NeoNurseTX

NeoNurseTX RN

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  1. Floating

    NeoNurseTX replied to babiesRmylife's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We get floated to PICU and I *think* the general pedi floor. The NSCU people get floated to our level III but take our stable patients here. I don't think the NICU floats to NSCU (DARN!). At my last...

  2. Have you taken the HESI test for TWU?

    NeoNurseTX replied to CaliforniaRNnow's topic in Texas Nursing

    I only took the HESI for TWU after classes were over... do they require it now for

  3. Do you always state that you are a nurse?

    NeoNurseTX replied to 2BSure's topic in General Nursing

    NOOOO way! But I do ask a lot of questions about things so it kinda gives it

  4. No return call from nurse manager, should I keep calling?

    NeoNurseTX replied to ARRR10's topic in First Year After Licensure

    So she JUST got back June 1? She probably has a ton of calls to return and things to tend to..give her a few

  5. Why is nursing like this?

    NeoNurseTX replied to shine123's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Love that post, Viva. I feel like with nursing, we will never know it all. Even specialists never know it all...at all! Nursing is my first career so when I thought I couldn't cut it during my first...

  6. Low census anyone?

    NeoNurseTX replied to Humbled_Nurse's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I think my unit has been way high since summer

  7. Did I ruin my chances of getting into Nursing School?

    NeoNurseTX replied to ngillilan1's topic in General Nursing

    I wouldn't say take a foreign language to up your GPA...most schools calculate the GPA on the

  8. Things to do on night shift

    NeoNurseTX replied to epg_pei's topic in General Nursing

    Clean up bedsides, read progress notes, reeeeally in depth chart checks...and then I come

  9. ME and My Brain Injury

    NeoNurseTX replied to JACEM715's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you for

  10. What kind of nurse are you?

    NeoNurseTX replied to RNMariposa's topic in General Nursing

    I'm a NICU nurse and that's all I've ever really wanted to do! (once I started school anyway..my whole life I was pretty sure I didn't want to be a

  11. I hate nursing..

    NeoNurseTX replied to flygirls2's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I hated it when I started, too. It took a facility change to make me happy. Stick it out a while then maybe try a different

  12. whats more family friendly...12 hr shifts or mon-fri 9-5?

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

    I've done 8 hour shifts M-F and it was HORRIBLE. I just can't deal with a high stress job that many days in a row. I do 12's on nights now and love

  13. Help! Mistake on License Renewal Form

    NeoNurseTX replied to rkitty198's topic in Texas Nursing

    i don't think traffic tickets count (don't hold me to this..) but your question can best be answered by emailing

  14. any Nurse techs in the Houston Area???

    NeoNurseTX replied to Trilldayz,RN BSN's topic in Texas Nursing

    St. Joseph downtown hires techs. www.sjmctx.com Looks like they have quite a few PCA

  15. The current economy and your job

    NeoNurseTX replied to diamondqueen's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Do you guys know if you are doing level II or III yet? If so, I'm guessing you're doing level II since you mention floating downstairs.. you guys still get lvl II kids,

  16. 2 Sciences classes at Once.....

    NeoNurseTX replied to Soon2BRN1980's topic in Texas Nursing

    It's doable depending on your

  17. where to begin when paying for nursing school

    NeoNurseTX replied to dcRn2b's topic in Texas Nursing

    Mine were deferred until after school and I think it was through

  18. Need some good summer reads!

    NeoNurseTX replied to stellina615's topic in General Nursing

    I was just about to suggest this! She has another one out, Spook, but it seems a little..

  19. MRSA Swabs

    NeoNurseTX replied to nursebrandie28's topic in General Nursing

    We swab our babies on admit for MRSA and if they are positive for the nares, they go on contact isolation. PAIN IN THE BUTT for something I probably already

  20. What initials do I place after my name??

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

    I'm a BSN and work with a lot and have only seen people sign RN on documentation...or

  21. Anyone here go through school with no medical background?

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

    I'd never been in a hospital before nursing school except when I was born (and a few short visits to noncritical family members). I had no clue what a colostomy was...and that was just the beginning...

  22. Am I over reacting?

    NeoNurseTX replied to Fiducia78's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Are you a float nurse with less than a year experience? Eeek, not a great idea! It sounds like your job is HECTIC as heck, kudos to you for still being

  23. Nervous about Work Tonight

    NeoNurseTX replied to BabyNurse2008's topic in First Year After Licensure

    You'll grow out of it! I still get nervous before work (I HATE admissions and I really don't like going to work not knowing if it will be a doable night or a trainwreck..but that is ANY nursing job),...

  24. Did you sign a contract for your first job?

    NeoNurseTX replied to Violet08's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I signed a two year contract at my first hospital (only because there was nothing else I could find for a new grad at the time of year I was applying). I don't think they're really legal and I doubt a...

  25. I'm an RN! I can't find a job!

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

    Some hospitals do have 'residency' programs and even call them that! Are you in a large city? The teaching hospitals usually have the biggest internships for new grads. But with the economy like it...