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  1. My Life with a Nurse: A Man's Perspective

    styRN replied to StatBlues's topic in Nursing Humor

    Well, my perspective as a male RN married to another RN... yep, all

  2. Banning Crocs?

    styRN posted a topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I am an RN in one of the largest LTC facilities in Ontario (320 beds) and I am also the infection control officer. I have been wearing Crocs, the Professional model and the Relief model, both without...

  3. Would you recommend nursing to your daughter?

    styRN replied to burn out's topic in General Nursing

    "Would you recommend nursing to your daughter?" How about our sons? As a male, I was discouraged by my parents to pursue nursing 20 yrs ago and had to pay my own way despite being offered a 'free...

  4. The Circumcision Discussion

    styRN replied to jmspeach's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Not in my

  5. The Circumcision Discussion

    styRN replied to jmspeach's topic in Ob/Gyn

    oh, I dunno I don't seem to suffer from any horrible flashbacks from having my circumcision done as a newborn...and I'm pretty happy with my cut, if I do say so

  6. Need some advice

    styRN replied to nursemama2be's topic in International Nursing

    what lolababy

  7. Horrid clinical uniforms

    styRN replied to KungFuFtr's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Just curious: is the uniform the same for the women? Here's my entry for the fugliest uniform ever: circa mid '80's the obligatory white pants/white shoe combo (had to be ALL white shoes - no visible...

  8. RN Pins

    styRN replied to sg6307's topic in General Nursing

    In this area, as far back as I am aware, nursing grads purchased their pins directly from the school of nursing; we had options like plated, gold filled, 10k, 14k but the pins had the insig of the...

  9. Do Registered nurses really make a Nursing Care plan for their patients?

    styRN replied to josepito3's topic in General Nursing

    Yep. LTC facilities are mandated in my province to initiate a NCP within 24hrs of admission and have one completed within 7 days. This plan must include 8 facets of ADLs, continence care levels,...

  10. You know you're a male RN when......

    styRN replied to SteveNNP's topic in Men in Nursing

    ...you use the employee bathroom and notice someone got some water spray on the toilet seat from washing/drying their hands - so you make sure you clean off the toilet seat because you KNOW that the...

  11. Staff to patient ratios?

    styRN replied to cbr600's topic in General Nursing

    brand new 320 bed facility with a mix of needs and a 64 bed high-risk lock down unit Days - 3 RNs, 10 RPNs, 30 PCG (personal care givers, unregulated staff) Eves - 2 RNs, 10 RPNs, 20 PCG Nights - 1RN,...

  12. Do You Have a Voice?

    styRN replied to ERERER's topic in General Nursing

    In our unionized facility it is mandated per our collective agreement that we are represented on many, if not most, facility committees, including fiscal advisory, occupational health and safety,...

  13. Anyone here in a "nursing couple"?

    styRN replied to heartlover07's topic in General Nursing

    Male RN, 39 yrs old, married to a (female) RN. We went throung an intense 25-straight month diploma program back in '86-88 and were married in '89: coming up on 18 yrs marriage this fall. We married...

  14. Working with fellow female nursing staff

    styRN replied to abbaking's topic in Men in Nursing

    Do you work in a unionized environment? If so, speak to your uion leader. If not, and you have already made your feelings clear to your charge nurse, then proceed up the chain of command to the next...

  15. You know you're a male RN when......

    styRN replied to SteveNNP's topic in Men in Nursing

    how about: you walk into a uniform shop that you've never been in before, and as you browse the scrub rack, the salesperson asks, "looking for something for your wife or girlfriend?" It just kills me...

  16. You know you're a male RN when......

    styRN replied to SteveNNP's topic in Men in Nursing

    this fits because I don't think it happens too often with female nurses, but with surprising regularity with me: you enter a patient's room for the first time, stethescope around your neck or...

  17. You know you're a male RN when......

    styRN replied to SteveNNP's topic in Men in Nursing

    ...you routinely hear things like these without batting an eye or wishing you were somewhere else: "good morning ladies" or any reference to the nursing staff as "the girls" or any mention of the...

  18. You know you're a male RN when......

    styRN replied to SteveNNP's topic in Men in Nursing

    So funny - I get tired of hearing my pregnant female coworkers c/o having to go to the bathroom so often - forget being preg, try living with an aging

  19. How far do you live from work?

    styRN replied to GardenDove's topic in General Nursing

    My wife and I both nurse at two different facilities, but we are each only a 2 minute walk from our front door to the punch clock. Location, location,

  20. Phrase "nurse wannabe" ??

    styRN replied to Jules A's topic in General Nursing

    We use the phrase regularly, directed towards the multitude of non-nurse managers we have, who all, in one way or another, have their hand in directing patient care and making nursing-related...

  21. Nursing in Canada

    styRN replied to kitty catt's topic in General Nursing

    Hospital RNs represented by the Ontario Nurses' Association currently have a top rate of over $36/hr with a new contract coming very soon expected to increase to over $38/hr + premiums + in lieu of...

  22. scrubs

    styRN replied to timdmb's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Careful, amigo - the last sets of scrubs I purchased were MOBB, tons of pockets as per my pref, and after laundering them I came to realize they were cut for women, despite the "unisex" tagging: the...

  23. Tattoos?

    styRN replied to kamon8404's topic in Men in Nursing

    At first sight I thought it was on a

  24. Tattoos?

    styRN replied to kamon8404's topic in Men in Nursing

    It's not mine, though :nuke: I do have ink but none of them are visible - well, only to my wife, that is... BTW, there's a thread about tats on the general nursing polls

  25. If you suspect your nurse coworker of being a drinker, what do you do?

    styRN replied to nitesky83's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Just to clarify, I never stated that I believed the smell of alcohol to be enough evidence to conclude a person has been consuming alcohol. When I spoke of evidence-based suspisions, I perhaps more...