GiantJerk

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  1. Night Shifters: Does your hospital have cafeteria hours for night shift?

    GiantJerk replied to AZO49008's topic in General Nursing

    Wow I'm totally jealous. Our hospital cafeteria only stays open until 8 for regular food, then the grill (hamburgers) stays open til 11. It sucks, I wish they'd open later at

  2. Anyone else not like Combat Hospital

    GiantJerk replied to jones.rn's topic in Nursing Humor

    That's exactly the reason I watched it

  3. New grad needing advice on transitioning to working nights.....

    GiantJerk replied to sunnyazgirl's topic in General Nursing

    When I have to switch that's how I do it. I don't know if I'd wanna do it every week

  4. Guys, do you wear your wedding band to work?

    GiantJerk replied to JaredCNA's topic in Men in Nursing

    I wear mine. If I'm doing something that's gonna get it dirty I'm wearing gloves anyway. If something should happen to get on it (I stuck a bare hand into poo on accident one night) I just wash it and...

  5. Anyone else not like Combat Hospital

    GiantJerk replied to jones.rn's topic in Nursing Humor

    I thought it was kind of fun, but the weak sauce chest compressions drove me

  6. New grad needing advice on transitioning to working nights.....

    GiantJerk replied to sunnyazgirl's topic in General Nursing

    I guess I'm lucky, I feel better when I'm on a night schedule. I stay on my same sleep schedule during my days off and use blackout curtains. Be sure your friends and family understand your schedule...

  7. It's kinda hard to apply those things we learn from school specially...

    GiantJerk replied to Datu's topic in General Nursing

    I just had my 2nd day on the floor. I feel all clumsy and keep forgetting stupid things. It'll get better with time and practice. We can do

  8. A bizarre question

    GiantJerk replied to NeoPediRN's topic in General Nursing

    It's half life is around 4 hours... it should be out of your system within the week depending on your

  9. This can't be what it's all about, can it?

    GiantJerk replied to JustDes's topic in General Students

    If you do work on one of the floors where the nurses let the CNAs do all the work, you don't have to be like them. As an RN if you aren't doing anything at the moment you can go help out with...

  10. Ok, this one hasn't been done in a while....

    GiantJerk replied to FancypantsRN's topic in General Nursing

    Mines just a joke. I'm pretty giant, but I'm not really a jerk... unless you ask my

  11. Soft scrubs for a tall skinny male=don't exist

    GiantJerk replied to phosophorus's topic in Men in Nursing

    I like the way Landau scrubs feel. I just pay a seamstress to add 6 inches onto the bottom of them

  12. Why won't anyone hire new graduate nurses??!!?!?

    GiantJerk replied to samae23's topic in General Nursing

    Ugh sorry, your situation sucks. Have you looked at moving somewhere with more demand? I live in Lubbock TX and everyone who I graduated in May 2011 who has applied for a job has one. I had one...

  13. is 3rd shift inevitable for new nurses?

    GiantJerk replied to edwindelahiggins's topic in General Nursing

    I work 7p to 7a and I love it. I'm naturally a night person though. I wouldn't be happy working 7a to 7p. Where I work most of the new hires work days, but I think it just depends. I jumped on a night...

  14. Anything you would do differently if you were starting nursing school again?

    GiantJerk replied to linzjane88's topic in General Students

    Your instructors told you not to work? Ours recommended against it for the first 2 semesters but then we were encouraged to work as nurse techs. Working made it tough though as it took away from study...

  15. Anything you would do differently if you were starting nursing school again?

    GiantJerk replied to linzjane88's topic in General Students

    I would relax, enjoy the time spent with my fellow students, and not be as stressed out as I was on things like skills check offs etc. Nursing school is the hardest thing I've ever been through, but...

  16. Patient rights v. Clinical instructor?

    GiantJerk replied to studentnurse0383's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with everyone else... patient can refuse anything... just document that they did and what teaching you did. Maybe the teacher was just trying to get your friend to be more assertive? I've...

  17. Lots of SATA questions for June NCLEX testers???

    GiantJerk replied to jaznia15's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Look here:

  18. What to you think of UAP's representing themselves as RN's?

    GiantJerk replied to sofla98's topic in General Nursing

    As a brand new RN it offends me when people misrepresent themselves as RNs. They didn't earn the title, they shouldn't be able to use it. It is illegal for them to misrepresent themselves in a...

  19. Poll: How long did it take you to finish the NCLEX?

    GiantJerk replied to DemonWings's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I found out today that I passed

  20. Poll: How long did it take you to finish the NCLEX?

    GiantJerk replied to DemonWings's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I took right at 30 minutes to do 75 questions. I was shocked at how quick it was over... Got the good pop up, still waiting for my

  21. Lots of SATA questions for June NCLEX testers???

    GiantJerk replied to jaznia15's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I would take seeing SATA as a good sign. They are more difficult. The more questions on the NCLEX you get right, then the more difficult they get. Hence the more SATA you see the better you are doing....

  22. When to stop studying...thoughts?

    GiantJerk replied to JRP1120, RN's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I took the test today. I stopped studying all together 2 days ago. The night before I did 20 questions just to get my mind right and that's it. Be sure to get good sleep the night before and like...

  23. Lots of SATA questions for June NCLEX testers???

    GiantJerk replied to jaznia15's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I just got done... I stopped counting SATAs at 20. Finished with 75 total questions. We'll see

  24. Sexist Comment by Unit Director

    GiantJerk replied to whill08's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I'm a guy... who wants to work in NICU, but I don't find that "sexist" or "offensive" at all. I'd just take it for the compliment that I'm sure it was meant to be.

  25. Interpreter Telling You How To Do Your Job

    GiantJerk replied to TacoBelle's topic in General Nursing

    It's against the rules for an interpreter to speak for themselves in or change words in a conversation. They could lose their license. You should definitely report them. I guarantee you that the...