Glutton-4-Trauma BSN, RN

Glutton-4-Trauma has 11 years experience as a BSN, RN and specializes in Emergency/Critical Care.

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1. Specialty Poll for male nurses

   Glutton-4-Trauma replied to DatMurse's topic in Men

   Currently working on a critical care unit. Worked ER with a stint as a traveler previously.

2. Forced to resign, new grad with only 1 year of experinece.

   Glutton-4-Trauma replied to Elan84's topic in General Nursing

   If you are still functioning at the level of a new grad after one year of ER experience you should strongly consider switching specialty areas. Also, the words of YOUR ER director aren't gold. That is the individual perspective of one person. Most di...

3. travel nursing for new grad

   Glutton-4-Trauma replied to dcwang's topic in Travel

   The idea of a new grad traveling is silly. I had a year of experience before I began and I can tell you that there is absolutely no way one could be safe and function as a new grad traveler. That phrase alone makes me shudder! I definitely wish that ...

4. Dept. Transfer

   Glutton-4-Trauma replied to GCom24's topic in Emergency

   I agree with giving any job you began as a new grad a year before transferring, especially if you aren't miserable where you are (you mentioned missing your med-surg crew, so Im guessing you aren't)..you've got just 4 months left. You can never go wr...

5. Your opinion on degrees.

   Glutton-4-Trauma replied to Kaitybar7's topic in General Nursing

   Definitely depends on the market! I started with my associates because I didn't want to miss out on a few years salary and valuable nursing experience. ADN and BSN new grads are equally desired where I'm from and I did just fine in the area that I gr...

6. Coworker tried converting me on my break

   Glutton-4-Trauma replied to CountryMomma's topic in General Nursing

   While in a classroom during orientation for an agency assignment I had another nurse question my choice of jewelry displayed on a picture for my ID badge. Normally, I wouldn't entertain such silly dialogue regarding my personal appearance for a stran...

7. Miserable in my contract

   Glutton-4-Trauma replied to MsConstrued's topic in Travel

   I've been thinking about Seattle for my next assignment this Summer. I'm not at all bothered by the excessive gloomy weather, but I would love to know which facilities to steer clear of during my search..I would be greatly appreciative if you could s...

8. Did anyone judge you for being a male nurse?

   Glutton-4-Trauma replied to ddane94's topic in Men

   I'm sure it happens more than I can recall. Honestly, I've gotten more disturbing comments from elderly and confused pts about my race than I have about my gender. Both are a non-issue for me. I knew what I signed up for when I made the decision to b...

9. PVT IS DEAD! Don't try the "new" trick

   Glutton-4-Trauma replied to scaredsilly's topic in NCLEX

   Scared, The level of immorality regarding what the poster did is purely subjective. To each his or her own. Further, Pearson will NOT penalize a customer who's card declines, as it CANNOT be known whether the mistake was intentional. The customer is ...

10. PVT IS DEAD! Don't try the "new" trick

    Glutton-4-Trauma replied to scaredsilly's topic in NCLEX

    Nothing to feel bad about, IMO. What you did isn't NEARLY as immoral as knowingly writing a bad check. Credit cards decline-it just happens. Vendors have transitioned to electronic payment methods so that the availability of funds can be verified bef...

11. Pull until full triage

    Glutton-4-Trauma replied to Mirnew's topic in Emergency

    We have been using immediate bedding for about a year in our ED. The patient arrives at the front desk requesting to be seen and the tech pages the triage nurse. The tech will then quickly register the patient while the triage nurse makes their way u...

12. Is there a point in celebrating holidays in nursing school?

    Glutton-4-Trauma replied to Laurenslovely's topic in General Students

    I've got two theory exams, a skills final and a theory final all back to back within the next few weeks, which means I should've spent the majority of TG break studying and preparing. But I didn't. I refuse to let school work come in between me spend...

13. Bending needle after injection

    Glutton-4-Trauma replied to christinehardin's topic in General Students

    I haven't seen nurses bend needles after an injection at the facility I work at, but I would think that older school nurses probably do this habitually to prevent accidental needle sticks. Feel free to correct me if I'm wrong. It's not something that...

14. How to help wife do better in nursing school

    Glutton-4-Trauma replied to medicchris's topic in General Students

    It's very refreshing to see someone so supportive of their spouse (a lot of my married classmates don't have that). I have a classmate who I knew long before nursing school and we're very close. She was struggling a lot when we first started and she ...

15. ever have an instructor just melt down in class?

    Glutton-4-Trauma replied to classof2013's topic in General Students

    I agree with the posters who said to speak with the instructor directly. I would hate to have a co-worker or classmate complain about me to a supervisor or an instructor without speaking to me about what's bothering them first. Personally, if I had a...