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xtxrn ASN, RN

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  1. Would you be insulted if.....

    xtxrn replied to MomRN0913's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    :yeah: i want one!!! i don't work anymore, but it would be fun to see if people even had a clue as to what it meant !! be bopping (yeah, ok i don't 'bop') through the produce section (which is a...

  2. Looking for a forum recommendation here at AN

    xtxrn replied to Scooter321's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Check Amazon for books - or the AN bookstore (upper right hand corner). Peds LTC is a specialty within a specialty. I'd go with pediatrics, and rehab...maybe even touch on LTC since it is. I was...

  3. Brand new nurse, starting on third shift

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

    Good ideas :) I loved nights...the volume was greater, but the peace from no brass was priceless :) Snacks- check these out....comes in a lot of fruits (and one brand has freeze dried corn- the...

  4. nursing diagnosis - paediatrics hernia- preope & post ope! please help.

    xtxrn replied to goldenkeyz21's topic in General Students

    You will get a LOT of help here if YOU come in with ideas of your own, and don't just "drop off" your homework....who's going to think for you after graduation? :) What are you thinking about this...

  5. Not hired if you smoke?

    xtxrn replied to havehope's topic in General Nursing

    Marshall1, I agree that what someone does at home is their own business...and that other issues cause time off from work; smoking alone doesn't guarantee anything :) But the insurance companies are...

  6. At my boiling point...you are NOT a Nurse...of ANY kind!!!!

    xtxrn replied to nursehunnie's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Rephrase.....

  7. Sticky poop...I need some tips!

    xtxrn replied to bwenzrn's topic in General Nursing

    http://legal-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/Battery Not saying I agree that shaving someone should be a big deal- just know that where I worked in TX, it was common knowledge that without...

  8. Sticky poop...I need some tips!

    xtxrn replied to bwenzrn's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah. In some states, shaving off body hair without permission is battery. GREAT idea- if the family agrees......

  9. At my boiling point...you are NOT a Nurse...of ANY kind!!!!

    xtxrn replied to nursehunnie's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    That was

  10. Sticky poop...I need some tips!

    xtxrn replied to bwenzrn's topic in General Nursing

    My apologies :) I've heard of a LOT of crazy stuff....I don't think the KY would work, since you need the oil to create more "slick" to get the poo off easier. And kudos to you for caring about not...

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

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

    I never HEARD of a preceptorship until 2003 when I moved from TX to IL. ALL new employees got the same orientation; new grads got a week or so longer. Then the charge nurse (me, where I was) was the...

  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

    Sorry- I'm a bit concrete tonight :) I thought a larger town with no IV team was

  13. 9 days of orientation in skilled LTC...now on my own HELP

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

    Do NOT give meds outside of the window. If something happens, and you have to send someone to the ED- you will be caught- and if something happens at the hospital that was badly effected by getting...

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

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

    Yeah. Really :) All 3 hospitals (one is within a large organization with hospitals in 3 or 4 states). All accept trauma. (2 are Level

  15. Are you an organ donor?

    xtxrn replied to LPNweezy's topic in General Nursing

    I am....or was. But nobody wants my spare parts now because of CA. I'd hoped to be of some

  16. Leaving after 6 months

    xtxrn replied to ajt575s's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Also- this is based on what I did when I moved from TX to IL (gag)....see if you can get some interviews set up ahead of time- it will give you an idea of what's out there- and let the employer know...

  17. Sticky poop...I need some tips!

    xtxrn replied to bwenzrn's topic in General Nursing

    Well, I was too :) Just wanted to include my rationale Plus, 1st post describing a hairy adult butt and sticky poo causes me some doubt as to whether or not this is legit- or some ABDL sort.....if...

  18. Sticky poop...I need some tips!

    xtxrn replied to bwenzrn's topic in General Nursing

    Lube his butt with oil next time he's cleaned up....think spray oil on a baking sheet, and the cookies sliding off...same

  19. BSN only hospitals

    xtxrn replied to luckystarRN's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe just get an exterminator ? Sounds like getting rid of

  20. question about drug testing

    xtxrn replied to katielee08's topic in General Nursing

    http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Can_protonix_cause_a_false_positive_for_THC_on_10_panel_confirmation_drug_screen_test Easy enough to find out Also potential for OTC meds to show up as false positives for...

  21. Who is supposed to police the mean girls?

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

    Major

  22. Who is supposed to police the mean girls?

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

    Isn't it pathetic that some people never leave 8th grade? Wonder what they grew up thinking that makes them think that what they do is ok... sad, growing state of

  23. Not hired if you smoke?

    xtxrn replied to havehope's topic in General Nursing

    Agree :) I remember smoking IN patient rooms back when AIDS was "new", and patients could smoke in the rooms- the nurses would take breaks in the rooms with AIDS patients since most of their families...

  24. Controversial new policies at Baylor!!!!

    xtxrn replied to tele jelly's topic in General Nursing

    omg....this is hardly unique to texas ....and if you never worked there, you have no clue about the state as a whole :) i'd give my right arm to be able to move back there- the best years of...

  25. At my boiling point...you are NOT a Nurse...of ANY kind!!!!

    xtxrn replied to nursehunnie's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Yeah...I'm not sure what's so hard to understand about "illegal"..... Slightly different situation; same principle....