NeoNurseTX

NeoNurseTX RN

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  1. obtaining a bsn?

    NeoNurseTX replied to sleepyhead4's topic in General Students

    It is HARD, but you can definitely still have a life and be a nursing student. I graduated top of my class and my roomie and I hosted parties and went out a LOT. Some students were unable to balance a...

  2. Tetanus Shot--Did yours hurt??

    NeoNurseTX replied to avidhunter3's topic in General Students

    These are notorious for causing a lot of pain hours afterwards. My whole arm was sore for a few

  3. Is my career ruined before it began?

    NeoNurseTX replied to ize4love's topic in First Year After Licensure

    It surprises me that a hospital would spend that much money on a drug test..those are NOT

  4. NICU or L&D?

    NeoNurseTX replied to tinybabynurse's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Some facilities use NICU nurses at high risk deliveries. I did that at the first place I worked and with special training, I can do that where I am now (but we have a transport team here) so you get...

  5. Do I need to do an internship to be an L&D nurse?

    NeoNurseTX replied to kimmeyd's topic in Texas Nursing

    Most hospitals train new grads and give them a unit orientation. These positions may not be open right now since the May graduates should have already started their interships/orientations. They...

  6. Houston Jobs?

    NeoNurseTX replied to Guest 360983's topic in Texas Nursing

    http://www.nursecredentialing.org/Magnet/ProgramOverview.aspx Basically a lot of hoops to jump through just to say you're a Magnet hospital and the general public doesn't know what it means...

  7. Very Frustrated and time is running out!!

    NeoNurseTX replied to Nutmeg524's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    They aren't hiring someone w/ a certificate over an LPN. The aides have a totally different role than what the nursing role an LPN or RN would have in that facility. They ARE hiring an RN over an LPN...

  8. Are nursing instructors really that bad?

    NeoNurseTX replied to Kyla.ann's topic in General Students

    Some are the spawn of satan and some are

  9. Can I still work as an aide after passing the boards?

    NeoNurseTX replied to dekagirlsRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    No kidding! Anyway, in TX you can but you are still held liable as having the knowledge of an RN. I think if you're getting paid as an aide but legally liable as an RN....it's not worth

  10. No experience, no job. What will happen in two years?

    NeoNurseTX replied to biju27's topic in First Year After Licensure

    It's possible I started in Jan after a May graduation. Sometimes life

  11. Whats in YOUR lunchbox???

    NeoNurseTX replied to SweetLemon's topic in General Nursing

    I need something new..my lunch is usually: Lean Cuisine or something like it Apple or orange or grapes string cheese Diet Mtn Dew or minute

  12. Male Nurses

    NeoNurseTX replied to Keptonkurtis's topic in General Nursing

    The kid's 17 years old..this is probably a legit post... reminds me of Meet the Fockers or whichever movie Ben Stiller was a nurse in. Sadly, I still think most of society outside of the healthcare...

  13. A lifestyle of a Nurse

    NeoNurseTX replied to Ronald Harris's topic in General Nursing

    I'm a night shifter so I guess a little different from your average 9-5er. I am physically active at work, lives are on the line, I don't sit down too much (most nights), I have a weird sleep schedule...

  14. MRSA in Sputum, didn't know had?

    NeoNurseTX replied to ANH_RN's topic in General Nursing

    We swab our babies q Mon for MRSA in the nares. I'm sure we all have it and will just never

  15. Certifications

    NeoNurseTX replied to Tua15395's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Most times you can get them where you work..and your unit will

  16. Very mad but most of all humiliation

    NeoNurseTX replied to Orenda's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Agreed, this is RIDICULOUS. Even if it were your fault, a quick, "hey, sorry about the other day" should suffice...there is no way you should come IN or write a letter. If my mgr were pressing me to...

  17. New Student - What do I need?

    NeoNurseTX replied to newstudenttx's topic in Texas Nursing

    I'm probably that pen thief! I don't know where most of mine come from but once I get a pen, I rarely lose them (odd...). Yeah I like the cheapie watches because of all the soaps that get on them and...

  18. Houston Jobs?

    NeoNurseTX replied to Guest 360983's topic in Texas Nursing

    We're trying to get Magnet-ed again. I HATE MAGNET. It is NOT a nurse friendly process at allll. I'm hoping to go part time myself

  19. New Student - What do I need?

    NeoNurseTX replied to newstudenttx's topic in Texas Nursing

    I get cheapie watches from Target that do military time and are digital..as long as they do seconds. You definitely don't need a laptop or a

  20. Has Anyone Ever USED Their Malpractice Insurance?

    NeoNurseTX replied to pagandeva2000's topic in General Nursing

  21. Houston Jobs?

    NeoNurseTX replied to Guest 360983's topic in Texas Nursing

    Most places hire ADNs and depending on the unit, there are plenty of jobs. Word is my unit is 38 nurses short just on

  22. how is the nursing school prespectives in Texas

    NeoNurseTX replied to stillwant2banurse's topic in Texas Nursing

    What kind of 'hoops' do you mean? All nursing schools have prereqs to be completed before acceptance to the program and are VERY competitive to get

  23. Pathophysiology at TWU

    NeoNurseTX replied to RNJD77's topic in Texas Nursing

    Undergrad patho IS offered at TWU-Houston in person, not online. I don't see why you'd have to be accepted into the nursing program to do it since it's a BIOL course AND once you're accepted, you...

  24. How do I develop good coping skills

    NeoNurseTX replied to helicoptergal's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I have no clue how I do it but I leave work at work. Bad family situations may make me upset at the parents (and I'll vent AT work to coworkers...like, can you believe these people?) but once I go...

  25. Critical Care Internships for new grads?

    NeoNurseTX replied to mestizorx's topic in Texas Nursing

    Yup, recreation wise! There are a lot of museums, biking seems to be popular here, there's a water park nearby, an active music scene and night life, etc etc. I don't think it's any different for out...