Colin the Red RN

Colin the Red RN has 2 years experience and specializes in Med/Surg Tele/Oncology.

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1. University of Cincinnati - NP

   Colin the Red RN replied to jossjjojo's topic in NP Students

   DialysisBSN, I used a few docs from the hospital where I work, but most of my contacts were through cold calls. I must have called every practice in the Cincinnati area. luckily there were some people that were fantastic to work with, and I used s...

2. NP relocation bonus/stipend

   Colin the Red RN replied to NurseKJ's topic in NP

   WCH as in Greater Cincy area? I am about to graduate/take boards and am looking into options....

3. PICC line removal, a sterile procedure?

   Colin the Red RN replied to Anoetos's topic in General Nursing

   yes. once the dressing is in place, its "clean"

4. University of Cincinnati - NP

   Colin the Red RN replied to jossjjojo's topic in NP Students

   agreed, I also attended online and on campus for FNP school at UC. Thus far, I have been happy with it, just overall any college administrative issues, but you will have that everywhere, Clinically, the experience is up to create, and is for you to...

5. Men in Nursing Calendar

   Colin the Red RN replied to Colin the Red RN's topic in Men

   ok, maybe to clarify, the poses would be in different settings in the hospital, doing "Nurse" stuff. eg, looking up from a chart, standing by a patients room, helping someone, etc. clothed in scrubs. no illicit poses or topless poses. just men w...

6. The Great Double Standard?

   Colin the Red RN replied to Doog's topic in Men

   in terms of patient care, I always place the patient's needs first. If the patient has no qualms about having a male nurse, I do not make it an issue. I perform the job as any nurse would. In terms of if I feel another set of eyes is needed, I grab a...

7. 25 pushups

   Colin the Red RN replied to nurse2033's topic in Men

   sounds like a great idea! I hope to start that at my unit, but so far its just a group of one male nurse(me)

8. The Great Double Standard?

   Colin the Red RN replied to Doog's topic in Men

   agreed, whenever I take care of a female patient that is roughly my age, +/- 10yrs, I always take another staff member into the room just to have another set of eyes, not to make sure I am doing my job right, but to protect myself in case the patien...

9. Men in Nursing Calendar

   Colin the Red RN posted a topic in Men

   Ok, so this post starts as a joke on the unit I work. we finished up remodeling our home unit, and the staff was joking around, and I hopped on the counter and someone snapped a photo.... long story short, now people want to do a calendar. Any tho...

10. Are You Man Enough to Be a Nurse?

    Colin the Red RN replied to Raymond CA's topic in Men

    in my program out of 32 there were 6 guys, 5 finished, 1 failed out. On my staff there are a total of 2 day shift RN's, one is the assistant manager, and the other is me. otherwise, all women. On nights, there are 3 guys. we need more men to hel...

11. Guys, do you wear your wedding band to work?

    Colin the Red RN replied to JaredCNA's topic in Men

    I wear mine, and people still ask that silly question "are you married?" and some of the time they follow that up with "to a woman?" The only thing that irritates me is due to the handwashing all the time is the white ring of skin after I take it...

12. Is it sexist....

    Colin the Red RN replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in Men

    As a male nurse of average build, I get called all the time for lifting, moving, and pushing patients. And 90% of the foleys because "I think the patient would prefer it", which is mostly bull(*&t because they have not asked the pt...etc. Als...

13. Male + Nurse = Murse

    Colin the Red RN replied to awilhelm's topic in Men

    Hey, In terms of patient care, I always say Nurse, joking with fellow staffers, friends and family, I find Murse to be amusing, but not professional. Like the others out there, we worked hard to be a Nurse, and enjoy it for various reasons. To pati...