callmekipling

callmekipling

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  1. what are the best mens scrubs you have found?

    callmekipling replied to Buckyxj's topic in Men in Nursing

    Never tried dickies. Landau works well for me. As does, surprisingly... tender

  2. Excellent piece on Walt Whitman's life (civil war nurse and poet)

    callmekipling replied to Thunderwolf's topic in Men in Nursing

    Beg pardon, TW, but is there a specific resource in the list we should be looking at? wait, is it this one?

  3. "I love it when a man takes a woman's job."

    callmekipling replied to algebra_demystified's topic in Men in Nursing

    ex-nurse? I thought we were like the marines or something, y'know... once a nurse... My own badge says "will nurse for food" on the back. Makes a handy sign. I hope you're not complaining...

  4. How do you unwind?

    callmekipling posted a topic in General Students

    Happy new year, all. I personally have found it difficult to go from the absolutely nutso schedule I had in school to doing very little over break. Which I think bodes well for me becoming a nurse...

  5. Anyone taking an EMT too?

    callmekipling replied to Mariposa88's topic in General Students

    I got my EMT this past summer, and started not-just-gened nursing classes this fall. Thing about an EMT-B is that you're focusing mainly on keeping the person alive long enough to reach people that...

  6. How're your backs doing guys?

    callmekipling replied to baldee's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Doin fine. My only advice is train, if you have the time, and don't crap around with bad form. Having a bad back can be a career ender, at least if you're into bedside nursing. Learn to deadlift....

  7. An old stethoscope

    callmekipling posted a topic in General Nursing

    Ah, hi all. been a while. I was at my local shooting range, of all places, this afternoon. They do a good business in used firearms, and recently they've devoted a small section of their sales floor...

  8. An old stethoscope

    callmekipling replied to callmekipling's topic in General Nursing

    aHA! you got it! OK, for $5 I'll go nab it and doppler some fetuses - I have a pregnant friend or two.. Thanks to everybody who helped! I'll post some pictures if there's any interest in seeing yet...

  9. What do you guys during your off-time?

    callmekipling replied to mcknis's topic in Men in Nursing

    Winter's a bummer of a time for leisure activities. That said, right now I go to school full-time and lift weights 4 days/week. In the summer I'm gonna get back out into the woods - camping, hiking....

  10. Bait and switch!!

    callmekipling posted a topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Lord knows I don't like to field my own complaints too often, I think it makes me sound pithier to just help everybody else out with theirs:icon_roll Yesterday I was scheduled to work 3-11 but they...

  11. Is this supposed to be "quality care"??

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

    When I worked LTC, I had 12-15, wanderers with alzheimer's, one bath/weekday and 3 hours to do 'em all. Last time I figured it out I had about 12 minutes per resident. You've got 13 in 2.5 hrs, half...

  12. I feel guilty!

    callmekipling replied to shoegalRN's topic in General Nursing

    Have you ever heard of Pascal's wager? Think of it this way.. if you stay home you can sit and eat bonbons and watch TV. If you go in, you can sit and eat bonbons and watch TV.. and get paid to do it....

  13. Do CNA's know what they are supposed to do or...

    callmekipling replied to *ac*'s topic in General Nursing

    Where's your first job that you're just starting? When I worked LTC, it was the same routine day in and day out - you didn't really need report once you got used to the weekly schedule. Though I have...

  14. problem with CNA

    callmekipling replied to adnstudent2007's topic in General Nursing

    I just wanted to say, and please note that this is my "devil's advocate" face, There is a difference between being undermined and working with someone who has no social graces. Once you get the...

  15. Male nurses dominate b/c they are Male?

    callmekipling replied to sasha1224's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    woo, dria i think we beat the drift problem right there there is a lot that goes into eligibility for a position. preference based on sex or race is discriminatory and illegal. preference based on...

  16. Can anyone explain to me why me and my co-workers got yelled at??

    callmekipling replied to gt4everpn's topic in General Nursing

    Wow. How about, uhm.. ahem Your mutual desire to provide excellent patient care caused some frustration when your abilities were limited by circumstances beyond your control, and your supervisor got...

  17. Male nurses dominate b/c they are Male?

    callmekipling replied to sasha1224's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    agreed.. but can you tell me you've never overestimated yourself before.. especially if it means more pay? kids are a labile commitment - as years pass, they may want and need more or less of your...

  18. Calling in sick....feeling worst after the call!

    callmekipling replied to TeresaB930's topic in General Nursing

    Best sick policy ever, at my last job: You call in, you say you're sick, that's it. They're not allowed to ask questions. The reason you get grief when calling in is because your superiors will do...

  19. Nurses not responding fast enough-VENT

    callmekipling replied to pirap's topic in General Nursing

    We have virtual sticky notes (cos we've got virtual charts! hooray!) at my hospital. One pt I had a few nights ago had one attached, that said -- PT called 911 from ED waiting room three times to...

  20. For RN Students working as CNA's!!

    callmekipling replied to baldee's topic in General Nursing

    So far as I know, in PA they are equivalent certs.. I have worked as both with my CNA license. Google searching shows they're equivalent in california too.. So, it might be a semantic thing. CNAs...

  21. Male nurses dominate b/c they are Male?

    callmekipling replied to sasha1224's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    As a guy, you are hyper visible. Last job, anybody who didn't know me knew "the light skinned tall guy". This job (hospital, 230 beds and staff to go with) I'm the bald male CNA. I think that...

  22. the little things make you go uh ok

    callmekipling replied to celestial1's topic in Nursing Humor

    I've got something a little different for the 'uh ok' pile.. Just saw this on a meeting note, digging through a pt chart- "Decline in gravy production is not a valid hospice recert diagnosis." The old...

  23. Guys, do you wear your wedding band to work?

    callmekipling replied to JaredCNA's topic in Men in Nursing

    I'm not a nurse (yet) and I'm not married (yet, but let's face it the odds are in my favor lol).. But I always wondered, why not wear it on a string? it'd make kind of a cool necklace. Unless you're...

  24. Curious female here! :)

    callmekipling replied to ltmja's topic in Men in Nursing

    I had no idea what I wanted to do, going into college. So I tried music education. I'm still very musical, but music was not fit to be the day job (and any music teacher will tell you, you hardly...

  25. It's Hard to Live with a Nurse because....

    callmekipling replied to nurz2be's topic in Nursing Humor

    Along the lines of the sympathy.. You might bring home a stomach flu from work.. Your nurse S/O will bring home a superbug :uhoh21: but honey, the lysol wipes were RIGHT