callmekipling

callmekipling

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  1. Guys- what made you want to become a nurse?

    callmekipling replied to glamgalRN's topic in Men in Nursing

    I picked it at random... or so it felt. I was in the process of dropping out of a Music Education program, and one of my frat brothers (yeah so dont ask why I dropped out, ahem) mentioned he made...

  2. Guy's ,have you been told this...

    callmekipling replied to James Garrity's topic in Men in Nursing

    You will be a gofer. I sure am. You will help lift heavy people. To quote eddie vedder.. it's evolution, baby! Whether you are "just" a gofer or "just" a lifter depends, quite frankly, on your...

  3. Fat guy .... Small gloves ...

    callmekipling replied to CynicallyVexed's topic in Nursing Humor

    Hey, some of us fill out a large okay There is one ICU doc where I work who has really huge hands, like ironworker big. He has to go to supply and draw out his own XL gloves. Poor guy, it's a...

  4. Your Favorite one liner used with patients

    callmekipling replied to scaredofshots's topic in Nursing Humor

    I like to play the straight man. "Good to meet you, sorry it's here" is my favorite opener. As a tech - "They don't let me play with anything fun, but if you need a soda or something I'm well...

  5. Stupid things said by your non-nurse significant other

    callmekipling replied to Moogie's topic in Nursing Humor

    I always get a kick out of people asking me for health advice. "My ears and my nose have been hurting so bad" "yeah, you should see an ear, nose and throat doctor" "but how do I know if its bad...

  6. Can Someone Be a Nurse Without Jean Watson??

    callmekipling replied to Q.'s topic in General Nursing

    Forgive me if this is too brief a treatment of a very involved question, but - I think it depends on what your goals are as a nurse, your philosophy and the field in which you practice. Realize you...

  7. Lack of respect for nurses

    callmekipling replied to nicuRN2007's topic in General Nursing

    I have had this happen to me. I prefer to say, and you may quote me on this:smokin: "The details are technical and boring to someone uninvolved in the field.. Needless to say it's more involved than...

  8. "Ah, there's no shame in that"

    callmekipling replied to C. Thinking's topic in Male Nursing Students

    artless, but a compliment. maybe Yogi Bera is still floating around whispering in people's ears. Uncondensed, it would read, "I think it's a respectable profession though I bet you get laughed at by...

  9. What kind of nurse are you?

    callmekipling replied to BroadwayRN's topic in General Nursing

    Did you know your managers are *required* to find room for improvement in your eval? True story. If that's all s/he's got to say about you in the negative, I'd say you're pretty awesome. I mean,...

  10. Things you'd LOVE to be able to tell patients, and get away with it.

    callmekipling replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Aahahahaha! happened to me once. Of course I'm a tech, I don't talk much to attendings (I know the house docs, but who's gonna drop THEIR names?) So a little old lady came in insisting she knew...

  11. Staff female nurses flirting and much more...

    callmekipling replied to Age1's topic in Male Nursing Students

    From "The Modern Gentleman" by Mollod and Tesauro - a really great read, by the way, one that I cannot recommend enough. The passage begins on page

  12. Domestic Violence in LTC

    callmekipling replied to gardie's topic in General Nursing

    I think domestic violence falls generally under elder abuse for most LTC settings. I have to say, the only domestic abuse I've ever witnessed was verbal and addressed towards a deaf demented woman. I...

  13. 3 males out of a class of 30, anyone else feel overpowered?

    callmekipling replied to baedwards4's topic in Male Nursing Students

    classically it's referred to as a "great big s-- eating grin" you may find yourself having this reaction I'm one among maybe five or six guys in a class of about a hundred. We're all being broken up...

  14. A "chick's" perspective on Men in Nursing

    callmekipling replied to KimmbaFNP's topic in Male Nursing Students

    pat if you're taking a pretty nurse type there, getting emotional may be just the thing.. tell her about your deep and abiding inner pain they eat that up! i'm kidding, but hopefully dealing with...

  15. any of you do any weightlifting/powerlifting/bodybuilding?

    callmekipling replied to tronix304's topic in Male Nursing Students

    YEA SON I'm a heavy hitter myself, 6 ft 0 in shoes, 230lb. Bench 315, squat 425 deadlift 480. Do I wish I didn't have a pooched out gut? sure, but all the crunches in the world won't save me :chuckle...

  16. A "chick's" perspective on Men in Nursing

    callmekipling replied to KimmbaFNP's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Another big danger - you're seen as stronger than women, physically, because as a general physiological thing you probably will be. So make sure you ARE strong before attempting to ACT strong.. just...

  17. You know you are a CNA when....

    callmekipling replied to ham272's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    :yeah:completely and entirely

  18. stimulating a vented patient

    callmekipling replied to JeanettePNP's topic in General Nursing

    Books. Books on tape. Jazz music, if he's a classy bloke find stuff from his era. Tell him about your life. Babble endlessly. Tell him about his family, if they won't come. The same sorts of...

  19. Things Patients Have Taught Me NOT To Do

    callmekipling replied to Trixxy's topic in Nursing Humor

    kuku, i bet it was acute

  20. Nurse Tech?!

    callmekipling replied to JustKeepSmiling's topic in Louisiana Nursing

    CNA = complete cna program tech = incomplete nursing program around here we all do the same job, but techs are expected to do EKG's and draw blood for labs. Also, depending on the technical skill of...

  21. One Last Wish

    callmekipling replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

    Norway, greenland, ireland, england.. because I plan to spend some time touring europe, and if I'm gonna die sooner than I planned then darn it I'm bumping the vacation up! oh and: when I die I wanna...

  22. Patient emergency in hospital room

    callmekipling replied to martinman's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    1) Airway, breathing, circulation (thank you, emt school) 2) Holler for a nurse, any nurse that's free. Call bells are non-emergency. State the room number. Something like, "Need help in 13!" Once...

  23. CNA's: What's your favorite shift?

    callmekipling replied to DreamyEyes's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Call me pessimistic, but expect to have to cope with short staffing. Either occasionally or all the time, depending on the hiring and retention rates of the facility you're joining. Been a bit since...

  24. making bathing experiences better

    callmekipling replied to ham272's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Don't spray them in the face :-P Seriously, tilt the head back so water stays off the breathing parts. When you have to do the face, do it quickly. Custom products are great. Look into cheap hair...

  25. You know you are a CNA when....

    callmekipling replied to ham272's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I was gonna say, you blurt out "hold on, I'll get your nurse" when someone unattractive asks you out Wearing the same pair of jeans twice might take you three weeks. or, your basket on laundry day...