That Guy BSN, RN, EMT-B

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    I just have to know NOW! Really?

    I didnt even care. I figured I would find out when I was notified. My friend was actually the one to call me when she saw my license number on the License Verification website. But I guess thats what...
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    Has anyone grown to love nursing

    Pretty much my take on
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    Zombie day off

    thats why i work 3 1 3. That one helps recharge before I turn into a total
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    How much are you paying...

    None. The hospital paid for
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    Is night shift healthier for some people?

    I do NOT function on day shifts like I can on nights. The thought of being tired rarely crosses my mind on nights. During the days I worked, it would be there at about
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    Extremely Overweight Nurses

    Ah the "image" of a
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    Things to do to past the time...

    Take an extra bed alarms or wheelchair alarms, pull the pin, put in the tube system and send
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    Please share your GPAs??

    Applied with a 2.54 and got
  9. You will be busy enough to stay awake. Trust me, pts dont
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    Should I get a nice car as a new LPN/LVN?

    Get whatever the **** you want. Its the first thing I did when I
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    What's the funniest most unusual baby name?

    Hello Debbie Downer, go ahead and have a seat outside this
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    What do you take to clinicals?

    They are the strippers and clippers. Trauma shear are the big 7 1/4" used for for really getting through stuff. Bandage are the smaller metal ones for more precise cutting. I only carry trauma shears...
  13. I took a med prep class in high school, it was more of a CNA and med term class. I hated every second of it and swore off nursing. Started school as an X-ray tech, then realized how boring it was....
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    What do you take to clinicals?

    Clinicals is where I developed my OCD for where things went in my pockets. Since leaving Med surg, it has changed but here is how it went: Name badge - Wherever Left breast pocket - Black pen, blue...
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    What's the funniest most unusual baby name?

    I can say that I have seen that with dogs a lot, especially
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    What's the funniest most unusual baby name?

    We joked that would we start a little black book of these names at work. Seriously what are these parents thinking!? Its like they purposely come up with the stupidest **** they can to be different....
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    What do you wear under scrubs?

    I wear one of my KCCO shirts underneath. It is the lightest most comfortable shirts I own. And I wear gym shorts under my pants. It is a little warmer but after a little mishap, I always have to wear...
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    All the cool people work nights!

    Everyone is so much more relaxed. No higher ups Teamwork for sure. Less people there so you have to rely on your
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    Family at school orientation?

    What a ridiculous requirement and an ever more ridiculous sign of the times. I left home to go to college to get as far away from my parents as I could! I couldnt possibly fathom wanting to bring them...
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    What made you decide to go for ASN or BSN?

    BSN. I knew I would never go back to
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    Any advice on IV insertion skills?

    Practice on each other. Have the people who are good tell you what you are doing wrong. We have the nexiva too and I hated them compared to the Insyte. There is definitely a different technique...
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    Licensed in multiple states

    Yup you sure can. I have my license in 3 states. Its really easy but can get expensive
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    Er nurse vs icu nurse

    There i fixed it for you. The main difference between ER nurses and ICU nurses.....ER nurses walk
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    Poop in nursing

    Might want to send her this link Everyone Poops - Wikipedia, the free