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  1. Illnesses and calling in sick

    RN34TX replied to Susan9608's topic in General Nursing

    And my hospital has the opposite problem......people taking advantage of FMLA. You most definitely should fill out your FMLA paperwork because it truely does protect you and you are entitled to do...

  2. $10,000 penalty if you leave the ICU

    RN34TX replied to DrugReptoNurse's topic in MICU, SICU

    The nurses are taking advantage of the hospital? Interesting twist. There is a name for this sort of practice and it's called extortion. You named many of the reasons why new nurses leave their...

  3. Heated discussion in class....

    RN34TX replied to Coloradogrl's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    The Rio Grande Valley hospitals have a horrid reputation and they can't keep nurses. I get flyers in the mail at least every other month and I even get phone calls at home from recruiters trying to...

  4. New Grads in the PACU

    RN34TX replied to Anjann's topic in PACU

    That varies by region and is dictated by the job market. For instance, it is very common for Dallas and Houston area hospitals to hire new grads straight into ICU and ER. In areas where nurses may be...

  5. A classmate wants to know if I'm gay. How should I respond?

    RN34TX replied to atwtrn's topic in Male Nursing Students

    I don't know if I'd respond like that. That makes it sound as if the OP is interested in dating him. If the curious student is homophobic, there is a lot of research identifying homophobic attitudes...

  6. Your A LPN, Sooo.....

    RN34TX replied to DarciaMoonz's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Congratulations on getting your LVN license! Now the degrading comments are one thing but the comment about working just as hard as an RN only making less money is true and it's a fact whether it...

  7. Excelsior Grads - Where are they now?

    RN34TX replied to EricJRN's topic in Excelsior College

    Graduated from EC with my ADN in September 2003. I was an LPN/LVN for 7 years prior in med/surg and some LTC. Since getting my RN I've stayed in SICU, MICU, and more recently, PACU. I will graduate...

  8. Flamed during report.

    RN34TX replied to gentle_ben_RN's topic in PACU

    We've had to refuse patients and it's not because we don't want to work in the PACU as Ali earlier stated. Since you never refuse patients no matter what, I have to ask: What happens when every nurse...

  9. Passed CPNE this weekend in Plano

    RN34TX replied to Mudwoman's topic in Online Distance Learning

    I have read multiple, multiple CPNE accounts over the years and I must say that yours by far takes the cake for being the most incredible, and I particularly enjoyed the part about the student trying...

  10. nursing student traumatized by the PACU

    RN34TX replied to labcat01's topic in PACU

    And I'm a PACU nurse who recovers kids and this is all true. Sevo is the dirty culprit in many of these emergence delirium cases. Although every kid is unique and I couldn't say that most will wake...

  11. Group One

    RN34TX replied to chris_at_lucas_RN's topic in Texas Nursing

    You don't have to have been fired to have a "Group One" report on file about yourself. The only criteria is to have been employed by a DFW hospital and have merely looked at a manager or...

  12. Preparing to Study for the CPNE-Need Guidance

    RN34TX replied to dlocke101's topic in Online Distance Learning

    I remember the day that big thing came in the mail. I was so intimidated by the size of that binder that I didn't know where to begin. Read the whole thing one little chunk at a time, most of the...

  13. Admits after 6:00 pm? Does your hospital do this?

    RN34TX replied to PickMePlze's topic in General Nursing

    You don't necessarily need to jump ship and go to a clinic. I've seen people post about codes happening at change of shift and yes that does seem to happen a lot. But a code is one thing, an...

  14. Are nurses pigeonholed?

    RN34TX replied to jenni82104's topic in Nursing Career

    I have to say that if nurses do get pigeonholed, and I've seen many who are stuck in one area or another, it's because those particular nurses pigeonhole themselves, not others doing that to them....

  15. State changing rules while in midst of Excelsior...

    RN34TX replied to luvbeinmom's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Caliotter3 You folks can't take CA's example as reassurance. Not all states reacted in the same way. After CA's decision, Kansas jumped on the CA bandwagon but had no plan in place as to what they...

  16. ADN vs. BSN for Entry Level Nursing

    RN34TX replied to pattycakebaby's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    It's most definitely ok as BSN minimum entry most likely would not happen in any of our lifetimes, so that's not an issue. Nothing is going to happen to people with a Bachelors in another field and...

  17. cpne help

    RN34TX replied to giants's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Somewhat off-topic I admit, but I'm intrigued by your CPNE account as one of the people in my testing group went through the same thing as far as the language barrier went, and like you, passed...

  18. How has Distance Learning affected your career/education in the future?

    RN34TX replied to The Limey's topic in Online Distance Learning

    For prospective students who have not yet enrolled: https://www.excelsior.edu/pls/portal/docs/PAGE/EXCELSIOR_COLLEGE/PUBLICATIONS/ADN_REVISIONS_LETTER_FOR_PROSPECTIVE_STUDENTS.PDF For currently...

  19. cpne help

    RN34TX replied to giants's topic in Online Distance Learning

    And I failed one PCS specifically over the evaluation phase of my care plan. I was doing great and on my 3rd and final PCS ready to go home when I threw the EC workshop advice out the window and...

  20. cpne help

    RN34TX replied to giants's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Aside from the old generic response of "Know your critical elements front and back" and "keep your nerves in check" which you will frequently hear, I'd say that the best thing I ever did was to attend...

  21. DO LVNs GET RESPECT?

    RN34TX replied to lookingforward's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I understand what you mean. When I was studying for the NCLEX-RN, I kept getting the delegation questions wrong in the beginning when the questions were about appropriate assignments for LPN/LVN's....

  22. DO LVNs GET RESPECT?

    RN34TX replied to lookingforward's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I understand what you are saying but I have to say that I think you may be expecting too much from a new grad. I expect a new grad (RN or LPN) to have a basic working familarity with those skills you...

  23. I need help making a decision....HELP!!!!

    RN34TX replied to MDSlady's topic in Online Distance Learning

    First of all, that needs to stop right here and now. The advice given by others has been excellent so I only wanted to break in and comment on the "I'm just an LPN" stuff. LPN school was the hardest...

  24. Current Drug Book For Cpne?

    RN34TX replied to nurse1717's topic in Online Distance Learning

    I've always used Davis from LPN school on up (including the CPNE for RN) and still keep a current copy in my locker to this day. The others I've used (Mosby, etc.) would frustrate me because they...

  25. New Grads in the PACU

    RN34TX replied to Anjann's topic in PACU

    I second the above post as I went to PACU with an ICU background and I still had 3 weeks of orientation and needed every bit of it. Any PACU that would take a new grad and turn them loose in two...