TheMrsRN

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  1. Staffing and Nursing Fatigue

    TheMrsRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    Does anyone know of any journal articles or research studies on nursing fatigue? Thanks! ETA: This isn't homework. I am not a student. I am looking for credible studies that I can use to help...

  2. A reson why nursing is a bad career choice...

    TheMrsRN replied to KalipsoRed's topic in General Nursing

    You are right that we have a responsibility to the patient. It is our job to advocate for them. It is not your job to tell a patient what the MD or any other health professional taking care of them...

  3. Pregnant ER nurse

    TheMrsRN replied to Nrsstudent09's topic in Emergency

    "Handle it well?" What exactly do you mean by this? Did I use pregnancy as an excuse to be lazy? No! But I was nauseated 24/7, vomited a few times a day, had pregnancy induced hypertension starting at...

  4. Balancing safety and time management for a new nurse

    TheMrsRN replied to Fiveten's topic in General Nursing

    Time management is tough, but practice makes perfect. After I first started out as a RN I would get to work 30 minutes early. I would go over my patients' charts and their meds. I would do this before...

  5. Work non-nursing related job while in school?

    TheMrsRN replied to esunada's topic in General Nursing

    I would look for a tech position working with other types of patients if you are burnt out with your current patient population. If you are already in the mindset that you need a break before your...

  6. MI new grad to Texas

    TheMrsRN replied to 2sedate's topic in Texas Nursing

    This exactly! If you live close enough to commute to a "big city," you are not in a small city and will still have difficulty finding a job at local hospitals. As far as the cities listed above, those...

  7. Whose fault is it?

    TheMrsRN replied to perfectpractice's topic in General Nursing

    Who were you supposed to pass meds with? Your preceptor on the unit or your instructor? In all of my clinicals I would pass meds with the preceptor, but I would have one specific day that the...

  8. Too sensitive to be a nurse?

    TheMrsRN replied to StephPR's topic in General Nursing

    If death in general really bothers you, then don't work in a specialty where death is prevalent. No ERs, no ICU, no H/O. Try something like community health, school nursing, etc. In any field of...

  9. TEMPORARY PERMIT help needed????

    TheMrsRN replied to nepalusarn's topic in Texas Nursing

    You need to contact the Board of Nursing of the state where you are interested in getting your license. Why can't you just take the refresher

  10. Teacher dismissed for soiled underwear incident

    TheMrsRN replied to LOLLYGAGGER's topic in School

    I worked as a school nurse at an elementary school for one year. 100% of the students were poverty level and all of the students lived in 1 of 2 section 8 apartment complexes next to the school. I...

  11. Frustrated Newer RN in Houston with a little experience looking for a job..

    TheMrsRN replied to Liss RN's topic in Texas Nursing

    Applying online is not enough. They probably receive hundreds of applications per day. You need to make phone calls to nurse recruiters and you could even hand deliver a resume to HR. Go to career...

  12. What do you do when you are the friend/family member and not the nurse?

    TheMrsRN replied to starsgirl78's topic in General Nursing

    You don't have to play the "nurse card." Even a non-nurse knows that your friend was receiving terrible patient care. Maybe the floor is understaffed and the nurses are too busy to provide appropriate...

  13. Children's Hospital

    TheMrsRN replied to twnurse_2010's topic in Texas Nursing

    Children's Medical Center usually only hires new grads if they worked as techs there while in school. They cut their internships back in 2009 and have very limited spaces for new grads now. You can...

  14. Ft. Worth new grad...internships?

    TheMrsRN replied to my3kiddos's topic in Texas Nursing

    Yes, new grads must go through an internship to work at local hospitals here. The majority of internships are filled for the May grads by March. It is late to apply, so if you don't see any job...

  15. New grad moving to Ft. Worth

    TheMrsRN replied to my3kiddos's topic in Texas Nursing

    https://www.cookchildrens.org/SpecialtyServices/Nursing/Pages/NurseResidencyProgram.aspx#1 Here is info on the residency program. The deadline has already passed to even apply if you were elligible. A...

  16. New grad moving to Ft. Worth

    TheMrsRN replied to my3kiddos's topic in Texas Nursing

    Cook Children's hires new grads into their nurse residency program. To be elligible, you need a BSN. It is very competitive and they prefer to hire nurses who worked as a care partner or extern while...

  17. Start a free "clinic"?

    TheMrsRN replied to dinah77's topic in General Nursing

    You could offer health teaching and promotion, but your scope of practice will limit you regarding treatment of any illness. Since you can not make a medical diagnosis, you can't tell them what to do...

  18. parkland-ICU internship

    TheMrsRN replied to hellogoodbye's topic in Texas Nursing

    I have two friends who are RNs that went through the ICU residency at Parkland. It is very competitive and they have a ton of applicants. I would recommend trying to contact a nurse manager of the...

  19. Confused...should I become an LPN first?

    TheMrsRN replied to terra105's topic in LPN to RN

    Have you looked into the accelerated BSN programs? Sure there are prereqs, but they are neccessary building blocks you have to know. I am not sure where the previous poster got that RN programs are...

  20. "1-2 yrs acute nrs experience preferred.." what does this mean?

    TheMrsRN replied to im_melba's topic in General Nursing

    It means they prefer that you have worked at least 1-2 years in a hospital as a

  21. Staffing and Nursing Fatigue

    TheMrsRN replied to TheMrsRN's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for the rec for medscape. I found 2 interesting articles! We only have access to one journal at my hospital, and it isn't nursing specific. I have access to a hospital library at a sister...

  22. Drug screen now includes screen for nicotine. Is this legal?

    TheMrsRN replied to Psychtrish39's topic in General Nursing

    It has nothing to do with it being legal or harmful to your own body. It has to do with the proven dangers of third hand smoke in a smoker's hair, nails, skin, and clothes. It is proven that there are...

  23. Staffing and Nursing Fatigue

    TheMrsRN replied to TheMrsRN's topic in General Nursing

    No longer being a student I don't have access to nursing journal databases. Google searches don't produce credible sources. I am not doing homework. I am looking for credible studies that I can use to...

  24. Interview skills and tips..

    TheMrsRN replied to inProgress's topic in General Nursing

    I assume you already have interviews set up. If not, I suggest applying for anything and everything you come across. Nursing jobs for new nurses are harder and harder to come by. With that being said,...

  25. Please Help Me Figure Out My Next Step

    TheMrsRN replied to Tee_Gee's topic in General Nursing

    I suggest the BSN. The real question isn't what the CRNA programs prefer. The real question is what you will need to get a job on a critical care floor, which is the first requirement for CRNA school....