Reldun

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1. Male RN's question

   Reldun replied to Jamin33p's topic in Men

   Prior military here. (Army, non health care related). Been a nurse for a little over 2 years, just accepted an ACM position on my unit about a month ago. For the most part my unit is one big crazy family, I get along well with my staff. Occasional...

2. Why the double standard.

   Reldun replied to RN2364's topic in Men

   As a male, I always have a female staff member in the room with me when do hands on care or procedure on a female patient. A lot of doctors do so as well. Why? To protect myself from accusations of inappropriateness. I work in a hospital that has ...

3. How much compassion is necessary to be a Great RN ??

   Reldun replied to trhumper's topic in Men

   I'm 42, combat vet, graduated in 2014, been a floor nurse for about 16 months now. I have found different patients affect you differently. We've lost patient that I have been in on the code on, and while I have felt sadness, I am unsure how much o...

4. Patient's family requesting pain medication

   Reldun replied to quirkystar's topic in Safety

   Like most things, to me it depends on the patient. A hospice or DNR comfort patient, if they are A&Ox3-4, then they are able to determine their own medication needs... if they tell me they are not in pain or do not want pain meds I am not going ...

5. am i in trouble?

   Reldun replied to nurseJ823's topic in Medications

   Wow, a patient is complaining that they didn't get their benzo? I am shocked! Shocked I tell you!. In all seriousness, SHOULD you get in trouble? Absolutely not. It's not just your word/patient's word. The charting is there to support your actions...

6. Beard as a male nurse?

   Reldun replied to Jarl Redbeard's topic in Men

   I was asked to shave a couple times during school. It has been a non-issue at the hospital I now work at. I get my beard neatened up every other haircut or so.

7. Diluting IVP Natcotics?

   Reldun replied to _Andvari's topic in Medications

   I always dilute and push over time. Patient complaints happen. I don't care. I'm not here to get them high. It's just that simple.

8. ATI RN Comprehensive Predictor

   Reldun replied to unicoRNurse's topic in NCLEX

   I took the ATI predictor on the last day of school. 92% chance on first attempt. I passed the NCLEX in 75 questions.

9. Options for scrub pants

   Reldun replied to Myoclonicjerk's topic in Male Students

   Ours just had to be wine/maroon. I preferred Grey's Anatomy. Dickie's have a lot of pockets as well. Caarhart makes some very nice male scrubs as well.

10. I do not <3 OB...anyone else?

    Reldun replied to tenjuna's topic in Male Students

    A significant problem that I had with patient care, was directly related to how my instructor was handling men in the group. It was only a 6 week rotation and for the first 5 weeks every time she brought us in to a patient's room she would say "This...

11. Earrings?

    Reldun replied to healthy12's topic in Male Students

    If females can wear studs then males can as well. Otherwise that is gender based discrimination.

12. New male RN student

    Reldun replied to ericlangs's topic in Male Students

    I'm in my 4th semester of my 2 year RN program. Yes it seems like a lot when you are starting out. Honestly, at least at my school, it pretty much stays that way every semester. My biggest piece of advise in not getting overwhelmed is to try not to...

13. How many men in your cohort?

    Reldun replied to Caribbean Character's topic in Male Students

    7 out of 27

14. I do not <3 OB...anyone else?

    Reldun replied to tenjuna's topic in Male Students

    I did not enjoy it. I was told by a nurse right in front of my instructor that men had no place in OB. Myself and the 2 other male students had to leave the ward and use the public waiting room restroom because we were not allowed to use the staff ...