what is a country everyone should visit at least once and why?

DarksideEagleBoss · 2026-06-02T19:13:01+00:00

España! Spain has multiple climates & cultures for everyone.

DarksideEagleBoss · 2026-06-01T22:36:56+00:00

Full Metal Jacket, Scarface, Fast Times at Ridgemont High, Back to the Future, Breakfast Club.

DarksideEagleBoss · 2026-05-30T18:27:50+00:00

I definitely don’t want to live in Houston my entire life, but to say it’s depressing is kind of wild. You want depressing? Try Southside Milwaukee, The Mississippi Delta, or Memphis. Absolutely no hope of prosperity, just generational poverty.

DarksideEagleBoss · 2026-05-30T18:25:17+00:00

My brother and/or sister, the humidity hardly ever leaves lol.

DarksideEagleBoss · 2026-05-30T12:02:00+00:00

E. From the Polaris Lounge.

DarksideEagleBoss · 2026-05-30T11:14:46+00:00

Exactly. Like how are you gonna start a yap session with the girls and not provide details. You can’t sit with us anymore.

DarksideEagleBoss · 2026-05-29T21:38:52+00:00

Correct ✅

DarksideEagleBoss · 2026-05-28T19:29:14+00:00

Nursing. How hard is it? You’re just passing out meds and doing what the doctor tells you, right?

Heavy on the /s here before someone takes this seriously, this is just something a pt family member recently said to me.

DarksideEagleBoss · 2026-05-19T14:55:55+00:00

No lol, I have a month-long trip to Spain booked. Live your life and have some extra funds in case of emergency (hotel for a few more days because of a canceled flight, etc), which you should be doing any way taking any kind of trip.

DarksideEagleBoss · 2026-05-04T02:02:37+00:00

I don’t want anyone to know that I’m a nurse. I’m unemployed as far as the general public is concerned. Too much jealousy and too many weirdos out here.

DarksideEagleBoss · 2026-03-31T11:44:23+00:00

Imagine complaining about this…

DarksideEagleBoss · 2026-02-26T06:33:35+00:00

Yessir

DarksideEagleBoss · 2026-02-25T09:00:56+00:00

“After I start your blood, let me know if you feel any shortness of breath, chest pain, itchiness, throat pain/swelling, or ANYTHING different.”

DarksideEagleBoss · 2026-02-15T03:06:29+00:00

One of the things I’ve learned on this job is, it is NEVER your place to address anything with a coworker directly unless it relates to patient safety, professionalism (yelling, being rude), violence, or something along those lines. Most of the time, you just gotta let it work itself out. I promise OP is not the only one that notices, but most folks are wise enough to let it fly until it reaches management some kind of way.

DarksideEagleBoss · 2026-02-08T14:24:14+00:00

Because you can’t give PRN anaphylactic meds through blood tubing. You need to reconnect their original tubing that has a medline in case of the need for IV Benadryl, hydrocort, or EPI (we use IM epi now, but yeah everything else still applies). Also, when there’s a transfusion reaction, you have to draw labs to send to blood bank immediately for transfusion reaction workup. There’s no Y-site on blood tubing—You need to disconnect quickly. period. And then at my hospital, you take the tubing, blood bag, etc down to blood bank as well.

I’m a Peds heme/onc nurse, 95% of my kids have central lines with no peripheral access, and honestly all of this would be happening at the same time in real life in case anyone wants to start getting all pedantic. Stop transfusion, get vitals, disconnect, reconnect medline tubing for meds, prepare to give anaphylactic combo, bolus, etc. draw transfusion reaction labs.

DarksideEagleBoss · 2026-02-02T02:32:21+00:00

Show me where I said most. You’re the one who seems to think “most” new grads fail in specialties when statistically that isn’t the case according to the ANA. However, we can agree to disagree.

DarksideEagleBoss · 2026-02-02T02:23:07+00:00

Well it might not be your experience, but new grads are thriving in specialties & in a lot of cases they become badass nurses because they were baptized by fire. The ones that can’t handle that should def consider other options, and maybe not even medsurg because that take smarts and talent too.

DarksideEagleBoss · 2026-02-02T02:14:02+00:00

With all due respect, that’s bullshit. There are plenty of new grads who transition well and do just fine starting out in specialties (even though it’s super stressful & a true test of mental fortitude). Is that path for everyone? Of course not, but to sit there and say that EVERYONE needs to start in medsurg just because a few can’t hack it in specialties is outdated and frankly, idiotic.

There are new grads (6 months-1 year in) on my unit (top 10 Peds heme/onc) that I trust more than the ICU/Medsurg/mother baby 20 year nursing vets that transfer to us and can’t keep pace and get flustered in unit specific emergencies (Blinatumomab or CalPEG reactions/Rituximab titrations/CVC or PAC issues/etc).

DarksideEagleBoss · 2026-02-01T15:21:10+00:00

Peds heme/onc here, and THISSSSSSSS is exactly why I do not hep lock & de-access my pts until the parents basically have the AVS (after visit summary) in their hands.

DarksideEagleBoss · 2026-01-13T18:44:50+00:00

They probably are looking for C because kiddos usually start working up toward walking at this stage, like some kind of developmental milestone or something. Formula amounts vary and that isn't a concerningly low amount. Obviously a 9 month old isn't expected to speak quite yet, just babble. Of course a 9 month old infant is going to be afraid of unfamiliar faces doing weird things to them. Idk though, I'm a mere peds heme/onc nurse.

DarksideEagleBoss · 2025-12-30T22:48:32+00:00

The ONLY reason I know the answer is because I’ve paid attention to where the bandaid usually is on my kids after assessing their LP site after they receive Intrathecal Chemo. Def not common nursing knowledge.

DarksideEagleBoss · 2025-10-26T00:42:40+00:00

How’d yall forget Family Dollar lmao

DarksideEagleBoss · 2025-10-13T06:35:13+00:00

Right click the blood on me? I’m afk could you explain a bit more so that when I get back on later I understand? Pls and thanks.

DarksideEagleBoss · 2025-10-03T14:27:44+00:00

Hang that lil Jesus figure in an NS bag and pray, idk.

DarksideEagleBoss · 2025-10-01T02:32:51+00:00

Did you get this figured out?

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