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  1. I don't have time to pee!

    bossman posted a topic in General Nursing

    I have spent the last 2 hours doing my job and hanging drips of medications to save peoples lives. I have spent hours holding hands with patients and talking to their loved ones. I have passed the...

  2. Husband became a RN

    bossman replied to NurseLady1210's topic in General Nursing

    So I altered your post and I wonder how many people would be upset about

  3. Worried about possible needlestick

    bossman replied to curious1nurse's topic in General Nursing

    Do you remember a sharp object going into your finger? If no don't worry. I don't know how you wouldn't remember

  4. How to react nicely if a patient asks for your social media acct?

    bossman replied to hedzinkwly's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I stick to "no". Why not? "because I said

  5. *slightly hemolyzed* potassium

    bossman replied to holdensjane1's topic in General Nursing

    So first STOP WORRYING. Truly hemolyzed at best can report a K at 1 below the level (3.7) and slightly hemolyzed is more likely 0.5. There is no reason to redraw this patient and no need to lose a...

  6. Nurse selling to patient

    bossman replied to broosevader's topic in General Nursing

    If they are your client/patient/underling then don't sell to

  7. Manual BP - even or odd

    bossman replied to Nonono1's topic in General Nursing

    If a patients BP is 115/91 they will die a horrible death if you repot it as 116/92 so PLEASE report what you

  8. Feeling so Bummed

    bossman replied to nursingforme2's topic in General Students

    I didn't realize this was high school. Get over it your friend is a flake and is not going to invite you. Make new friends because your friend is a less intelligent individual. You can let this...

  9. Help! Please talk me out of quitting!

    bossman replied to Wanttobeamom's topic in General Nursing

    Can you sum this up in bullet points? If you are scared don't do it. If you want to put the *gasp* 2 years into being a surgical tech then do

  10. Epinephrine and coronary arteries

    bossman replied to miamiheatrn's topic in General Nursing

    Also it

  11. Epinephrine and coronary arteries

    bossman replied to miamiheatrn's topic in General Nursing

    So why are we arguing about a pulse when they have a measurable blood pressure? No pulse means no blood pressure. Still book answer is treat the fatal arrhythmia. Real world do it all at

  12. Who needs a bigger pat on the back?

    bossman posted a topic in General Nursing

    Really who needs a bigger pat on the back for doing their job? Who posts more about how much they matter and makes a bigger difference? Nurses or

  13. Who needs a bigger pat on the back?

    bossman replied to bossman's topic in General Nursing

    never seen either of them post about how hard they work. Must be that they have a Cush job unlike us nurses that work 9 12's per

  14. Does any school accept Hondros College credits?

    bossman replied to Vivanurse's topic in School, College Programs

    Probably not. I really doubt US schools would accept credits from another country. It is hard to get credits accepted from US schools let alone from other

  15. Lab values

    bossman replied to nicole anne's topic in General Nursing

    Which lab reports are you struggling with? This is really a broad topic and some context would help. I am not sure that a simple book or resources would be helpful. Take even hemoglobin for...

  16. Nurses Insight?

    bossman replied to Panther2014's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I responded to your

  17. I want to be a nurse, do I have what it takes?

    bossman replied to Alexandra888's topic in General Nursing

    Nursing takes a lot of work and hard work. It takes countless posts on Facebook telling people how hard you work. It takes sacrifice to not pee so that you can post on Facebook telling people you...

  18. Is it anxiety or do I hate being a nurse?

    bossman replied to TCH91's topic in General Nursing

    Give it some time since you are a new nurse. If you still get anxiety heading into work in 6 months then acute care is not for you and you should head to something low stress like being a clinic...

  19. How did you pass nursing school

    bossman replied to chakad's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I showed up to tests and took

  20. Well, that was embarrassing and slightly awkward..

    bossman replied to blah_blah_blah's topic in General Nursing

    Don't be embarrassed. You obviously want the position and sorry you didn't get it. Still it is obvious they weren't going to offer it to you. Dust it off and find another position. Many places want...

  21. What do you hate most about your job?

    bossman replied to PancakeSaturdays's topic in General Nursing

    I hate my whiny coworkers. Whine, whine,

  22. I want to be a practical nurse but I have a arrest?

    bossman replied to Estrella20's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    An arrest for underage drinking probably won't affect you. An arrest for 1st degree murder really is a deal breaker. Does that help? Probably not. No one can really weigh in unless you let us...

  23. Men's wallet - in and out of scrubs

    bossman replied to pmabraham's topic in Men in Nursing

    I suggest a wallet that fits in your scrubs. I also suggest a wallet that fits in your jeans or your suit. Hopefully it can also fit your kakis. Which wallet would I suggest? Any wallet they fit...

  24. "Negative" work behavior write up

    bossman replied to Animorpha's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    So first you had a meeting that you were unprofessional and rude. Then after the meeting you got multiple complaints that you are rude and unprofessional. Really the first complaint may be an...

  25. Needlestick

    bossman replied to Ontariosn's topic in General Nursing

    Yea it tracked up the needle and into the syringe and then was injected into the patients body. Sorry no it didn't. Yea if you didn't get rid of the needle and the syringe you probably should have...