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xtxrn ASN, RN

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  1. I've Had Absolutely ENOUGH And I Cannot Believe The Managers I work Under!

    xtxrn replied to All4NursingRN's topic in General Nursing

    When some steps are missed, this is pure luck that the patient does well. Quite simply- if you feel you are REALLY doing all you can to cover ALL bases with your patients, then go. If you can learn...

  2. 2nd day in nursing home and I want to quit

    xtxrn replied to Msviv17RN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    As a new grad, you are supposed to feel overwhelmed. It's very normal. The newbies who think they have it all figured out are THE biggest nightmares in any facility. I've worked in several nursing...

  3. Asking for guidance/opinions just like everyone else.....

    xtxrn replied to BrandNewLisa's topic in General Nursing

    What would be worse? Finding out you don't like something and going back to something you know you were successful at, OR never giving it a

  4. Who are all these people dying in your arms?

    xtxrn replied to xtxrn's topic in General Nursing

    i respect that all of us have been in situations where many of the patients on our assigned list could go belly-up at any time. heck- so could any of the co-workers, or us.... life is unpredictable....

  5. Who are all these people dying in your arms?

    xtxrn replied to xtxrn's topic in General Nursing

    My intent was not to be offensive- but to get clarification. In the years I worked, the vast majority of patients were there for supportive care (which RNs are needed for), to go home. I just see...

  6. Who are all these people dying in your arms?

    xtxrn replied to xtxrn's topic in General Nursing

    This has nothing to do with ICU vs M-S.....and no, I have little time for frivolity. I'm very interested in the different perspectives- and learning from them. Do with that as you will.

  7. Love Fest

    xtxrn replied to mindlor's topic in General Students

    Granted, I wasn't there (THANK YOU, JESUS)..... but the description sounds like a Timothy Leary weekend. If I were the NM, I'd be asking for urine samples. "Love" has limits, also. If you all...

  8. should nurse managers wear scrubs?

    xtxrn replied to rebeccalee83's topic in General Nursing

    I never cared what a manager wore, as long as she/he stayed out of the way when they weren't actively involved in a situation, responded when they were needed, and left me alone as much as possible....

  9. Taking pain medications while working?

    xtxrn replied to squatmunkie_RN's topic in General Nursing

    Don't drive or make decisions if you feel dizzy and like you're floating. If you make a mistake, you'll be twisting in the wind- even if it's a legal rx.....you know you're impaired- that's reckless...

  10. Why do you do what you do and DON'T do what you don't do?

    xtxrn replied to nurseprnRN's topic in General Nursing

    When I was working, I loved neuro (floor- occasional float to NeuroICU)- everybody was a puzzle. The docs were great about shoving a CT (MRIs not around much) into the lightbox, and asking where the...

  11. Love Fest

    xtxrn replied to mindlor's topic in General Students

    Who got into the

  12. "The Criminalization of Mistakes in Nursing" - NC Philipsen

    xtxrn replied to talaxandra's topic in General Nursing

    A true mistake is random. To me that is irrelevant to belonging to an organization that decides what the head cheeses want, and then say that's the overwhelming concensus. Not a chance I'd give them...

  13. If I Said on Here What I Wanted to Say.

    xtxrn replied to DixieRedHead's topic in General Nursing

    I would love to know (aside from financial gain- which is always THE reason for anything in healthcrare/"pre-healthcare"/whatever) how anyone could believe that nursing is going to be some glorious...

  14. If I Said on Here What I Wanted to Say.

    xtxrn replied to DixieRedHead's topic in General Nursing

    OH, say it isn't so!!! A

  15. Does Death Have A Smell?

    xtxrn replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

    "Death Breath" Sort of a musty, sweet smell- it's not "gag"-worthy, but not great- very distinctive, and not smelled with anything else. Usually means 24 hours or less to live- but as with anything,...

  16. Resumes at careerbuilder and monster

    xtxrn replied to Blackcat99's topic in Nursing Career

    How could it

  17. Can i get my associates then my bachelors

    xtxrn replied to pedro92285's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

  18. Care plan diagnoses

    xtxrn replied to falleclipse's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    r/t what ? :) (I think I know where you're going- but it's not simply the

  19. Supratherapeutic INR

    xtxrn replied to an2on's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Look at the other meds the patient is on.....almost all meds effect INR/Coumadin in some way. It's a major PITA. Also, check to see if the patient has had various vit K rich foods lately. (you need...

  20. Can i get my associates then my bachelors

    xtxrn replied to pedro92285's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Be sure you know how many of your credit hours will transfer to a BSN program. From what it sounds like, many don't .

  21. Neupogen

    xtxrn replied to Tsatalstrana's topic in Oncology

    IDK if this matters or not- BUT I got Neupogen (or Neulasta) only on the weekends, since I had to resume chemo on Mondays. The doc wanted the Neupogen in long enough to "work" so I'd have enough WBCs...

  22. Should I get my ADN or BSN based on my life goals?

    xtxrn replied to Maria2694's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    You'd have to go "backwards" to get an LPN :) RNs are a higher level of nursing. Look at the threads here about getting jobs- a LOT of people (ADN or BSN) are having a LOT of trouble getting any...

  23. Educate a dinosaur :D

    xtxrn replied to xtxrn's topic in General Students

    Yeah - especially in this economy. It seems cruel to demand so much, for a hope and a

  24. Learn To Say It Correctly!!

    xtxrn replied to SheriLynnRN's topic in General Nursing

    Life insurance commercial: Both were said within the commercial. "There is no medical exam or medical questions" "There are no medial questions or medical exam" To me, the first...

  25. Interruptions while giving report

    xtxrn replied to MsSocalRN's topic in General Nursing