Wrench Party

Wrench Party

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  1. Meaning of your username?

    Wrench Party replied to Flightless Bird's topic in General Nursing

    I'm a cyclist, a bike mechanic for a local community bike shop, and I've raced in several different cycling sports. When my bike bros/gals and I get together to wrench (fix bikes), and in the past,...

  2. "Your job is to make me happy"

    Wrench Party replied to Nurse216's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    This is usually met with a snort and a "Let's worry about the real job: to keep your wife happy" as I seem to get this type of comment more from guys. I don't worry about the patient, I worry about...

  3. Question for Day Shift Nurses Who Own a Dog

    Wrench Party replied to westieluv's topic in General Nursing

    Put an ad in the local paper or on Craigslist, find a petsitter of some sort. I've done this in the past for house services and I've also gotten some farmsitting gigs that way as well. Surely you can...

  4. Why would you give this up??

    Wrench Party replied to 1mrsbs's topic in School

    I went back to the hospital for less pay, but really to get the bedside experience as a floor nurse. I had a pretty sweet gig in a clinic with good pay and daytime hours, but I was seriously getting...

  5. Please help, super conflicted!

    Wrench Party replied to FSUMurse94's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Oh, based on commute and your broad level of exposure, I'd choose the ER. For whatever reason, new grads seem to think the ICU is the final destination. Plus all that extra $$ that you'll make on...

  6. How to help your relationship survive night shift

    Wrench Party replied to Kharma711's topic in General Nursing

    What works for me: 1) My nights are always scheduled in a row. 2) 1st night in: I get a lot of sleep the night before (sleep in till 10/11 am) and then just go to work. I work out after and hit the...

  7. Are you jealous of other nurses jobs/abilities?

    Wrench Party replied to purplegal's topic in General Nursing

    Just because someone works in the ICU or ER, does not make them a better nurse. Some of the best nurses I know work med/surg and hospice. I am totally impressed with those nurses that work palliative...

  8. 4/16 What I learned this week: POD2 and I want my button back

    Wrench Party replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    1) Learned a nice little diddly for the purposes of understanding dopamine and BIPAP on a patient (PPP). Push the heart, push the lungs, push the fluid out. 2) Had my first serious clash with a...

  9. Night Shifters - Am I being too sensitive?

    Wrench Party replied to val421's topic in General Nursing

    ...And that's why I tell my patients on night shift "let's cluster your care, dressing changes, bathing, meds, assessments, etc." all done at once. My initial pass takes me longer to do, but...

  10. "Smart" students make bad nurses?

    Wrench Party replied to joseyjo's topic in General Nursing

    I didn't get straight As in nursing school, and it hasn't held me back so far in my nurse life. I've only seen that "smart students make bad nurses" generalization play out a few times, mainly because...

  11. Is a fall occurrence of "zero" possible?

    Wrench Party replied to nursidosis's topic in General Nursing

    Fine, then give me adequate staffing, totally remote monitoring (no cords whatsoever), no lines/drains/or airways, and healthy patients that don't have cardiac or neuro issues that can cause syncope,...

  12. Need advice on getting my life together.

    Wrench Party replied to Want2BeeRN's topic in General Nursing

    You've got several positives going on here: 1) You already have an Associate's. That will save you some time in completing basic degree requirements. 2) You have a child, someone to be a good role...

  13. Clinical classmates hate me

    Wrench Party replied to emilylizj's topic in General Students

    You can either ignore them and find something else to worry about, like your patient care and learning from the other nurses, or you can turn around and defend yourself with some cutting, sharp words....

  14. What I Learned This Week: Retired Nurses-Where Two Or More Are Gathered...

    Wrench Party replied to OCNRN63's topic in General Nursing

    1) I must be the Black Cloud this week. 3 patients bounced to ICU (2 later intubated), 1 in Afib/RVR, 1 in SVT this week. I suppose RRTs no longer make me nervous. 2) Working night shift understaffed...

  15. I wasn't accepted to the graduate nursing schools I applied to. Why?

    Wrench Party replied to Solnce1981's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Simple: those programs are extremely competitive and when they create the classes, they are looking for a diverse and balanced group. The only thing that may separate the candidates may be unalterable...

  16. Adensonie

    Wrench Party replied to FirstLadyRN's topic in MICU, SICU

    Just did this last night for the first time. Pt was in SVT in the 150s, didn't break after 6 mg adenosine. He was hooked up to pacer pads, the monitor, the BP cuff, the works. I apologized to him...

  17. Nursing is the Biggest Mistake of My Life

    Wrench Party replied to almost_nurse's topic in General Nursing

    Whoa, chica. Slow that freakout roll. Keep putting out apps, then remember that most likely you won't get calls till after you sit the boards. I had several interviews before I sat NCLEX, but nothing...

  18. The worst job you had before becoming a Nurse?

    Wrench Party replied to Want2BeeRN's topic in General Nursing

    Worst job- working as a farmhand on a horse farm during the hottest summer NC had seen in years. That part wasn't the worst- I actually liked the manual labor and independence I had in completing my...

  19. 3/19 What I learned this week: more about employment laws than anything else

    Wrench Party replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    Things I learned: 1) Day shift seems to be in a downward trend with getting their dressing changes done. I spent more time changing dressings on my night shifts this past week than I have, ever, on...

  20. Let's Ban the Phrase "I'll Go Get Your Nurse"

    Wrench Party replied to nynursey_'s topic in General Nursing

    You READ my mind! I have had two instances of this happen this week where I wanted to punch the other person right in the gullet: 1) I am in a contact room, literally right across from the linens...

  21. prn/overtime addiction/survey

    Wrench Party replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in General Nursing

    36 hrs/week at my fulltime job in cardiothoracic, PRN about 6 shifts/month at my other one in cardiology. I'm also PRN at my old clinic job, but they need coverage so sporadically now that I...

  22. I feel like nursing school didn't prepare me for work

    Wrench Party replied to Gem1984's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Almost 3 years in to working as an actual nurse, and I've learned how much I don't know. I'd really like to hang out in my specialty for awhile and really become competent in it. I've also learned to...

  23. Advice for the new hire (hint: don't show your faults for awhile 😇)

    Wrench Party replied to Emergent's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    "Ain't nobody got time for nothing no how." I tell that to the latest crop of new hires on our unit, because some want to take, shall we say, an interventional approach to our more established...

  24. Nursing Depts Ran by Non-Nurses?

    Wrench Party replied to Reeses30135's topic in General Nursing

    I've had a few non-nurse managers at the clinic I used to work at, and they are a big reason of why I left and went back to the hospital. They would tell patients things that were medically not true,...

  25. Have you ever worked with someone who had such a nasty attitude that it was almost hostile

    Wrench Party replied to 1Jessie86's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    OP, you better watch your back, because you just put a target on it. Whoops. Now, learn from your mistake, calm down, develop a thicker skin, etc. Trust me, these cranky people are in ALL...