xtxrn

xtxrn ASN, RN

Member

  • Content

    4,267

  • Visitors

    24,527

  • Followers

    0

  • Likes

    81

All Content by xtxrn

  1. How soon you will be drug tested after admission?

    xtxrn replied to The ER Biker's topic in General Students

    Well, I didn't see any acting at all :) Just saw a question in statement form :) "I was wondering how fast they can drug test you at UTA after admission" Maybe she didn't care to offer any...

  2. If I see one more post titled....

    xtxrn replied to PinkRocksLikeMe's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe some of those nifty cotton canoes for your undies???

  3. When nursing gets icky but you still love your job...How to deal?

    xtxrn replied to SweetseRN's topic in General Nursing

    You will develop your own weird humor, like most of us have (and it HELPS a lot- other people won't get it though- so if you're out at lunch with your non-nurse friends, I'd save the jokes about poop...

  4. Working with student nurses

    xtxrn replied to LisaRN1105's topic in General Nursing

    first- i like students :) i'm a bit stunned, but i do like students- please read this as i'm writing it- not to tear you up, but to maybe open your eyes re: how this came across... :) this sounds...

  5. Need Advice!!! RN or LVN!? Pls read, very complex situation!

    xtxrn replied to claudia1986's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Yeah- agree.... the "for profit" in their description is the main objective- not a superior education

  6. 24/7 Video Cameras in ICU rooms

    xtxrn replied to umcRN's topic in Critical Care

    I was admitted to an ICU with a camera aimed at the bed. I was told about it when I was transferred from the ED gurney to the bed. It wasn't an issue. It could be turned off for direct care or...

  7. Drug companies are ridiculous...

    xtxrn replied to VolunteerCPR's topic in General Nursing

    Darvocet was a godsend for me for years. I'm thinking that the lawyers had something to do with the removing it from the market d/t a relative few people having issues with it.

  8. criminal background

    xtxrn replied to rap0713's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    Many hospitals/clinics/LTCs/etc have policies about hiring felons. No matter what the department.... probably need to clarify that as well, if that is an

  9. criminal background

    xtxrn replied to rap0713's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    If this is a felony (determined by the dollar amount of the charged crime) you will have to 'declare' it on every nursing job application you fill out for a specified amount of time. If you don't,...

  10. Why do the weekend on call docs not listen to us

    xtxrn replied to registerednutrn's topic in General Nursing

    There are medical directors in any facility. If your supervisor can't get through to the dix on call, then ask for the medical director to be paged.... BTDT. It works. You may p-o the on call docs,...

  11. addressing colleagues

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

    I wouldn't like it. I'm not that crazy about my name either, but at least it's my name, and not some generic term that probably developed from a lack of IRL contact d/t chronic

  12. what vital signs do I need to perform?

    xtxrn replied to Eohippus's topic in General Students

    Yep. Do them all; you can't go wrong, and it may be that the instructor gives you a reading ONLY if you go about doing the motions on a dummy. Be sure to check NG placement, and assess the wound...

  13. Help!! Nursing care plan cellulitis, edema, anemia, and chronic thrombocytopenia

    xtxrn replied to Lb6283's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    OK :) Risk for infection: what other lab test show a risk for infection (generally, RBCs and H&H aren't going to be the big ones) Cellulitis- already has an infection- so what complications do...

  14. help with ND - Myasthenia gravis-hypertension-rhematoid arthritis

    xtxrn replied to tiglets135's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    ok..:) where did you find that increased hgb concentration is related to hypertension? and do you have the hgb results? risk for aspiration is true- but does it fit into an intervention for...

  15. feeling really down....

    xtxrn replied to mgalano's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Another idea- look at the ABCs of the situation ; if those are covered, go with Maslow's Hierarchy, and fit things into that to help prioritize. Some things may not be so obvious, but you can...

  16. Prioritizing nursing diagnosis

    xtxrn replied to Jinbum's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    What are the most important with regards to the following: Airway Breathing Circulation (including fluid volume) Then look at the hierarchy of needs, and see how they fit into those :) See what you...

  17. I just want to throw this out there for students :)

    xtxrn posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    when you are asking for help with care plans, or any other assignment, you have the right to ask the person helping how much experience they have in that area. :) it's not rude if phrased correctly-...

  18. I just want to throw this out there for students :)

    xtxrn replied to xtxrn's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    No- please don't not reply :) I'm mostly referring to the nurses who have graduated :) And maybe nobody else feels this way I just think you guys should be able to know where someone is coming...

  19. what vital signs do I need to perform?

    xtxrn replied to Eohippus's topic in General Students

    Is this LTC, or a hospital? What are the staples from? I realize you don't have much info- but if you don't have this, it's unfair to you :) Unless you're supposed to be assessing him, to get more...

  20. "If they really cared about their mom, they wouldn't of put her in a nursing home"

    xtxrn replied to Bruce_Wayne's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I used to love that show

  21. 48 hours versus third day?

    xtxrn replied to brownbook's topic in General Nursing

    Very true. The docs need to write "Ice Q 2 hrs x 15 minutes to ____on Monday and Tuesday , then begin heat on same schedule"......then it's just a matter of getting two more people to take off their...

  22. "If they really cared about their mom, they wouldn't of put her in a nursing home"

    xtxrn replied to Bruce_Wayne's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    No attitude assumed :) And none meant with this reply A HUGE reason that there are more white women is that they simply live longer than their spouses. Re: the finances- they also have Social...

  23. "If they really cared about their mom, they wouldn't of put her in a nursing home"

    xtxrn replied to Bruce_Wayne's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Has the OP been

  24. "If they really cared about their mom, they wouldn't of put her in a nursing home"

    xtxrn replied to Bruce_Wayne's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Equating a 'preference' with a 'judgement' makes no sense to me. A judgment IS based on a good/bad, better/worse, worthy/unworthy decision about the core being of the thing in question. A...

  25. Need Advice!!! RN or LVN!? Pls read, very complex situation!

    xtxrn replied to claudia1986's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Cut up the credit card, and use debit. Get a cheaper car. Go to RN school (I worked 40 hours/week on weekends doing 2 doubles and 3-11 on Sunday) And be sure strangers' opinions are really looking at...