NeoNurseTX

NeoNurseTX RN

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  1. AS in RN to BS?

    NeoNurseTX replied to uRabbit's topic in General Students

    Or just do prereqs and do BSN to start with? If not, go with the

  2. Nurses... What is harder or more stressful: being a nurse or nursing school?

    NeoNurseTX replied to Laurenslovely's topic in General Students

    NURSING SCHOOL! What's nice in NS is that you aren't ultimately responsible for your patients. In the real world, you are. But I'd MUCH rather be a nurse than a student and clinicals are NOTHING like...

  3. No sick adults please.....can I still be a nurse?

    NeoNurseTX replied to FLhusker's topic in General Students

    I hate peds clinicals. Adults were okay. I'm a NICU nurse now and wouldn't have it any other way. (But we float to PICU and the peds floors which is just a nightmare to me because I don't really know...

  4. we cannot have acrylic fingernails

    NeoNurseTX replied to jh56031's topic in General Students

    I've never seen a place where you can have fake nails. EVER. My current hospital lets you wear colored polish as long as it is not chipped. I don't bother with doing my nails anymore because they grow...

  5. RN salary a Texas Children's Hospital

    NeoNurseTX replied to skyegirl's topic in Texas Nursing

    Beats me and I've interviewed

  6. How Much Do You Make?

    NeoNurseTX replied to commonsense's topic in Texas Nursing

    NICU 3 years $29.80 base pay. I work nights and I'm not sure what the shift diff is, really. I think it's $4 something. When I worked weekends only (Sat/Sun night) my TAKE HOME was $43/hr...after...

  7. help, got job interview next week at Kingwood Medical in Houston

    NeoNurseTX replied to seriousgirl's topic in Texas Nursing

    What I've seen of Kingwood is nice, but it's not super close to Houston. The whole region is HOOOOOOT and very

  8. Changing out isolettes

    NeoNurseTX replied to ccnicurn's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Every month. Ew, I know. We have bright green stickers that say "I was placed in this bed on

  9. Research for NICU Tourniquet

    NeoNurseTX replied to alex.IPI's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Rubber bands or the wrist band from a glove. Cheap and

  10. Do you kangaroo while infant is still in humidity?

    NeoNurseTX replied to ittybittyfootprints's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    No but we wean off humidity at 7 days of age. 30 days of humidity? Sounds like a breeding ground for funk! (and their skin is keratinized by then

  11. Invitation to participate in neonatal survey study

    NeoNurseTX replied to SandyB59's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Done!

  12. Crib Cards & HIPPA - researching policies

    NeoNurseTX replied to DonnaH123's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    We have scrapbook-like crib cards that the staff make. We put the baby's first name on there and on the back of it is their ID label for med scanning and blood bank sticker. Where I used to work, we...

  13. NICU Hopeful - Interview Advice

    NeoNurseTX replied to canucknurse<3's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I'd bring a portfolio and handwrite a thank you

  14. Does anybody know of Psych jobs/psych hospitals in houston area

    NeoNurseTX replied to vnuwish's topic in Texas Nursing

    Methodist is hiring psych

  15. How do I get around to LIKING changing an ostomy bag?

    NeoNurseTX replied to seks's topic in General Nursing

    Ihateibd: This is a forum for nurses to vent, etc. If you were a patient with a bag, I wouldn't freak out about it but yeah, behind patients' backs, healthcare providers TALK. It may not be right but...

  16. Current Method of Gavage Syringe Warming

    NeoNurseTX replied to faitdog's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We use this, too. Cap over syringe, also. We don't have a time to throw out the

  17. RN Relocating to Houston-Looking for a Job

    NeoNurseTX replied to CodyRN's topic in Texas Nursing

    Check your inbox. I'm not sure about the energy thing but a lot of med center employees seem to live in Pearland and as far out as Katy and the Woodlands. I'm about 40 miles away from the TMC now...

  18. Houston NICU's

    NeoNurseTX replied to lovemorehateless's topic in Texas Nursing

    Yep they

  19. new drug-Avastin for ROP

    NeoNurseTX replied to babyNP.'s topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Our doc has an article in the Feb issue of the New England JoM. Copies are floating around our unit and it seemed the Avastin group's outcomes were statistically significant better when given in..I...

  20. Anyone made it through Nsg school WITHOUT caffeine , Adderall, or Red Bull??

    NeoNurseTX replied to Trilldayz,RN BSN's topic in General Students

    People use them as nurses, too. I can't have caffeine at all (but I'll cheat and have tea when I'm off). There are people on my unit that work crazy shifts including very far driving and have a lot of...

  21. Good place to buy white scrub pants?

    NeoNurseTX replied to momma25's topic in General Students

    I wear Koi brand cargo white pants. There are pockets on the butt and then I wear nude undies with nude colored support hose (no varicose veins for

  22. HELP. Torn between Internships - which matters more?

    NeoNurseTX replied to SN2012's topic in General Students

    I'd go with

  23. Passport-type picture to send to BON

    NeoNurseTX replied to mmm cdiff's topic in General Students

    I'd just do Walgreens or something so you can see it and make sure it's the right parameters at the time it's taken so you can have it retaken

  24. Why is it everyone's favorite?

    NeoNurseTX replied to KareBear0609's topic in General Students

    You know your patients better in ICU and have more time (usually) for education and quality patient care. ED..eh, not my thing but some people are adrenaline junkies. Mother/baby...heck

  25. Does Houston need another nursing school? University of St. Thomas plans on opening

    NeoNurseTX replied to Cleopf01's topic in Texas Nursing

    That school is WAY expensive anyway. I got a $7k/yr scholarship there before I wanted to do nursing and that wasn't even a drop in the bucket as far as tuition. Beautiful campus,