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xtxrn ASN, RN

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  1. Quite a few c/o sore arm post pneumo vaccine

    xtxrn replied to newtress's topic in Patient Medications

    My basic thoughts about vaccines is that a relatively unmovable sharp object is penetrating my muscle, and putting fluid in that is not supposed to be there....it's gonna be sore :) I always ask to...

  2. There but for the grace of....

    xtxrn replied to xtxrn's topic in General Nursing

    I took care of a 2 year old, who was submerged intentionally into scalding water (don't remember if it was the dad, mom's SO, or what). He had 2nd degree burns from his suprapubic area down to the...

  3. How do I get along well with my clinical instructor?

    xtxrn replied to Hellostudentnurssee's topic in General Nursing

    LOL Got it !!

  4. What is your definition of an RN?

    xtxrn replied to TeleNurse2010's topic in General Nursing

    I've never had the experience of hearing how nurses are a joke...or receive no respect. I guess my frame of reference is very different.

  5. What is your definition of an RN?

    xtxrn replied to TeleNurse2010's topic in General Nursing

    To me (disagreeing with you on this part, Leslie:)), being able to apply the knowledge- whether associates, or bachelors, is much more important than just going through the program. I've seen both...

  6. How do I get along well with my clinical instructor?

    xtxrn replied to Hellostudentnurssee's topic in General Nursing

    Also, you don't know what sort of students the complaining ones are to an instructor. The questions they weren't supposed to ask may have been in some other context than what was appropriate at the...

  7. What is the job market like for new nurses in TX?

    xtxrn replied to girl81's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I worked at this place for years- that's why I put it here :) They hire new grads all the time, because that's what they can get- and it's a really nice hospital, especially for a small town. They...

  8. Nursing and Fibromyalgia

    xtxrn replied to CaLVN530's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    I guess it depends on the facility. I had one place lock up Phenergan, and others that let Xanax, Klonopin, etc lie around in drawers..

  9. Missed clinicals cause of disability

    xtxrn replied to AnewNur's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    yeah- she came in, and looked pale (african-american nurse), and just not all there...when she told the rest of us that it was she who had actually found her mom a couple of hours earlier, we wrangled...

  10. What is the job market like for new nurses in TX?

    xtxrn replied to girl81's topic in First Year After Licensure

    http://www.petersonrmc.com/index.php?option=com_jobgroklist&view=postings&Itemid=238 There are listings with no experience required (staff

  11. Is this a strange way of viewing your co-workers?

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

    Yeah- she was good

  12. Is this a strange way of viewing your co-workers?

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

    Just thought of a former co-worker (a charge nurse) who gave a lot of people grief. Very snarky and even had one nurse stocking up on bottles of Maalox to calm her stomach down before the snarky one...

  13. Nursing and Fibromyalgia

    xtxrn replied to CaLVN530's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    Nope. Plain old prescription med :)

  14. What is the job market like for new nurses in TX?

    xtxrn replied to girl81's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Try smaller communities between 50-100 miles from larger towns. I lived in TX for 17 years and loved it- Kerrville, and Austin is where I had jobs. There are great areas around the Hill Country, and...

  15. When does the Confidence Kick in and the Timidness Leave!

    xtxrn replied to RNdiva505's topic in First Year After Licensure

    It varies with the tasks/info needed. You will continuously feel better about things, and then be able to build more and more on the foundation you have. It takes a couple of years to really feel...

  16. How to deal with social isolation!

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

    Wow. That's a great way for an employer to drive their staff into the ground. I feel for you- that is a tough schedule. When I was younger, I'd work 4 doubles a week- 7-3 & 3-11, then 3-11...

  17. So I cannot find a job, thinking about relocating to Texas

    xtxrn replied to lampost20's topic in Texas Nursing

    From my understanding the larger cities are naturally more saturated with new grads....but smaller towns have more openings, and are more likely to give someone a chance as a new grad. :) When I...

  18. Nursing Diagnosis - R/F based on family HX alone?

    xtxrn replied to punkydoodlesRN's topic in General Nursing

    If the patients current labs are ok, I'm not sure I"d use it as a risk/for with the current admission. It's good to have the info in case there is something that would be more acute in seeing it as a...

  19. Doubting being an RN b/c physical problems

    xtxrn replied to on eagles wings's topic in General Nursing

    Is there ANY way to talk to the financial aid folks, and see if there are options for changing majors? If you can't do the job (out of no fault of your own) the financial aid will have been worthless....

  20. Nursing Diagnosis - R/F based on family HX alone?

    xtxrn replied to punkydoodlesRN's topic in General Nursing

    What is the potential

  21. Going to work with a broken heart...

    xtxrn replied to Poi Dog's topic in General Nursing

    Wet Monkeys always have an Old Goat keeping them close at heart (Poi knows what this means :)) And those who are nasty to Wet Monkeys get an Old Goat's horns up their

  22. An eye-opening experience

    xtxrn replied to canesdukegirl's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah- I understand

  23. An eye-opening experience

    xtxrn replied to canesdukegirl's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds like what was described after the earthquake in

  24. Time to get real -

    xtxrn replied to abbaking's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, there are law students (of course) who are suing their school because of a lousy job

  25. Doubting being an RN b/c physical problems

    xtxrn replied to on eagles wings's topic in General Nursing

    Sigh. I wish you the best, but pediatrics isn't great on arms and shoulders, never mind the knees. Holding a 30-pound screaming 9 month old (yes, big) for an IV, or just getting them out of the...