mike109810

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1. Doctor needs to perform surgery but with charity care, seemed unhappy

   mike109810 replied to onlyj's topic in General Nursing

   Wow, I guess you are d*mned if you do, and you are d*mned if you don't. I don't see how ANYTHING that happened here was unprofessional at all. The doctor may have been less-than-tactful in her choice of words, but let's see the big picture: -Physic...

2. New Residents, Eeek!

   mike109810 replied to ChristineN's topic in General Nursing

   I can understand where you are coming from, and I do completely understand the purpose of a venting thread. Like I said earlier, some doctors can be complete jerks, and they are like this to EVERYONE (patients, students, colleagues, nurses, therapis...

3. New Residents, Eeek!

   mike109810 replied to ChristineN's topic in General Nursing

   Thank you for your kind words. Haha I have noticed that other doctors have little respect for the rude MD's. On the first day our DME (director of med education) was talking to us, and flat out said "most of the doctors are nice, other's are b*star...

4. New Residents, Eeek!

   mike109810 replied to ChristineN's topic in General Nursing

   I totally understand the venting, it's definitely therapeutic I don't know about other docs, but it seems like all the ones I have interacted in know that after all is said and done, have a great deal of respect for all the nurses and their staff. ...

5. New Residents, Eeek!

   mike109810 replied to ChristineN's topic in General Nursing

   As a newly minted intern (or "baby MD" as some people in this thread called interns), I would like for you to think back to the time before you were a perfect healthcare professional, and you too were in training. Just think about the little "oops" ...

6. Phrase of the Night

   mike109810 replied to ErinBSN's topic in Emergency

   It seems like you are experiencing text-book "burnout". I remember reading somewhere that ER stuff experiences burn-out much quicker than other areas of healthcare. You should definitely give yourself some "me time", and take a breather from work a...

7. new medical intern on the service.... need advice

   mike109810 replied to doc123's topic in General Nursing

   As a freshly minted intern myself who lurks this site, I want to say thank you to all the replies here, but especially this reply ...going to keep these pointers in mind. Ahh so much sensory overload at the hospital, it can feel overwhelming at time...

8. Seriously considering dropping nursing school for medical school?

   mike109810 replied to Strawberrygirl2's topic in General Nursing

   As someone who recently finished medical school, and is now starting off as a freshly minted resident, here is my take on your situation: I think it is fantastic that you have been able to do a bit of introspection to decide what makes YOU happy; a...

9. Now, if ALL places were run like this...tell me what you think!

   mike109810 replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

   I would be scared to do anything out of line in this clinic, wouldn't wanna get "dismissed", LOL. Must be an amazing doctor (or a super under-served area) if patients are coming in practically begging to be seen. I am not sure where you live, but in...

10. How do I respond to a poorly written request to be a nursing student?

    mike109810 replied to BrentRN's topic in General Nursing

    I have to agree with IIg. Yeah it's painfully obvious that there are grammatical, syntax, and spelling errors in the question sent to you. However, it would be incorrect to tell the applicant that he/she is not qualified to enter the program, becau...

11. Is this professional?

    mike109810 replied to Jenni811's topic in General Nursing

    Haha I know that as a fourth year medical student I have seen attendings shred apart students/residents attire (sometimes in good humor, sometimes in not). We had one student who would always always be sporting fancy cufflinks, bowties, novelty ties...

12. I feel like a idiot

    mike109810 replied to pedspnp's topic in NP

    If this is the case, I would consider talking to your malpractice insurance or some kind of attorney ASAP. You should consider treading very carefully if this is going to the situation where a formal complaint is being filled. I know you feel terri...

13. I feel like a idiot

    mike109810 replied to pedspnp's topic in NP

    You learn from these mistakes. Instead of getting down, use it as a learning opportunity, and let yourself grow from it. :) That being said, from now on record in a special spot any drug allergies, so you can easily view it. No harm done, and you c...

14. Is there any problem being a pre-med nursing student...?

    mike109810 replied to TJ_vladin's topic in General Nursing

    Interesting points you bring up. I just want to address a few points before I reply to the OP. As some background, I am a fourth year medical student, who will be starting residency in a few months. I cannot truly speak to the training involved i...

15. Why do some Medstudents love to belittle nurses?

    mike109810 replied to LPNweezy's topic in Relations

    Do the med students who rotate in your hospital REALLY go after RN's that much? Once again, I am truly shocked that some (albeit, a few) nurses get "bullied" by the med students.