TX_Travel_RN BSN, RN

TX_Travel_RN has 7 years experience as a BSN, RN and specializes in L&D, GYN, Mother/Baby, Newborn Nursery.

Latest Activity

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   Prophecy Testing

   TX_Travel_RN replied to koalafiedRN's topic in Travel

   I have seen traveler RNs come from across the country, only to fail the dreaded PBDS, and have their contract cancelled. There has to be a more respectful way to do this.
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   Roll Call - Introduce Yourselves, Texans!

   TX_Travel_RN replied to TheCommuter's topic in Texas

   I am a labor and delivery nurse from Stephenville Texas. I attended school in Waco at MCC like at least one other on this roll call. I am currently a travel RN doing a contract in sunny south Florida, but will be home soon. I have also done contracts...
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   Client Breaks Contract....Now What???

   TX_Travel_RN posted a topic in Travel

   On my second 13 week contract with Client Hospital, they are terminating my contract a month early due to "low census." Actually, they are terminating all travelers in the OB dept. early. I can easily find another job, but should there not be some ki...
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   Funniest real orders you have seen in a chart?

   TX_Travel_RN replied to nilepoc's topic in Humor

   We have an OB here that writes brief notes on his prenatal sheets--plans, meds, etc. Recently, on a lot of his patients, there is the notation: "Brief sex--sono next week":sofahider Okay, that is some pretty personalized care there, doc! :uhoh21: :u...
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   Laboring down

   TX_Travel_RN replied to nurse79's topic in Ob/Gyn

   We try to allow our patients to labor down as much as possible, it is usually the docs (9-5 obstetrics) that want to push at 10 CM, no matter the station. As a result, we have called our patients "lips", "rims" when there sometimes isn't one, just to...
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   How many Pt do you take care of?

   TX_Travel_RN replied to Franlpntorn's topic in General Nursing

   In Texas (and most other states) there are usually a minimum of 4 RNs and a tech for night shifts in labor and delivery. you can have a max of 3 triage, or 2 active labors, with that decreasing to 1:1 during transition, delivery, and recovery. (there...
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   Salaries for nurses in Texas

   TX_Travel_RN replied to sunshelley's topic in General Nursing

   I am a travel RN working nights in the DFW area. I always take into consideration that my housing is paid for also. So with that in mind, I would estimate my annual income to be around 75K for 40 hr a week. Overtime will increase that, of course.
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   More Strange Baby Names

   TX_Travel_RN replied to RNLaborNurse4U's topic in Ob/Gyn

   I worked L&D in southern Cali, and had a family come in to deliver their first child. They were poor illiterate migrant workers, and did not know what to name their son. So Dad had been walking around the nurse's station for awhile that night. Th...
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   Need agency names in DFW please!!

   TX_Travel_RN posted a topic in Agency

   I am currently a travel nurse, but am seeking to work locally for the next few years. I would like the names of agencies in the Dallas/Ft Worth area to research. I work labor and delivery, and would like an agency with a variety of client hospitals. ...