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xtxrn ASN, RN

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  1. Nurses,if it ok to be scared of the hospital ER?

    xtxrn replied to nobody067's topic in General Nursing

    OK...I get being afraid of ERs.....I do. But how afraid are you of spending 25-35 years (or longer- worked at a place where a couple of residents had been there since the doors opened sometime...

  2. Losing hope

    xtxrn replied to jeyre1847's topic in General Nursing

    AJN (American Journal of Nursing), RN, and Nursing 2011 (changes yearly- lol) You don't need to speak Spanish- I did, but rarely used it, and there were enough other people around who were fluent that...

  3. Losing hope

    xtxrn replied to jeyre1847's topic in General Nursing

    You are not a complete loser ! The job market is horrible for a lot of people, and in some situations, nurses who had been at home with families had to go back to work, or pick up more hours if their...

  4. Need your advice

    xtxrn replied to Solumedrolbreak's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    You should get some sort of pay since this is related to a work injury... are you in the US ?? They should have some sort of salary compensation (at least a percentage) in the

  5. Would You Marry or Date a Patient or An Ex-Patient of Yours

    xtxrn replied to Yiggs's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, even though I grew up in IL (GAG, sputter, choke, slobber), I felt like TX was home- my friends are there, and my heart is. I had THE best parts of my nursing career there- and nothing here...

  6. Would You Marry or Date a Patient or An Ex-Patient of Yours

    xtxrn replied to Yiggs's topic in General Nursing

    I was in the Hill Country- WAY different than north TX- LOL. It was great. I've tried to move back several times, but the health issues have kept me

  7. Gah! So much judgement on all nurses.......

    xtxrn replied to tele jelly's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks :) Yeah, I had calmed down some finding the e-mail notification settings (lol), which I got changed, and then got the PMs, from a staff member, and several AN members, showing me different ways...

  8. Would You Marry or Date a Patient or An Ex-Patient of Yours

    xtxrn replied to Yiggs's topic in General Nursing

    I worked mostly in

  9. Would You Marry or Date a Patient or An Ex-Patient of Yours

    xtxrn replied to Yiggs's topic in General Nursing

    not much :) The rn is what it sounds like

  10. Would You Marry or Date a Patient or An Ex-Patient of Yours

    xtxrn replied to Yiggs's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, I mess up sign language for "**** you" so I shouldn't be messing with entire gestures !!

  11. Gah! So much judgement on all nurses.......

    xtxrn replied to tele jelly's topic in General Nursing

    Point taken- and the PMs I got were along those lines- yet away from the forums, so not as volatile :) I'm not normally all that sensitive (and have much more of a backbone, that I was accused of...

  12. Gah! So much judgement on all nurses.......

    xtxrn replied to tele jelly's topic in General Nursing

    True. A few AN folks PM'd me, and kindly showed me how to look at things differently. Would you rather I was

  13. Would You Marry or Date a Patient or An Ex-Patient of Yours

    xtxrn replied to Yiggs's topic in General Nursing

    I seem to remember some funky handshake that involved such bizarre hand movements that didn't shake anything, except maybe their fingers- lol

  14. How do you know when a patient needs stitches?

    xtxrn replied to starfishlpn's topic in General Nursing

    ROFL :lol2: :lol2: OK, I'm guessing you're kind of new at this and looking for some real answers- 1) know your facility policy 2) ask someone with more experience 2 1/4) if in doubt call the MD...

  15. Gah! So much judgement on all nurses.......

    xtxrn replied to tele jelly's topic in General Nursing

    Opinions (IMHO) are based on personal beliefs, preferences, etc.....Judgmental goes after somebody else..... To me, they're worlds apart.

  16. Would You Marry or Date a Patient or An Ex-Patient of Yours

    xtxrn replied to Yiggs's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, they do look a bit odd !

  17. Need your advice

    xtxrn replied to Solumedrolbreak's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    Wow. I'm sorry to hear that. I've seen many ampules break, but not vials. Is your employer being decent about all of this?

  18. Convicted felons and nursing

    xtxrn replied to OhioCCRN's topic in General Nursing

    I think it's great if they can do it :) My DON at a drug/alcohol rehab had been in prison for (I'm pretty sure) something to do with drugs- and while he wasn't always a joy to work with, he wasn't...

  19. Convicted felons and nursing

    xtxrn replied to OhioCCRN's topic in General Nursing

    I replied in part saying that we have to be sensible about who's branded for life..... Revisit my own post? I'm not following.... And 5-10 years without reoffending is good

  20. Job is worse, aarrrrgg

    xtxrn replied to elprup's topic in General Nursing

    Wanting to save a place is all well and good...but you can count on them throwing you under the bus if you're in over your head and something goes wrong. Best of luck

  21. Would You Marry or Date a Patient or An Ex-Patient of Yours

    xtxrn replied to Yiggs's topic in General Nursing

    At least not a necrophiliac

  22. Convicted felons and nursing

    xtxrn replied to OhioCCRN's topic in General Nursing

    The guy who kidnapped Jaycee Dugard had commendations from the corrections department for being 'rehabilitated' and his wonderful cooperation on parole..... granted he is an extreme example.... So...

  23. Would You Marry or Date a Patient or An Ex-Patient of Yours

    xtxrn replied to Yiggs's topic in General Nursing

    :smackingf:nmbrn: Oh, sure... this would be the post that ends up on another page-

  24. Pre-employment exams (medication / med-surg)

    xtxrn replied to ciao_bella's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I've had medication exams that the facility came up with (each one different), but clinical stuff was done after starting orientation, with a checklist of skills to be done with the...

  25. Would You Marry or Date a Patient or An Ex-Patient of Yours

    xtxrn replied to Yiggs's topic in General Nursing

    OMG. That is horrible. Up there with the widow with 6 deceased husbands who all had 'mysterious' deaths.... (now shivering at the thought of ever getting married or dating