That Guy BSN, RN, EMT-B

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  1. That Guy

    What do I do after my clinical instructor told me I will never be a good nurse?

    That Guy replied to starrys's topic in General Students

    You can do what I did after one of my teachers told me twice I would never be a nurse....I mailed a copy of my license to her with a sticky note that said "thanks for the
  2. That Guy

    MIstakes New nurses MAke?

    That Guy replied to ad3vans's topic in General Students

    This. People, know what you are giving. When you come up to me and ask me to cosign Humalog when their BS is 32, No i will not sign it. Dont come up to us and say your person is feeling "bad" after...
  3. That Guy

    crap...am I in huge trouble???

    That Guy replied to Rnis's topic in General Nursing

    Why boil all that tastey pre-seasoning out of
  4. That Guy

    Do nurses get holidays off?

    That Guy replied to Jmiami's topic in General Nursing

    I dont care about holidays. I dont have much family left. We make time at other points of the year to celebrate just like we always have. So I always volunteer to work holidays for people with kids....
  5. That Guy

    Code Blue

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

    I had my first code the other night. Not the first I have ever been to but the first for one of my patients. It happened waiting to transport the person to ICU after I called the RRT. Basically the pt...
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    Anyone else having a hard time studying over the holidays?

    That Guy replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Students

    I had a rule. No nursing books went home with me over break. No notes no nothing. It was my time to decompress before
  7. That Guy

    What would you want?

    That Guy replied to RN1488's topic in General Students

    Anything for use in clinical. Scrubs, stetho, shears, penlights
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    crap...am I in huge trouble???

    That Guy replied to Rnis's topic in General Nursing

    No but expect a new nickname
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    a few IV questions.....

    That Guy replied to nashgirl516's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    WHat do you think the answers are? Dang Someone already answered ha ha. But yes I agree what ^
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    CPR for the frail and obese

    That Guy replied to onthemark's topic in General Nursing

    I have seen some of the most productive compressions from little 5 foot nothing girls climbing up on the bed and getting a good straight line shot down on the person. I like to do the same. Heck on...
  11. That Guy

    little clamps on peripheral IVs and PICC lines. . .

    That Guy replied to ArtsyCraftsy's topic in General Nursing

    We do not ever clamp our lines. The only time you clamp them is if you are replacing the T connector on them. Otherwise they stay
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    write-up for insubordination because I turned my back to cry...

    That Guy replied to farmernurse26's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I really dont care. I dont agree with the masses here so whatever. Too many times people just blow smoke up peoples skirts here and it gets
  13. That Guy

    write-up for insubordination because I turned my back to cry...

    That Guy replied to farmernurse26's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Oh right I'm a guy and dont cry. I forget that I dont have emotions and cant get upset over things. I dont let my emotions get the best of me sometimes. Maybe I was a screw up enough when I was...
  14. That Guy

    write-up for insubordination because I turned my back to cry...

    That Guy replied to farmernurse26's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I'm not going to make friends with this. You need to work on taking criticism better. You are going to be criticized no matter what job you have. Yeah you had a **** orientation and that makes it hard...
  15. That Guy

    Religion

    That Guy replied to x4livin's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    I get asked this a lot. I live in a largely German Catholic town. They ask everytime what my last name is and what religion I am. Basically when they ask, i say none and it usually leaves it at that....
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    ACLS Certification

    That Guy replied to carsonya's topic in General Students

    I would say only do it online for the renewal, not the first time through. I just got done going through it and the practice we had was more beneficial than the actual videos and lectures. Being able...
  17. That Guy

    is it a trap!?

    That Guy replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in General Students

    We did this and I found out some crazy things about a fellow classmate. I never once shared a single drop of that info with anyone. It was not my spot to do so. if she wanted people to know, she would...
  18. That Guy

    Classmates complaining about program, I think it is fine

    That Guy replied to Bruce_Wayne's topic in General Students

    Opinions are like
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    Arrested while Occupying Wall Street - Will I Be Hireable?

    That Guy replied to LookingAhead's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    Please take
  20. That Guy

    No, I am not going to do that

    That Guy replied to ShayRN's topic in General Nursing

    This is how I am. I have to warn my aides sometimes not to put up with this crap from the creeps and
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    "Alphabet Soup" After Nurses' Name?

    That Guy replied to Arianna727's topic in General Nursing

    On my name tag its That Guy, RN Emails are signed That Guy. Short, simple, to the
  22. That Guy

    should nurse managers wear scrubs?

    That Guy replied to rebeccalee83's topic in General Nursing

    I'm coming back to revisit this because I had an interview with a new unit. One of the questions the manager asked of me was what I expect out of the manager. I told him I want him to be visible to...
  23. That Guy

    Are 12 hour shifts going extinct?

    That Guy replied to MunoRN's topic in General Nursing

    I dont have a choice. 12 hours and I love it! work 3 days a week, oh
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    The reverse end of "my preceptor hates me"

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

    Its worse when people chart on a mobile computer SITTING IN FRONT OF A COMPUTER AT THE
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    If I Said on Here What I Wanted to Say.

    That Guy replied to DixieRedHead's topic in General Nursing

    Thats why you get a name like mine and say what you