Tex.

Tex.

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  1. Why do minorities have more respect for nurses?

    Tex. replied to Runman1914's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    My coworkers from Africa tell me that a nurse is about as low as one can get, and they the only people that go to nursing school are the ones that couldn't "cut it" at university. I was, and am still,...

  2. Any tips on doing a head to toe assessment?

    Tex. replied to fatrabbit's topic in General Students

    Breath Sounds - A Guide to Auscultating Breath

  3. Nursing Diganosis for TTN?

    Tex. replied to Stephanielee91's topic in General Students

    Ineffective airway clearance...why would you not want to use this for your theoretical

  4. Nurses with asthma

    Tex. replied to VampyrSlayer's topic in General Nursing

    If you are going to have an asthma attack, what better place to be around (hospital) or people to be surrounded by (nurses and

  5. Sitting at work

    Tex. replied to nursefortheLord's topic in General Nursing

    I rarely sit, but I do pee every 15 minutes because I live in constant fear that **** is ABOUT TO GO DOWN and this very well may be my last chance for the rest of the shift lol.

  6. Nursing Dose

    Tex. replied to guest449786's topic in Patient Medications

    I like that even better than the Texas sized

  7. Nursing Dose

    Tex. replied to guest449786's topic in Patient Medications

    Well, I'm not entirely sure. In the context I heard it, I took it to mean something along the lines of.....suicide is a sin, so this extra hefty dose of morphine at the nurse's hands could help the...

  8. ADD sufferer taking NCLEX for the third time...

    Tex. replied to MrPopeye's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    And I say that as a person with

  9. ADD sufferer taking NCLEX for the third time...

    Tex. replied to MrPopeye's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Agreed, but you will be in a high-stress situation where someone's life depends on you pulling yourself

  10. Depressed self-referral to ED

    Tex. replied to jana82's topic in General Nursing

    You know, in a pinch, one could make it work... Probably a YouTube instructional video out

  11. I need your help plz

    Tex. replied to KThurmond's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Get a handheld recorder. Quick trip to Best Buy or Target or that other place That Shall Not Be Named.... Using my iPhone's recorder is the fastest way to a dead

  12. Depressed self-referral to ED

    Tex. replied to jana82's topic in General Nursing

    It's not a crime. And the reaction(s) of healthcare professionals are not meant to be degrading (although hey certainly can be felt so). If someone threatens self-harm, we pull out all the stops....

  13. Need 80% in A&P

    Tex. replied to StressedPnStu's topic in General Students

  14. what do you do on your days off?

    Tex. replied to Momof8CNA's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Binge watch Netflix. Video games. You know, general laziness that involves pajamas and bed/couch time. My mind is very active but body is

  15. Depressed self-referral to ED

    Tex. replied to jana82's topic in General Nursing

    Didn't verbalize a plan. The plan could be in motion

  16. Major discrimination

    Tex. replied to bethymaester's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Sounds like the Universe is doing you a major favor in showing you what kind of person you would (have) been working for. Be thankful you got to see what kind of person he is BEFORE you

  17. Dumbest thing a doctor has done/said to you

    Tex. replied to WorriedNurse25's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    In my facility, I tend to see NC--->HFNC--->BIPAP--->then Entubation. If, and only if, there is time and the ABGs aren't horrific. Anyone in distress buys a

  18. Sitting at work

    Tex. replied to nursefortheLord's topic in General Nursing

    I work in an adult ICU, but I often catch myself standing when I could be sitting....and I usually make myself take a chair. You never know when **** will hit the fan and you won't be able to sit even...

  19. oxygen in dying hospice patients

    Tex. replied to bmel's topic in General Nursing

    Well, I haver died before (that I can recall) but when you load me up to send me out in the morphine cloud, I'd appreciate 2L O2 via NC, for

  20. Nursing Dose

    Tex. replied to guest449786's topic in Patient Medications

    I haven't heard about the nursing dose, but I HAVE heard about the Catholic

  21. ADD sufferer taking NCLEX for the third time...

    Tex. replied to MrPopeye's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Always choose the answer based on how things would function at The NCLEX Hospital, not real world

  22. ADD sufferer taking NCLEX for the third time...

    Tex. replied to MrPopeye's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Dose increase should help. If it doesn't, maybe another increase would. We can't (shouldn't) ask for special accommodations for testing, because when you are working you will get NO such special...

  23. Drug seekers

    Tex. replied to russianbear's topic in General Nursing

    As a chronic migraine patient, I can't like this

  24. Is it true all nurses get MRSA or C-DIFF?

    Tex. replied to mzsuccess's topic in General Nursing

    Love it! The gift that keeps on giving....all year

  25. Odd interactions

    Tex. replied to remotefuse's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Super Murse to the