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  1. Communicating on bad days

    shaneb9 posted a topic in Health, Stress Management

    I'm sure this is on here somewhere I'm just not completely sure where. For anyone who is married or has similar experience, how do you handle coming home after a "bad" or stressful day? I've noticed...

  2. Communicating on bad days

    shaneb9 replied to shaneb9's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Nah not typically. She gets grossed out by

  3. I am the worst person ever.

    shaneb9 replied to bicuspidball's topic in Nursing Humor

    Why would anyone who fights death away from dying patients be ashamed of

  4. I am the worst person ever.

    shaneb9 replied to bicuspidball's topic in Nursing Humor

    Well I just threw a stone at

  5. Least Favorite Things Patients Say

    shaneb9 replied to remotefuse's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Yeah like those people who go on nursing websites to troll

  6. Least Favorite Things Patients Say

    shaneb9 replied to remotefuse's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    And then they fart and feel 1000 times

  7. Are ER Patients Getting More Ridiculous?

    shaneb9 replied to us2uk4u's topic in Emergency

    It's not that the patient is wrong, sometimes patients seem to think that their sprained ankle is the only thing in the universe and have no common sense to say hey maybe there might be someone dying...

  8. Least Favorite Things Patients Say

    shaneb9 replied to remotefuse's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I don't actually hate being asked that. Just like being snarky. Of course I don't just leave them at

  9. Open mouth, insert foot...

    shaneb9 replied to Christy1019's topic in General Nursing

    It wasn't me but I was in the room when one of my coworkers was calling patients to schedule colonoscopies. He called this dude and the mans wife answered and explained that he was unable to get to...

  10. Least Favorite Things Patients Say

    shaneb9 replied to remotefuse's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    "Will this hurt?" I always just say no it won't hurt me at

  11. Working out after night shift/ depression

    shaneb9 replied to Lasanga123's topic in Health, Stress Management

    As weird as this might seem make sure you're getting enough vitamin d. I never knew it was a real issue until I had more or less the same things going

  12. Can we start a new thread on tips to manage/prevent burnout and compassion fatigue?

    shaneb9 replied to mystory's topic in Health, Stress Management

    I haven't really worked long enough to experience it either but I have found that on days when I feel most drained I really enjoy watching or listening stand up the more offensive it is the better....

  13. What do you guys do to de-stress?

    shaneb9 replied to OBigdog26's topic in Health, Stress Management

    I play video games Lift weights (the heavier the better) Watch Louis ck (he's always more miserable than I am) I take the long way home from work Cook Or sometimes just go home and lay on the floor...

  14. General Disdain Toward Job

    shaneb9 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I have a question regarding the amount of negative that I perceive within the nursing community. I am currently a tech so obviously I do not have the full taste for it exactly but given my job...

  15. General Disdain Toward Job

    shaneb9 replied to shaneb9's topic in General Nursing

    I mean I understand what you're saying and by no means am I trying to generalize it I just was more so curious as to the mentality behind

  16. First clinical competency was a disaster

    shaneb9 replied to iwearadrstethoscope's topic in General Students

    The best part about working through skills is no one expects you to be 100% correct right off the bat you've gotta just take a step back and realize that in the grand scheme of things a bp on your...

  17. Least Favorite Things Patients Say

    shaneb9 replied to remotefuse's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I screen patients all day some of my favorites: Me: do you take any medications? Pt: yeah the red one and the blue one and sometimes the white one Me: I see you had your gallbladder removed...

  18. Ask an OR nurse (Questions about what we do or how to become one of us)

    shaneb9 replied to Rose_Queen's topic in Operating Room

    What is your pay like vs that of icu nursing. I work in a military hospital and the hierarchy is sort of skewed as our or nurses are civilians and most not all of our icu nurses are service