BigDog

BigDog

picc certified

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About BigDog

BigDog has 17 years experience and specializes in picc certified.


Nursing for 17 years critical carre cath lab background

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  1. Preceptor Woes, In desperate need of guidence!!!!

    Trade in your preceptor everyone is different in how they go about our business of nursing,dont worry about the clique thing either,being a male in nursing Ive dealt with situation and in the end no matter what I did or dint do was going to be wrong....
  2. dating at work?

    Especially steer clear of that one you will find camped out in the tree in the front yard with duct tape and stick waiting for you,or well thats what happened to me
  3. dating at work?

    Simple no nukie where you earn your cookies
  4. help me not suck :)

    Watch your pts even the wide awake ones like Stopnik said they'll quit breathing on you ,air goes in and out blood goes round and round and 02 is good welcome to PACU
  5. When you get no feedback on how you're doing....

    Your fine ,unfortunatly you'll see what happens when the newbe doesnt get it,nurse dont eat their young but some leave scars.
  6. Male nurse crying!!!

    5 yr old beat to death by stepdad,only i cared for him 4 12 hour shifts before he passed couldnt help but cry in that room with his mom and grandma wasnt proud of it ,but never forget it .
  7. Need orientation survival tips

    The newness doesnt last long,hope you enjoy the change best thing I ever did
  8. Contrast infiltrate

    We stand out with pt and feel the site when injecting test dose.amazingly pts tell us everything feels "fine" while their arm is puffing up.
  9. Blood and such

    The sites arent what gets ya its the smells sometimes
  10. Career satisfaction?

    That first yr is just the first yr,lots to learn and do 18yrs later still lots to learn and do thats why I love it nevevr the same ol same ol.
  11. Just Plain Nasty Mean. What Would You Do?

    My response that gets their attention is "I'm sorry were you about to offend me
  12. Funniest real orders you have seen in a chart?

    vwerbal order from anestesia on arrival to pacu "watch breathing" uhhhhh no ***** sherlock
  13. Nursing 10 years ago

    the speed and severity of everything is a biggie in 91 my pts were in icu 3 days before they went to pcu now they are home in the 3days,then a pulmonary emboli killed ya dead now we see less.surgery much less invasive anesthetic no so volatile.One th...
  14. Please Stop Telling Me "You'll be fine."

    Big deep breath anxiety only reminds you to be diligent and after 18 yrs in icu cvor there are days I still get anxious now from knowing whats coming instead of reacting to what happened,whjen all else fails remember #! air goes in and out,#2 blood g...
  15. when all else fails chuck the tech and loof listen feel the pt.Gadgets arent magic. rule #2 when you cant find something on a pt ask the pt they know whats up with themselves. Good luck