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  1. Has anyone here had to do clinicals in OB

    styRN replied to edsdcs's topic in Male Nursing Students

    It was 20 years ago and it's still painfull :chuckle, but I did have a great grandmotherly instructor that took me under her wing and really didn't give me a hard time. She seemed to seek out the...

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

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

    Not necessarily any criminal liability, but as far as our governing nursing licensing body is concerned, they could definitely find you guilty of professional misconduct by not adequately protecting...

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

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

    Evidence based suspisions of a co-worker practicing while under the influence of drugs/alcohol should prompt you to take action, by either confronting the co-worker if you feel comfortable doing so,...

  4. what is a buffalo cap?

    styRN replied to GingerSue's topic in General Nursing

    Buffalo cap = Heparin/saline lock. Also called buff-caps, I believe it originally referred to a brand name of

  5. Dating for Men in Nursing/Nursing School

    styRN replied to Raymond CA's topic in Male Nursing Students

    I know one of the benefits of entering nursing school was the fact that I was vastly outnumbered, and planned on doing some partying with my classmates - we were all friends in school, and many of us...

  6. Can (do) nurses unions help improve patient care

    styRN replied to Tucson's topic in General Nursing

    Absolutely unions make an impact, both on the working and economic conditions of those in the union, as well as nurses who are in non-unionized facilities, since many of these facilities use the...

  7. Womens interest in male nurses

    styRN replied to johny1's topic in Men in Nursing

    Same here - met my wife in training 18 yrs ago, and although the compromizes made having 2 shift-workers in the house and raising 3 kids in the midst of it all, and the stress of the job, I couldn't...

  8. Dating for Men in Nursing/Nursing School

    styRN replied to Raymond CA's topic in Male Nursing Students

    I entered nursing school as a single 19yr old male, met a classmate, married her the year after grad and now have been married 17 years, with a 16 yr old daughter planning to persue nursing as a nurse...

  9. Do you feel more is expected of you...

    styRN replied to MALE*RN*777's topic in Men in Nursing

    Yeah, I get a similar expectation during our 'code whites' (violent pt) but since I'm the charge nurse, I have to respond and team lead anyway, but the rest of the male staff - including housekeepers,...

  10. Causes of diabetes and other myths

    styRN replied to huladancer's topic in Diabetes, Endocrine Nursing

    Recently, for the second time in my career, Ive heard how a patient "caught" diabetes: "well, I was in the kitchen carrying a 5lb bag of sugar and dropped it. It went all over, and I was in my bare...

  11. Are You Man Enough to Be a Nurse?

    styRN replied to Raymond CA's topic in Men in Nursing

    Excellent point. I've always prided myself for being a naturally compassionate and caring guy, and thought of myself as a caring, compassionate nurse when I graduated, but it took a few years of...

  12. Clogs while nursing

    styRN replied to Leselberry's topic in General Nursing

    Armor All spray or convenient wipes -

  13. Stupid things your school does/did

    styRN replied to MountainMan's topic in General Nursing

    There were other stupind things we were made to do besides procedures: we couldn't have ANY hair touch our collars - which were rather high as far as collars went. Even the guys - as a guy, I had...

  14. Stupid things your school does/did

    styRN replied to MountainMan's topic in General Nursing

    20 years ago the only things we had to practice on each other were things like feeding, making an occupied bed, (we did have to do a mock-bedbath on each other, but remained fully clothed) and the...

  15. So..You're going to be a MALE nurse?

    styRN replied to mingez's topic in Men in Nursing

    I worked with a buddy who once responded, "I prefer 'nurse with a member' ", after which he was verbally smacked around by his supervisor while we all laughed. Graduating 18 years ago, I think there...

  16. Roll Call

    styRN replied to Tweety's topic in Men in Nursing

    So, is this the forum we can openly fart and not have to blame it on the dog? Cool. Been lurking for a bit, posted a few times, so here's my into. From Ontario, Canada, graduated RN 1988 in a class...

  17. Florence against men

    styRN replied to MountainMan's topic in General Nursing

    It was definitely related to the Victorian sexism of the day. Florence believed that women were all inherently nursess, and wanting to do what she believed came naturally to them, established nursing...

  18. Payrange in your area?

    styRN replied to NPs4health's topic in General Nursing

    It's a facility with a diverse mix of levels of care, with a 64 bed high-security unit. We don't just admit elderly; anyone 18 yrs or older qualifies, and we have everything from psych, brain...

  19. How common is SQ hydration therapy?

    styRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    It had been many years since I had seen it used, but one of our 'old-school' GPs (who's in his late 70's) began ordering it for hydration for palliative patients in our LTC facility within the last...

  20. Stethescope Comparison

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

    I wouldn't recommend vaseline to clean - the oil base could break down the

  21. Stethescope Comparison

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

    Maintenance is simple with cleaning with alcohol, soaking the earpieces and the occasional rub down with armour-all to keep the tubing pliable. A well-maintained scope will last decades. As for...

  22. How common is SQ hydration therapy?

    styRN replied to styRN's topic in General Nursing

    earle58, I am quite familiar with it, having used it almost two decades ago in palliative care, but haven't seen it since and was curious about its prevelance in cetain settings, and where it was...

  23. How many of you balance a sport or hobby?

    styRN replied to nurseinlimbo's topic in General Nursing

    This will be my third season doing triathlons & duathlons. Eats up quite a bit of time with cross training, mainly running, biking and weight training, anywhere from 8-12 hrs/week. Kids are...

  24. Are nurses professionals ?

    styRN replied to lauralassie's topic in General Nursing

    absolutely those in the nursing profession in my province are governed by, among other things, the regulated health professions act. we are highly-egulated, licenced professionals, subject to public...

  25. No Holiday Pay?

    styRN replied to Meerkat's topic in General Nursing

    It's law in Ontario that employers must pay workers at least time-and-one-half for mandatory stats, whether they're union or not. We are in a union and get paid double time for working, plus we get...