That Guy BSN, RN, EMT-B

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  1. That Guy

    Helping patients kill themselves

    That Guy replied to Cwoods's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Much rather it be by this than the myriad of other ways I have seen people try and succeed/fail. Our whole society deals with death in all aspects terribly and suicide is certainly one of
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    "Near miss"

    That Guy replied to railroadrn's topic in General Nursing

    Aside from how much I hate the term near miss ( IT MEANS THEY HIT! ) we did not record them however we were encouraged to report
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    Should I have volunteered to stay overnight?

    That Guy replied to purplegal's topic in General Nursing

    The answer is always
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    Clinical Judgement Call...Not sure if I did the right thing

    That Guy replied to AvaRose's topic in General Nursing

    Did they get stents? Those assessments and vitals would warrant a quick look to check for restenosis in my
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    LVN school vs BSN school

    That Guy replied to MAS's topic in General Nursing

    My wife and i were in simultaneous programs. Hers being LVN at a tech school and me in a BSN. I honestly thought her program was harder in terms of frequency of tests, homework and clinical...
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    Did You Know the Specialty You Wanted to Work In Before Clinicals?

    That Guy replied to Shookclays's topic in General Nursing

    I thought I knew. I was going to be an ICU nurse. Didn't happen and now i will never step foot in there unless its to drop off a tangled, soiled pt at shift change because **** YOU
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    ED vs ICU

    That Guy replied to anjelekag's topic in General Nursing

    Ill give that to them, they do. But I like the fact I know a little about a lot. I don't specialize in one thing, I don't worry about the things floor nurses worry about I get to stabilize and scoot...
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    Scenario interview question

    That Guy replied to Mmsmichelle's topic in General Nursing

    Then we are doing something terribly wrong if you don't know what to do when the answers aren't presented to you in the form of a multi choice test and sitting right in front of
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    Scenario interview question

    That Guy replied to Mmsmichelle's topic in General Nursing

    Im sorry but you should be able to answer some of this on your own if this isn't homework, which I pray it
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    OR nurse vs EP Lab nurse

    That Guy replied to Bx25's topic in General Nursing

    My EP lab is very different than the one above. It is so incredibly boring. We don't get to run the stimulator at all. We basically get to set the pt up, do sedation if there isn't general anesthesia...
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    holidays... sick call...

    That Guy replied to imsickagain's topic in General Nursing

    You will be fired, reported to he BON and have your license removed No wait just all your coworkers will hate you. But like you said, you are leaving anyways so who
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    CNA to EMT-b before BSN

    That Guy replied to ryanwestmoreland52's topic in General Nursing

    I think the stuff I learned helped me more for after I was a nurse than during/getting in to school. Interacting with patients, accurate assessments, triaging and formulating the care in my head all...
  13. That Guy

    misconceptions about nursing pay

    That Guy replied to johsonmichelle's topic in General Nursing

    You shouldn't make the "good" money just yet. You need experience. It sucks I know, but you need something to back up the demand for the higher pay. You will get there though. I started at 19/hr in...
  14. That Guy

    Nurses who don't have the "passion"

    That Guy replied to My_toe_sis's topic in General Nursing

    Decent money, ability to switch around to many locations/specialties, money, oh and not being
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    Do women find male nurses attractive?

    That Guy replied to Sykadia's topic in Men in Nursing

    I can barely make it in the door it rains bras and underwear from the other nurses just throwing themselves at
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    Linguistic Pet Peeves

    That Guy replied to Jedrnurse's topic in General Nursing

    O2 Stats The incorrect over use of literal vs
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    How do you deal with a toxic workplace?

    That Guy replied to LPN9200's topic in General Nursing

    No but all it takes is one person to make one. Im trying to figure out how to get that one to leave now
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    Pushing Code/Emergent Drugs

    That Guy replied to jk2185's topic in General Nursing

    Drop the hammer on that syringe and get them
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    Incentives to orient new hires?

    That Guy replied to Lola Lou's topic in General Nursing

    One of the places I worked you received $1000 every 6 months they stayed there for 18 months plus $2/hr to train
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    $15 Min Wage - Effect on RNs

    That Guy replied to FutureDNP2021's topic in General Nursing

    Ill quit and work at
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    Am I able to get a raise once I get my BSN?

    That Guy replied to nightflower's topic in General Nursing

    We get nothing from it since we are pushing for magnet status so it is a
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    "My Nurses"

    That Guy replied to HairyMurse's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    To me it shows ownership in the team sense. I would always refer to people in the ER as My Tech, My HUC, my Doc. Its not degrading at all. Shows we are all part of the same team. At least thats how I...
  23. That Guy

    Do you feel safe at work?

    That Guy replied to Nurse4babies's topic in General Nursing

    We just had a bomb detonated outside my work so theres that going for
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    Asking nurse coworker out on a date on another floor

    That Guy replied to Sailed3's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I've done this before. It was fun, until it
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    Where do you work?

    That Guy replied to _zoubisoubisou_'s topic in Colorado Nursing

    I think you might be hard pressed to find opinions of the hospitals the people work for on such a public forum. It could be quite damaging to their career. Rather I would focus on the...