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xtxrn ASN, RN

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  1. i placed 30 cc to a 16 fr 5 cc foley cath

    xtxrn replied to EcyRN's topic in General Nursing

    LOL......once again, a resurrected dead thread Thanks

  2. Single moms and every 3rd weekend

    xtxrn replied to belle005's topic in General Nursing

    Who told you that? About a hospital???? If you worked home health, offices, etc- then maybe- -but you still have to work the hours the job requires (yes- I know the manager told you one thing, now...

  3. "I just can't help you..."

    xtxrn replied to BrazoriaLVN's topic in General Nursing

    Could the interactions of SO many meds be causing behavioral symptoms? Has there been a psych consult? A pain management consult? Was he better before the addition of any of the meds? I see too...

  4. i placed 30 cc to a 16 fr 5 cc foley cath

    xtxrn replied to EcyRN's topic in General Nursing

    Nothing. It falls

  5. i placed 30 cc to a 16 fr 5 cc foley cath

    xtxrn replied to EcyRN's topic in General Nursing

    The sign is that the Foley is lying on the bed next to the patient. Why on earth did you put 6 times more in the balloon (I don't care what the more experienced nurse said- the PACKAGE said 5cc)???...

  6. What does an RN REALLY do?

    xtxrn replied to dazed&confused1129's topic in General Nursing

    If you already hate it after ONE semester.....UH..... maybe rethink this whole nursing thing...seriously. New grads now take what they can get- and another position doesn't just show up- you have to...

  7. "Knock, Knock!"

    xtxrn replied to sophiee's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you

  8. "Honestly it happened to a friend". Advice?

    xtxrn replied to SoCalRN1970's topic in General Nursing

    :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl: nothing good can come of the "real" anything from

  9. Snobby LPN students

    xtxrn replied to leo8686's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

  10. Pursuing nurse practioner degree without RN experience

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

    Yes. That's true. But who will hire a nurse practitioner with no experience? Get ANY job (all skills are valuable). Even part time while taking classes. But don't be a practitioner who's never...

  11. "Losing my license!"

    xtxrn replied to TheCommuter's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah....that quick TX justice sometimes gets hung in red tape- not just Pentobarb, succynilcholine, KCl, or whatever else they shoot those guys with on death

  12. What Do You Think You Needed To Learn in School, But Didn't

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

    There's something to be said for getting the skills down first, and the theory after that...jmho. I definitely am a fan of more education- as long as it enhances the skills you need. The whole BSN vs...

  13. does this go away

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

    You really have to put some work into losing your license.... instructors hang that over students' heads which makes the first year or so even worse. The only nurse I know of (and it was because of...

  14. "Losing my license!"

    xtxrn replied to TheCommuter's topic in General Nursing

    So is "Quiet Room" in a psych hospital

  15. "Losing my license!"

    xtxrn replied to TheCommuter's topic in General Nursing

    It took TX nearly a year (possibly more- it's been a long time since I got the TX RN newsletter with the list of disciplinary action) to swipe Andrea Yates RN license- you know- the one who drowned...

  16. "Honestly it happened to a friend". Advice?

    xtxrn replied to SoCalRN1970's topic in General Nursing

    Stay out of

  17. My patient an addict or does he actually need it?

    xtxrn replied to Catch22Personified's topic in General Nursing

    Yep. Used to have LTC patients' docs d/c long term benzos and wonder about the new onset seizures Opiate withdrawl isn't in itself lethal but can cause some dehydration and electrolyte imbalances...

  18. Does my mom need 2 medical clearances before surgery?

    xtxrn replied to onlyj's topic in General Nursing

    We don't give medical advice here :) She needs to contact her own healthcare provider - best of

  19. Nursing Acronym Question

    xtxrn replied to CrimsonAlchemist's topic in General Nursing

    Mobility status is irrelevant with keeping the call light in reach. It's the times when someone needs staff and can't do something that they need the call light- and even mobile patients have those...

  20. Nursing Acronym Question

    xtxrn replied to CrimsonAlchemist's topic in General Nursing

    I like SoldierNurse22's thoughts.... just don't know where that's standard???? If you're in Ohio, Classics and World Religion came up on a search... but don't know how THAT would fit into charting...

  21. Which one of you AN members posted this?

    xtxrn replied to Mrs. SnowStormRN's topic in General Nursing

    Funny.... if not sad

  22. Why do docs do this?

    xtxrn replied to ebear's topic in General Nursing

    If that isn't the truth ! One place I worked had regular potlucks.... the docs can sniff out a free meal from 5 floors away (and we welcomed them- the ones who showed up were great to work with,...

  23. Student RN

    xtxrn replied to unsurestudent's topic in General Nursing

    My class HAD to write "Jane Doe, NSI, SN" Name, nursing school initials, Student Nurse....lots of different schools around, so we all had specific instructions/initials...NOTHING with an R in the...

  24. What have other nurses done that have freaked you out?

    xtxrn replied to texas_lvn's topic in General Nursing

    Experienced RN drawing up insulin in a 3cc syringe. She was as old as dirt, had been in the LTC center that was closing, and turfed to acute neuro :uhoh21:. I asked how she knew how much she was...

  25. should i have given it to patient as scheduled?

    xtxrn replied to Ms.RN's topic in General Nursing

    Yep.... we used to re-time the meds...not sure if they all do :) Pharmacy is great, if they're there 24/7 (smaller rural hospitals don't always have that