xtxrn

xtxrn ASN, RN

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  1. HATING MED/SURG

    xtxrn replied to pale_pilsen's topic in Medical-Surgical

    :yeah::yeah::yeah: Absolutely- there is a Med-Surg certification- that requires a lot of knowledge

  2. HATING MED/SURG

    xtxrn replied to pale_pilsen's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Does it show? I wasn't the DON or ADON, but was a dept head, and was in all of the morning admin meetings :) (I refused being DON.....They're only as good as the biggest idiot on staff.....and if...

  3. HATING MED/SURG

    xtxrn replied to pale_pilsen's topic in Medical-Surgical

    if you're primary care, who do you think is going to assess the patient? who is supposed to implement interventions? med-surg isn't a 'sentence'- it's hard work, and the foundation for anything you...

  4. Contagion?

    xtxrn replied to sweetsleep28's topic in General Nursing

    Good to know Robin Cook wrote it....he's good And he's an MD- has more info to create his

  5. HATING MED/SURG

    xtxrn replied to pale_pilsen's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I'm guessing you're a new nurse :) It's SO normal to feel overwhelmed- that means you're paying attention to what needs to be done, and are doing your best to get it done. You will get into a groove...

  6. Quick answer to question, pls..

    xtxrn replied to tunafish1's topic in General Nursing

    I think the swallowing difficulty would be specific to a URI....not in every infection

  7. Help! Pre-employment nicotine test!

    xtxrn replied to noviceRN22's topic in General Nursing

    I used to smoke...quit several times. The last time I quit has "stuck" (since 2007) :) Someone walked past my car two days ago, smoking, and the smell came in through the vents. It was very...

  8. Quick answer to question, pls..

    xtxrn replied to tunafish1's topic in General Nursing

    I think that the dysphagia has to do with where the infection might start...if it's a URI, may have throat

  9. Help! Pre-employment nicotine test!

    xtxrn replied to noviceRN22's topic in General Nursing

    The cost of insurance premiums for the employer.....always the bottom line. Be careful to not drink too much water too quickly- and bottom out your

  10. Quick answer to question, pls..

    xtxrn replied to tunafish1's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, you can get s/s of a 'typical' infection w/neutropenia..... My ANC was extremely low....I ended up with otitis externa that went into cellulitis of my upper neck/jaw.....there was heat, redness,...

  11. is it considered abandonment if no call no show?

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

    NCNS is not abandonment since you didn't accept your assignment yet....just bad employment etiquette and grounds for termination, depending on how many your facility allows before considering you...

  12. Calling a Death

    xtxrn replied to KareBear0609's topic in General Nursing

    Sometimes it's on OWN (late, late

  13. The Plague of 1348-1349

    xtxrn replied to indigo girl's topic in General Nursing

    Ring around the rosie (what's a rosie?) Pocket full of posies, Ashes, ashes, We all fall down. Little bunny Foo Foo was no saint, either :) Little Red Riding Hood Sleeping Beauty Snow White Cinderella...

  14. Confess! Whats the craziest force of habit you've done in the "Real World"

    xtxrn replied to vhern246's topic in Nursing Humor

    I always look at veins in check out lines..... I've signed checks (and anything else)

  15. Effect of Public Reprimand on Current Job?

    xtxrn replied to com4table's topic in General Nursing

    And they can be SLOW to get things updated..... Andrea Yates (Houston mom who drowned her 5 kids) didn't get her RN license revoked per the BON newsletter until about a year after the

  16. Contagion?

    xtxrn replied to sweetsleep28's topic in General Nursing

    I havent' seen the trailers- and it doesn't sound like a movie I'd see....I think about sarin gas, terrorist delivery systems, etc ... doesn't cost a cent to watch the news.

  17. helping a friend

    xtxrn replied to missLissRn's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    It's also being a friend to maintain the boundaries of that friendship.....If you want to give meds to your friend, fine. That's up to you. What is not up to you is to judge how I deal with my...

  18. Contagion?

    xtxrn replied to sweetsleep28's topic in General Nursing

    Right- OP also mentioned MRSA, so was replying to bugs in general

  19. meds never to be given IVP

    xtxrn replied to newgrad2005's topic in General Nursing

    Yep, last place I did med-surg/ortho, Phenergan was definitely off of the push list (unless in a PCA) due to the nasty possibility of crashing very quickly. Phlebitis is bad, lethal arrythmias makes...

  20. meds never to be given IVP

    xtxrn replied to newgrad2005's topic in General Nursing

    Hurts like h*ll....if anyway to do a slower drip, the patient and their veins will thank you

  21. helping a friend

    xtxrn replied to missLissRn's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Sometimes it's not about the loss of a license, but of a friendship....it's not always about nursing in this situation- that can be the problem...Not everything is a legal situation.

  22. helping a friend

    xtxrn replied to missLissRn's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I wouldn't. Friendship is all well and good until someone gets p*88ed off.....

  23. Contagion?

    xtxrn replied to sweetsleep28's topic in General Nursing

    OK- What???? HIV (new strains not reacting to some antiretrovirals), HepC, smallpox, dengue, JCD, Hanta, legionaires, Coccydiomycosis, Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, and on and on..... these may not...

  24. EM nursing

    xtxrn replied to big bang theory's topic in Emergency

    I agree...but lots of folks seem to think it's a good thing :) Unless they get it, and work to gain experience, for some future mgmt position....

  25. Effect of Public Reprimand on Current Job?

    xtxrn replied to com4table's topic in General Nursing

    When your license is verified, will there be any notations about