That Guy BSN, RN, EMT-B

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  1. That Guy

    Emergency Kit

    That Guy replied to Kidrn911's topic in Emergency

    Maybe they meant hospital/EMS level
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    What time do you start clinical?

    That Guy replied to SBJustBreathe's topic in General Students

    Everything started at 630 except L&D and that started at 5. God I hate
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    Do people take advantage of me because I work nights?

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

    I hated how they would call and ask us to pick up day shift hours when they were short yet would never call day shift to help on nights when we were dangeriously short staffed. I would never go in to...
  4. That Guy

    Never placed an IV!!!!!

    That Guy replied to LoriZ342's topic in General Nursing

    I worked with a 30 something year veteran nurse who never did an iv. He never needed to. He floated to our floor and asked the charge nurse for help on it. Was fun teaching an old dog some new
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    What they don't tell you in nursing school...

    That Guy replied to butterfly_kisses9188's topic in General Nursing

    I got a sick sense of joy calling the ******* docs at 3 in the morning for something easy. But hey jump down my throat for doing the easy things once, I'll ask permission from there on
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    How Many Prereqs are Too Many?

    That Guy replied to AnthonyAdams1's topic in General Nursing

    Cake. Do it. 12 hours is very very doable especially those
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    ZOMBIE

    That Guy replied to GitanoRN's topic in General Nursing

    truckloads of cocaine. im lucky in that i have been able to amend my sleeping schedule as i have wanted it. scheduling for 4-6 day breaks in my schedule allow me to rejoin society and see my friends....
  8. That Guy

    If you could post your own...

    That Guy replied to Daisy_08's topic in General Nursing

    Pillowcases work
  9. That Guy

    If you could post your own...

    That Guy replied to Daisy_08's topic in General Nursing

    Refusal to help those that dont want to help
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    Do you find the nursing theorists/theories you studied in school useful in real life?

    That Guy replied to DichloroacetateAl's topic in General Nursing

    Not one bit. All a bunch of BS along with care
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    The Benefits And Drawbacks Of Private For-Profit Schools

    That Guy replied to TheCommuter's topic in General Students

    Arent the benefits supposed to outweigh the drawbacks? Low employment, high cost, no accredidation in echange for no wait list and small campus? Im trying really hard to see the benefit of this at...
  12. That Guy

    Is Faith Enough?

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

    I told myself I would never join a religious debate on here. But I had to because of a recent conversation I had with my gf. She was born and raised into a catholic house. Me, not so much. I dont like...
  13. That Guy

    No need to be upset at the truth! Change careers

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

    $$$ speaks....volumes at that. I hate to say it but I like nursing because it does allow me to have a lot better life than if I was a medic. It simply pays a lot more. Am I terrible person for
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    "Someone tied a knot in that restraint"

    That Guy replied to Alnitak7's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    That is why every nurse should have a pair of shears/scissors on them all the time. I have cut someone out of IV tubing they were trying to hang themselves
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    Home medications

    That Guy replied to loveishope's topic in General Nursing

    Get malpractice insurance now. Don't ever be without
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    pre-employment drug screen...too dilute?

    That Guy replied to laurascasey's topic in General Nursing

    I just do not see the point in freaking out this bad over something they read on the Internet. Yeah if you were doing pills like they were pez snorting coke blazing a bowl every 2 hours then I can see...
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    pre-employment drug screen...too dilute?

    That Guy replied to laurascasey's topic in General Nursing

    Do you do drugs? Then calm the hell
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    Stupid things that nurses say

    That Guy replied to OnlybyHisgraceRN's topic in Nursing Humor

    Short version of my story is I accidentally told a pt I did not want her "to go down on me" when I really meant fall down on the floor. Oh I was dying trying to get out of that room I was so...
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    Vent: Why I won't accompany my mother to the ER anymore

    That Guy replied to BelgianRN's topic in Emergency

    I want more family like you. A nurse that is NOT down our necks and a complete tool bag to us because you are a nurse. AND you bring food! Double
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    ICU yuck

    That Guy replied to ginaw623's topic in General Nursing

    I'll go against the norm here. I hated being an aide. So much so that I said I would never be a nurse. Fast forward 7 years and here I am loving what I do. I think no one likes to do those things. It...
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    How into detail do nursing studies go?

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

    We didnt have to go that in depth until Advanced Anatomy w/ cadaver lab. One of the most fun classes I ever
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    Drug Screening via Hair Strand Testing

    That Guy replied to Despareux's topic in General Nursing

    I got nothing to hide. I don't
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    Is med-surg a must? Not wanting to get pidgeon-holed..

    That Guy replied to EricaSAFJAF's topic in General Nursing

    It wouldnt be silly to turn it down. It would be down right stupid. If it is what you want to do, then do
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    Chronically late patients...

    That Guy replied to tlackey's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    I have always had to sign a contract stating that I was charged a fee if I was more than x late. After 3 times I was fired from the
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    Am I Crazy? Revaming the RN/NP school curriculum...

    That Guy replied to greygooseuria's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    A lot more things need to change in nursing school before adding more/different