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    IV teams in Texas hospitals

    Nalon1 RN/EMT-P replied to godbless-yute's topic in Texas Nursing

    SWAT nurse is kind of a float nurse that goes throughout the hospital (only 1 on duty in our ~180 bed facility) They do rapid responses, code blue, assist with transfers, bring patients that need...
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    IV teams in Texas hospitals

    Nalon1 RN/EMT-P replied to godbless-yute's topic in Texas Nursing

    I had never heard of an IV team until about a year ago when visiting my Aunt in MD Anderson. She needed a 2nd IV and the nurse said that the IV team had been called and would be there in about 10...
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    Professional (Gender) Collaboration

    Nalon1 RN/EMT-P replied to Watermaster's topic in Men in Nursing

    Gender has never been a issue for me, some people are just harder to work with than
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    Excelsior "Classes"

    Nalon1 RN/EMT-P replied to NEWRRT's topic in Excelsior College

    No, there is no pharmacology course. I would bet you could find many websites that could help teach
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    What happens when they leave the ICU?

    Nalon1 RN/EMT-P replied to Tifftazia's topic in MICU, SICU

    Truthfully, I don't care. I take the best care of them I can, but when they are gone, they are gone from my mind. I see burnout coming from when you get too attached. I have felt like this ever since...
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    Laptop / Tablet / COW for electronic flowsheet?

    Nalon1 RN/EMT-P replied to SummitRN's topic in Critical Care

    Desktops primarily, WOW's (Workstation on wheels, were not supposed to call them COW's, apparently several people complained because they thought people were talking about patients/visitors) in the...
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    Dallas/Houston

    Nalon1 RN/EMT-P replied to OUxPhys's topic in Texas Nursing

    The first part of my post was referring specifically to new grad nurses, should have been more specific on
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    Dallas/Houston

    Nalon1 RN/EMT-P replied to OUxPhys's topic in Texas Nursing

    Major metro areas (DFW, Houston, Austin, San Antonio) are over saturated with both ASN and BSN nurses with even mid size cities (Waco, Temple, Lubbock, Amarillo, Corpus Christi) being hard to get jobs...
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    FCCA

    Nalon1 RN/EMT-P replied to karrot's topic in Excelsior College

    It is 2 8 week courses and cannot be finished faster than that time frame. You can take them both at the same time though (Excelsior says not to, but many do just fine doing it). As stated by Esme12...
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    NHA or NCCT certification

    Nalon1 RN/EMT-P replied to ArrowRN's topic in Patient Care Technician, Assistants

    No "standard" that I have ever heard of for a PCT. Part of the issue is PCT is not a standard position, the job duties and qualifications vary from facility to facility. It is a catch all title...
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    Wound care practice help or other Skills

    Nalon1 RN/EMT-P replied to Niks09's topic in Excelsior College

    I made my practice wound from some regular old playdough. Just shaped it like a wound, let it dry and used it many times. For injections, easiest way I found was to get a pool noodle and use that to...
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    Facial hair for interview?

    Nalon1 RN/EMT-P replied to Doindia's topic in Men in Nursing

    Not illegal at all. It is illegal if they won't let you have a beard for no reason, but respirators are a legal ground for not allowing an employee to have a beard just to have one. Ever seen a fire...
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    Facial hair for interview?

    Nalon1 RN/EMT-P replied to Doindia's topic in Men in Nursing

    Many facilities will not allow beards if you have to be N95 fit tested. My work has a lax no beard policy, but if they wanted they could state men have to be clean shaven. I have always had a goatee...
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    excelsior nursing- cpne

    Nalon1 RN/EMT-P replied to Raynesmommylpn2rn's topic in Excelsior College

    Know the study guide forward and backward (section 4 I believe mainly). I used RobsCPNE.com to study and it helped me greatly. I passed on my first attempt in
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    How do you get co-nurses to customize their monitors?

    Nalon1 RN/EMT-P replied to nightengalegoddess's topic in MICU, SICU

    Wow, so instead of adjusting the apnea/resp section (increasing/decreasing waveform, adjusting sensitivity, changing the time for apnea alarm etc), you just turn it off? You do realize O2 sats can...
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    Where's a good place to work in the med center?

    Nalon1 RN/EMT-P replied to elmonorojo's topic in Texas Nursing

    I did not know that, nice to know. Then getting a job at any facility in the med center should not be a huge
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    Where's a good place to work in the med center?

    Nalon1 RN/EMT-P replied to elmonorojo's topic in Texas Nursing

    Do you have your BSN? Almost every facility in the med center is wanting BSN's, even experienced ADN/ASN have problems getting hired there. Being fluent in Spanish is a huge plus in the med center....
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    Sexism in nursing

    Nalon1 RN/EMT-P replied to RNGuy12's topic in Men in Nursing

    Well, you are a male nurse. I refer to myself as a male nurse, does that make me sexist? In general males are physically stronger, so nothing wrong with being asked to help. I tend to ask if they...
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    Nursing students sue Excelsior College

    Nalon1 RN/EMT-P replied to ArmstrongLPN's topic in Excelsior College

    There is a difference in how some people complain about EC. Some blast EC and say they are giving people their degrees without making them do what they need to do. Some do think that an Excelsior grad...
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    Motivation needed to get through Excelsior RN program

    Nalon1 RN/EMT-P replied to dianneger's topic in Excelsior College

    Pearsonview testing centers is where you take your exams. Fine one near you HERE and select
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    Three sets of vitals in a 12-hour shift?

    Nalon1 RN/EMT-P replied to SavingGrace007's topic in Patient Care Technician, Assistants

    I don't think the OP is griping so much about q4 vital but more about the timing of them. Starting your last set @ 6:30 makes it impossible to get out on time. What time do you do your q4 vitals?...
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    Online Nursing Schools

    Nalon1 RN/EMT-P replied to pattylarry's topic in Excelsior College

    Their is only 1 state that will not license an Excelsior grad, and that is California. All other states allow an RN that graduated from Excelsior to get a license, but some states (14 others, list...
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    Dallas or Houston

    Nalon1 RN/EMT-P replied to smartypant's topic in Texas Nursing

    Funny thing, Dallas has on average hotter summers and colder (and icier) winters than Houston and yes, the humidity is higher in Houston (and some can have more allergy issues). As for which area,...
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    Passed CPNE in Chambersburg PA!

    Nalon1 RN/EMT-P replied to Mesiam's topic in Excelsior College

    I found the NCLEX to not be that stressful since I was already used to taking exams on the computer (I took a few EC exams in the same place as my
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    Cpne

    Nalon1 RN/EMT-P replied to ypoe's topic in Excelsior College

    Yeah, I forgot about how the CE's and CA can play into it too. I thought the ones I had at Lubbock really knew their stuff. The CA and one of the CE's were Excelsior grads, so they knew the stresses...