txmurse69

txmurse69 has 6 years experience and specializes in Neurosurgery, Oncology, Level 1 Trauma.

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1. nurses not using stethoscopes

   txmurse69 replied to akint19's topic in General Nursing

   Be your own nurse, do it the rigjt way becausr your patients deserve it. When the time comes that you are precepting new grads teach them to do it right. Wear your stethoscope and realize that you listening matters

2. DNR/DNI: What Age Would You Choose to No Longer Be Full Code?

   txmurse69 replied to LollaPaupRN's topic in General Nursing

   I don't think it has anything to do with age. I have had a living will since 25. By then after 5 years as a paramedic I had seen enough to k ow there were certain situations I wouldn't want to survive My living will gives parameters like how long on...

3. Those Overly Exaggerating Nursing Stories

   txmurse69 replied to Cvepo's topic in General Nursing

   Now that was DAMN funny!

4. Do you feel more people are entering nursing only to become APRN's?

   txmurse69 replied to BiscuitStripes's topic in General Nursing

   It's sad but true that many nurses claim moral superiority when they stay at the bedside, I'm not one of them, lol. A good GBP is a great bridge between the world of nursing and MD's, but your still not a doctor. Half of the new grads I have seen in ...

5. Failure in Med surg

   txmurse69 replied to Joy4RN's topic in New Nurse

   I hear these same comments and complaints from most new nurses. While Med-Surg isn't for everyone it is a great place to start, I did and love it, 7 years in I still enjoy my job. Some our best nurses talked about nightmares and sleepless nights befo...

6. Do you feel more people are entering nursing only to become APRN's?

   txmurse69 replied to BiscuitStripes's topic in General Nursing

   It's kinda sad, nursing has created this problem for itself. Nursing as a whole seems to want elevate itself compared to MD's. It seems as though leaders in nursing are always comparing themselves to MD's. I tell our new grad employees that our profe...

7. Dumb question...How do you clean up poop?

   txmurse69 replied to NEMurse95's topic in General Nursing

   Shaving cream works wonders especially with tube feed poo! Watch and learn from the career CA's during your clinical's. They are the experts at fast, efficient and effective clean up.

8. Obtaining Consent and Confrontation With Physician

   txmurse69 replied to rn21191's topic in General Nursing

   You did exactly what your supposed to do! Good job advocating for your patient and hopefully educating a resident.

9. Those Overly Exaggerating Nursing Stories

   txmurse69 replied to Cvepo's topic in General Nursing

   Like you, I roll my eyes at many nursing articles and posts. I dont "like" them unless i actually like them, lol. I work Med-Surg and if my nurse friends/coworkers post something akin to "another shift of saving lives" I un-friend them, no patience f...

10. If not nursing what other career would you have done?

    txmurse69 replied to nurse2bnoob101's topic in General Nursing

    Professional beach bum, lol

11. Those Overly Exaggerating Nursing Stories

    txmurse69 replied to Cvepo's topic in General Nursing

    Now that was DAMN funny!

12. Should I tell my manager I'm burned out?

    txmurse69 replied to QuarterLife88's topic in General Nursing

    Yes you should tell your boss. It's sad that in nursing it often feels like your being punished if you excel at your job. I orient new nurses and charge on the floor for pennies, lol. New staff see that as a compliment to your ability, that you are t...

13. Why are nurses disrespected so much?

    txmurse69 replied to fitfabfunnurse2b's topic in General Nursing

    I always laugh when I see students posting in non-student forums because I know your about to get slammed. Stick to the student forums until your done with school. There is a reason Nursing loses 30% of new nurses within 3 years. The real every day i...

14. Are nurse's all that and a bag of chips?

    txmurse69 replied to Nash3222's topic in General Nursing

    I have a shirt that says "Be nice to me I'm a Nurse, I keep Doctors from killing you"

15. How many patients do you have on average?

    txmurse69 replied to Jm0136's topic in Med-Surg

    We are a Neurosurgery/Oncology/Med-Surg unit. On days we are 5:1 and nights 6:1, if we are staffed. We are the only level 1 Trauma facility though for 100 miles in any direction and the Safety Net hospital for our region. Most days you can expect a ...