xtxrn

xtxrn ASN, RN

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  1. Do nurses get holidays off?

    xtxrn replied to Jmiami's topic in General Nursing

    I worked 12 hour nights, and felt the exact opposite- I could adjust when I slept for a day here and there- no biggie. I had the DAY off

  2. Do nurses get holidays off?

    xtxrn replied to Jmiami's topic in General Nursing

    Unless you work at a bank or govt job, you will more than likely work holidays- even McD's is open on Thanksgiving and New Years. Are you planning on working the 24 hours before and after the holiday,...

  3. crap...am I in huge trouble???

    xtxrn replied to Rnis's topic in General Nursing

    Yep....anything with MVI reeks. Baby vitamins on steroids

  4. I'm grateful for you crusty old bats

    xtxrn replied to SuesquatchRN's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know if I'm just an old goat, or fully crustified bat I did have a patient compare me to a bat one time- re: being up all night and looking for blood in the

  5. I'm grateful for you crusty old bats

    xtxrn replied to SuesquatchRN's topic in General Nursing

    I do believe bats come in both genders, or there would have only been one lone female crustoid bat Kum-ba-yah, brother

  6. If you know someone is going to be fired - do you tell?

    xtxrn replied to Lucky724's topic in General Nursing

    If you were management and a position had to be cut, and you KNEW that someone had told a past 'let go' employee know what was up before hand, who do you think is next on the chopping block? Back...

  7. Would you have called?

    xtxrn replied to Art_Vandelay's topic in General Nursing

    Where I've worked, we've kept both orders, in case the IV poops out during the night- we can still get the dose in without waking the doc... The order for the route used is on the MAR, but there is a...

  8. Would you have called?

    xtxrn replied to Art_Vandelay's topic in General Nursing

    If the order says "If no IV, give po- what is to clarify?" What is there actual gripe? I don't get it.... with the order as you have it, I would not have

  9. write-up for insubordination because I turned my back to cry...

    xtxrn replied to farmernurse26's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    This is a FWIW thing.... Abusers are opportunists. You (personally) are irrelevant- you're just there....Yes- you get a great deal of effect from what they do- but it's not YOU....THEY are the...

  10. Just quit a job (LTC) after a few weeks and have a ?

    xtxrn replied to CrystalClear75's topic in General Nursing

    Don't count on a "religious" connection to make a better facility. They are often physically nice places, but the LTC stuff is same old-same old. JME. I hope it goes well for you- if you haven't...

  11. How far is too far?

    xtxrn replied to VanityRn's topic in General Nursing

    No accreditation, no monitoring, no validation of information...... If it's JUST a personal record of their experiences but people have to be careful, and there should be some disclaimer that none...

  12. write-up for insubordination because I turned my back to cry...

    xtxrn replied to farmernurse26's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    You are being treated like dung. The remarks about the heavy footsteps are discriminatory. Leave. :hug: Being human isn't a weakness- if you EVER lose that - become a

  13. crap...am I in huge trouble???

    xtxrn replied to Rnis's topic in General Nursing

    That is priceless !! I had a dietary employee come up to me one night when I was decorating for Christmas (off the clock- jeans- tennis shoes) asking for a nurse- the CN happened to be coming down...

  14. crap...am I in huge trouble???

    xtxrn replied to Rnis's topic in General Nursing

    Ain't that the truth.... woe be it to the incontinent patients. Bulk order a gross of corks,

  15. crap...am I in huge trouble???

    xtxrn replied to Rnis's topic in General Nursing

    that's it! csi coulda determined location of the 'crime' from the splatter

  16. ? on drawing PT/INR

    xtxrn replied to Zookeeper44's topic in General Nursing

    Hospice policy says?????

  17. HELP please!!!!

    xtxrn replied to pediatricsismything's topic in General Students

    My guess is that you know yourself better than a bunch of strangers :) You've obviously thought about the requirements of interacting with people....unless you REALLY want it, don't. And a 5 y/o's...

  18. Does it matter where you got your BSN from?

    xtxrn replied to Toomuchcoffee's topic in General Students

    Employers check to see if your license is valid. Where you went to school isn't included in the verification.

  19. Do they not want the truth in exit interviews?

    xtxrn replied to Marshall1's topic in General Nursing

    They want to know if you're going to rag on them anytime soon. Otherwise, I can't imagine any exit interview I've ever done was worth the powder to blow up a

  20. Hyperkalemia and glucose / insulin...

    xtxrn replied to ohmg's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    And it's a whole lot more pleasant than

  21. Should I report wide-spread cheating in my class?

    xtxrn replied to malarwen's topic in General Students

    Do you want someone taking care of your kid who didn't pass the tests by KNOWING anything? There's your

  22. nursing exam questions about "when does discharge begin"

    xtxrn replied to wcbembe's topic in General Students

    I got the same answer in 1985- discharge starts with the admission

  23. Hypothetical question

    xtxrn replied to MomRN0913's topic in General Nursing

    You didn't marry anyone- no til death do us part.....do what you need to do. It's a job. Not

  24. Asking a patient if they're mentally retarded?

    xtxrn replied to missjustice's topic in General Nursing

    On the NURSING portion of admissions I've done, there's a section that asks how a patient learns the best- visual, verbal, or written- this could be added in here- but for the nurse to dump this on...

  25. Nurses eat their Young

    xtxrn replied to NYLiz's topic in General Nursing

    It's the dry