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by smilealot   Mar 23, '13 | 6,821 Views | 12 Comments

  1. 4 thought this could be a fun topic and people could share their experiences about living and working in AK... for example

    You go from being a new grad to charge nurse in three months.

    Your hospital runs on generator power more often than not.

    The patient you just triaged has a complaint of "fish finger"

    A patient just brought you some smoked salmon.

    The patient explains the reason they are late to their appointment because "well the plane crash landed in a village and we had to wait for another one to arrive".

    Another reason to be late "we stopped to fish along the way"

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    About smilealot

    From 'Alaska'; Joined Oct '06; Posts: 87; Likes: 26.

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    Mar 31, '13 by
    You know you are an Alaskan nurse when you keep a .44 in your nursing bag to protect yourself from the wolves, moose, and bears in your patients yard.

    I just got a brand new shiny Smith and Wesson...should the holster be white or pink?
    VikkiPink, lovemy3boys&1girl, No Stars In My Eyes, and 6 others like this.
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    Apr 2, '13 by
    Nice! I kinda like white.
    tewdles likes this.
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    Apr 11, '13 by
    You all make me want to go to Alaska!
    lovemy3boys&1girl likes this.
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    Apr 20, '13 by
    I second PacesFerry. I'm curious to see what's out there.
    What's a "fish finger" anyway? (not the food)
    toomuchbaloney likes this.
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    May 19, '13 by
    Im also curious what fish finger is....

    Im looking at travel nursing, with a strong interest in AK (in Tampa now), Im excited!
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    May 27, '13 by
    Funny post - my sister worked in Maine. Had a lot of fish bites and/or fishing hook injuries there. Maybe that's the answer?
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    Nov 25, '13 by
    At first I looked into Alaska as a last resort because the job market sucks where I am-- but this stuff sounds exciting.

    I now find myself dreaming of the rugged Alaskan life (lol I probably sound completely ignorant about Alaska).

    Who knows, I may end up in Alaska and fulfill my fantasy of being a super outdoorsy adventurer who sees cool things at the hospital as a nurse and saves lives.
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    Jan 5, '14 by
    You know you're an Alaskan nurse when the only way to see your patients for a home visit is by ferry or plane.

    Or the trip includes a snow machine or four-wheeler, depending on the season.
    softrbreeze likes this.
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    Sep 3, '14 by
    You know you're in Alaska when you are wearing a North Face jacket, a rabbit fur Mad Bomber hat, and Carhartt cold weather gloves in August.
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    Sep 5, '14 by
    Nah...in August we are still wearing shorts and flip flops, it rarely snows much before October below the arctic circle and below 7000 ft.
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    Sep 5, '14 by
    As far as I am aware, "fish finger" is an infection secondary to handling fresh fish with bare hands
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    Sep 16, '14 by
    As an endoscopy nurse, I found myself getting called in for salmon, caribou, and moose meat food bolus. Gross!


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