dabuchan

dabuchan has 20 years experience and specializes in 17 years Coronary, one year O.R..

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1. male nurses refusing to do certain treatments?

   dabuchan replied to picurn10's topic in General Nursing

   I am a male R.N.C.C.N. and I graduated in 1992. Having a male nurse was eye popping for some in those days, cool to others and the occasional "are you gay"? So I had some barriers to overcome. I was a dedicated hockey player and played that sport for...

2. Anyone have a dad for a nurse?

   dabuchan replied to Shan Dannon's topic in Men

   I'm a male R.N. with 16+ years experience in Coronary Care. I took my daughter to CCU on her career day and now she wants be a vetenarian. Smart girl:idea:

3. Polling our male nurses: What area of nursing are you currently in right now?

   dabuchan replied to Thunderwolf's topic in Men

   Coronary Crital Care and cardiac transport on my days off for some extra OT. After my 2 12hr days and 2 12hr nights in a row, i can not find it in me anymore to do extra shifts on the unit when they are short staffed and.... they are always short. ...

4. Patients Treat Nurses Like Garbage!

   dabuchan replied to lisa41rn's topic in General Nursing

   I am a Canadian R.N. and when I graduated in 1991 we had an abundance of nurses employed in our hospitals, plus we are unionized. (whole other issue).This made it difficult for a new grad to land a full-time position. I could not survive, pay my stu...