xtxrn

xtxrn ASN, RN

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  1. Antiobiotic delivery via iv pump in NICU

    xtxrn replied to Carrybee's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    What is the policy at the facility in

  2. $450 scrub top... yeah, I know, for real.

    xtxrn replied to A&OxNone's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Thank God PeeWee Herman didn't get a hold of those Hmmmm.......well, 3 masks for sure:eek:.....maybe some packing tape to hold it all together. Some SCDs for leg wear (need something besides the...

  3. $450 scrub top... yeah, I know, for real.

    xtxrn replied to A&OxNone's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Is Lady Gaga a nurse

  4. I want to call shenanigans!

    xtxrn replied to sweetsleep28's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah- might not be a bad idea to talk to her...if she's crying wolf, and not around someone who would recognize early s/s anaphylaxis, she could be toast by the time anyone knew something was really...

  5. I want to call shenanigans!

    xtxrn replied to sweetsleep28's topic in General Nursing

    Food allergies can also develop in someone who has previously been unaffected by the food (or meds, whatever). For someone w/peanut allergies, some Oriental restaurants that prefer peanut oil to stir...

  6. can young,healthy,athletic men have heart attacks?

    xtxrn replied to Lurker011's topic in General Nursing

    Pairs skater Sergei Grinkov...two time Olympic gold medalist, dropped dead during ice show rehearsal. High school athletes, pro athletes.... also, the sauna could have caused some sort of autonomic...

  7. What's with the 2 yr old threads?? Someone bored?

    xtxrn posted a topic in General Nursing

    Are these really being pulled up by someone who is interested? It seems the threads have had old news dragged up again, and in some cases stirring things up..... For "real" discussion, or nothing...

  8. What's with the 2 yr old threads?? Someone bored?

    xtxrn replied to xtxrn's topic in General Nursing

    ixchel, don't worry- some threads have been going on for ages- but they're still active..... I'm still learning a lot here, too :) I think (and it's very possible I'm wrong) that if a thread is...

  9. To the cynical nurse

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

    I've got enough of my own horror stories about one ED in this town to fill a health department and JCAHO surveyors deficiency books. But the situation that always comes to mind (different state/ED) is...

  10. Preconcieved ideas about doctors

    xtxrn replied to MKS8806's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    If a nurse ever tells a patient something negative about anybody taking care of the patient, he/she deserves what he/she gets.... the patient should NEVER be in the middle of

  11. Never thought I would make a post like this, but I have to vent...

    xtxrn replied to sameyjaney's topic in General Nursing

    Seems there's always one !! I probably would have finished the paperwork part of the death up to the point of the funeral home signing off- that I'd leave. As far as calling the donor line, I...

  12. help!

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

    You probably have more together than you think....4 years in LTC is still experience, and you had to deal with a bigger load of residents, didn't you :)? Reiterate your concerns, and if nothing...

  13. Preconcieved ideas about doctors

    xtxrn replied to MKS8806's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I would have LOVED to have a book like that- so I knew not to call the doc with critical labs that he ordered (I would have called anyway, but it would have been nice to brace myself for the verbal...

  14. peer interviews

    xtxrn replied to serein's topic in General Nursing

    It's sad that it's become such a process that relieves any one person of any personal responsibility of hiring someone. And the whole "who will fit" bs- it's a job. It's not a country club. It's...

  15. morphine,dilaudid,demerol

    xtxrn replied to EJSRN's topic in Patient Medications

    You give meds you don't understand

  16. peer interviews

    xtxrn replied to serein's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah- I thought that 20-30 minutes with the "cool girls" was a pathetic way to see if someone fit in (like I said earlier, I got the job, but ended up really not liking the clique attitude promoted by...

  17. TX looking for nurse w/DWIs

    xtxrn posted a topic in General Nursing

    Galveston County. TX PoliceNews has link to mugshot for UTMB nurse wanted for DWIs and failure to report info to BON. Does she need help, or

  18. TX looking for nurse w/DWIs

    xtxrn replied to xtxrn's topic in General Nursing

    LadyInScrubs..... the newspaper article is heartbreaking... Hugs to you and your family.

  19. What Is Your Most Gross, Yucky, Disgusting Nursing Horror Story?

    xtxrn replied to yazisizit's topic in Nursing Humor

    This was definitely more disgusting in person..... oh, for scent-transmission...... I was working med-surg/ortho (small hospital) and we had a 40-something (A&0x3) guy who was just foul. He...

  20. OK, Cultural question here, please forgive the stupidity.

    xtxrn replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Alabama Nursing

    I've found this also.... It's a way to show you care about them as humans, not just as patients, and they appreciate the attention to detail by asking them directly.... :) I've had people ask me...

  21. Question for those who hire, regarding reference checks

    xtxrn replied to klone's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I've been in the room when my references were

  22. Why are nursing instructors mean?

    xtxrn replied to 4everpeace's topic in General Students

    certain students need someone to hang over them and grill them because they haven't done the work needed to be safe in a clinical setting- so they're seen as either inept or lazy- both of which result...

  23. $450 scrub top... yeah, I know, for real.

    xtxrn replied to A&OxNone's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I don't think anybody here takes them seriously at all

  24. Preconcieved ideas about doctors

    xtxrn replied to MKS8806's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Unfortunately, your co-workers have decided how they're going to treat this doc.... just continue to be nice and professional to him , and sc$^* them.... if they haven't grown up enough to be decent...

  25. Suicide on unit

    xtxrn replied to as1234's topic in General Nursing

    Not directly, but know of someone who suicided at a facility. And I know the family. It's terribly sad. I'm sorry you and your co-workers and the other patients are having to deal with this...and...