NeoNurseTX

NeoNurseTX RN

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  1. TWU Spring 2010

    NeoNurseTX replied to goopsy's topic in Texas Nursing

    I think TWU 72 is

  2. What's in your pocket(s)?

    NeoNurseTX replied to AllieSparksRN's topic in General Nursing

    NICU: scissors (sometimes) 2 pens a pencil a highligher (sometimes) iphone tiny brush in pant leg and oil wipes in pant legs (hey, i get oily at work!) oh and calculator in pant leg that i leave at...

  3. NICU nurses day!!

    NeoNurseTX replied to nicu4me's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Chik-fil-A for breakfast...for day shift of

  4. H1N1 -- in the NICU

    NeoNurseTX replied to spacey's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We have a patient that was exposed by a staff member.. on contact & droplet precaution for a

  5. if you plan on going for your masters, what do you want to specialize in?

    NeoNurseTX replied to ErinDel's topic in General Nursing

    Education, health admin, or just a generic msn. no NP for

  6. Shocked by What Nursing Really Is!!

    NeoNurseTX replied to kendra1978's topic in General Nursing

    That's the worst part of the job - tons of charting means less time for actual patient

  7. what area of nursing do you never see yourself working in?

    NeoNurseTX replied to ErinDel's topic in General Nursing

    Onc and

  8. what nursing school do/did you attend?

    NeoNurseTX replied to ErinDel's topic in General Nursing

    Texas Woman's Uni - Houston

  9. Weekend make-up shifts?

    NeoNurseTX replied to FarmgrrlRN's topic in General Nursing

    We didn't used to be we do now. Doesn't bother me; I like working

  10. questions for a neonatal nurse?

    NeoNurseTX replied to danielle2011's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Im a junior in highschool and have been interested in getting into neonatal for about two years now. How much schooling does it take? I have a bachelor's so 4 years (okay 5 for me but I did a few...

  11. Foot Warmers

    NeoNurseTX replied to Saalbunch's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Ours are green and from Cardinal Health. Called "tiny

  12. Houston GN internship?

    NeoNurseTX replied to Dramaangel621's topic in Texas Nursing

    Not true. Hermann in the med center hires >15 new grads twice a year. TCH does hire them, but not always. It's not a good place to learn though. St. Joseph downtown also has a NICU internship...

  13. How many areas of nursing did you try before finding your "niche"?

    NeoNurseTX replied to chingy1206's topic in General Nursing

    One! I knew all along I'd be in

  14. Floating

    NeoNurseTX replied to tolerantgirl's topic in General Nursing

    No orientation.. our CNO or whatever he is says a nurse is a nurse is a nurse. Well I'd like to see him come work a shift on my

  15. Measuring urine output

    NeoNurseTX replied to 3yrDiploma's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Not weighing is very strange to me. A drop of pee that gets a checkmark and a 50 gram diaper are a HUGE

  16. malpractice/liability insurance for NICU RN's

    NeoNurseTX replied to nicu4me's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I echo RainDreamer and Suesquatch. Hospitals could give a rat's rear end about helping a

  17. Discussing scheduling problem during interview

    NeoNurseTX replied to DeLana_RN's topic in General Nursing

    I'd find out what the requirements were then decide if you want the job (should they offer). Don't count on them to make special arrangements just for you. Lots of nurses have

  18. About the CPR certification

    NeoNurseTX replied to paxpax79's topic in General Nursing

    No. It's like with real nursing..it's REQUIRED, not something that will get you in the door. Make sure whatever course you take is the one your school wants - usually from AHA and it's BLS for the...

  19. Any NICUs hiring..anywhere??

    NeoNurseTX replied to NurseDevonL's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Day shift is super

  20. malpractice/liability insurance for NICU RN's

    NeoNurseTX replied to nicu4me's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I let mine lapse until my facility went to computer charting. Way too many places to chart the same thing so you leave one empty and it's easy for a lawyer to make it look like you didn't do

  21. Texas Woman's University-help with pre req questions

    NeoNurseTX replied to OpheliasWings's topic in Texas Nursing

    I did multicultural/women's health(it counted for either) at the Houston campus .. it was a 1 week long session and very

  22. Labor and Delivery nurse spring 2010

    NeoNurseTX replied to bmuir11207's topic in Texas Nursing

    You'll do an OB rotation in school and get to be on an LD unit..and PP, antepartum and all that jazz...so you'll get a little taste then of it to see if you like

  23. Did taking Chemistry really help you become a good nurse?

    NeoNurseTX replied to Ted D's topic in General Nursing

    Um..not that I know of. I don't remember any of it

  24. Clinical Preceptorship: Dream Come True

    NeoNurseTX replied to Bortaz's topic in General Nursing

    Congrats! I did a preceptorship during school in a level IIIB (erm, that's ECMO and cardiac sx,right?) and it was great! I now work in one.

  25. Why can't I sleep?

    NeoNurseTX replied to Mary C's topic in General Nursing

    Melatonin works wonders for me. I take it right when I get home. I hope I don't build up a