That Guy BSN, RN, EMT-B

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  1. That Guy

    Who Here "Floats" to Other Units

    That Guy replied to Ted's topic in General Nursing

    Was on a Med/Tele floor that would float me out to ICU and to a cardiac stepdown unit. I loved them both and would go back to either. Floated once to a surgical unit. Dear lord I loathe that
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    GUILTY

    That Guy replied to GitanoRN's topic in General Nursing

    Ive been pulled over 9 times for speeding and no tickets
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    Best way to resign

    That Guy replied to MomRN0913's topic in General Nursing

    No reason. Just saywhen you are quitting and thank them for the oppurtunity.
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    bosses working on the floor

    That Guy replied to jmznurse's topic in General Nursing

    Medicine is business therefore you need
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    If you love being a nurse, and have good things to say,give some hope to the newbies!

    That Guy replied to gottagetmyrn's topic in General Nursing

    As much as I come to post and vent and let it all out here, I really do love what I do. For every ******* patient you get that makes you second guess your career choice, you get that one that stands...
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    Working 12 hour shifts- Good or bad?

    That Guy replied to vanh0923's topic in General Nursing

    You work what you are comfortable with. If you are tired after two days in a row, dont work 3 in a row. I love 12 hour shifts, I feel like I am able to get more
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    Extra Shifts, Extra calls, feeling a bit guilty

    That Guy replied to 33762FL's topic in General Nursing

    Why should you ever feel guilty for not going in extra? ****
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    SCALE DRAMA

    That Guy replied to GitanoRN's topic in General Nursing

    And here we as nurses weighing ourselves before and after a BM to see who had the biggest one. Everyone does that
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    "But for me, 98.4 means I have a fever...."

    That Guy replied to abbaking's topic in General Nursing

    If you arent over 100 I dont
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    Salary comparison

    That Guy replied to oriellyk's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Kansas RN - 1 year Medical 19.50/hour Base Moving to Cheyenne, WY ER 26/hour
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    Illness?

    That Guy replied to StL_Momma27's topic in General Nursing

    Only time I have called in sick was when I had a sudden and unexplained puking episode that started when I was showering to get to work. Otherwsie, I have had a cold but I always get at least one a...
  12. That Guy

    Wow They Are Really Serious - smokers not hired

    That Guy replied to LemonIndiscretion's topic in General Nursing

    So do guys get canned if they use condoms? Or just females that use contraceptives? Seems quite fishy to
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    Wow They Are Really Serious - smokers not hired

    That Guy replied to LemonIndiscretion's topic in General Nursing

    What about the people who partake in a nice Hookah session every so often? What do those nicotine levels show up
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    I resigned today...

    That Guy replied to DroogieRN's topic in General Nursing

    1st time I met my new manager I handed her my 3 week notice. I felt horrible that she had to deal with that the first time that I met her. She didnt know what to say. I was shocked when she called 15...
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    What jobs did you do before nursing?

    That Guy replied to nursefrances's topic in General Nursing

    Summer Camp counselor and manager of a water park in
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    shooting up in the palms? why?

    That Guy replied to all4ofus's topic in General Nursing

    Not that I would but I could hit some great veins in my hands so I could see why they go
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    Are they oversharing or am I a prude?

    That Guy replied to grownuprosie's topic in General Students

    Who doesnt enjoy a good rounding discussion of catastrophic diarrhea at a
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    Noc shifters

    That Guy replied to beeker's topic in General Nursing

    Totally what you can do. In ICU during my internship I easily did 6-8 12s in a row. When I got a job up on mdical, I would only do 4 12s as by the end of those 4 I was ready to suck start a shotgun. 1...
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    Just put an end my misery if...

    That Guy replied to R!XTER's topic in General Nursing

    Jesus I knew someone was gonna do this. There is always an exception to every blanket statement. Would it be better if I amended my original to state that almost every application of a PEG tube I see...
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    Making RNs Obtain a Baccalaureate Degree?

    That Guy replied to Chronis's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Maybe nursing will be taken seriously for a change if the entry to practice is
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    Does your unit have to absorb the cost of sitters?

    That Guy replied to NBMom1225's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    We always jsut take aides from the floor to be
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    Just put an end my misery if...

    That Guy replied to R!XTER's topic in General Nursing

    You mean the slow agonizing torture families put their "loved" ones through. I will stand here to this day and say there is no greater torture than putting PEG tubes in people. Quantity will NEVER...
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    Nurses with dreadlocks

    That Guy replied to DarkLotus's topic in General Nursing

    If you can have dreads, I can have my mohawk
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    Call Off Policies?

    That Guy replied to belle87RN's topic in General Nursing

    we are allowed 15 absences. Seems absurd to me. after so many though they have a chat with
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    Ten tips for handling job interviews by phone

    That Guy replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I found myself scouring the internet for articles like this when I had mine the last month. I loathe talking on the phone and needed help on how to handle it. Turns out I did most of these things....