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  1. New Grad Question

    tcdtx replied to missie's topic in Texas Nursing

    I graduated in December 2005 with my ADN. One of my friends took an internship at Harris Methodist in downtown Fort Worth in the NICU. Good

  2. Nursing pre reqs..going back to school

    tcdtx replied to 2bnurseguy_2005's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Good gosh! You're not old! I'm turning 25 next month, and I just graduated in December with my ADN. There were about 10 people over age 30 in my class, and I'm pretty sure at least 2 of them...

  3. Working and Nursing School

    tcdtx replied to LiLcBaBy154's topic in General Nursing

    I worked (between 20-35 hours per week) all through nursing school, until my 4th semester of my ADN program. I quit my job for my fourth semester because we had a preceptorship for clinicals, plus...

  4. Saunders Strategies for Success for the NCLEX-RN Examination?

    tcdtx replied to majoty's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I used the Saunders Comprehensive for content, but the Kaplan book for strategies.........passed the first time!

  5. Nurse to patient ratio

    tcdtx replied to titohan's topic in Texas Nursing

    I work in an acute care specialty hospital in fort worth, and we are 6:1. In the big hospitals in Dallas and Ft Worth, I've heard of the ratio being much higher, especially on Med/Surg floors, etc....

  6. humidification during oxygen therapy

    tcdtx replied to Pipsqueak's topic in General Nursing

    A Respiratory Therapist explained it to me one time that 1-2L/min is not enough force to "bubble" the water in the container to humidify the

  7. taking NCLEX out of state

    tcdtx replied to kmeeca's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I would check with the Boards of Nurse Examiners for both California and North Carolina. They should have a website that has contact numbers (that's how it is in Texas, anyway). I would start there....

  8. Guys what made you chooose nursing

    tcdtx replied to 2bnurseguy_2005's topic in Men in Nursing

    LOL...........That dosen't necessarily work. I can speak up, b/c I am a young, female RN. (And to think: guys think girls are

  9. Who am I, the HIPPA police?

    tcdtx replied to ICRN2008's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    BSNDec06: Nurses have no business pushing anyone around to get what they want. I was an ER tech while I was in nursing school, and it has given me a much greater respect for techs as well as other...

  10. Who am I, the HIPPA police?

    tcdtx replied to ICRN2008's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    I'm sorry, but I don't understand how releasing a person's medical information to THAT person is a HIPPA violation. Yes, the "running labs off the record" is a gray

  11. Need Confidence!!!!

    tcdtx replied to futurnurse14's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Calm down, and take a few deep breaths. It'll be okay. Everyone has to start somewhere. Everyone is scared at first when they start something new. Keep in mind that the nurses you will be with...

  12. How do you cope with child abuse?

    tcdtx replied to LNDRN19's topic in General Nursing

    I think you said what we are all thinking!

  13. Please help! Need tips for student nursing preceptorship

    tcdtx replied to blaaveispiken's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    great job.....good

  14. How do you cope with child abuse?

    tcdtx replied to LNDRN19's topic in General Nursing

    I live in Texas, and this whole thing makes me sick! Are people this sick everywhere else, and we just don't hear about it? We had the mom that stoned her children to death, the mom who drowned her...

  15. Please help! Need tips for student nursing preceptorship

    tcdtx replied to blaaveispiken's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    We did a preceptorship our final semester of nursing school, and I loved it. How about time management or teamwork? Or, if there is something you've become proficient at this semester you could...

  16. Where is everyone from?

    tcdtx replied to needhelptomakeit's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    hi! i am a new rn in north texas. my advice is to do whatever is going to make you happy; that's what is most important! my thought going into nursing is i will always have a job. i don't think...

  17. Um, more than I wanted to know...

    tcdtx replied to thumperRN's topic in General Nursing

    My sentiments, exactly!!!

  18. Um, more than I wanted to know...

    tcdtx replied to thumperRN's topic in General Nursing

    My aunt has been a RN for 15 years. When I graduated an RN in December, she told me she was going to start "deferring" some of her calls to me. I think it's kinda flattering in a way that my family...

  19. Patients who "really" are allergic to NSAID's A story

    tcdtx replied to GeriatricSunshine's topic in Emergency

    I used to work in the ER as a tech while I was going to nursing school, and I heard the things some nurses would say about patients claiming to be allergic to NSAIDs. We did have a lot of patients...

  20. Please Help Me!! 50 pts med pass [New grad]

    tcdtx replied to medsurgcutie's topic in First Year After Licensure

    congrats!!!

  21. Guys what made you chooose nursing

    tcdtx replied to 2bnurseguy_2005's topic in Men in Nursing

    I think the most difficult part of nursing is dealing with the family

  22. Guys what made you chooose nursing

    tcdtx replied to 2bnurseguy_2005's topic in Men in Nursing

    Well, I am a girl, so I may have a little different perspective on things. (I just had to respond to your post because you are the same age, and there dosen't seem to be a lot of that) I will be...

  23. Guys what made you chooose nursing

    tcdtx replied to 2bnurseguy_2005's topic in Men in Nursing

    I'm a 24 year old too; I graduated with my ADN in December. I am starting my first RN job next month, and I'm really excited. I originally went into nursing because I knew I would always have a job....

  24. How hard does one need to study meds?

    tcdtx replied to Nuieve's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I agree with EricEnfermero: focus on the main classifications. There's no way to remember each individual drug. I used the Kaplan 2006 NCLEX-RN review book; it has a lot of strategies for answering...

  25. Please Help Me!! 50 pts med pass [New grad]

    tcdtx replied to medsurgcutie's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I understand being 24 and all (because I am too), and being kind of hesitant, but for Pete's Sake!!!! Don't let them blow you off.....make them listen, and if they don't it's their loss. There is a...