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xtxrn ASN, RN

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  1. Giving resident hot water??? Is it safe???

    xtxrn replied to Misslady113's topic in General Nursing

    Is there any way to get her a travel mug? It's not a total spill-proof cup, but it would help. Maybe her family could bring her one? :) And good thinking about the safety issues

  2. money

    xtxrn replied to Anktshah's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, I read this also, and hope that nursing doesn't turn out to be totally horrible for KeepClimbing....it's all about money and bottom line...and that gets drilled into staffs' heads at every...

  3. Holy cow! Now i'm confused!

    xtxrn replied to Mrs. SnowStormRN's topic in General Nursing

    You already did this.... and you graduated :) Congrats on the job - you'll do fine

  4. BAD Preceptor, HELP!

    xtxrn replied to Lizzy84, RN's topic in Emergency

    Very wise words

  5. First patient complaint...

    xtxrn replied to turnforthenurse's topic in General Nursing

    Can we tweet Mark Harmon, and make a

  6. BAD Preceptor, HELP!

    xtxrn replied to Lizzy84, RN's topic in Emergency

    I'm so glad for you that you got some resolution to this :) Hopefully, things will be much better w/the new one, and you'll feel like you're getting the information you need.

  7. To chart, or not to chart

    xtxrn replied to soon2have2's topic in General Nursing

    When I contacted the supervisor of anything, I charted it.

  8. money

    xtxrn replied to Anktshah's topic in General Nursing

    I am not playing the 'cancer card'....LIKE YOU- I"m going through chemo- and these are just my experiences with nurses I've had. Some of it was on an oncology floor- others had nothing to do with...

  9. Pregnancy and... the floor?

    xtxrn replied to vwde's topic in General Nursing

    I worked at a facility where one of the LPNs was VERY pregnant...had been pushing the 200# medcart around for 9 months. She showed up one day, gave her 8:00 am meds, and very politely excused herself...

  10. Ridiculous V/S...are you out of your mind?

    xtxrn replied to BrazoriaLVN's topic in General Nursing

    WNL = We Never Looked (from "The House of God"- NOT a RELIGIOUS BOOK- it's by an MD, about his years as a med student- and is hilarious ). I hated charting vs someone else took....the...

  11. Advice for student nurse/PCT

    xtxrn replied to nutara's topic in General Nursing

    "When you can lower your voice, and speak to me as an adult, and co-worker I'll be glad to listen. Until then, I'm giving you report and then I will be going home. If you feel this needs to be...

  12. Family members that follow you

    xtxrn replied to prettyinblu's topic in General Nursing

    I'd be a bit bummed about someone following me- BUT, a big part of your job is answering questions- and that includes family (being sure not to violate HIPAA). :) Is there any pattern to the...

  13. Can anyone tell me if this is possible? Work and school.

    xtxrn replied to Lachrymologist's topic in General Students

    This would be my biggest concern :heartbeat School does not allow for many absences at all- and they don't care why Whatever hours you work (and I understand having to work; I worked 40hrs by...

  14. Coached on carrying Narcotics in my pocket...

    xtxrn replied to royaso's topic in General Nursing

    I also remember the days of no Pyxis (the rep stocked ours with candy when we first got it so we'd all go foraging for stuff and learn how it worked ). It will also protect the nurse to just do it...

  15. Ridiculous V/S...are you out of your mind?

    xtxrn replied to BrazoriaLVN's topic in General Nursing

    :hpygrp::cheers:

  16. What are all the different Nursing Specializations/Courses?

    xtxrn replied to fmiller007's topic in General Students

    OK- I thought you were talking about the abbreviations- there are TONS- and not all mean the same thing at different places. You go through nursing school and get your RN (whether ADN, BSN- just get...

  17. Ridiculous V/S...are you out of your mind?

    xtxrn replied to BrazoriaLVN's topic in General Nursing

    I'm waiting for thermometers that can be thrown at an open mouth like some bizarre dart game :anbd::oornt: A rectal temp???? Bad visuals on that

  18. Holy cow! Now i'm confused!

    xtxrn replied to Mrs. SnowStormRN's topic in General Nursing

    Personal experience.... agency CNA on Saturday..... night charge nurse on Wednesday. I had a couple of days of looking at the med cart/giving meds (but I'd been to the facility a lot as an CNA, so...

  19. Ridiculous V/S...are you out of your mind?

    xtxrn replied to BrazoriaLVN's topic in General Nursing

    Please say this again :) It amazes me how totally dependent on machines we have become... they are tools, not

  20. Should you go into nursing wanting to specialize?

    xtxrn replied to Elizabethx1090's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Also, keep an open mind about specialties... in nursing school, I hated geriatrics....and went into nursing to work peds or NICU. I wasn't able to get into NICU when i graduated, and there were no...

  21. JP drain removal

    xtxrn replied to brokenroads27's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah- if it's still draining consistently, and a measurable amount- probably needs to stay in. If you have questions, ask the doc (most will gladly teach someone who genuinely wants to learn- makes...

  22. BPs on an infant

    xtxrn replied to A&OxNone's topic in Pediatric

    :) Yes- you can do B.Ps on a baby's arm... just be sure the cuff is the right one (NiCU, neonatal, infant, and so on). And be sure the automated cuff has the parameters set for a baby- too much...

  23. What are all the different Nursing Specializations/Courses?

    xtxrn replied to fmiller007's topic in General Students

    Maybe try "medical abbreviation list" and see what happens..... I COULD look this up for you, but you need to get used to finding things :) You could post it here, and save the next soul looking for...

  24. First patient complaint...

    xtxrn replied to turnforthenurse's topic in General Nursing

    Better the hair was left on the bed, and not dragged by the cath up into his sorry vessels....winding along the vascular system to lodge in some tiny vein, looking like a palm tree , waving in a...

  25. money

    xtxrn replied to Anktshah's topic in General Nursing

    It's not about altruism.... Could you keep dealing with vomiting, dying, GI bleed, crazy families, etc on oncology if you cared ONLY about the money? Oncology is incredibly stressful- and from what I...