NurseLatteDNP MSN, DNP, RN

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    Roll Call - Introduce Yourselves, Texans!

    NurseLatteDNP replied to TheCommuter's topic in Texas Nursing

    I have moved to Texas in 2000 from Europe (married a GI). It took a while to get used to it, but now I consider it home. I am happily married (to the same GI), have a little daughter and expecting...
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    Flight Nursing

    NurseLatteDNP replied to NurseLatteDNP's topic in Flight, Surface Transport

    Wow, suprised to see my post come up again after such a long time. I have posted this during my clinicals in nursing
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    Coding a Radiation Patient

    NurseLatteDNP posted a topic in General Nursing

    I was thinking about something, because I am working on an oncology floor. Currently I am 8 1/2 months pregnant. We always have a radiation patient at the end of the hallway, that I stay away from....
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    Coding a Radiation Patient

    NurseLatteDNP replied to NurseLatteDNP's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you so much for your reply. Most of our patients recieve thyroid
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    Pregnant and have some questions/Concerns

    NurseLatteDNP replied to schnenk's topic in General Nursing

    I will aswer this from my perspective, because I am 8 months pregnant at this time. Should they be allowed to work until 8 1/2 months ? It is their choice. I will be working until I am 39 weeks...
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    All I Want For Xmas

    NurseLatteDNP replied to madwife2002's topic in United Kingdom

    Since I am due in January, I wish for a healthy baby and a quick
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    hospitalists in hospitals

    NurseLatteDNP replied to juswilliams0978's topic in General Nursing

    All of our hospitalists are MDs
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    Does your facility have a dedicated I.V. team?

    NurseLatteDNP replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    Our small hospital does not. If we can not get the IV in, we call house supervisor or one of the ICU
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    MRSA question

    NurseLatteDNP replied to 08gradihope's topic in General Nursing

    Our hospital puts anyone who has had MRSA in the past on contact precautions for
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    How many new nurses are seriously thinking about quiting?

    NurseLatteDNP replied to PACNWNURSING's topic in First Year After Licensure

    We must work in the same unit. I feel exactly the same way. After my year is up (Summer 08), I will be looking for another unit to transfer to. People tell me to stay in that unit for a year, because...
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    Hospital declines

    NurseLatteDNP replied to ASSEDO's topic in General Nursing

    My hospital has fired ALL nurse aides to save money for building the new hospital. They became so cheap now and are saving money
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    Guess the mispronounced medical term

    NurseLatteDNP replied to EricJRN's topic in General Nursing

    Couple of weeks ago there was an alergy listed on my patient's chart:"PHENEGON", I figured it meant "phenergan". Turns out the newly hired unit clerk has never worked in a hospital
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    No preemie for me this time!!! (and question at end of post....)

    NurseLatteDNP replied to RNin2007's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Congratulations:balloons:
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    I need an honest opinion:am I wrong here?

    NurseLatteDNP posted a topic in General Nursing

    Am I wrong to get upset about this: My charge nurse is taking away my (easier) patients almost every shift and giving me some of hers, just because she says she can't deal with them any longer! I...
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    I need an honest opinion:am I wrong here?

    NurseLatteDNP replied to NurseLatteDNP's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you very much for replying. She doesn't do it only to me, she does it to everyone else. I appreciate all the
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    Burnout

    NurseLatteDNP replied to paulla29's topic in General Nursing

    Can you ask to work PRN, so that way you can control your own schedule? Or maybe work a different floor? All I can tell you is that no job is worth ruining your health for. Good
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    I HATE my job....what now?

    NurseLatteDNP replied to heartlover07's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I am in the same boat as you, only that our floor does not have nurse aides at all. All the stress takes the fun out of nursing. But I know that I want to stay there for a year, because after that...
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    made to feel bad after refusing to push iv meds

    NurseLatteDNP replied to manlpn's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I would get a copy of the policy and hang it in the med
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    "It must be nice to sit in front of a computer all day"

    NurseLatteDNP replied to BluntForceTrauma's topic in General Nursing

    What did you tell them? Or did you give them the 'are you serious'
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    One night, 22 pts, 5 codes!!!

    NurseLatteDNP replied to Alibaba's topic in General Nursing

    I am suprised that you still got off at 7am. I probably would have been there until 10, trying to catch up on
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    Strange diagnosis

    NurseLatteDNP replied to aerorunner80's topic in General Nursing

    That's what we were thought durng our seizure lecture. I have witnessed a fake seizure on a teenage girl. It was so obvious, while we were asking her mom the admission questions, the girl would 'snap...
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    What does your login nickname mean to you?

    NurseLatteDNP replied to NNNikki's topic in First Year After Licensure

    My username is my daughter's first and middle
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    Hospitals paying for school

    NurseLatteDNP replied to txmommyof3's topic in Texas Nursing

    I honestly could not tell you more, I have worked at one of those hospitals, and the other one has used that at their career fair. I would suggest calling HR and asking for a nursing recruiter. They...
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    Hospitals paying for school

    NurseLatteDNP replied to txmommyof3's topic in Texas Nursing

    I know that Baylor and Children's pay
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    What kind of Backpack?

    NurseLatteDNP replied to reidesert's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I have used Jansport for the last 4 years and it is still like new. I plan on using it for much longer. And believe me that backpack has been through a lot with