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xtxrn ASN, RN

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  1. I'm tired of working 4 X 12's

    xtxrn replied to stevethenurse's topic in General Nursing

    It's only because of the penalty that you get breaks- they're not doing it out of the goodness of their hearts.....I've worked management- so not anti-management, but I've also worked staff- and...

  2. One of the best...Invaluable to the unit

    xtxrn replied to NENE RN's topic in General Nursing

    I'm sorry. Make a lot of copies of that letter, put it in all of your applications/resumes so they know who to call and thank when you turn out to be the best hire someone ELSE made

  3. CNA skills test

    xtxrn replied to Jazzynicole's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    This says Tampa- but it's a state approved test....look part way down the page to the skill test info...

  4. sex offender in LTC...right to know

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

    Not the same as a prior history of sexual offender. i worked TBI/coma-stim...I understand what you're saying. But the OP is talking about a convicted sex offender- not a frontal lobe injury in a DUI...

  5. Should I Include my Clinical Rotations in my Resume

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

    I've seen this as a staff nurse, and as a patient. It's horrifying what counts as clinical with some classes. And whatever they were called after 4 pm, they did nothing. They walked in behind my...

  6. 2.5% annual raise - should I be as irritated as I am?

    xtxrn replied to iLOVEbees's topic in General Nursing

    In this economy, any increase for the cost of living (which has been "negative" per Social Security for 3 years) is a

  7. The happy policy

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

    Nursing was a LOT better with regular visiting hours that were enforced unless someone had a family member actively dying or very unstable. And they were called at all hours if it looked like they...

  8. DNR means what???

    xtxrn replied to cloverleafLPN's topic in General Nursing

    But A&O people have DNRs...they're not circling the drain, but end up with acute problems. Just keep them at the LTC with sepsis, pneumonia, or a hip fx, simply because of 3 letters on the front...

  9. How do I file Sexual Harassment against a Dr

    xtxrn replied to RNdiva505's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    http://library.findlaw.com/2003/Dec/29/133230.html Maybe this will be of some use.

  10. How do I file Sexual Harassment against a Dr

    xtxrn replied to RNdiva505's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    If he touches you without your consent, after all of the write ups, can you go for a battery charge? IDK - but might be a way to get him to back

  11. LPN chest tube delegation

    xtxrn replied to dlovelylisa's topic in General Nursing

    Oh... I thought she meant after becoming an LPN..... I misread the OP. Thanks

  12. Passing narcs with the med tech?

    xtxrn replied to Glina's topic in General Nursing

    I got curious :) %0.25 med error rate.... One quarter of one percent. So, that's what- one in 400 patients will have a med error. ANY med error is not desirable. But it's not like nurses (or med...

  13. Passing narcs with the med tech?

    xtxrn replied to Glina's topic in General Nursing

    What is the exact percentage of med errors in the US? How does that translate into an individual persons' actual risk over their lifetime? Seriously, I'm curious

  14. Passing narcs with the med tech?

    xtxrn replied to Glina's topic in General Nursing

    The med aides (what we called them....CMA's) in TX were very conscientious about their work. The post above (one of those near this reply) says that the med aides made mistakes all the time..... was...

  15. Passing narcs with the med tech?

    xtxrn replied to Glina's topic in General Nursing

    OK.... now I'm really not understanding what you mean. How does someone give meds without touching them? I'm envisioning some type of catapult device, and I'm fairly certain that wouldn't fly...

  16. LPN chest tube delegation

    xtxrn replied to dlovelylisa's topic in General Nursing

    Also, small town hospitals with primarily LVN staff, who take care of whatever shows up :) It was never an issue- if you were employed, to got the assignment (new nurses were a bit different; but a...

  17. Can my nurses license be disciplined?

    xtxrn replied to rn-chi's topic in General Nursing

    LOL....our govenors have retirement plans that involve making license plates! Not a stellar place to occupy space on a

  18. LPN chest tube delegation

    xtxrn replied to dlovelylisa's topic in General Nursing

    Chest tubes are on the regular M/S floors all the time...don't need conscious sedation to maintain someone with a chest tube.... and, like you said, different states also allow LVNs to give IVP...

  19. What is the fate of the new graduate RN?

    xtxrn replied to Aubrianna's topic in General Nursing

    Have you spent any time looking at the changes in the economy in general in the last 2+ years? Not like nurses are the only ones looking for jobs. :) The guy who got laid off 2 years ago now has a...

  20. LPN chest tube delegation

    xtxrn replied to dlovelylisa's topic in General Nursing

    I worked with nearly exclusively LVNs (LPN in the south). They took chest tube patients all the time. Why not? IV's are invasive, wound drains are invasive, as are wound care (deep), IMs, SQ...

  21. do you need pre reqs before entering a bsn program?

    xtxrn replied to Reminisce's topic in General Nursing

    It depends on the program- different places have different pre-reqs. It helps to know where you're going before anyone can really answer- and the career counselors at the specific college will have...

  22. MRSA in the nares

    xtxrn replied to ilovemicrobiology's topic in General Nursing

    19 years of working and 7 in and out of hospitals....never have tested + for MRSA colonization...and first job in LTC in 1985 had more people on Vanc than I can count. More types of nursing= more...

  23. DNR means what???

    xtxrn replied to cloverleafLPN's topic in General Nursing

    DNR means what you described. However, some LTCs have lengthy options for what the resident or family wants done in the event of some change of condition- from UTIs to fx hips to actual CP arrest....

  24. Is there such a thing as a "renal specific unit"?

    xtxrn replied to ashleyisawesome's topic in General Nursing

    My fundamentals class was on a renal unit. They had other patients as well, but all renal patients were sent there...mid-sized town (150,000), so not a huge city. I hated it. :) You could consider...

  25. What does your hospital do for halloween?

    xtxrn replied to brokenroads27's topic in General Nursing

    Wait for the