NuGuyNurse2b

NuGuyNurse2b

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  1. What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

    NuGuyNurse2b replied to steffck's topic in General Nursing

    lol the article says the images haven't been manipulated. that's exactly what it looks like to

  2. Emt problems

    NuGuyNurse2b replied to Brandie333's topic in General Nursing

    It's hard to say without the details. Why are they refusing? Most of the time it's

  3. I promised my grandfather I would pass my boards. Please Help

    NuGuyNurse2b replied to ilovekaylaandbrooke's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Hurst and Uworld helped me and countless others on this board, you should look into

  4. Nursing is Just a Job - Common Myths in Nursing

    NuGuyNurse2b replied to The_Optimist's topic in General Nursing

    I would hope it didn't happen when you were a programmer/analyst. That would be an HR

  5. Nursing is Just a Job - Common Myths in Nursing

    NuGuyNurse2b replied to The_Optimist's topic in General Nursing

    and I agree with it. I agree with prior posters who say it's not anyone else's job to say whether someone came into nursing for the right/wrong reasons and there are people are do refer to it as a...

  6. Regret becoming a nurse....

    NuGuyNurse2b replied to cocoa_puff's topic in General Nursing

    You're welcome. I don't have a problem with people regretting the choice they make, but the minute they take it out on patients, I lose all sympathy for

  7. Regret becoming a nurse....

    NuGuyNurse2b replied to cocoa_puff's topic in General Nursing

    I think that unlike other threads I've seen, you hate nursing, but you've always kept it professional and treated your patients with utmost dignity even though you hated every minute of it. That...

  8. Nursing stereotypes. You MUST SEE THIS!!! It will either make you mad or make you laugh.

    NuGuyNurse2b replied to Kssrn404's topic in General Nursing

    it's a reviewer's comments from this product: Head Over Heels by heartsoul Women's So In Love Pull On Scrub Pant I think it's tongue in cheek,

  9. Do you pre-inflate the balloon on a foley cath?

    NuGuyNurse2b replied to VegGal's topic in General Nursing

    See post #13. And post #16 from Ruby pretty much said it in a much better

  10. Am I too old to start this?

    NuGuyNurse2b replied to mightyaphrodite's topic in General Students

    I'm glad to see another fellow nurse who's experienced the other side. Even in my worst day as a nurse, it beats being in the office environment surrounded by sharks and not getting paid nearly as...

  11. Hating Hospital work. What next?

    NuGuyNurse2b replied to MJPN2012's topic in General Nursing

    I'm sure it exists but I'm not sure if the pay will be competitive to what the hospital

  12. So is there really a nursing shortage?

    NuGuyNurse2b replied to VegGal's topic in General Nursing

    Nope, if you just apply and wait for the phone to ring, it will never happen. You have to find one of your classmates who might have gotten in and ask for a helping hand. if not, you have to do some...

  13. Took Nclex this morning, keep getting "bad pop up" HELP!!!

    NuGuyNurse2b replied to maripereanaz's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    try it again in 24

  14. Nurses in many cases bullies who love clicks at any age

    NuGuyNurse2b replied to RNLASVEGAS's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I'm glad someone did it, because I was about to. it bothered me that much

  15. When considering a nursing career..

    NuGuyNurse2b replied to Libby1987's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think people "miss" the warnings, they probably downplay them. Mature experienced nurses don't run around the unit like chickens with their heads cut off, so for people looking in, they think...

  16. RN as CNA

    NuGuyNurse2b replied to historylady's topic in General Nursing

    You're definitely reading too much into it. Basically you're being told to wear many different hats. When I did my clinical my patient was discharged so I asked the secretary to arrange a wheelchair...

  17. Just wanted to say I hate nursing soooo much

    NuGuyNurse2b replied to NursingBro's topic in General Nursing

    I wouldn't give up so easily, just saying, 4 years is not a long time. Your experience sounds pretty...well, typical LOL, sad to say. But I think once you find that job where it's a good mix of...

  18. How to decline a job offer?

    NuGuyNurse2b replied to Purplecat4's topic in General Nursing

    most hospitals have an online application system where they have options that say "decline" or "withdraw"

  19. Colleagues who hate patients

    NuGuyNurse2b replied to Emergent's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I'm not sure I agree with that. They may not have been terrible people when they entered the profession, but when they've progressed to the point where they are jaded and callus, they've become...

  20. Colleagues who hate patients

    NuGuyNurse2b replied to Emergent's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    money, family was healthcare so they felt they had to (see that "I Hate Nursing" thread), they're just awful people and happen to work in healthcare (ie, they'd be terrible at any other job). I always...

  21. I hate nursing

    NuGuyNurse2b replied to Neezy84's topic in General Nursing

    I've been saying this all along...misery loves company. don't get sucked in, guys. bye

  22. Need advice............

    NuGuyNurse2b replied to micstn's topic in General Nursing

    I started nursing in my 30's...there were managers younger than I...alls I'm saying is it's your career, and I think it's more important than what you think people see you

  23. Help RN Split Personality! Bouncing between ED and ICU looking for home.

    NuGuyNurse2b replied to SaltySeasRN's topic in General Nursing

    even in my ED it's mundane, most of our patients are elderlies from the nearby nursing homes who fell or just need a blood transfusion and same day is

  24. Night shift exhaustion

    NuGuyNurse2b replied to Emmasmom03's topic in General Nursing

    exactly why I hate night shift + 12 hrs shift. people are like oh you get 3 days off, and I'm like yeah and you're asleep those 3 days to recover... if you can, get out of night shift. studies show...

  25. Applying online-list ALL jobs?

    NuGuyNurse2b replied to spaghetina's topic in General Nursing

    Have you tried doing the application? Someone with your extensive work history might not be able to even list all of your jobs. In other words it might say list all but when you try to input maybe 5...