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xtxrn ASN, RN

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  1. Attention all night shift nurses, techs, cnas, and pcts...

    xtxrn replied to LifesAJourney's topic in General Nursing

    I've worked all shifts, so agree that days have more scheduled things to do. However, I've also worked nights that have been downright nuts- partly because of the differences in staffing (which I do...

  2. PICC removal

    xtxrn replied to agldragonRN's topic in General Nursing

    My reactions to other adhesives limited what they could use. Tegaderm was a known dressing that I can tolerate. :) Thanks for

  3. How do I become a nurse anesthetist?

    xtxrn replied to Enza's topic in Operating Room

    First, I'd look up the job description on a search engine, and not base a career decision on just the patient end of

  4. Dealing with MDs (residents)

    xtxrn replied to beeble's topic in General Nursing

    For those who also use the word "uncompromising", and not the $20 words:D

  5. PICC removal

    xtxrn replied to agldragonRN's topic in General Nursing

    I'm in the midwest also....:) Meant it in the same way as 'sending chicken soup' if someone doesn't feel

  6. What's the nicest thing a patient has done for you?

    xtxrn replied to Cyndi13's topic in General Nursing

    Best thing a patient has done- got well

  7. Would you ever own a motorcycle? YES or NO?

    xtxrn replied to borinick1492's topic in General Nursing

    First day of 8th grade- I'm at a friends house. She suggests we take the motorcycle out for a spin in the backyard (city lot... not open space). So we do...or I do. Minor detail- nobody showed me the...

  8. PICC removal

    xtxrn replied to agldragonRN's topic in General Nursing

    Great :) Let's go get a fruit smoothie and hang out at the

  9. Advice needed. Crna vs MD

    xtxrn replied to ConfusedxRN's topic in General Nursing

    LOL- are the anesthetized patients going to be appreciative Actually, unconscious patients may be a good thing in some situations !!

  10. Nurses and cancer....

    xtxrn posted a topic in General Nursing

    Obviously everyone is at risk for cancer. But in the last few months I've heard of 3 past co-workers diagnosed with various CA... one had bone, then breast; another a GYN CA - haven't been able to...

  11. Nurses and cancer....

    xtxrn replied to xtxrn's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not sure.... this thread was started out to bring out anything humorous....but it got serious :) I've also wondered about hair dressers- especially back when perms had so much ammonia in them. I...

  12. The dumbest thing you've ever heard...

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

    That's how I got to stay up later at night- ask Mom loaded sex questions at bedtime!! I was 7 !! :dncgbby:

  13. Most memorable non-nurse/CNA/MD co-worker

    xtxrn replied to xtxrn's topic in General Nursing

    :eek::eek::eek::eek: i hope she was ushered out of the building by large, scary security guards and whatever major disciplinary action that could be taken was . :uhoh3: and, yeah, those esp vitals...

  14. Learn To Say It Correctly!!

    xtxrn replied to SheriLynnRN's topic in General Nursing

    Does this help? https://www.1stincoffee.com/what-is-espresso Disagree w/Food Network not being good w/facts about food. Would I go to them for info on the Civil War? Uh... no ? About...

  15. Patient fell and died a few days later, was it my fault?

    xtxrn replied to GlitterRN's topic in General Nursing

    Serious questions (not sarcastic :)).... as a NP, how are you a totally independent practitioner ?? Do NPs in the UK have the same scope of practice as MDs? Don't you need a supervising MD?...

  16. Nurses and cancer....

    xtxrn replied to xtxrn's topic in General Nursing

    It's hard to wonder if family histories of CA are going to hit. My bio-family has a strong hx of GYN cancer. My mom (adoptive, but with her and my dad from the age of 10 days, so she's the mom I...

  17. Dealing with MDs (residents)

    xtxrn replied to beeble's topic in General Nursing

    This is based on personal experience as a patient re: hard-headed residents (and the floor nurses would smile when I asked them about him). I was there for a 5 day video EEG (that's all that had been...

  18. New Student... Feeling Unsure

    xtxrn replied to themommy's topic in General Students

    I'm not sure that research positions are open to new

  19. I hate being a tech. will I hate being a nurse too?

    xtxrn replied to K nurse-one-day's topic in General Nursing

    There are two examples of RN to CNA interaction that I've never forgotten. They happened in 1991 at a really nice LTC/SNF facility. The first: I was orienting with the ADON (to be weekend sup- 2 16...

  20. I hate being a tech. will I hate being a nurse too?

    xtxrn replied to K nurse-one-day's topic in General Nursing

    YES !! Being floated like some disposable person has to have an impact. Floating is part of nursing, but unless you are in the float pool, you should be able to get some stability on a floor.......

  21. I hate being a tech. will I hate being a nurse too?

    xtxrn replied to K nurse-one-day's topic in General Nursing

    That could be a reason why you don't like it- the hierarchy has made sure you feel like the bottom of the barrel, when you're a huge part of the unit functioning. No nurse should be 'above' getting...

  22. Nurses and cancer....

    xtxrn replied to xtxrn's topic in General Nursing

    The funny video TV show kept me going (and still does at times- as well as the Ultimate Dog Tease on YouTube !!). Laughter changes everything My dad and his lady friend would come up to visit, and...

  23. Most memorable non-nurse/CNA/MD co-worker

    xtxrn replied to xtxrn's topic in General Nursing

    The thing I would tell HUC/WC/UCs is that they area the main link in keeping things running- they know EVERYTHING that is going on, or supposed to go on, on the floor/unit. It takes time to get...

  24. Learn To Say It Correctly!!

    xtxrn replied to SheriLynnRN's topic in General Nursing

    I love the "me and him had went to the store and was trying to find them Twinkies but all we was able to find was them HoHos"

  25. Dealing with MDs (residents)

    xtxrn replied to beeble's topic in General Nursing

    Residents can be a pain. They're somewhere between scared to death and competent...some further along than others With 'full' doctors (beyond residency), I've asked them who I need to call if...