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xtxrn ASN, RN

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  1. waterproof mattress

    xtxrn replied to Trekfan's topic in General Nursing

    I'm sorry Tait- this just struck me as funny, and I'm sure you didn't mean it this way.... Just first thing that came to mind is the water bed with the porous mattress:D Be sitting in a pool with a...

  2. Whiskey Horse FoxTrot - Are You Kidding Me?

    xtxrn replied to DoGoodThenGo's topic in General Nursing

    Just what I want - Guiness World Record on creds... oy vey :) Wonder if this guy has an accelerated attorney program to deal with the problems his 'RNs'

  3. Crazy MD orders that caused stress or concern...

    xtxrn posted a topic in General Nursing

    One of the lousiest orders I ever got (and the doc was there, charting) was to give Insulin R- 100u IV.. The patient's blood sugar was in the mid 400s (high enough to treat ASAP, but not having...

  4. Crazy MD orders that caused stress or concern...

    xtxrn replied to xtxrn's topic in General Nursing

    There is (or at least was!) U500 insulin for those with severe insulin resistance. :) With chemo, I've gone from 1u:4gms carbs to who knows what....I can use 35-40 units if I'm not getting enough...

  5. Discrimination Against Relocaters

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

    Smaller towns have their own thing going on. When I moved from a city of about 500,000 to a town of about 20,000 it was a bit unnerving. Granted, they'd had a serial killer nurse (no, I'm not...

  6. Things you've had to do to get care done...

    xtxrn posted a topic in General Nursing

    There was a little blind and nearly deaf guy admitted to the nh I was working at. His family had him at home, and really tried to take care of him, but he was like a little x-ray in a gown, with...

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

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

    :hhmth: Scary sometimes, isn't it

  8. Things you've had to do to get care done...

    xtxrn replied to xtxrn's topic in General Nursing

    Off topic, but this reminded me of an US I had (transvag).... the doc was doing it, and telling me what he saw- couldn't see ovary, other one turned around, uterus tipped back.... I looked at him and...

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

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

    Oy

  10. Anybody ever have an MD actively campaign to have you fired?

    xtxrn replied to imintrouble's topic in General Nursing

    I think that we're equals in that we're all human beings- but on the healthcare food chain, there's a HUGE difference. It's not about a human being being worth more or less than someone else, but the...

  11. Crazy MD orders that caused stress or concern...

    xtxrn replied to xtxrn's topic in General Nursing

    This was when this was all very new. Once it became more common, they relaxed a bit, and understood that morphine wasn't just for pain but to also ease respiratory distress.

  12. Crazy MD orders that caused stress or concern...

    xtxrn replied to xtxrn's topic in General Nursing

    Yikes I had a doc not order accucheks on a pt admitted with hyperglycemia because he "didn't have to deal with things he didn't know about'.... the pt got checked anyway.... I reported it to the...

  13. Is it necessary to take Masters?

    xtxrn replied to MiraLaccay's topic in General Nursing

    ok. thanks- thought it was that, but one never knows :) hospitals take adns with no trouble if working the floor, and in rural areas hospitals do hire non-bsn rns for management positions

  14. Crazy MD orders that caused stress or concern...

    xtxrn replied to xtxrn's topic in General Nursing

    Time frame for this- It was not long after all admissions to a hospital or nursing home were required to get advanced directive information, so DNR status, while not new, was not seen as permission to...

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

    xtxrn replied to klone's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    When PICCs first came out back in the early 90s, RNs were allowed to insert them after training. We also used to give Versed at the bedside. :) Never had sutures in my 4 PICCs. Just a plastic anchor...

  16. Too little too late

    xtxrn replied to Meg, RN's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah- most people with PEs drop fast. I was also lucky to have survived mine...all 3 lobes of my R lung. I thought I was having a heart attack, but found out the lung was so swollen from clots it...

  17. Any phobias you overcame to become a nurse?

    xtxrn replied to linzjane88's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, bone noise is a bad one. Nearly passed out during bone marrow bxs during school....I've had 4 during the past 1 1/2 years- they're not so bad when lying flat on a

  18. Things you've had to do to get care done...

    xtxrn replied to xtxrn's topic in General Nursing

    LOL

  19. Is it necessary to take Masters?

    xtxrn replied to MiraLaccay's topic in General Nursing

    Depending on the position, absolutely not. Most floor nurses do NOT have Masters. What is MAN?? Masters of

  20. Nurses and cancer....

    xtxrn replied to xtxrn's topic in General Nursing

    I love that Violet and Rosie got names And, I'm so sorry to hear about your husband's diagnosis- that is a cruel disease. Also glad that you've found that humor helps :) I spent 6 weeks in the...

  21. Learn To Say It Correctly!!

    xtxrn replied to SheriLynnRN's topic in General Nursing

    They're going to their house over

  22. Anybody ever have an MD actively campaign to have you fired?

    xtxrn replied to imintrouble's topic in General Nursing

    LOL.... I was responding to joanna73.....or is that irrelevant ..... I'm so confused

  23. Average IQ of a BSN nurse

    xtxrn replied to Weber's topic in General Students

    LOL...just reread post- is "excelled" the proper term???? I've been up all night- should really be in bed- the dog evidently is bright enough to drag her sluggish butt off to bed. I, on the other...

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

    xtxrn replied to OhioCCRN's topic in General Nursing

    LOL.... Yeah, I agree. Something happens between the brain and fingers of the person typing to the eyes and brain of the person reading

  25. Pearson Vue Trick - Does it Work Every Time? Part 2

    xtxrn replied to Silverdragon102's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Thanks :) You too :) One poor girl was literally in a hospital bed at the front of the room- looked like some trauma stuff- leg in a cast...but they hauled her in her bed to take boards. Otherwise...