That Guy BSN, RN, EMT-B

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    How to order blood culture?

    That Guy replied to LilMissAlwaysCurious's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah that order makes me scratch my head too. I write it: Blood cultures from 2 different peripheral sites stat. Unless they want one from a central line I would write it different. But they way it is...
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    rn to bsn programs a scam...

    That Guy replied to nd deb's topic in Online Distance Learning

    I feel your pain and it was only to get into my BSN program. They said that my 1 full year of anatomy didnt cover enough that the uni I was going to go to covered in a six month class......huh? How...
  3. That Guy

    Vinnie Jones Shows Hands-only CPR

    That Guy replied to JustADream's topic in General Nursing

    Thats awesome. Reminded me of his portrayal in
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    Does everyone really study?

    That Guy replied to D.R.A.'s topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I did only a handful of questions after school. I figured at that point I either knew it or I
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    Im 24 and I want to be a nurse badly but my age discourages me!

    That Guy replied to M.C.P's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    You are where I was. I had that feeling as well that I was way behind watching all my friends entering the work force and I still had to stay in and do homework. It sucks, but like most things, it...
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    Night shift syndrome

    That Guy replied to SweetsRN522's topic in Health, Stress Management

    DONT sleep 12-14 hours. I have found that when I over sleep, that is when I feel the most tired. I can do just fine on 6-8 hours. I very rarely get more than that these days and I am fine by
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    Improving staff meetings

    That Guy replied to casper1's topic in General Nursing

    I would like to do this but we lose out on our yearly bonus if we do not attend 75% of unit meetings. Our meetings basically consist of being told things that they email us everyday, being told we...
  8. That Guy

    Sometimes it's hard to tell a drug seeker from a patient in pain.

    That Guy replied to tiroka03's topic in General Nursing

    Dope em up until they are barely awake so you have a reason to withhold
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    Is Med-Surg really a dead end?

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

    I recently got approved for a transfer off our Medical floor after almost a year. Much of it had to do with what you said. Poor staffing, little to no aides, little to no support from managers, I...
  10. That Guy

    Record Numbers Entering Nursing, Gaps Remain

    That Guy replied to nurseprnRN's topic in General Nursing

    why are researchers always "surprised" at the stupidest **** all the
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    And the results are in....

    That Guy replied to NickiLaughs's topic in General Nursing

    Holy crap that is my mortgage payment! Deferred payments are the two sweetest words I ever signed next to
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    Failed Med/Surg by 3/10 point

    That Guy replied to Ciale's topic in General Students

    First off, you missed it by more than one question. Just saying. I failed a class and retook it the next semester. You really need to sit down and look at why you failed. Once you figure that part...
  13. That Guy

    Foley bag wasn't closed...help

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

    Wait til you accidentally kick a foley bag and have VRE urine flooding the room because you just gave your pt 60mg IV lasix. Relax, we all do
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    Im 24 and I want to be a nurse badly but my age discourages me!

    That Guy replied to M.C.P's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Psh. Been there done that. I started nursing school when I was 23. I took the extended plan through college. Yeah all my friends were busy working while I was in school, yeah I got a lot of flak from...
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    Getting blood on your hands

    That Guy replied to ribeyesteak's topic in General Nursing

    Im guilty of it too. I have a compulsion with picking. Dont ever let me have a good scab to pick at ha ha. I wear gloves at any chance of getting in contact with any body fluid, which you should do...
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    What the what??

    That Guy replied to pockunit's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you! I see this charted so often. Is it an o2 staturation! No so quit it with the extra
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    I almost made a stupid nursing mistake and now I can't stop thinking about it. Help!

    That Guy replied to Sabinacrn's topic in First Year After Licensure

    This is why I wont co-sign insulin unless I see how much they are going to give. It is not that I dont trust people, its just that we all makes mistakes like
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    How to start the new job????

    That Guy replied to lifein08's topic in General Nursing

    Show the aides you are willing to help them. Then they will be more open to helping
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    Nurse's getting younger

    That Guy replied to Keepstanding's topic in General Nursing

    You know what I like about new nurses....I keep getting older, they stay the same age. God classic movie, couldnt pass it
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    Staff Satisfaction / Turnover

    That Guy replied to NurseyPoo7's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Now you sound like my manager. After our last round of surveys, the one thing people all voted terrible down was management. So what does management do, come to us and blame us for the problem and...
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    What career did you have before nursing?

    That Guy replied to julibyrd's topic in General Nursing

    First career but many jobs before that. Favorite was Water Park Manager. Most influencing was Camp
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    A "dating female students in your class" post

    That Guy replied to Jedi of Zen's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Ugh I dont learn. Dated someone from my floor for awhile. Just fell apart. Its not miserable but its not fun seeing her
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    Was nursing school fun?

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

    I only had fun because I had a good group of people going through school with me. We did have some fun clinical days but for the most part it was a
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    New and not so new nurses..

    That Guy replied to UpinawayRN's topic in General Nursing

    It is NEVER acceptable. New or not new it doesnt matter. There is a time/place/manner in which to address an issue like that. The way it was handled was miserably wrong. The sad part is that person...
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    Another one, or two, bite the dust!!!

    That Guy replied to clandestine-approach's topic in General Students

    Wow. Seriously? Get off your high