charlie8025

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1. Anyone else a Biker Nurse? ;)

   charlie8025 replied to NurseOnAMotorcycle's topic in Stress 101

   Riding season is coming.......Been riding for about 35 years. Went the speed racer/crotch rocket route in the 70s & 80s, crashed a couple, got old and now ride a big touring rig. Thinking about getting a V-rod. Rode one and they are a ball for sh...

2. Womens interest in male nurses

   charlie8025 replied to johny1's topic in Men

   No problems for me with being a male nurse. Retired cop, went to nursing school. Have gotten asked to coffee and dinner much more as a nurse than I ever did as a cop........

3. new graduate RN -- terminated after 2 months

   charlie8025 replied to cyoucapri's topic in Men

   Like a prior poster said, "Regardless of you financial capabilities, I really doubt medical school is the solution to this problem. Dig deep, find the real problem, quit blaming it on your gender, and move forward." What happened is relavant, but why...

4. Who Has Quit and if You Did What Do You Do Now?

   charlie8025 replied to Winx51's topic in Men

   Gotta say, I remember the feeling. I retrained to nursing after another career field for 30 years. Its been a tough go, but Im better off now and liking nursing better each shift. I remember the flame out and feeling like I had no other option. Just ...

5. Do male nurses recieve as much respect from patients as female ones do?INPUT IS GREAT

   charlie8025 replied to david18's topic in Men

   Been an RN on m/s floor for past 3 years. I really see little difference between male and female respect levels. I am older than many of our nurses on the floor (55) and the patients, many older, seem to react well to that. I have had several pts. te...

6. doubting yourself as a nurse

   charlie8025 replied to missjay3's topic in Stress 101

   Good question.....Normal? I would hate to think it is, but I know lots of us sure feel the same way! Been out of school going on 2 years and still have times when I want to pull my hair out (joke! Im already bald!!) Same situation for me, too many hi...

7. Shafted on Thanksgiving

   charlie8025 replied to DeeAngel's topic in General Nursing

   This happens lots in our hospital. We get placed "on call" and are off for the night unless they call us in. $3 an hour to sit at home and wait. Usually they do not call you in but it kind of sucks if you are not looking for it. I have learned to for...

8. ANY ADVICE is GREATLY APPRECIATED!!!

   charlie8025 replied to JohnnaPiranha's topic in Stress 101

   Congrats on getting accepted to nursing school. Like GingersnapsRN said, be prepared.....for everything. Clinicals, stress, personal conflicts, seeing things you did not expect.....everything. Having been out for almost 2 years. I found that I should...

9. Managing stress during shift

   charlie8025 replied to charlie8025's topic in Stress 101

   Following my little "breakout" shift, I have done some things to help out. When things get bad during a shift, I go into a stairwell and sit for a few minutes, close my eyes and focus on deep breathing and becoming "mindful" of myself. Focusing on de...

10. Never too old to learn

    charlie8025 replied to DwightB's topic in Men

    that just about covers it, i also graduated at the age of 54 following retirement from another career. nursing is a lot of work and stress. to me its worth it, as long as i can figure out how to manage the stress. and c-diff......that is a smell tha...

11. New name for nurses who are men

    charlie8025 replied to midlife101's topic in Men

    Never had a problem until just the other night. A patient of mine, in a post op state of fuzz and confusion, said to me "Oh great, another male nurse, just what the hell do I call you". I told him" try Charlie, Ive been answering to that all my life!...

12. Leaving Work at Work

    charlie8025 replied to yuzzamatuzz's topic in New Nurse

    As a new nurse, I struggle with the same problem every day. It was bad enough, causing enough anxiety that I was considering leaving nursing. After getting some feedback through this board and experienced nurses, I am giving it a second shot. I just ...

13. Working with student nurses

    charlie8025 replied to LisaRN1105's topic in General Nursing

    My experience so far with students has been good. I explain at beginning of shift that we have a lot of things to do and a short time to do it, so focus your questions and be tolerant if I am terse of clipped in my answers (apologize in advance). Aft...

14. Nurse to Patient Ratio

    charlie8025 replied to flg2008's topic in Safety

    I work a med surg floor in the western us. I sympathize with all of you regarding overload and stress. I wont bore you with the details. I just wanted to say how helpful this forum is in putting nursing in a perspective. It is easy, particularly work...

15. Managing stress during shift

    charlie8025 replied to charlie8025's topic in Stress 101

    Thank you guys so much for your input. After reading posts on this and other threads, I am doing some deep breathing and trying to take a break when things go nuts. I think one of the biggest things for me is to work on taking care of myself off the ...