That Guy BSN, RN, EMT-B

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    What would you do??

    Personally, I dont think you owe him anything. You made no commitment to the onc floor. You were honest and outright when he called for a follow up. Simply thank them for the interview and move
  2. I share the stories to vent. I dont carry much emotion with me at work but sharing the stories helps relieve the pressure a lot. My fiance is a nurse too so we share stories about the different places...
  3. Medical for sure. I did my first year on there and you learn and see a lot. Actually it was in kansas
  4. I always pulled the card that once they got back home, they would have to do it on their own again. Plus I hate taking care of people that wont take care of themselves. Not the people that cant but...
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    Using Your Photo As An Avatar

    You mean people dont believe I am really Bill
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    Speaking About Nurses Who Moonlight As Dancers

    Thank you for including the club she works at.... Seriously I dont see why it would matter how she gets the money to do what she wants to
  7. And we get no respect
  8. I dont care about your attitude that the customer is always right and needs to be
  9. That Guy

    How to stop the drug seeker?

    Its a sick cycle. If they dont give them what they want, they will complain to the hospital, hospital will come down on doc for not making pt happy. Since, thats what it is all about anyways. Have to...
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    Concealed Carry...as a nurse?

    I dont carry in to work. When it stays in the Jeep, it is in a bolted down locked container. I feel safer carrying when I am around town. You would never know I carry either. I have never drawn my...
  11. It is why I try to be succinct. I hate long winded posts as
  12. That Guy

    If you read Dear Prudence on Slate.

    When they ask what I would do. Then we can be friends
  13. I have found that people like this, they are usually the common
  14. I stopped reading once I saw the
  15. Get the shoes now and break them in. Nothing sucks more than new shoes. Tools. You will develop your own style. There is a thread in the ED board about what we all carry on a daily basis and it is...
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    The good, the bad, and the ugly

    Good: Asked to start training to be a charge nurse Bad: SSDD walking through the doors. Ugly: Seeing the utter failings of parents and the impact it has on
  17. That Guy

    Networking in a new city

    Take a job. Any job where you can get your name out there. My GF did this after moving to be with me. 3 months after being here she was approached for a VA job, very hard to get especially for a...
  18. That Guy

    NURSE work schedule

    I swear answering all his questions is like nailing jello to a wall. it just isnt going to
  19. Had a Peter Pan ( jumped and forgot how to fly ) the other night. Asked why he did it......"I wanted to kill ".
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    CNN article on nurses and job growth

    Im happy to see it on the front page, 2nd main article. Gets the word out. Maybe more people will see this and stop flooding the
  21. That Guy

    What rhythms do I need to know for ACLS class

    Just shock til you recognize
  22. That Guy

    How long was your orientation

    6 months as a new nurse on med surg, 3 months when I moved to the ED after a
  23. Get off your ass and help everyone else out. Nothing ****** me off more than seeing one person sitting around doing nothing when everyone else is
  24. That Guy

    Helipad Trauma Nursing

    Around here it is 5