Mr.RN-CDE

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1. CDE Salary

   Mr.RN-CDE replied to AimersTriageRN's topic in Diabetes, Endocrine Nursing

   I make a dollar more an hour than I would if I worked the floor. That's it. No 75k, just a dollar for the

2. What do the male nurses do to prevent sexual assault accusations?

   Mr.RN-CDE replied to SkySoldier's topic in Men in Nursing

   "and believe me males do not have the monopoly on crudeness and explicit conversation" You got that right. I have at times found a double standard. One night "the girls" at the nursing station had a...

3. Does nursing school get better with time

   Mr.RN-CDE replied to PopeJane3rd's topic in General Nursing

   My wife graduated 5 years after me, and I would say things aren't better or worse. All nursing texts are behind the times. Meds change faster than publishers can update etc. But the basics are the...

4. do I Want to be a CDE?

   Mr.RN-CDE replied to frann's topic in Diabetes, Endocrine Nursing

   I can't see myself doing anything else. Yes, it is frustrating at times. The pts who just tell you what you want to hear and are obviously not doing what is best. But those are outweighed by the one...

5. Do Nurses have to do the following??

   Mr.RN-CDE replied to omgodzilla's topic in General Nursing

   It is part of a good nurses job. A poor nurse will let the patient sit in their filth until a CNA can come and clean them up. I have no use for nurses who think that cleaning a pt is beneath

6. Need diabetic ed resources & free stuff

   Mr.RN-CDE replied to RN1989's topic in Diabetes, Endocrine Nursing

   Call your reps. Bayer, Roche (AccuCheck), Abbott (freestyle) Johnson and Johnson (One Touch) all give out free meters. They keep us stocked. BD for supplies, syringes, pen needles, glucose tabs,...

7. How do I become a Diabetes Nurse Educator?

   Mr.RN-CDE replied to angelm97m's topic in Diabetes, Endocrine Nursing

   To be a diabetes nurse educator you have to become an RN. (although there are other practices RD, Pharmacy...that can get their CDE as well.) As much as I knew about diabetes going into nursing...

8. "Real World" diabetes management?

   Mr.RN-CDE replied to davidsgirl's topic in General Nursing

   High blood sugars put in-patients at high risk for infection among other problems. This is a problem everywhere. Our team is struggling with this and trying to get docs to recognize what a serious...

9. Anyone know anything about Grays Harbor College in Aberdeen?

   Mr.RN-CDE replied to twinkletoes12's topic in Washington Nursing

   they go to western state hospital for a couple days and maybe mary bridge, other than that its all in aberdeen. i was dx with diabetes 10 yrs ago. decided i needed a career change and went to nursing...

10. Anyone know anything about Grays Harbor College in Aberdeen?

    Mr.RN-CDE replied to twinkletoes12's topic in Washington Nursing

    Both my wife and I graduated from there. It's the only nursing program that I have been through so I don't have anything to compare it to. It's a good school. As far as clinical sites, the first...

11. What did you NOT expect when you became a nurse.

    Mr.RN-CDE posted a topic in Men in Nursing

    This forum is always about whether men should be nurses, etc etc etc.... Let's have some fun guys. Let's face it, we are working in a female dominated field. Many of us previously worked in a male...

12. Anyone know anything about Grays Harbor College in Aberdeen?

    Mr.RN-CDE replied to twinkletoes12's topic in Washington Nursing

    What do you want to

13. what are the best mens scrubs you have found?

    Mr.RN-CDE replied to Buckyxj's topic in Men in Nursing

    My wife and I, she's also an RN, are taking a sewing class just so we can learn to make scrub

14. What do the male nurses do to prevent sexual assault accusations?

    Mr.RN-CDE replied to SkySoldier's topic in Men in Nursing

    I had a situation where a 16 year old had an order for a Foley if she did not void by morning. I told the charge nurse that I wouldn't do it. She argued with me about it, saying that if it is ordered...

15. Relocating to AZ

    Mr.RN-CDE replied to Mr.RN-CDE's topic in Arizona Nursing

    We're in no hurry. My wife has Seasonal Affective Disorder. We just don't want to spend another dark cold wet winter in the Pacific Northwest. Forks is only 3 hours north of us, where all the vampires...