nurseman99

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1. how do you introduce yourself to patients?

   nurseman99 replied to panamama's topic in General Nursing

   i try always to tell my pts my name,how long i;ll be their nurse and either by callbell[if i;m working in icu],or by phone,[yes,we MUST tell our"customers" our phone #,s on the med/surg floors!] as to how they can reach me.i also ask the pt how they ...

2. How many don't make it out?

   nurseman99 replied to LadyEJ BSN, RN's topic in General Students

   i actually as a male rn was curious many yrs ago to find out in the late 80;s early 90;s how many actually made it thru my diploma program here in nj.i found out that if more than 60% of those starting finished it was unusual!the reason was 2 fold.1;...

3. What's your story? Why did you take up nursing?

   nurseman99 replied to Joe V's topic in General Nursing

   1991,i lost my job.i had been playing golf with an rn/manager of an icu in princeton nj.she said,rich,with your love of people and christian upbringing would you ever consider nursing?i laughed[ i have 7 boys,no girls in my family],well a few months ...

4. I didn't get all this education to wipe behinds!

   nurseman99 replied to SeekingNur's topic in General Nursing

   my brother once joked how much more a master plumber such as he makes compared to a nurse.my response;my brother,i am a master plumber 'cause who better to make sure my pt;s "pipes" are working then me,the rn?i have always felt in my 12+ yrs of nursi...

5. What can you just NOT take?

   nurseman99 replied to Jerico's topic in General Nursing

   I have never gotten sick at work thru all the infected bed sores,trachs and vomting blood,but the one thing that still gets to me after a dozen yrs is colostomies.you can vomit on my shoe and i;ll just as soon take my dinner break.but the poor guy wi...

6. Oncology Nurses--please help!

   nurseman99 replied to Jayla's topic in Oncology

   a dx of cancer is a sad thing.we feel and pray for you and your father.unfortunately, the lady that informed about the trial is partially correct.the md and company that she is affiliated with may run the trial but your dad;s primary oncologist shoul...

7. Medication Nurse Assistants

   nurseman99 replied to K205's topic in General Nursing

   my hospital does not use cma,s,qmt,or any uap to give out meds.but,i felt the need to comment regarding assessing pt;s r/t the meds they get.working in oncology does the med tech know to ask about the side effects of all the meds they are passing out...

8. No offense please

   nurseman99 replied to Woman_in_love's topic in Med-Surg

   i wish all new grads could get there feet wet doing a yr in med-surg.i believe it gives you a great foundation.as far as l+d goes i would think the manager would be happy to have an in hospital transfer than a new nurse to train because you will alre...

9. arterial blood gas

   nurseman99 replied to moonbeamsmom's topic in Pulmonary

   i;ve done over 1000 abg sticks....every pt rates them differently.one fact remains;who's gonna stick you!try and make sure it is a veteran of abg sticks.in icu we train our new nurses on vented,sedated pt;s first because in the hands of a poor "stick...

10. Are LPN's/LVN's real nurses?

    nurseman99 replied to Faeriewand's topic in LPN/LVN

    unfortunately the trauma center in n.j. where i work has "reclassified" our lpn,s as pca2,s.this means they give meds but the management has taken the stance that they want all bedside practioners to be r.n;s.a pca2 is demoralizing to our hard workin...

11. Dilute IV meds or not?

    nurseman99 replied to HappyJaxRN's topic in General Nursing

    my hospital uses syringe pumps.so whether it;s lopressor,lasix or bumex,you can give it full strength via a kvo line.[in icu we never have a pt without at least a kvo.].but when i do oncology i call the pharmacy and ask for minimal and maximum diluti...

12. Rude Family Members: Just Venting!

    nurseman99 replied to sarahRN482's topic in General Nursing

    although i do agree that management has a poor hx in helping nurses with their struggles r/t families,i am convinced in my many yrs in my hospital that families are much more intimidating and bothersome to the younger looking nurses than they are to ...

13. Rude Family Members: Just Venting!

    nurseman99 replied to sarahRN482's topic in General Nursing

    unfortunately many family members know the old adage that the sqeeky wheel gets the grease.i'm not saying that being a male nurse is by any means makes me better off, but the fact that i;m bald,over 200lbs and have that jack nicholson grin makes pt;s...

14. Retaliation for voicing concern over unsafe pratices

    nurseman99 replied to Keysnurse2008's topic in Activism

    one of the sad things being an rn is that we all talk a good talk until the crap hits the fan.many a nurse over the yrs has had the same complaints i have had.unfortunately,when confronted by the manager i seem to do most of the talking.here is the r...

15. sedation protocol mechanically ventilated patient

    nurseman99 replied to rookreck's topic in CCU

    we use the ramsey scoring system.with pt sedation it is best to know if they are going to be vented for awhile as in ards or are they a quick extubation in the a.m.for short term i think diprivan is now 10x;s better that we have discovered it can be ...