Ariko

Ariko

Med-Surg, free clinic

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About Ariko

Ariko has 6 years experience and specializes in Med-Surg, free clinic.


I carry the rare and wonderful Y chromosome.

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  1. Curious female here! :)

    Nursing was not an option for men when I was an undergraduate. ('66-'70)
  2. Does Nursing change your personality and etc.

    1) [color=#548dd4]my main concern is the like-li-hood of bringing the stresses from your job into your personal-relationships and home life. do you male nurses honestly see this as a problem and possible issue in your life? the ability to deal wit...
  3. Underarm Sweating

    Here ya go. http://www.advantagewear.com/
  4. Need recommendation for compression stockings for men

    http://www.supportplus.com/ They have knee high socks that look like athletic socks. They come in a variety of compression strengths. For work I use firm for work and moderate for everyplace else. Good luck. http://www.supportplus.com/cgi-bin/hazel....
  5. If you could do it all over again, would you?

    A thousand time YES! ! ! But many years earlier. When I was in college (66 - 70), they did not admit men to nursing schools, at least in Oregon.
  6. married to MD

    Hello, I am an RN married to an MD; my wife is faculty at a medical school. I got my RN at 54, after being a house husband for the previous 10 years. I quit my job as a research assistant at a university in Boston to take care of two kids who were 5...
  7. I was just getting used to "stud muffin." Now it's "fleshy forklift". I need to rest. :yeah:
  8. Are you a nurse from a dysfunctional family?

    The colon cancer that Ms. B has continues to advance.( see post #108 above) It is difficult to express to her how I feel, but last week at a meditation retreat, the following popped into my head. I have been struggling with what to say to her for we...
  9. I got my RN at 54. I love nursing, but now, just my age (61) makes floor nursing physically unrealistic. So I do clinic nursing and I love that too. PM me for more details, or we can talk.
  10. Male nursing moments.

    Could you be more specific? Do you have any examples you might be able to add? I think we all recognize that there is something there. I am trying to characterize it more clearly.
  11. What did you NOT expect when you became a nurse.

    And that specific country might be?
  12. Male nursing moments.

    I am not sure what to call this; maybe someone has a better suggestion. I want a term for moments in nursing for something (beneficial) that male nurses do that female nurses are unlikely or unwilling to do. Example #1: I love this kind of story, t...
  13. Are you a nurse from a dysfunctional family?

    I went to see an old friend a few days ago and we discussed this topic - How many nurses do we know who have histories of abuse from their families-of-origin. Answer: Many. First I will discuss Ms. B.. Her mother abused her from her childhood, probab...
  14. Floor Nursing.

    I was forced to give up floor nursing because of the exhaustion. So I tried clinic nursing and I sit around 90% of the time, doing phone stuff like triage (for 6 months to geezerhood), med refills, calling in lab reports (“Hello, you have chlamydia....
  15. Nurses aging

    I was forced to give up floor nursing because of the exhaustion. So I tried clinic nursing and I sit around 90% of the time, doing phone stuff like triage (for 6 months to geezerhood), med refills, calling in lab reports (“Hello, you have chlamydia....