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  1. INCREDIBLE CNA/NNOC victory in Houston.

    txdude35 replied to Chico David's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    No, I didn't. One of them and I have a profound and mutual dislike of each other, and have had for some time now. I can put my personal feelings aside and work with her though, because business is...

  2. INCREDIBLE CNA/NNOC victory in Houston.

    txdude35 replied to Chico David's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    We'll see what happens. Everyone votes on these positions and unfortunately for them neither has much respect on the

  3. Arterial Line Question

    txdude35 replied to wonderbee's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Cool, thanks for the

  4. Arterial Line Question

    txdude35 replied to wonderbee's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    I hadn't seen that either, learn something new every day. A couple observations though. 1. the efficacy of reverse trendelenberg has been pretty much dismissed in all the literature I've seen and...

  5. INCREDIBLE CNA/NNOC victory in Houston.

    txdude35 replied to Chico David's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    Got blasted last night from a couple people who supported the union from the beginning. Said I was jumping on the bandwagon and in their opinion couldn't hold any position of responsibility since I...

  6. INCREDIBLE CNA/NNOC victory in Houston.

    txdude35 replied to Chico David's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    vlynnieg- it was a Filipino guy named Erik. Smug and arrogant as hell, didn't get too far with him without getting pretty uptight. Some of my colleagues reported the "home visit" as well. Too bad...

  7. INCREDIBLE CNA/NNOC victory in Houston.

    txdude35 replied to Chico David's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    Thanks, I appreciate it. One of the things that cracked me up when I was duking it out with the organizers was, when asked how the unit rep would be chosen the reply was "sounds like you'd be a...

  8. INCREDIBLE CNA/NNOC victory in Houston.

    txdude35 replied to Chico David's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    I voted "no," but as I said, they're here now and have to be dealt with. Many of my fellow staffers aren't going to join but I can't do that. The only way to have a voice, IMHO, is to be involved....

  9. Arterial Line Question

    txdude35 replied to wonderbee's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Great info here but not one mention of where the transducer needs to be. Curious. Can't tell you how many times I've been called in to a room by a new nurse in a panic over a pressure reading just...

  10. INCREDIBLE CNA/NNOC victory in Houston.

    txdude35 replied to Chico David's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    The union got voted into my facility a few weeks ago. Most people I spoke with hadn't done any homework at all- they ate up everything the union was shoveling without hesitation. Of course, the...

  11. Top 10 Reasons Against Unions

    txdude35 replied to PICUPNP's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    My hospital is about to vote on unionization. The story they tell is of course pretty rosy so I've been looking around for potential negative consequences to unionization and have naturally been...

  12. Unionization up for vote at my facility

    txdude35 posted a topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    I work in an HCA facility that has union reps on site now in prep for a vote by staff to unionize or not. The question is for charge nurses in unionized facilities. It seems to me that the hospital...

  13. Unionization up for vote at my facility

    txdude35 replied to txdude35's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    Thanks for the replies. At our facility charge nurses are considered management and therefore not part of the bargaining unit. We'll just have to see what

  14. CCU Nurses: we need your help!

    txdude35 replied to rach78's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    How much time did I spend sitting in the last week? lol, ummm... not much at work, that's for

  15. Is this common at your facility?

    txdude35 replied to missnurse01's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    I wouldn't honor those orders. If you do, you're placing your license and liability right on the line with hers. I also feel as if I would have an ethical obligation to call the state board and put a...

  16. help with groin sheath pulls - any pointers?

    txdude35 replied to kcmosue's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    I like to use my fingers rather than my fist- easier to control exactly where the pressure is. Put the bed down so you can use your body weight rather than your arm/hand, and watch for mottling in...

  17. Texas RNs arrested for patient advocacy!

    txdude35 posted a topic in Activism, Healthcare

    2 nurses in Midland TX has been fired and arrested after contacting the Texas Medical Board about a physician they felt was giving substandard care. The medical board informed the physician, who then...

  18. Texas RNs arrested for patient advocacy!

    txdude35 replied to txdude35's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Ah, thanks. Haven't been around much and a quick search didn't turn it up for

  19. CVP and PAD

    txdude35 replied to SkateBetty's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    There are 2 pressure gradients in the circulatory system, a high and a low. The right side of the heart is a low pressure system, the left a high one (right side pumps into the pulmonary system, the...

  20. "Slow" codes

    txdude35 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I've been an RN for a little over a year now, all that time in a combined CCU/M/S/N ICU. In that time there have been a couple of patients who have been "slow coded" and I was wondering what someone...

  21. "Slow" codes

    txdude35 posted a topic in MICU, SICU

    I've been an RN for a little over a year now, all that time in a combined CCU/M/S/N ICU. In that time there have been a couple of patients who have been "slow coded" and I was wondering what someone...

  22. Awful night... (vent)

    txdude35 replied to jbp0529's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Hmmm... I think I work with

  23. "Slow" codes

    txdude35 replied to txdude35's topic in General Nursing

    Roger that on the docs, montie. I still can't believe how many people with an advance directive we code because one person in the family doesn't agree with it and how many docs tell the family...

  24. "Slow" codes

    txdude35 replied to txdude35's topic in MICU, SICU

    Roger that on the docs, montie. I still can't believe how many people with an advance directive we code because one person in the family doesn't agree with it and how many docs tell the family...

  25. Tachycardia and an occluded RCA

    txdude35 replied to Kerrigan 06's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Just make sure the bradycardia is asymptomatic. If they get _too_ beta-blocked you've bought yourself a whole new set of problems. Watch your urine output, changes in mental status, or a drop in bp....