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xtxrn ASN, RN

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  1. Job posting- "Must not be overweight"

    xtxrn replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Nursing

    That's been a requirement for decades- space, safety, etc. Those plane aisles are hard enough for normal weight folks to just mosey down

  2. Hospital frequent flyers??? Whatever happened to it being an acute care facility!

    xtxrn replied to RNdiva505's topic in General Nursing

    With a DKA wuss, I'd have a hard time not telling him that diabetics lose certain functions with ongoing hyperglycemia, and he may need more than someone to help him pee. Find out in a hurry how...

  3. What helps you get through a shift ?

    xtxrn replied to xtxrn's topic in General Nursing

    Or, maybe what twisted person hurt them so badly they ended up with the problems they

  4. Nurse pressing charges

    xtxrn replied to Girlygirl69's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Whatever, prosecute the world..... Have a ball I've been assaulted. I get the reoffender thing- trust me http://thepolicenews.net/html/TPNSep11.pdf I don't see a serial criminal the same as someone...

  5. potential witness

    xtxrn replied to wildtulip's topic in General Nursing

    This is from the state health dept? If so, it's probably some follow up to a complaint- or some problem that you may be clueless about. Personally, I don't call attorneys whenever someone farts...

  6. trying to buy a stethescope

    xtxrn replied to Jill RN's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Yes- they do have a wide variety- could upgrade even more affordably :)...

  7. trying to buy a stethescope

    xtxrn replied to Jill RN's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I had good luck with Prestige brand that was essentially the same as a Littman (med students were ****** that they spent so much after trying mine). Ran about 45.00 instead of

  8. 5-7 Working Days to process Dr.'s Orders???

    xtxrn replied to Truth66's topic in General Nursing

    It's always about money- and the people processing your info probably have no medical training at

  9. Nurse pressing charges

    xtxrn replied to Girlygirl69's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    What if this is a parent who has just been told by a police officer that his/her child was murdered, and the parent lashes out. It's not their normal behavior. It's up to the cop to decide if...

  10. Ever see "FULL LET" for code status?

    xtxrn replied to shygoofyone's topic in General Nursing

    So one hospital on the planet uses this, and it's "good" anywhere ? Did the doc do his residency there, and not know it wasn't the center of the medical universe? Still needs a lot more than...

  11. calling the DON really does help you get a job!

    xtxrn replied to ashleyisawesome's topic in General Nursing

    Congrats!! Sometimes I wonder, with all of the online applications, if that's another way to weed out the people who won't make the effort to get their butts in gear, and actually DO something to get...

  12. Nurse pressing charges

    xtxrn replied to Girlygirl69's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I think that the exigent circumstances would be really tough to get past- personally, I would not press charges. If this was a visitor being abusive, or even a patient, who is being discharged, and...

  13. Job posting- "Must not be overweight"

    xtxrn replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Nursing

    Not a flame :) I get the whole insurance thing- it s*cks, but I understand it.... I was overweight when I was working (still am). But I could move a brick wall. Do the employers want a bunch of...

  14. Job posting- "Must not be overweight"

    xtxrn replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Nursing

    So they're cheap, too.....there goes the bonus for the lap

  15. Job posting- "Must not be overweight"

    xtxrn replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe a pimp is expanding his

  16. Nurse pressing charges

    xtxrn replied to Girlygirl69's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I deem this a homework

  17. Ever see "FULL LET" for code status?

    xtxrn replied to shygoofyone's topic in General Nursing

    Pop is THE word for soda in IL (at least in the northern end).... when I moved to TX, if I asked for a 'pop' I could have been slugged. It was all 'soda' there, and a "coke" applied to anything...

  18. Ever see "FULL LET" for code status?

    xtxrn replied to shygoofyone's topic in General Nursing

    Even Limitation of Emergency Treatment is too vague to really follow- too many ways to interpret. I wouldn't follow it- tell the doc to get a better pen to write the whole order, or get ready for a...

  19. Ever see "FULL LET" for code status?

    xtxrn replied to shygoofyone's topic in General Nursing

    Extraordinary

  20. Is this a sign?

    xtxrn replied to laski's topic in General Nursing

    How much do you value weekends, regular hours, not being elbow deep in poop, psycho family members in your face, having a say in how people talk to you, holidays, snarky co-workers (that's...

  21. Ever see "FULL LET" for code status?

    xtxrn replied to shygoofyone's topic in General Nursing

    "Let 'em

  22. What helps you get through a shift ?

    xtxrn replied to xtxrn's topic in General Nursing

    I'm shocked, Poi--- YOU??? :beer:*wine:anpom::bdyhdclp: (and yes- I used more than one smilie because it's

  23. Ever see "FULL LET" for code status?

    xtxrn replied to shygoofyone's topic in General Nursing

    But what do the letters L E T stand for? No clue here,

  24. MDS 3.0 RAI Manual - Updated Aug. 31, 2011

    xtxrn replied to Talino's topic in MDS Coordinator Information

    What a pain ! I did MDSs before they were on computer, and then again when PPS started. I didn't mind doing them , but the crazy changes were annoying. I was in TX, so had the Tex-Plus version...

  25. My crazy psych history coming back to haunt me?

    xtxrn replied to dirtyhippiegirl's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    Yeah, that's a good point. Sort of reinvent yourself as a healthy nurse (and if you need help w/therapy, do it- just don't talk about it with just anybody :)). I'm still not sure that your psych...