we werent so watchful of the clock, or the drive thru took too darn slow, or...