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xtxrn ASN, RN

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  1. PICC removal

    xtxrn replied to agldragonRN's topic in General Nursing

    OK. :uhoh3::uhoh3::uhoh3::uhoh3::uhoh3::uhoh3::uhoh3: Dead horse is now drawing flies, and maggots are eating its flesh..... Is there a problem with different people having different experiences?...

  2. Night shift. I can sleep during the day the first night. Anyone else?

    xtxrn replied to Ginger45's topic in General Nursing

    Eventually you get tired enough....big caution- if you feel dead on your feet from fatigue in the morning, call someone for a ride or take a cab/bus... I worked coma-stim, and one of the pts had been...

  3. feeling frustrated by AN posts and second guessing myself

    xtxrn replied to jlpsu's topic in General Nursing

    Hmmm......I'm at a loss for words for those who think being honest = being rude...there is a difference. You can tell someone they are a total buttwipe in a way that doesn't demoralize them.... And...

  4. Patient smokers!!

    xtxrn replied to Lahryn04's topic in General Nursing

    Back when patients could smoke IN their rooms, I was a horrible safety risk... I was in traction for a bunch of bulging L discs, and doped up on Demerol.... one of the nurses found me with an unlit...

  5. Patient smokers!!

    xtxrn replied to Lahryn04's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, it was bad. Too bad there isn't some subQ thingy they could implant like Norplant, and get continuous levels without the bazillion toxins, to ease a person off of the

  6. Why lie?

    xtxrn replied to ally100500's topic in General Nursing

    It's hard to know why job offers are rescinded.... it could be any number of reasons, from budget changes you don't know about (and she may not have either when she interviewed you).... and it wasn't...

  7. Report without Orders?

    xtxrn replied to missbutton's topic in General Nursing

    As inexcusable as no report is, at least the patient wasn't a nightmare

  8. Learn To Say It Correctly!!

    xtxrn replied to SheriLynnRN's topic in General Nursing

    The poor ignored "have"

  9. PICC removal

    xtxrn replied to agldragonRN's topic in General Nursing

    OK. My since having just had a Hickman removed (yes, I know they're different since the Hickman is tunneled, but the tract is more significant with a Hickman- the PICC goes directly into the vein- or...

  10. Do I need both acitive BLS and ACLS?

    xtxrn replied to twokidsmom,rn's topic in General Nursing

    And, if you work peds, you're probably going to be required to have

  11. ASN or ADN??????

    xtxrn replied to O.Nato's topic in General Nursing

    A lot has changed !! :) It's so crazy that with all of the talk of BSNs are the only 'real' nurses (which I vehemently disagree with, being an ADN) that they come up with more ways to NOT get a...

  12. Learn To Say It Correctly!!

    xtxrn replied to SheriLynnRN's topic in General Nursing

    thanks for looking it up I found my copy, and in reading it-- didn't doubt you at all- just easier to read (plus it doesn't hurt to drag out a dictionary now and then ! Mine is antiquated, with all of...

  13. ASN or ADN??????

    xtxrn replied to O.Nato's topic in General Nursing

    From what I understand after reading some of the ASN nurses' posts is that with the ASN, you can take the LPN boards part way through....with ADN, it's a straight shot for RN

  14. WHEN and HOW to chose a specialty??

    xtxrn replied to O.Nato's topic in General Nursing

    For some folks, this is true...during school I did like peds (and even the newborn nursery- can't imagine being in a room of screaming babies for years on end - LOL- God bless those who can!). I hated...

  15. Any phobias you overcame to become a nurse?

    xtxrn replied to linzjane88's topic in General Nursing

    Isn't it great that we all tolerate different things, and can help each other out at work !! Though it seems there could be a mass exodus with the puking...leaving patients to fend for...

  16. Patient smokers!!

    xtxrn replied to Lahryn04's topic in General Nursing

    I had a lot of trouble with itching also. I don't tolerate many adhesives, and those were no different. CareTeamRN70....'cellophane wrapped mouse droppings'??? LOL- now there's a visual

  17. Any phobias you overcame to become a nurse?

    xtxrn replied to linzjane88's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, and when they fly out and literally hit the wall (and stick there like lumpy spackle (?sp) it's disgusting to have to go and scrape it

  18. Report without Orders?

    xtxrn replied to missbutton's topic in General Nursing

    Totally

  19. Graduate Nurse, NCLEX-RN in 28 hours! :/

    xtxrn replied to ichibahn565's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    When I took boards in 1985, it was a 2 day affair that had all 1500 people in that conference room collectively shaking in their drawers. I went in with a bunch of my co-students, and after mulling...

  20. Patient smokers!!

    xtxrn replied to Lahryn04's topic in General Nursing

    When I was admitted for many multiple PEs, I could see a good portion of the parking lot and adjacent school yard...The patients would go to the school property, and the kids would sneak over to the...

  21. Mean and Ruthless Nurses who are receiving your report

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

    I hope tomorrow is better

  22. New nurse... Dressing change?

    xtxrn replied to *Butterfly8*'s topic in General Nursing

    But you'd know it hadn't been changed Nobody dates it for yesterday when they do it :) Ohhhhhh....... I see what you're saying Didn't read the one above it

  23. curious...hemophobia anyone?

    xtxrn replied to melamin's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, that is a good one I don't mind it pouring all over the floor, it's hanging in a bag that bothers me :lol2: Just grosses me out-- no religious problem with it, just don't like swapping bodily...

  24. Pregnant and nursing school?

    xtxrn replied to O.Nato's topic in General Students

    That helps a lot :) Wow- things have come a long way

  25. Any phobias you overcame to become a nurse?

    xtxrn replied to linzjane88's topic in General Nursing

    Tissues in the bottom of the bucket help considerably...if it's the floor, well.....not so much :) If you hear a splat, and nothing is there- THEN you have major problems