xtxrn

xtxrn ASN, RN

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  1. How to remain professional during female/male nudity?

    xtxrn replied to Duke9023's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    LOL- yeah, I was being generous!!

  2. How to remain professional during female/male nudity?

    xtxrn replied to Duke9023's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Seriously?

  3. Update

    xtxrn replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Nope- you'd still have the LPN, which more than qualifies you to dump the

  4. HELP Lab Values

    xtxrn replied to PayitForwardHolistic's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    http://www.righthealth.com/topic/Blood_differential/overview/adam20_s?fdid=Adamv2_003657 http://lymphoma.about.com/od/glossary/g/What-Are-Monocytes.htm...

  5. HELP Lab Values

    xtxrn replied to PayitForwardHolistic's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Is the word "absolute" before either of

  6. Verbal abuse at work

    xtxrn replied to mimi1jb's topic in First Year After Licensure

    My guess is that the percentage of jerks and pathetically nasty humans is probably the same among nurses as it is in the general population; being a nurse is no guarantee of being pleasant, caring, or...

  7. HELP Lab Values

    xtxrn replied to PayitForwardHolistic's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Check a lab manual; it's important to do your homework yourself, and not just "drop it off" here

  8. Spirituality and emotional support

    xtxrn replied to Yiggs's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    I'd definitely get someone involved who is more equipped to help assess the mental status, and intensity of the suicidal thoughts- are they down about something in particular, or overall feeling life...

  9. Zofran vial 8mg/4ml. Question about amount and withdrawing

    xtxrn replied to seks's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I'd definitely measure, and not use the same syringe for the second withdrawal.

  10. Just started my first nursing job last week, is it too early to put it on my resume?

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

    I think temporary positions are fine to put on a resume :) It's still

  11. Why is it that LTC experience doesnt matter when applying for a hospital based job?

    xtxrn replied to KarriRN's topic in General Nursing

    Then you have a totally different kind of facility

  12. Why is it that LTC experience doesnt matter when applying for a hospital based job?

    xtxrn replied to KarriRN's topic in General Nursing

    Your med pass will get faster. Forty is a lot for 3-11, but it can be done :) You will feel really slow at first- but in time,you'll get your own routine down, and it will become second nature....

  13. Why is it that LTC experience doesnt matter when applying for a hospital based job?

    xtxrn replied to KarriRN's topic in General Nursing

    Right- but they're not rehabbing to go home, correct? :) They have to be unstable enough to not be at home, but not the same as SNF....(and ECFs are still great places to get experience in a lot of...

  14. Why is it that LTC experience doesnt matter when applying for a hospital based job?

    xtxrn replied to KarriRN's topic in General Nursing

    I think it depends also, on how big the hospital is (smaller hospitals are more likely to take less experience, since their trauma/critical base isn't as intense), and how skilled the LTC is- some...

  15. ? about resident throwing self OOB

    xtxrn replied to Sensoria17's topic in General Nursing

    Can't see 15 minute checks in LTC- if someone is that acute they need to be sent to a psych facility. :) How does it work to get a paraplegic out of a scoop mattress? (seriously- not being snarky;...

  16. ? about resident throwing self OOB

    xtxrn replied to Sensoria17's topic in General Nursing

    For those patients/residents who were either too demented to be safe, or behavior problems, we had beds that were about 8inches off the ground, but raised to a decent height to get the person in and...

  17. insulin

    xtxrn replied to username33's topic in Diabetes, Endocrine Nursing

    Do you have specific orders to hold, or give the dose? I'd get specific orders from the doc doing the surgery. :) With NPO, and going to surgery, I wouldn't give/hold without the specific

  18. male nurses with beards

    xtxrn replied to nrsman1's topic in Men in Nursing

    As long as nothing is dangling like a Christmas ornament, waving at me, or raising a family in said beard, have at it

  19. New Job Is Pushing My Buttons

    xtxrn replied to sweetsleep28's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    A lot of LTC budgets stem from Medicare and Medicaid funding. Very few "make" money. :) When Medicare went to the PPS system in the late 90s, many facilities/corporations either went bankrupt or had...

  20. Management needs to step in

    xtxrn replied to Manatee111's topic in General Nursing

    And ask for a psych

  21. Nursing and Fibromyalgia

    xtxrn replied to CaLVN530's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    Yeah, I saw that. :) Guess it depends on the facility. I was in TX when I was in different places that did and did not lock up Phenergan, and

  22. on the job psych testing

    xtxrn replied to onlytimeforme's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds nuts (no pun intended). If they didn't give you a specific reason, get your consent (and not penalize anyone for NOT taking it) and administer it to everybody, they could take the #2 pencil...

  23. In need of help for Nursing tips!

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

    Both of these involve doing your own homework :) It's really better for you to find out these answers, especially if you're going to be a nurse. You can't have someone doing your assignments as a...

  24. Why does everyone seem to want to work L&D?

    xtxrn replied to IowaLPN's topic in General Nursing

    I like the grouchy old men - LOL ...usually just big ol' teddy bears (or demented

  25. Will I ever feel confident?

    xtxrn replied to Scared GN's topic in General Nursing

    My first instinct was to say- "No- we're all out here terrified and immobilized" BUT, you will get through this (if not, doctors would be taking care of patients- and none of us wants THAT!!!)....