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  1. Is Texas BON tougher?

    Ms.RN posted a topic in Texas Nursing

    here is a stupid question of the day. one of my co-worker who moved from houston told me that the texas bon is tougher on disciplinaring licensed nurses and that many nurses are being disciplined....

  2. GN Residency Route

    Ms.RN replied to iikittles's topic in Texas Nursing

    i suppose there arent that many jobs in houston? is it very competitive to get into internship program? how can you increase the chance of getting

  3. what do you think of this policy?

    Ms.RN posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    our don told floor nurses today that when there are change of condition of resident and there are possibility of sending patient out to the hospital she said " our policy is to call me first because...

  4. Texas Tech Second Degree BSN

    Ms.RN replied to ellekunk's topic in Texas Nursing

    can somebody give me an information about this university? is this a private or public university? how is this university ranked as in terms of difficulity? i'm in michigan and university of...

  5. Heeelloo Texas Nurses!

    Ms.RN replied to NYSNOWBUNNY007's topic in Texas Nursing

    i'm just curious. are there a lot of nursing jobs in houston, whether its in the hosital or nursing home? i tried to search for jobs in houston online but i'm not finding lot of jobs. so i thought...

  6. How did you know LTC was right for you?

    Ms.RN replied to PAERRN20's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    not all facilities are not long term care. many places are now rehab facilities where patiens are admitted for rehabilitation. out of whole building, one small unit is a long term unit and rest of the...

  7. what do you think of this policy?

    Ms.RN replied to Ms.RN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    thank you everybody for a good advice. what i dont understand is if patient is having respiratory issues or any other issues why does don who is a nurse have to make a decision on what treatment needs...

  8. are you required to call DON first before calling MD?

    Ms.RN posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    in my ltc that im working now don told all the nurses that when there is a change of condition of patient and possibly sending patient out to the hospital, nurses have to call don first before calling...

  9. UTA Academic Partnership with Baylor Hospital System

    Ms.RN replied to pinkORT's topic in Texas Nursing

    what are the benefits of doing rn to adn program through uta? do hospitals offer employement once they are finished with

  10. Long term acute care vs. suacute care

    Ms.RN posted a topic in Long Term Acute Care

    what are the difference between long term acute care and subacute care or are they almost the same? I know in subacute facility, patients stay long enough to recooperate but eventually go home in few...

  11. We're out of ideas.....can you help?

    Ms.RN replied to laurasc's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    we give our resident 1mg of ativan only on her shower days to keep her calm. she stays calms and we get our job done. i dont see why we cant give antianxiety to keep patient calm so he can have his...

  12. Should new grad be able to start IV at work?

    Ms.RN posted a topic in General Nursing

    hi i graduated in may of this year and i learned how to start an iv in a lab in school where we practiced with fake arm, never start an iv on a real patient in a real world. at work, where i...

  13. is this legal?

    Ms.RN posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    i work in ltc facility and one day my resident had a fall and hit her head and had to be sent to the hospital for sutures. i charted everything in her chart about the fall and notification of...

  14. LPN starting pay $26.50!

    Ms.RN replied to mustbegood's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    are you in michigan? i'm from there and i know couple of good facilities. some facilites have shift differentials which pays 2 or 3 dollars extra if working afternoon or midnight. if strating pay...

  15. LPN starting pay $26.50!

    Ms.RN replied to mustbegood's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    i posted same thing two times. is there any way i can get rid of this

  16. Tell the White House if you think there's a JOB shortage

    Ms.RN replied to CASTLEGATES's topic in General Nursing

    foreign nurses no longer receives work visas but instead receives a green card which means they are a permanent resident of the us. after few years they are eligibile to take the test to become a us...

  17. contingents and holiday pay

    Ms.RN posted a topic in General Nursing

    a contingent cena that i'm working with said that she doesnt want to work holidays becuase she's not getting a holiday pay. our human resources book listed 6 holidays and we must be paid hour and...

  18. contingents and holiday pay

    Ms.RN replied to Ms.RN's topic in General Nursing

    oh really? because i'm working contingent at another facility and i'm getting a holiday pay. i guess our scheduler threatened her to reduce her hours if she doesnt work

  19. need info on OCC nursing program

    Ms.RN posted a topic in Michigan Nursing

    i want to find out how many students occ accept into their adn program each year and are there any net or teas test required? how are students accepted into their program? is it based on gpa or date...

  20. Memorial Hermann GN Internship

    Ms.RN replied to CPhT2RNstudent's topic in Texas Nursing

    anybody have more information about internship who are accepted in january? how many people are hired to the internship? is it very competitive to get into intership like they are only hiring 60...

  21. acd?

    Ms.RN posted a topic in General Nursing

    my patient is on isolation for acd. is acd e.coli

  22. Does Nursing in LTC make RNs bitter and mean??

    Ms.RN replied to Ling07's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    i've noticed some differences between hospital nurses and nursing home nurses. i think many nursing home nurses have attitude problems and they tend to talk down to each other. i had a nurse who saw...

  23. Doctor's Fiancee yelled at me

    Ms.RN replied to QTpie86's topic in General Nursing

    :trout::trout::trout:

  24. job opportunity in Houston

    Ms.RN posted a topic in Texas Nursing

    hi what are the nursing job opportunity like in houston area? are nurses having hard time finding jobs? i'm in michigan now and i feel like i"m stuck with my current job because i cant find another...

  25. bad feelings about my interview

    Ms.RN posted a topic in General Nursing

    i finally had a job interview today. first i had interview with human resources person then a nurse manager of the unit. i have no prior hospital experience but only worked in nursing home. during...