That Guy BSN, RN, EMT-B

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  1. That Guy

    Something Positive: Your 5-Year Plan

    That Guy replied to Wrench Party's topic in General Nursing

    Finish my MBA/MSN. Take over my lab and run the
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    TATTOOS!!

    That Guy replied to Jordan1927's topic in General Nursing

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    TATTOOS!!

    That Guy replied to Jordan1927's topic in General Nursing

    So apparently I am the only one who had to strip down for my pre employment physical and morality
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    ER Nurse pay Denver

    That Guy replied to tabitha1979's topic in Colorado Nursing

    Yeah Denver pay is bad. They have a good angle. Everyone wants to move here. I made about 30 with 4 years
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    No pain meds in ER??

    That Guy replied to ShaneTeam's topic in Emergency

    Typical ******** of punishing people because others can't handle
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    Clipping nails at nurse's station

    That Guy replied to BillieP's topic in General Nursing

    Clipping fingernails at any spot other than your own bathroom is
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    Swedish Medical Center

    That Guy replied to IVNinja300's topic in Colorado Nursing

    The swedish special :) I get an email a day from them about open jobs with sign on bonus. You know something is up when you are the only game offering
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    Would you report possible diversion?

    That Guy replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Report it to the managers. Let them follow up with
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    Do you prefer to contend with the smell of stool or the smell of Glade?

    That Guy replied to RNdynamic's topic in General Nursing

    Smell flowers or poop flowers. Just learn to breathe through your
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    Tell me why you regret about becoming a Nurse

    That Guy replied to Want2BeeRN's topic in General Nursing

    That part isn't the bad part at all. That was what was fun about
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    Tell me why you regret about becoming a Nurse

    That Guy replied to Want2BeeRN's topic in General Nursing

    I feel like nursing took way more from me than gave back to me. Working emergency and trauma changed me as a person and I don't like it. Its one of the reasons I had to leave and find a new
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    Technology and nursing

    That Guy replied to Catcar1963's topic in General Nursing

    I would rather just have a LINQ implanted that could do all that. If it can read heart rhythms its not far from other
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    prn/overtime addiction/survey

    That Guy replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in General Nursing

    Anything over 1 12 hour shift every 2 weeks for me is totally negated by the taxes I pay. So it is not worth it at
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    Where do I belong?

    That Guy replied to Jrhemming's topic in Emergency

    I Left after 4 years because I was feeling how you were. I only enjoyed it when the people were sick as the time went on. Which is only like 5% of the time. So I left and am in Cath Lab now and it is...
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    Looking for a watch

    That Guy replied to Jaykster's topic in General Nursing

    Go with something cheap. I still stand by the Walmart special for watches for work, and I am a watch guy so it kills me wearing these crappy electric pieces. Give me my gears! Anyways here is one...
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    good bye ER... maybe

    That Guy replied to Ryan RN's topic in Emergency

    I just left a doc ER position after 4 years. Im loving my new spot in Cath
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    Is LinkedIn Necessary?

    That Guy replied to bete-noire's topic in General Nursing

    I get a lot of emails from headhunters on there. Don't know how serious most of them are, Im pretty happy with where I am
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    What do you do when a pt goes into anaphylactic shock?

    That Guy replied to xmilkncookiesx's topic in General Nursing

    You will know a true anaphylactic reaction when you see it. It is terrifying to
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    Anonymous surveys and impact on nursing

    That Guy replied to Libby1987's topic in General Nursing

    You are surveying an anonymous group of people on their opinion on the validity of anonymous surveys....Interesting
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    Regular hours?

    That Guy replied to maco1's topic in General Nursing

    I went from 3 12s of 5p to 5a to 4 10s of 6a-4pm. Love it. I get less days off but not having to switch all the damn time really makes up for
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    For nurses in WA or CO

    That Guy replied to MNNICU, RN's topic in General Nursing

    Plus we are technically considered a federal facility so it and any other drug has to be destroyed if found on the person. I can't tell you how much weed ( and mollie, LSD, etc etc ) has been...
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    Fresh RSI & Vomitting

    That Guy replied to airwick1987's topic in General Nursing

    Thats why there is a suction port just above on some tubes. To get those secretions/vomit
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    Salary Confidentiality

    That Guy replied to CoffeeRTC's topic in General Nursing

    How does this affect you in any way and why is it an issue that prevents you from doing your
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    Anyone ever have to address the "choking game"?

    That Guy replied to Kittery's topic in School

    I had to work a young girl who played that game, passed out struck her head on a desk and got a nasty brain bleed causing shift. If you are going to do it, please be sitting
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    How many days do you work in a row?

    That Guy replied to Jaellys's topic in General Nursing

    When I first started I would do 8 12s in a row and then have 6 off. Rinse and repeat for about 6 months. Then it went to 7 on 7 off. Then here I had a rotating 3 week schedule that the most I would...