That Guy BSN, RN, EMT-B

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  1. Use correct terms, you are a nurse
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    Please help me with my homework

    2015 introduces the new research so it may have
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    The B word. Again!

    Sledding down the roof is fun! We did that one year in Colorado back in 03 when we had 6 feet over 2 days. It was a
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    Nursing Pins

    I lost mine when I moved. Kinda forgot about it till just
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    male nurse problems..

    Yup I hate when male is attached to the beginning of nurse. Drives me figuratively
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    codes in the ER?

    We were required to, which we hated. Our ER everyone had to have PALS or ENPC. Which I thought was wrong, you need both but that is another story. And NRP was a class you could take if you wanted to,...
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    Relationships with floor nurses?

    Emergency. Yelled at for not doing enough, scolded for doing too much. Its a lose lose battle with any department so I just cut my losses, try to do the best I can to help and move on to the
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    How many of you actually enjoy your job?!

    I love my job. Its a fun job, with great people. Do I wish I didn't have to work, sure, but that doesn't take away from making my job
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    grey's Anatomy petition

    Is it to kill off the show 5 seasons
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    Should I let my manager beat me at Trivia Crack

    NO MERCY, NO
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    I can't smell c-diff

    Can smell that from across the unit and UTIs. Those are the easy
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    weekend work Harder?

    Mondays are the worst. No one going to the primary docs/urgent cares so they pile into the
  13. Our facility has a mass text that you can opt in or out of. I get it because sometimes you get bonus pay (Base + overtime + 10/hr + Diffs) which is amazing, but most the times I just ignore
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    Do Male Nurses Get More Respect?

    You get as much as you demand, regardless of your
  15. Im sorry but increasing complications of giving it IV? Is your instructor
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    Can you have piercings in the nursing program?

    I dated a girl for awhile that had one. She would flip it up when she had to be "Professional" and you would never even know it was there. That being said, only your program will be able to tell you...
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    How to know the amount of time is in a strip?

    You could always do the 300 method
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    Will my scars from cutting be a problem?

    I have several scars on my wrists going up my arm, neck and face from a barb wire accident. Some are horizontal and I have had people ask about them. I simply say I had an accident when I was younger,...
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    Breaking Nurse Residency Contract

    I broke mine after 14 months in a 24 month contract. Best decision I ever
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    What does it take to be a good ER nurse?

  21. If they have a pulse don't do CPR, but get some ACLS people there
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    Hesi petition

    If you honestly think they will cover EVERYTHING then you are in for a very rude
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    The Med Room.

    Its still my favorite place. Nothing more fun than trapping that unsuspecting
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    zofran vs phenergan?

    Succs. Oh wait that wasn't the question. Since people are less inclined to prescribe phenergan lately, it has been zofran and
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    Flu tests for symptomatic pts

    Technique and there is a high incidence of false negatives. From the CDC False-negative (and true-positive) influenza test results are more likely to occur when disease prevalence is high, which is...