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xtxrn ASN, RN

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  1. Does nursing satisfy your needs?

    xtxrn replied to pedicurn's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah...they have trouble with critical thinking because they don't know what skills to apply- imo. I sounds like SO much has gone wrong (I was also an 80s grad- 1985, ADN....and we busted our butts...

  2. Does nursing satisfy your needs?

    xtxrn replied to pedicurn's topic in General Nursing

    This breaks my heart. BIG :hug: to all of you who feel like

  3. Questions? New to the field.

    xtxrn replied to obillyboynurse's topic in Addictions

    I just noticed the dates on this....pardon my

  4. Questions? New to the field.

    xtxrn replied to obillyboynurse's topic in Addictions

    I loved CD nursing. I was fortunate enough to work at La Hacienda in Hunt, TX. (long before Dr. Phil started sending people there). I learned so much, and enjoyed the VAST majority of the patients...

  5. Bone Marrow Biopsy

    xtxrn replied to accent's topic in Oncology

    I've had 4 BMBXs in the last 1 1/2 years. It's worse having ABGs done. The doc used a decent amount of lidocaine, had me positioned well, and just got it done. :) When I first heard I'd have to...

  6. In my ER, we're required to do preg tests before giving Toradol. Does anyone else do this?

    xtxrn replied to ReWritten's topic in Emergency

    Usually by the time they get to the floor, most females of child-bearing age have already had a pregnancy test.

  7. Vent: "I should warn you, I'm a tough stick..."

    xtxrn replied to Anna Flaxis's topic in Emergency

    :yeah::yeah:

  8. Vent: "I should warn you, I'm a tough stick..."

    xtxrn replied to Anna Flaxis's topic in Emergency

    you will !!!! :) i'd been doing ivs for 17 years when i started working pediatrics (as it's own floor- i'd had pedi patients on the floors in a smaller hospital, but nobody under 30 days). i felt...

  9. does this go away

    xtxrn replied to RNttu's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Also, (and I'm not a big fan of PRN anxiety meds...BUT.....) you might talk to your own doctor about this. Even a short term course of anxiolytics could help you get comfortable enough to know you're...

  10. What were you not expecting when you got out on your own?

    xtxrn replied to xtxrn's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I'm starting to wonder if some of the ones who seem to want new nurses to fail are also ones who came out of nursing school feeling so overwhelmed and underprepared that they have nothing to offer,...

  11. Does nursing satisfy your needs?

    xtxrn replied to pedicurn's topic in General Nursing

    i think this is a huge factor with new (and 'young') nurses....and it's not fair. when i was in school in the early/mid 80s, i joked that the "recruitment poster lied"....but i still had a better...

  12. Does nursing satisfy your needs?

    xtxrn replied to pedicurn's topic in General Nursing

    The only "need" I ever expected from a job was a paycheck. I went into the field I did by choice because I liked it...so that was sort of the end of expecting the job to meet any other need than...

  13. Learn To Say It Correctly!!

    xtxrn replied to SheriLynnRN's topic in General Nursing

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  14. Learn To Say It Correctly!!

    xtxrn replied to SheriLynnRN's topic in General Nursing

    Anybody else notice the increase in people using an extra "h" or "ch" in their pronunciation of things like "schtrong" (as opposed to weak) "schtrange" (vs relatively normal)...

  15. Learn To Say It Correctly!!

    xtxrn replied to SheriLynnRN's topic in General Nursing

    Do you want a German shepherd, or golden lab for your guide dog? your/you're.... their/there/they're..... too/to......had went...'talked to me real serious' (really????).... There is no...

  16. Other than UTI, any other reasons foley leaks?

    xtxrn replied to Vtachy1's topic in General Nursing

    Yep......it hurt. A lot. I rammed it up myself, since the dynamic duo who left it there on my sphincter were clueless as to why I was nearly in tears. pee'd me

  17. Treat all patients the same

    xtxrn replied to Good Morning, Gil's topic in General Nursing

    I would follow orders the same, assess the same, evaluate the same, call the MD for changes the same, get supplies the same, respond to the call light the same, etc. I don't have to LIKE them....but...

  18. Other than UTI, any other reasons foley leaks?

    xtxrn replied to Vtachy1's topic in General Nursing

    Balloon being inflated ON the sphincter..... But there would be c/o constant pain... Pyridium does help with the pain of bladder spasms and mucosal irritation. Long term use does tend to require...

  19. is it just me, or has standard of care sunk?

    xtxrn replied to locolorenzo22's topic in General Nursing

    ok..bear with me ...there's a point to this or, if you don't care to know about anything personal that isn't all rosy about everything nursey, skip this... you've been warned i absolutely...

  20. New job....so incredibly nervous!

    xtxrn replied to BuckeyeGirlRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Just prove to them that it's not an issue You got through school- that is a huge 'test'... if you can do your job, than it shouldn't be a problem. Good luck

  21. RN or BSN? Help!

    xtxrn replied to amymatey's topic in General Students

    I'm an advocate for getting the ADN, then the BSN (and some places have decent tuition reimbursement, so they pay for you to get the BSN). I never got a BSN, and never wanted or needed it. You will...

  22. Colleague of mine always wants to talk about "you know what."

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

    I don't enjoy hearing about any SPECIFIC person's personal life- sex, toileting habits, nose picking, or anything else that isn't done "publicly" without some degree of embarrassment; and if there's...

  23. Checking visitor's vitals

    xtxrn replied to AJPV's topic in General Nursing

    The person assumes the responsibility for their own care with an inanimate object providing information. :) As soon as a HCP gets involved, there's someone with a greater knowledge base, and...

  24. Checking visitor's vitals

    xtxrn replied to AJPV's topic in General Nursing

    We were told to call for the ERT on visitors in the hospital. In LTC, I've called 911 for visitors (one poor guy had just been d/c'd from ICU, with prescriptions still in his pocket....looked like...

  25. The last thing you want to hear when you get to work

    xtxrn replied to Tait's topic in General Nursing

    :crying2: :crying2: