That Guy BSN, RN, EMT-B

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  1. That Guy

    How much of a raise did you get this year?

    I switched jobs and got a 40% raise. Best idea
  2. That Guy

    Things You Need To Know To Be A Nurse...

    What you classify as an emergency and what the general public classifies as an emergency are very different
  3. That Guy

    Bedside charting?! Is this the new norm? VENT!

    If i still worked the floor, and I am glad I dont, I dont think my pts would appreciate me charting my 0300 assessment at the bedside with them trying to sleep. Make it an option, not a requirement. A...
  4. That Guy

    Things You Need To Know To Be A Nurse...

    Dont drop the
  5. That Guy

    Working for the Rich Population?

    I lived in a very well of neighborhood growing up. I hated how the people were there. Entitlement out the ass. I could only imagine having to take care of
  6. What a horrible
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    Night Time Nocturnal Dialysis

    At my old hospital we had a lot of people on PD. They all said it was the absolute best thing that had happened to them regarding dialysis. Only problem we saw was infections from the caths which is...
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    Great moments in bad judgement

    As a CCW carrier that always freaked me out at first as none of my guns have a safety
  9. That Guy

    Great moments in bad judgement

    the last one goes with my up the butt theme
  10. That Guy

    Pts right to refuse treatment

    Let her go. So what happens next time is she goes down in the field and dies. I might sound heartless but it happens. People get tired of fighting or want to die. Why must everyone live and get...
  11. That Guy

    Great moments in bad judgement

    *insert object name here* inserted squarely up the butt......"I fell on it". Uh huh you have barbie dolls just littered around your house
  12. That Guy

    Was this a fair consequence?

    Yup fair. Some lessons are hard
  13. Ive had a teacher or two tell me I wouldnt become a nurse. Proved her
  14. That Guy

    Weird job...

    We would get those emails saying we needed to step up and do more overtime to help the floor several weeks after saying we work too much overtime. You just have to shake your head
  15. That Guy

    Help!!!!!Please

    Call in
  16. That Guy

    How would you change Healthcare Delivery?

    The ability to refuse services to people that show up at the ER 4 times in one day and AMA every single
  17. Im game for anything. Gotta learn somewhere. Granted I would have zero issue stopping them if they were going to screw
  18. That Guy

    Dumb question

    Yup get paid for hours worked but you are counted as
  19. That Guy

    Sorry Nurse Recruiters/Nurse Managers!

    It took me 34 minutes for 75 questions. I do not sit and dwell on the questions. I read the question, found the answer moved along. Worked well in school for me. I always always tested fast. I cant...
  20. Anatomy was a fun class. A sharpie and some "canvas" really jogs the
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    Sorry Nurse Recruiters/Nurse Managers!

    Sadly I think what a lot of people miss is that you need to start "looking for a job" in school. After you are out, you lose so much face time with the nurses, managers, docs everybody that could help...
  22. That Guy

    What do you go by?

    I typically respond to doctor. Then I quickly correct
  23. Make your name known in clinicals the best you can. Network network network all that you possibly can. Do internships if possible. You have a long way til you get there so start
  24. That Guy

    Oh boy, the App is here

    While I agree, I dont have the smallest of thumbs and can hammer out some interesting words at times. So something checking my back is always
  25. That Guy

    Sorry Nurse Recruiters/Nurse Managers!

    I'm sorry you dont stand out enough to them to warrant getting an offer. Sure you had it hard through nursing school. I can show you half my class with the exact same story as you. So what makes you...