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xtxrn ASN, RN

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  1. Can a stroke cause cardiac arrest?

    xtxrn replied to Lurker011's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you , and yes :) Have you seen JCD?? I've seen 2 for sure, and 1 questionable- back in 1986-1988...before the whole mad cow thing. It's horrible. The first one I saw died (of course-...

  2. Improving Patient Satisfaction

    xtxrn replied to MrsMommaRN's topic in General Nursing

    Sign me up for a dozen- I don't want to take a chance one will become threadbare from wearing it every time I go to the doc (which is considerable with the leukemia and other assorted

  3. How in the freaking world are you a nurse???

    xtxrn replied to Daisy_08's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I really have never understood why there are individual BONs...if the same NCLEX is used in all 50 states, what would the problem be to have a national license? It would even things out, limit the...

  4. pet peeves when nursing students arrive

    xtxrn replied to sandanrnstudent's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah- you didn't do anything wrong- what I see from the posts is a very weak CI that couldn't control the students who refused to participate; it's sad And she'll do it again semester after...

  5. Improving Patient Satisfaction

    xtxrn replied to MrsMommaRN's topic in General Nursing

    Even the LTC I worked at in 2000 was doing it- and corporate would 'cold call' the facility- different shifts/times and units, and report back if the script was

  6. Improving Patient Satisfaction

    xtxrn replied to MrsMommaRN's topic in General Nursing

    They all do it.... two-bit joints on up to major corporation facilities... all about the numbers ( $ and satisfaction)....

  7. Improving Patient Satisfaction

    xtxrn replied to MrsMommaRN's topic in General Nursing

    if the nurse manager thought i was too stupid to think for myself, she would have done well to not hire me. i'm not a canned answer sort of person. i'll do what i can to make people happy- as long...

  8. pet peeves when nursing students arrive

    xtxrn replied to sandanrnstudent's topic in General Nursing

    You got dumped on, and those are going to be 2 ratty nurses. What a bummer for you (and any patients those other two run in to- if they pass

  9. pet peeves when nursing students arrive

    xtxrn replied to sandanrnstudent's topic in General Nursing

    Wow= with only 7 students, I'd think there would be enough patients for you each to have your own hospital !! And the ones with the attitude-- why were they allowed to stay at all??? They would have...

  10. Can a stroke cause cardiac arrest?

    xtxrn replied to Lurker011's topic in General Nursing

    Since I'm said non-cardiac person, what is STEMI ??? I'll trade ya that for a

  11. Can a stroke cause cardiac arrest?

    xtxrn replied to Lurker011's topic in General Nursing

    Well, I'm definitely not a cardiac buff - much more into neuro- good to know

  12. Can a stroke cause cardiac arrest?

    xtxrn replied to Lurker011's topic in General Nursing

    In a 28y/o?? And that quickly? It sounded like it was less than 24 hours, or in that neighborhood :) Interesting :) Always good to learn

  13. Can a stroke cause cardiac arrest?

    xtxrn replied to Lurker011's topic in General Nursing

    Oh please The OP asked if it COULD- didn't ask for an

  14. Its too low?

    xtxrn replied to lifein08's topic in General Nursing

    Freeport is much more rural :) They're getting more of their own identity though- many more businesses going in :) Yeah- after being in Austin,TX coming back here was like going to Mayberry !!!...

  15. pet peeves when nursing students arrive

    xtxrn replied to sandanrnstudent's topic in General Nursing

    A sincere question- why did you have to share a

  16. New Grad LPN offered a Nurse Supervisor position in Post Acute

    xtxrn replied to rnbsnmsn's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Not that long ago, LPN/LVNs (new) would be expected to take a 30 bed unit- do meds, treatments, charting (as needed), call docs, deal with families, supervise the CNAs (2-3 on days and evenings, 1 on...

  17. New Grad LPN offered a Nurse Supervisor position in Post Acute

    xtxrn replied to rnbsnmsn's topic in First Year After Licensure

    In the US, hospital patients may have LPN/LVN primary care nurses, but an RN still needs to do an assessment every shift- in TX I was the only RN for 27 beds, but had 4 LVNs on 7-11p and 3 LVNs from...

  18. New Grad LPN offered a Nurse Supervisor position in Post Acute

    xtxrn replied to rnbsnmsn's topic in First Year After Licensure

    But Medicare patients need an RN assessment every 24 hours in LTC facilities. It doesn't really matter what shift- but it's usually days to deal with MD calls and any need for more assessments.......

  19. Its too low?

    xtxrn replied to lifein08's topic in General Nursing

    I worked anything from acute neuro to coma stim, LTAC, alcohol/drug rehab, LTC, MDS, med-surg/ortho, adolescent psych....that's TX In IL, I'm now disabled (for the last 7 years). But I did work here...

  20. Its too low?

    xtxrn replied to lifein08's topic in General Nursing

    Not a farming community Surrounded by farming communities, but tough to tuck 150,000 people into a barn

  21. Its too low?

    xtxrn replied to lifein08's topic in General Nursing

    Depending on the company, many have good education reimbursement, as long as you agree to work there for a certain # of years after you graduate

  22. Its too low?

    xtxrn replied to lifein08's topic in General Nursing

    Staff education at an LTC is an inservice coordinator- not a nursing instructor. :) Been there , done that (LOVE TX!!! ) :) IL also has state taxes- so you get even less- the gov just increased...

  23. Can a stroke cause cardiac arrest?

    xtxrn replied to Lurker011's topic in General Nursing

    Brain herniation, compressing the brainstem- lights

  24. Does anyone ever get hired in the future?

    xtxrn replied to Blackcat99's topic in Nursing Career

    I've had a recruiter call me back over 6 months after I'd applied. I was just going on disability, but was very thankful she called. And surprised :) I've worked in LTCs where the DON would keep...

  25. pet peeves when nursing students arrive

    xtxrn replied to sandanrnstudent's topic in General Nursing

    Nurses come from the general population- so unfortunately, some aren't so nice. With some (not all) I think they are just really unhappy- and some unhappy people try to get happy by doing something...