That Guy BSN, RN, EMT-B

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    Lost my first peds pt

    That Guy posted a topic in Emergency

    the other night and it sucks. I knew this was going to be one of the harder parts of the job and it is. I am dealing with it the best way I know how ( talking with the other nurses there, exercising,...
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    Forced to stay and work under mandatory evacuation?

    That Guy replied to squatmunkie_RN's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    No patient is worth me dying over.
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    Common nicknames for hospital items.

    That Guy replied to LifesAJourney's topic in Nursing Humor

    Mom juice - Warm prune juice and milk of mag Moon booties - Heel proctetor booties that are huge and fluffy Fire Hydrant - Pt after taking GoLytely or Mag Citrate Terminal turner - Pt on their last...
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    Nurse/Patient ratio in the ED?

    That Guy replied to jlan79's topic in Emergency

    4:1 unless. Until a trauma, Code or some other variation of **** hits the
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    Violent psych patients - how do you handle them in your ED?

    That Guy replied to wildlaurel's topic in Emergency

    50mg of
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    How's your dating life?

    That Guy replied to Joe V's topic in General Students

    Ha ha let me know how that one turns out Just kidding. I met my GF when I was in nursing school. She saw me through it and then I through her LPN year. You can make it work, it just sucks knowing you...
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    The Power Of Prayer in Healthcare

    That Guy replied to TheCommuter's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    Im not an atheist but I dont believe in prayers/praying. however if a family asks for my prayers I offer it to them. If it provides them some comfort in what they are going through, I will help. I...
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    When the hospital cancels you for a shift...

    That Guy replied to NanikRN's topic in General Nursing

    I have never heard of a cancelled shift. We always did on call. Where the entire 12 hours you could be called in at any time. Sure it sucked, but it sure beat working
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    I was speechless for the first time....

    That Guy posted a topic in General Nursing

    I have never been speechless. I have always known what to say. I can always say something to answer the question. Until today. Without going into too much detail, the mom asked me "is my son going to...
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    How do you check a pulse? Nope I'm not a student

    That Guy replied to newtress's topic in General Nursing

    I like apical the best. I can hear it a lot better than I can feel it. But I will spot check the pedal pulses when I was on the floor on every one of my
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    Kaplan scores

    That Guy replied to nikkibroddy's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Stop doing that then! Choose your answer and move
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    Grateful for male nurses!!

    That Guy replied to studentnurse96's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Well we try our best
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    Not even a word of English

    That Guy replied to MomRN0913's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Especially if they know
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    Dear Hospital Administration...

    That Guy replied to aboucherrn's topic in General Nursing

    I can totally relate. Send it to all the managers! And if I ever had a semi private room, I would drink as much milk as humanly possible ( I am a wee bit lactose intolerant
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    Indiscriminate Empathy?

    That Guy replied to tothepointeLVN's topic in General Nursing

    I rarely empathize with anyone. Makes it easier. Or harder. Or am I a bad nurse? What was the question
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    CNA job scam? Please help

    That Guy replied to magalipastor60's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Yeah that should have been the huge red flag. Typical nigerian 419
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    Not even a word of English

    That Guy replied to MomRN0913's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I would expect myself to learn the primary language of where I moved to, but I'm also not going to expect anything handed to me
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    Cheating in Pre-Reqs

    That Guy replied to xxyyzz's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    And I love them for this. The more public the humiliation for a caught cheater the better too. Had a kid next to me cheating in Micro and the teacher sat behind him watching him cheat til he was just...
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    Do nurses have a responsibility to keep their Facebook professional?

    That Guy replied to Bortaz's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Where do you people that say it is bad draw the line between work and personal life? What I do in my own time is my business. yeah I post pictures of the stupid things I do but what difference does...
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    Do nurses have a responsibility to keep their Facebook professional?

    That Guy replied to Bortaz's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Do you all wear your tin foil hats too when you post? Yes I am friends with lots of people from work. Yes I have posted some things that might deem "unprofessional" Was I at work, no. Am I a...
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    Really sad :(

    That Guy replied to NOLAmommy3's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Suck it up. You have to start somewhere. You arent just always handed the golden oppurtunity from the beginning. You have a job and your coworkers are great. That goes a long way. If you are really...
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    Patients hitting on nurses

    That Guy replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

    I hate a 20 something female pt say how "yummy" I smelled and tried to get her sister to come smell me. She also said she wanted to take me out after all this. her sister had to remind her that her...
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    Verbal Abuse...I Gave What I Got...

    That Guy replied to abundantjoy07's topic in Emergency

    Oh those wonderful pts in the ER that think they are the end of the world. I had a pt like that who wanted me to lance an abcess on her daughters labia with no anesthesia at all. She was mad she had...
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    Certified Nursing Assistants - The Nurses think we have it so easy.

    That Guy replied to hfullerCNA's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Come to me with that attitude and Ill be an ******* right back to you and have you do more of the work that I could help you with.. Respect flows both ways. I loved working and helping my CNAs that...
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    Family Members and their pearls of wisdom...

    That Guy replied to R!XTER's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I hate how people refer to the person the are visiting as "they" What room are they in? WHO THE **** ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT! I have 21 people in here with people coming and going all the time and you...