TheDudeWithTheBigDog

TheDudeWithTheBigDog ADN, RN

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  1. My Experience as an Non-political White Male in Nursing / NP School

    TheDudeWithTheBigDog replied to guest1149052's topic in Male Nursing Students

    There seems to be a massive confusion on what socialism and communism are in the US. To explain: capitalism the internet is privately owned Socialism - we all own equal shares of the...

  2. Why do RN's avoid LTC positions?

    TheDudeWithTheBigDog replied to amyca's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Trust us, if there were available jobs in our area, you can be really sure that we would not be working in LTC. Unless we do want to be in a management role, 0 of us are OK with the risk we have to...

  3. No hands on skill labs?

    TheDudeWithTheBigDog replied to olaswaisi's topic in General Students

    I'm done school. But I also believe that the ton of debt I'm in should have been for ACTUALLY BEING TAUGHT. Seriously, do you go to a restaurant and hand them money and then happily leave...

  4. No hands on skill labs?

    TheDudeWithTheBigDog replied to olaswaisi's topic in General Students

    OH, you're one of those you should pay thousands of dollars to show up to clinical and do what you can do from the comfort of your own home on the computer for free. I get it now. Stupid me,...

  5. No hands on skill labs?

    TheDudeWithTheBigDog replied to olaswaisi's topic in General Students

    I'm guessing you're a big hit with the aides and other nurses on your floor. Why don't you educate us: Why don't you tell us what's magically different between my skin assessment and my CNA...

  6. No hands on skill labs?

    TheDudeWithTheBigDog replied to olaswaisi's topic in General Students

    So basically, the instructor is there to teach the student how to be and think like a nurse? Good thing they're on top of that and hospitals all over the country didn't start year-long training...

  7. New Director of nursing

    TheDudeWithTheBigDog replied to shellyoo's topic in LTC: Directors, Assistant

    You don't have to fire everybody. But when nobody ever gets in trouble for constant callouts, that's when callouts get out of hand. I understand that people have things that they have to handle...

  8. New Director of nursing

    TheDudeWithTheBigDog replied to shellyoo's topic in LTC: Directors, Assistant

    I know this is old, but it's something all DONs need hear: All of this starts with your job. If a facility is getting that many citations, there's serious problems in how it's being run. If your...

  9. No hands on skill labs?

    TheDudeWithTheBigDog replied to olaswaisi's topic in General Students

    I educated when it was appropriate to educate. Full assessments were done with baths, just like what most CNAs do while they give a bath. They don't auscultate or document, but any decent CNA is...

  10. No hands on skill labs?

    TheDudeWithTheBigDog replied to olaswaisi's topic in General Students

    The instructors, and that's actually VERY common in schools that aren't directly associated with the hospital. Yeah, I got to use some skills, but 99% of the actual stuff I did, was at a CNA level....

  11. Is your nursing home or assisted living accepting patients who are known to be positive for COVID-19?

    TheDudeWithTheBigDog replied to Blackcat99's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    If they're not sick enough for the hospital, but still need a nurse, and have nowhere else to go, it's kind of our job to take them back. I don't know when nursing homes started becoming confused...

  12. I Got The Call! Now What?!

    TheDudeWithTheBigDog replied to spotangel's topic in General Students

    As someone that hires for a company I help run, I couldn't disagree with this more. The interview is a sales meeting. I read an advertisement for a person selling a service. In my current case,...

  13. No hands on skill labs?

    TheDudeWithTheBigDog replied to olaswaisi's topic in General Students

    For the lab, that sounds about right, long as the teachers are still available for help before you perform it. You watched the instruction, your lab is your chance to practice doing it. For...

  14. Humorous student awards

    TheDudeWithTheBigDog replied to abbythetabby's topic in General Students

    The Lady's Man... For the male student with the most cases of being sexually harassed by the old lady patients. Best award idea

  15. Losing hope and suicidal

    TheDudeWithTheBigDog replied to Marylandburntnurse's topic in General Nursing

    Therapy is one of the most underrated things ever. Just like how we all go see our doctor regularly for routine checkups, I think we should all start a habit of seeing a therapist a couple times a...

  16. How much do you owe in student loans?

    TheDudeWithTheBigDog replied to MJB2010's topic in General Nursing

    I'm in one of the most expensive states in the country. Because I went to school before, I have about $60,000 in loans. I can do a 10 year repayment plan for about $500/month. With that repayment...

  17. Yes, You CAN Do This!

    TheDudeWithTheBigDog replied to tropsnegRN's topic in General Students

    I almost lost my home multiple times because "You have to make time for school." Unfortunately, my jobs didn't agree with that, and the last minute rescheduling of clinicals actually cost me jobs,...

  18. PLEASE! Save my life! (PCC Experts PLEASE)

    TheDudeWithTheBigDog replied to Purple_Clover's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    That's an opportunity that if there's an option to search for foley as an order type, then it can be entered as that type. Find how to do it correctly, and bring it up with management to get it...

  19. New nurse needs advice. Might be let go at end of orientation

    TheDudeWithTheBigDog replied to medapop's topic in General Nursing

    I'm going to support what you said with an example. I was in that situation in my first job as an aide. But I made all the changes they told me to make, and I improved to exactly where they said...

  20. Job Hopping? Unhappy New Nurse

    TheDudeWithTheBigDog replied to styles0731's topic in General Nursing

    I'm looking for #3 in 2 months. My situation is a little different because I'm looking because of pretty extreme situations that rarely happen (plus I accidentally left one job for another owned by...

  21. Switching Careers from Nursing because I hate it so much

    TheDudeWithTheBigDog replied to nursingworldwhy's topic in General Nursing

    And when you get a different type of nursing job: READ REVIEWS FROM EMPLOYEES. Ignore the 5 star reviews, because they're usually written by management to make the job sound better and more...

  22. Barriers to SNF and ALF improvements

    TheDudeWithTheBigDog replied to IKnowYouRider's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Staffing agencies cost more than employees, but there's still training time and actual staffing time. They don't have an entire agency oriented to the company and ready to go. You have to...

  23. Barriers to SNF and ALF improvements

    TheDudeWithTheBigDog replied to IKnowYouRider's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    As someone who's been on the employee side of standing up for ourselves, they don't have a full staff ready to go today to replace everyone if they just refused to work. If you don't have the...

  24. Barriers to SNF and ALF improvements

    TheDudeWithTheBigDog replied to IKnowYouRider's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    They won't fire every nurse. NOBODY is that stupid. Use

  25. Blacklisted from HCA

    TheDudeWithTheBigDog replied to nursingsprettycool17's topic in General Nursing

    I'm a new graduate, and they were going to be my first job before I moved away. They never told me that if I left before my contract was done that I'd never be able to work for HCA again, but they...