TU RN DNP, CRNA

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    $0.02 from an aspiring nurse

    TU RN replied to smartassmommy's topic in General Nursing

    I conditionally agree with the OP's proposal that nurse training should be shifted back to hospital-based diploma programs - the condition being that the individuals arent abused for their unpaid...
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    Nurses, do drop in! *VENT*

    TU RN replied to AutumnLeavesRN's topic in General Nursing

    I think the MD should've been brought on to discuss the direction of the treatment and code status before the RT. Maybe the patient needed another ABG anyway to see how the BiPAP was working.....
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    Have you met your husband at nursing? Is nursing a good career to meet men?

    TU RN replied to Upward_Bound's topic in General Nursing

    I met my girlfriend in nursing school over 4 years ago. We finished up and graduated together, then got licensed and employed. She has since moved into a new position and is no longer really using her...
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    How was your first code blue? What role did you have?

    TU RN replied to journey2success's topic in General Nursing

    I posted here after my first code about 6 months ago. I already forget some details, but at the time it did affect me emotionally so I'm sort of relieved by my failed memory. 80 some year old nursing...
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    Disrespectful ad against nurses on Craigslist

    TU RN replied to Trilldayz,RN BSN's topic in General Nursing

    Your disgust with the listing could be perceived as an insult to bussers. They help people too, like nurses, and serve an important part in our
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    Resigning from first RN job

    TU RN replied to coolpeachrn's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Per diem jobs always pay more because they don't offer benefits. Plus there isn't sick time or PTO. That's the trade-off. Always go to your manager about resignation which, according to the details of...
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    "On my last leg"

    TU RN posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hello all, I've been a member here on AN since I started my nursing journey back in 2013, a lurker for a few years before that. I started in stepdown and spent 2 years there and have no spent the last...
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    I Don't Get the Anxiety Part of Nursing

    TU RN replied to missmollie's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not sure if this post is a humblebrag or meant to be some kind of sermon to we infidels, but I would redirect the OP to the part of nursing school (psych/behavioral) where we were taught that...
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    "On my last leg"

    TU RN replied to TU RN's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for the input everyone. You all make very logical, respectable points and I appreciate them all. I can't say that I enjoyed nursing when I was in stepdown, although I did find fulfillment when...
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    New grad looking for ICU position

    TU RN replied to widmaerjm's topic in Critical Care

    Manage your expectations. A likely scenario: you end up in an area of nursing you may not necessarily be interested in, especially in nurse residency programs where many simply "place" you at the end...
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    My patient died today

    TU RN posted a topic in General Nursing

    He was 84. He came in with a long list of problems, but sepsis was the big one. His pressure tanked suddenly, but we couldn't bolus too aggressively 2/2 CHF. By the time we got pressors he brady'd...
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    My patient died today

    TU RN replied to TU RN's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for the replies everyone. I work in MICU stepdown. What bugged me the most was that he was talking to me a little earlier and I had helped him drink a small amount of water, which was actually...
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    1 Hour and 25min drive to school to become an RN? It's it really worth it!

    TU RN replied to MARI3LA's topic in General Students

    "Pain is temporary. It may last for a minute, or an hour, or a day, or even a year, but eventually it will subside and something else will take it's place. If I quit, however, it will last
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    The HARD Truth for most nurses

    TU RN replied to Humaneclowninscrubs's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Behind every nurse who is questioning their career choice there is some ignorant non-healthcare person discouraging them with the same old "nursing is so admirable/secure/well-paying" or "nurses have...
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    Pick my "poison"

    TU RN replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in General Nursing

    I started on medical stepdown and have to agree with whoever referred to it as a dumping ground. Anything and everything that the admitting resident or stepdown team thinks would need closer...
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    Obesity: A disease or a lifestyle

    TU RN replied to TexMex22's topic in Health, Stress Management

    There was some advertisement I saw for a prototype airline seat with readjustable armrests which, for a price, could be widened to accommodate larger people. Wall-E might actually have been an...
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    Obesity: A disease or a lifestyle

    TU RN replied to TexMex22's topic in Health, Stress Management

    I think we as a society have made a dangerous shift by taking an almost apologetic stance towards vices like alcoholism, obesity, and drugs. We've all but removed self control and accountability from...
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    What is a Nurses Calling?

    TU RN replied to hopepedersen87's topic in General Nursing

    One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, of
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    What is a Nurses Calling?

    TU RN replied to hopepedersen87's topic in General Nursing

    A patient calls for the nurse "hey I need the bedpan!" There's a calling for
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    Has anyone ever escaped?

    TU RN replied to ellieheart's topic in General Nursing

    The problem with working as a bedside nurse in a hospital is that there are people at the top who stand to make profit on the amount of work they can cram into one person's job description before they...
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    Most Esteemed Nursing Role

    TU RN replied to trinitymaster's topic in General Nursing

    Uh
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    Displaying credentials

    TU RN replied to jetMA96's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Tu rn, bsn rn pccn lol omg
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    Black and Job Hunting

    TU RN replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I'm a BSN/RN with a 3.3 university GPA, 1 year CNA experience, 2 years RN experience, ACLS, PCCN, involvement in two committees, various other involvements, recommendations from two managers and my...
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    Pain Seekers

    TU RN replied to missswiss44's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Yeah we get them at my hospital and yeah it is pretty easy to just give them their ordered meds and yeah I know the seeking type and have lost compassion for them. We get some pretty hardcore addicts...
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    How many of you actually enjoy your job?!

    TU RN replied to kwerno00's topic in General Nursing

    There are certain parts of my job that I do enjoy, but for the most part my work is pretty deadening and miserable. I'd like to take up some specialty focusing more on the areas that I like, but there...