alton

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1. How do you cope with the death of a patient?

   alton replied to jhawkgirl's topic in General Nursing

   Sure, I'd be happy to.

2. How do you cope with the death of a patient?

   alton replied to jhawkgirl's topic in General Nursing

   jhawkgirl you will not get through it on your own. on our unit we have a group of staff that come along side our other staff and provide them support. we call one another and talk. we are very intentional in what we do. the best is having someone who...

3. Why "male nurses" instead of "men in nursing"?

   alton replied to JDCPhD's topic in Men

   Come on guys we work in a predominatly female profession quit trying to be what you are not (female), we will not change the culture in our lifetime. Think of all the others they have renamed to be gender specific: femailman, fefireman, fepoliceman, ...

4. Guys in the NICU

   alton replied to SteveNNP's topic in Men

   Never actually seen a guy try to breast feed a baby. :chuckle Remember to ask for help with the hands on stuff ie get a co-worker to do it for you. you will still need to be able to provide information in the form of teaching so know that stuff. sta...

5. Roll Call

   alton replied to Tweety's topic in Men

   A few things that keep us apart from our female cohort. 1. being male 2. love of tools 3. ability to harm ourselves in amazing ways with any combo of 1 and 2

6. Why "male nurses" instead of "men in nursing"?

   alton replied to JDCPhD's topic in Men

   I prefer male nurse it sounds more macho.

7. Guys in the NICU

   alton replied to SteveNNP's topic in Men

   I,ve worked NICU 15 years still not able to connect with the breast feeding routine, fortunatley I have alot of co-workers that are willing to help. Most every thing else is great, not alot of heavy lifting unless you include moving rocking chairs.

8. Nurses who Hunt and Fish

   alton replied to MacERRN's topic in Men

   My favorite is the BWCA. I go with my brothers and co-workers so when they return from the trip they can say the camped with nurses.