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xtxrn ASN, RN

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  1. Learn To Say It Correctly!!

    xtxrn replied to SheriLynnRN's topic in General Nursing

    "Me and him had went real quick to the more bigger store for some of them purple ones but they was out so we buyed some green ones and blue one instead" This one got the spell check ticked off

  2. pet peeves when nursing students arrive

    xtxrn replied to sandanrnstudent's topic in General Nursing

    LOL..... stick around !! They get just as catty, and med students are expected to do mostly the bottom of the barrel stuff- where nursing students get to do actual skills- not just busy work....

  3. Its too low?

    xtxrn replied to lifein08's topic in General Nursing

    I'm in IL.... grab it. With 18 years of experience, I got hired to the floor at 25/hr (2003), moved to MDSs (no change in rate even though an administrative position). With this state being a...

  4. when a male patient pulls foley out..

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

    A suggestion- whenever you have a patient w/a foley, get the order to replace it prn unscheduled removal....then if it's 3 a.m. and the guy is confused, there isn't the hassle of calling then for an...

  5. pet peeves when nursing students arrive

    xtxrn replied to sandanrnstudent's topic in General Nursing

    This reminds me of the thread of nurses being phased out (or whatever the title)....just hand an iPad or whatever device to someone with no clue, and they too can spout out answers.... the idea is to...

  6. pet peeves when nursing students arrive

    xtxrn replied to sandanrnstudent's topic in General Nursing

    Absolutely :) There is so much that school just can't include in the time allowed. You leave school with the skills to not kill someone on purpose. The rest comes with time and experience....

  7. What is the highest blood sugar you have seen in a walky talky patient?

    xtxrn replied to austin heart's topic in General Nursing

    :smackingf:smackingf:smackingf:smackingf:smackingf

  8. What is the highest blood sugar you have seen in a walky talky patient?

    xtxrn replied to austin heart's topic in General Nursing

    when I worked coma stim, I saw patients who got there through blood sugars in the 900-1100 range. I could function fine when I was diagnosed in the mid 400s....can deal with lows of 30s on my own....

  9. Nurse In Style- Because We Care!!!!

    xtxrn replied to nursenyiva's topic in General Nursing

    So now we're designers? Ralph Lauren is branching out?

  10. Infusing medications with blood

    xtxrn replied to smshelby's topic in General Nursing

    New one to me... I had 25 units of blood products last year...never saw them hang anything w/blood- other stuff would have to wait.

  11. Shhhh! ---It's all a crock!

    xtxrn replied to abbaking's topic in General Nursing

    yes, i've heard of wards :) many hospitals have also been working at making improvements to comply with hipaa. :) i'm not that much younger than

  12. Really, really surprised...........

    xtxrn replied to roser13's topic in General Nursing

    Do you foresee a time when you have learned all you can?

  13. OMG...I Love AN!!!!

    xtxrn replied to Butterfly0328's topic in General Nursing

    I'm literally crying y'all. Thank you SO much.... you have no idea what this means to me. :) It's so hard to lose something that is so much of my identity....and to still be seen as worth something...

  14. Scared Of Poop!!!!!!!!! Help!!!!!!!

    xtxrn replied to nursingstudent424's topic in First Year After Licensure

    If they don't produce it on their own, eventually you have to go get it It's no fun to change poopy diapers on anyone- but digging for gold really bites the big one. :) Tell yourself the...

  15. Sick to stomach before each shift

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

    Awwww...I'm sorry you're going through this :) I don't remember that sort of feeling, but I remember some vague generalized anxiety. Is there anybody that makes this worse? Are there things you...

  16. Really, really surprised...........

    xtxrn replied to roser13's topic in General Nursing

    But do you go into a job planning on leaving before you're even done with orientation???

  17. Shhhh! ---It's all a crock!

    xtxrn replied to abbaking's topic in General Nursing

    I thought B.O.B. was battery operated

  18. Really, really surprised...........

    xtxrn replied to roser13's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, that can't help the folks who really want to get a job somewhere, but the position was filled by someone who never planned to stick around in the first place... narcissism???? Desperation????...

  19. Intubation without RSI meds??

    xtxrn replied to BeachyRNn08's topic in Emergency

    This happened to me several years ago. I was a frequent flier in the ED (the 'mean one'), and to this day don't know why I was there or who called 911 for that particular visit. I was just waking...

  20. Should I settle for a job I'm not happy with?

    xtxrn replied to Hellostudentnurssee's topic in Nursing Career

    Ok- first of all, no matter where you work as a new nurse, you will work weekends. :) Any experience is valuable, even if it means doing the same thing so often you can do it in your sleep--- that...

  21. OMG...I Love AN!!!!

    xtxrn replied to Butterfly0328's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah- I'm glad I stayed. Several people PM'd me, and showed me different ways to look at things. It helped. It's been a LONG time since I've had any sort of contact with other people, and I'm sure...

  22. OMG...I Love AN!!!!

    xtxrn replied to Butterfly0328's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you. :) It's nice to be able to converse with nurses while upright, and not laid out in a bed like a dead

  23. Shhhh! ---It's all a crock!

    xtxrn replied to abbaking's topic in General Nursing

    :yeah::yeah::bowingpur:bow::bowingpur:bow::yelclap::yelclap::yelclap::yelclap: Very well

  24. does it mean I'll have a job?

    xtxrn replied to sandanrnstudent's topic in General Students

    No....you never get anything for nothing....ever. Even if Granny bakes cookies, she wants you to come and visit (which is good to do anyway:D).

  25. cause of anorexia due to intestinal obstruction?

    xtxrn replied to Nurse2Bforever's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    The pipes are clogged...no more wants to go