xtxrn

xtxrn ASN, RN

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  1. Whiskey Horse FoxTrot - Are You Kidding Me?

    xtxrn replied to DoGoodThenGo's topic in General Nursing

    :hhmth:

  2. Suicide and nurse's reaction

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

    It's extremely unsettling to wake up in various stages of awareness, and be dealt with like some low-life. I've got documented epilepsy (but not grand mal), an autonomic disorder, and other medical...

  3. Please help me! Serious issues with my unit!

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

    Don't start report until there is a full staff to hear it. If they squawk, ask for (or do it yourself) the nursing supervisor to be called. If there aren't enough nurses to take report, don't hear it...

  4. new grad with chronic headache and migraine

    xtxrn replied to jnfRN's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    This is where there will be a snag- attendance issues are huge. It sounds like you got through nursing school which will help. I know with my disabilities, there was only so much that could be done...

  5. get ER wait times on your phone ?

    xtxrn replied to Trekfan's topic in General Nursing

    Egads, we may be on to the fix for the national healthcare disasters... Pre-plan emergencies- just pick the plan you want, and like the 3000 mile oil change (that is now evidently a crock), you...

  6. Whiskey Horse FoxTrot - Are You Kidding Me?

    xtxrn replied to DoGoodThenGo's topic in General Nursing

    i'm guessing that in the next 10 minutes, you can request a michael jackson chia pet for just the additional postage and handling (aka- reassign your life insurance

  7. waterproof mattress

    xtxrn replied to Trekfan's topic in General Nursing

    Have you had a chance to test out the new mattress?? :) I hope it was nice and comfy

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

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

    LOL :hpygrp: There was an entire ZIP code near where I worked that was jokingly referred to as the 'straight family tree' town.

  9. Whiskey Horse FoxTrot - Are You Kidding Me?

    xtxrn replied to DoGoodThenGo's topic in General Nursing

    Count me out

  10. Nurses and cancer....

    xtxrn replied to xtxrn's topic in General Nursing

    I hope your son is ok:) Mis-dx or not- had to be stressful . And yep- without laughter, it'd be white-coat

  11. get ER wait times on your phone ?

    xtxrn replied to Trekfan's topic in General Nursing

    I have this image of a set-speed conveyor belt zooming through lab, X-ray, nuclear med, EKG, etc....some swipe card zips a person through, and at the end, a pre-fab list of d/c instructions beeps out...

  12. Minor things people get fired/wrote up over,,,give examples.

    xtxrn replied to northmississippi's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Seems 'minor' except to the butt facing the door ... and those are both violations of state regs in facilities.

  13. Graduating in 2 wks - terrified!

    xtxrn replied to lookingabove313's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Do any other older nurses remember anybody precepting new nurses back in the day? (I think it's a great idea- a lot of things are different than 'back then').... Orientation was a couple of days of...

  14. Tough skin with a side order of a grain of salt please?

    xtxrn replied to OhioCCRN's topic in General Nursing

    That was one of the earlier shows to call it nursing 'school' vs the more popular (at that time) 'training'.... I always think of 'training' as something you do with a leaky puppy or a sword...

  15. Admission Teams

    xtxrn replied to becca001's topic in General Nursing

    As a patient, I've been in the same hospital, coming through the ED, and had it work both ways, depending on how nuts the ED was and how fast they needed to move people through the admissions unit....

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

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

    :smackingf Please tell me she wasn't defiling the gene

  17. Graduating in 2 wks - terrified!

    xtxrn replied to lookingabove313's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Being a terrified new grad means you're NORMAL !!! :) Fear is a protective mechanism

  18. waterproof mattress

    xtxrn replied to Trekfan's topic in General Nursing

    He passed out in my bed, and I left- naked w/a bath towel in January (TX, but still cold) and got to a neighbors' apt. I'd just met them the day before (sweet little Jewish mama and her husband-...

  19. Within scope of practice to insert a PICC line?

    xtxrn replied to klone's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    LOL.... I find myself coming back several times/day!! But I've got nothing else to

  20. hospital subacute unit

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

    They can need both.

  21. waterproof mattress

    xtxrn replied to Trekfan's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, it was years ago- police shot him in my bedroom, didn't kill him; went to trial, he changed his plea- took a 60 yr sentence, but due to mandatory release got out on parole last year; Got a...

  22. Whiskey Horse FoxTrot - Are You Kidding Me?

    xtxrn replied to DoGoodThenGo's topic in General Nursing

    LOL

  23. What can I expect during emergency attendant interview?

    xtxrn replied to cecilie's topic in General Nursing

    The book is great, but you aren't being hired as an ED nurse- so I don't think the book will help you prepare for a job you aren't being interviewed for. :) Just answer the questions honestly-...

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

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

    ROFL..... this day has been a major roller coaster--- This is a great thread for bad days

  25. Discrimination Against Relocaters

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

    That is SO something I would say ! Or, 'they're in the trunk, so I can check on them at