BadAszFannyPak

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1. Student Nurse Advised to Slow Down

   BadAszFannyPak replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Nurse Beth

   Well that's a tough one. Today, I want to teach. Tommorow? Who knows. I love the idea of being able to shape the way care and flow is managed but I am not admin material. Maybe in EMS but certainly not in a hospital. Teaching sounds very rewarding an...

2. Student Nurse Advised to Slow Down

   BadAszFannyPak replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Nurse Beth

   That is great advice. Is that the YouTube Keith RN? I do feel the broad spectrum is much better but I feel very rushed. I want to keep my EMS career and start my RN career. I am 39. While that isn't old by any stretch it does narrow my window of op...

3. Student Nurse Advised to Slow Down

   BadAszFannyPak replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Nurse Beth

   Nurse Beth, Thank you for taking the time to respond. I y is really great when new nurses and students have someone to really answer their questions about their new field. To clarify though; the position of career advisor for nurses does not exist as...

4. Driving While Elderly

   BadAszFannyPak replied to jeastridge's topic in General Nursing

   Nothing to add that hasn't already been posted except anecdotes. I sometimes feel elderly drivers are more of a risk then teens because their is zero monitoring. Teens in this state have provisional periods at least. I've seen some truly tragic stu...

5. What are Your Goals for 2018??

   BadAszFannyPak replied to traumaRUs's topic in General Nursing

   Finish my last year of school with a renewed positive attitude and a new focus. Balance family, work and maybe even add a social life. Quit tobacco. (But control the drinking, amphetamines, and glue-sniffing) Not choke any of my instructors.

6. Feelings after first loss

   BadAszFannyPak replied to dharmalove's topic in General Nursing

   I had my first patient death in 2002. I remember her name, the room she was in, what she looked like and her family. Now, I can remember a few fading details of the really tragic or super weird deaths but mostly can't recall people that passed last w...

7. Life in burn / trauma ICU

   BadAszFannyPak replied to BadAszFannyPak's topic in Burn

   I hear ya. I just remember so many toddlers getting boiling water dropped on them. I have two little ones and for some reason personalized them more than any other patient. The peds traumas, chronic illnesses and other stuff didn't get to me. The bur...

8. I don't enjoy going to clinical

   BadAszFannyPak replied to sl0352's topic in General Students

   There has got to be a much more efficient and productive way to learn then this though. I would love to here any innovations some schools are trying. One on one mentorship seems like a better option.

9. Life in burn / trauma ICU

   BadAszFannyPak replied to BadAszFannyPak's topic in Burn

   Wow! It sounds like you have an outstanding Department. It is something I am really interested in and hope that I have an appealing resume. I really do not like the idea or working with peds burn at all. I worked in a peds ed as a tech for awhile and...

10. I don't enjoy going to clinical

    BadAszFannyPak replied to sl0352's topic in General Students

    Clinic blows. We are mostly unpaid CNAs who give meds. (Sometimes hours late because we have to wait for our instructors to give out the meds) We also only go to peds and Med-surg for the whole program. Two areas I have no desire to work in. And then...

11. Needlestick yesterday, should I report it?

    BadAszFannyPak replied to I like cats's topic in General Students

    Yeah. It feels like my instructors and preceptors troll this site.

12. Needlestick yesterday, should I report it?

    BadAszFannyPak replied to I like cats's topic in General Students

    I feel your pain. I would hate the ration of feces I would get from my instructors if that happened. However, your health and safety and your kid's is so much more important. I really do feel where you are coming from but next time, report it. It may...

13. Life in burn / trauma ICU

    BadAszFannyPak posted a topic in Burn

    Greetings, im graduating next year an really want to pursue a job in burn / trauma ICU. My area has two centers and hires new grads. I loved a very brief clinical I did during medic school years ago but didn't consider it as a career path. I love th...

14. Fired from my first RN job after only 2 weeks.

    BadAszFannyPak replied to Mountainrnbsn's topic in New Nurse

    Congratulations on being a badass. 2 weeks of orientation and swimming like a shark. Awesome. It's a shame so many institutions have adopted the BS notion that a lengthy orientation process for new grads provides a more qualified care provider and be...

15. Taming Naso-Gastric Tube (NGT) Torture

    BadAszFannyPak replied to RobbiRN's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you for your post. Whats your opinion on lido gel or spray in the nare? Have used the ice and curl technique on many pts with no problem. At least none I can remember.