treysdaddy08

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  1. Retire by 30, thanks nursing!

    treysdaddy08 replied to ThePrestige's topic in General Nursing

    Just because someone loves their work, then it 'must be easy'? I have a friend who is an infantryman in the army, and he loves his job. Are you saying his job is easy? Just because you dislike your...

  2. Help for a Procrastinator

    treysdaddy08 replied to Care4life's topic in General Nursing

    Just happen to have it a few weeks ago in pharm class. We really had a fantastic pharm teacher, so it was easier to

  3. Help for a Procrastinator

    treysdaddy08 replied to Care4life's topic in General Nursing

    make classifications of cards...i.e. beta blockers and what unique to them. If you know that, and you know a drug is a beta blocker, then you know the generals of that drug. BTW Angie O., ace...

  4. how to dispute a false accusation that results in a FAILURE

    treysdaddy08 replied to agirlandherdogs's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I would take your case back to the nursing instructor, but do not come across as acusatory. Only point out your good attributes; nursing instructors HATE being told their wrong, esp. by students....

  5. Struggling to raise GPA

    treysdaddy08 replied to cinder06's topic in General Nursing

    speak with your advisor about it. At our school, if you've done really poorly in a certain number of qtrs (one or more in a row; gpa under 1.5) then what they do is draw a line under those qtrs, and...

  6. Things you'd LOVE to be able to tell patients, and get away with it.

    treysdaddy08 replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    and if you were this pt, would you like those hours? or better yet, if you were the family and your family member were in the hospital, would you want to only be able to see them from 2-4 or 7-9, on...

  7. Struggling to raise GPA

    treysdaddy08 replied to cinder06's topic in General Nursing

    ask them about academic

  8. Know someone who did NOT pass the final?

    treysdaddy08 replied to Faeriewand's topic in General Students

    there was one girl who failed (first qtr) final, but the thing that stinks is if she would have done a take home assign. worth ten percent of our final grade and turned it in (she forgot...

  9. Pulling Meds for Multiple Patients

    treysdaddy08 replied to trustsupplyguy's topic in General Nursing

    I'm really confused about this quote. In my school we have 2 patients. Our instructor watches us pull the meds, makes sure we do our 7 rights, and will follow us (never leave our side) until we pass...

  10. Pulling Meds for Multiple Patients

    treysdaddy08 replied to trustsupplyguy's topic in General Nursing

    I think it is also being missed that most of the people doing this are saying that they are doing it PER HOSPITAL POLICY! They've been taught to do it this way in school (if they were using a pyxis)...

  11. Pulling Meds for Multiple Patients

    treysdaddy08 replied to trustsupplyguy's topic in General Nursing

    If I understand correctly, a pyxis is a new system that dispenses the meds for the patient by scanning their barcode on their mar (or something else) against the machine. So if I were in the hospital,...

  12. Help

    treysdaddy08 replied to mp17's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    that's accurate with my school as well. we're required to state it in terms of

  13. DNR Orders Overturned By Doctors

    treysdaddy08 replied to DaFreak71's topic in General Nursing

    We actually just went over this in NS, and we were told that a DNR is null and void if ANY immediate family member says, "save them" (or anything of the like). I think it's horrible that a persons...

  14. Help

    treysdaddy08 replied to mp17's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I had the same answer. 60 gtt/mL(or cc), wanting 30mL per hour. So restated: there are 60 drops per mil, and we want 30 mils, or 30x60, per hour, which is

  15. Retire by 30, thanks nursing!

    treysdaddy08 replied to ThePrestige's topic in General Nursing

    One more thing. Remember that you're hoping to bring home 8100/month.(after taxes) You yourself said that 66k/year (before taxes) is more than 85% of the people here make. And you're goal is to bring...

  16. Retire by 30, thanks nursing!

    treysdaddy08 replied to ThePrestige's topic in General Nursing

    1) there are some good points about not having lived long enough to work 60 hours/week. If you're saying that you're second in your class, with clinicals and studying, AND have been working 60...

  17. Retire by 30, thanks nursing!

    treysdaddy08 replied to ThePrestige's topic in General Nursing

    Please understand that I was, in no way, comparing nursing to being a soldier in Iraq. I have several friends and family members in the armed forces, and I myself joined the USAF after 9/11. The...

  18. Did bad credit prevent you from getting a loan for school?

    treysdaddy08 replied to pumpkin1984's topic in General Nursing

    I actually have not the best credit...not absolutely horrible, but let's just say I couldn't get a credit card if I needed to! I still managed to get enough in student loans to cover all

  19. Retire by 30, thanks nursing!

    treysdaddy08 replied to ThePrestige's topic in General Nursing

    And I think that's a fine adjustment to his original plan. I suggested earlier getting his BSN, entering the military, and in the interests of frugality, he could invest 50% of his pay for 20 years,...

  20. Retire by 30, thanks nursing!

    treysdaddy08 replied to ThePrestige's topic in General Nursing

    You mean those guys that are gone for 2 years and come back disabled with PTSD? 9 years of working 70 hours a week in an ICU...I don't think it's a far stretch to get

  21. Retire by 30, thanks nursing!

    treysdaddy08 replied to ThePrestige's topic in General Nursing

    9 years of hell to be able to make 50-60k/year (with inflation will probably be the equivilent to 43k/year now) isn't exactly "total freedom". Also, remember that he's planning that everything has to...

  22. Retire by 30, thanks nursing!

    treysdaddy08 replied to ThePrestige's topic in General Nursing

    OP, if money is that important and you want to continue your career in nursing, go get 2-3 years exp. in ICU while getting your BSN online from an accredited school (possible to do), then get your MSN...

  23. Retire by 30, thanks nursing!

    treysdaddy08 replied to ThePrestige's topic in General Nursing

    California also has higher taxes and a higher cost of living. With the California taxes, assuming the same COL (2500/month) you'd have to make 102k/year, or 8500/month, which again is still higher...

  24. Retire by 30, thanks nursing!

    treysdaddy08 replied to ThePrestige's topic in General Nursing

    My word. If I knew I could make this much in nursing I would have started when I was 16!!! Saving 2500/month, and having living expenses of 2500/month means you're TAKING HOME 60K A YEAR!!!! Most...

  25. Retire by 30, thanks nursing!

    treysdaddy08 replied to ThePrestige's topic in General Nursing

    Yes. Do a google search, as you suggested. Search the one in Florida. Or look it up on YouTube. Some horrible nurses did some horrible things and are getting sued. This is an acception (hopefully) as...