OneOfTheGoodGuys

OneOfTheGoodGuys specializes in Adult Medical, Home Health.

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1. Become a successful Nurse if you hate A&P?

   OneOfTheGoodGuys replied to Enmc412's topic in General Nursing

   To the OP. The short answer to this question is no. Hating A&P will not make you fail as a nurse. A&P is absolutely essential to the nursing profession, in all specialties, HOWEVER, A&P is very diverse and you may want to give yourself...

2. Having a hard time understanding MRSA......

   OneOfTheGoodGuys replied to 2011nursetobe's topic in General Nursing

   P.S. Also not trying to downplay the seriousness of MRSA. It is a horrid little bug that is notoriously hard to treat and is very common, and I have been told it is very painful. Once again the image of someone wiping a booger into their wound just...

3. Having a hard time understanding MRSA......

   OneOfTheGoodGuys replied to 2011nursetobe's topic in General Nursing

   Generally, I live by a couple rules that I feel transcend all other policies in place by hospitals, laws in place by governments, protocols, agendas, etc. One of those cardinal rules is this: it is never a good idea to wipe boogers into open wounds....

4. New Grad Interviewing for Pre-op position. Any Advice?

   OneOfTheGoodGuys replied to OneOfTheGoodGuys's topic in Operating Room

   Well this is a bit late to post however, I recently received a PM from someone asking me how this situation panned out. I do not have enough posts yet to have PM privileges so I will post the answer here. I did not receive this position. The manag...

5. Ranting!...

   OneOfTheGoodGuys replied to brotherbear's topic in General Nursing

   Hey brother. This makes us look bad. As one male nurse to another (brotherbear-I'm assuming you're a guy) don't be vindictive. Do you really need eye contact to validate your profession? I know I don't. maybe that person has something going on i...

6. A payroll card instead of a check???

   OneOfTheGoodGuys replied to fery632's topic in General Nursing

   I'm pretty sure I know the exact company you are working for and I recently got offered a job from them as well. I opted for the direct deposit option instead of the payroll card because I was unsure as to whether I could use that card to withdraw c...

7. advice for RN student

   OneOfTheGoodGuys replied to nursingstudent_2012's topic in General Nursing

   Well, I am not a NICU nurse but one of my buddies is a new grad NICU nurse, and they liked him enough during his clinicals that he precepted NICU and got a job in the NICU fresh out of school. This is his advice: Just be aware that NICU nurses are v...

8. Is anybody else tired of the nurse practitioner craze?

   OneOfTheGoodGuys replied to WillRegNurse's topic in NP

   Oh man, I absolutely love this post. The nursing profession has made so many advances in terms of autonomy and increased scope of practice in the last 20-30 years and it has always been discussed as a good thing for health care. This is the first t...

9. Valley View or Kingman Regional

   OneOfTheGoodGuys replied to asdf80's topic in Arizona

   Hi Lindsey, I am a new grad that is actually coming up to KRMC to interview for a position there very soon. I have done some research on the facility and I have yet to find a negative comment, and the facility itself seems to treat its employees wel...

10. New Grad Interviewing for Pre-op position. Any Advice?

    OneOfTheGoodGuys replied to OneOfTheGoodGuys's topic in Operating Room

    I feel like it went very well, however there are not a lot of resources available in this specialty for new graduate nurses. During my tour of the unit I asked the nurse educator about resources she might have in place for a new grad in pre op and s...

11. New Grad Interviewing for Pre-op position. Any Advice?

    OneOfTheGoodGuys posted a topic in Operating Room

    Hi everyone, I am a relatively new graduate and newly licensed nurse that is interviewing for a position in Pre-Op tomorrow. I am very excited, however, I have no idea what kind of questions to ask or what to expect during this interview. I had ...