groovy jeff RN

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    Preventing falls in acute rehab center

    groovy jeff replied to ebyrn's topic in Rehabilitation

    rehab is not for sissys that is for sure!! acute rehab is tough as people are starting to feel better and think that they can do more than they can. amputees forget that there leg isn't there and fall...
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    New Grad Rehab Nurse

    groovy jeff replied to NrsKate's topic in Rehabilitation

    at the end of the 2 weeks you do not feel ready to be on your own, please let the nursing supervisor or the don know. don't risk the safety of your pt or your license by jumping in too early. two...
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    Benefits of being a male nurse vs Female nurse

    groovy jeff replied to girtenbt's topic in Men in Nursing

    i did hr before i was a rn. the issue is not a constitutional one but has more to do with class action suits in the name of equal rights for women. no hospital in their right mind would pay a male...
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    Men: Are catty / backstabbing / selfish female nurses typical, or not?

    groovy jeff replied to Streamline2010's topic in Men in Nursing

    i love working with women!! there will always be those negative things going on with some, male and female in any occupation. i don't have time to worry about all the "stuff" that is going on around...
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    Ratios on acute rehab floor in hospital

    groovy jeff replied to Lola77's topic in Rehabilitation

    i wanna work where you work!!! we have 8 most of the time and our techs usually 10 (if i had 5 pts i would think i had died and gone to heaven). i have only been a nurse for a year and i'm at a 8-9...
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    25 pushups

    groovy jeff replied to nurse2033's topic in Men in Nursing

    i'm not sure i could do 25 push-ups??? is that pathetic or
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    My program sucks!!!!

    groovy jeff replied to European's topic in Men in Nursing

    i had a great class but the program sucked!!! if you like the school and your getting what your suppose to be getting, then hang in there. it isn't much different in the urban workplace as your...
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    Interview Attire Recommendations

    groovy jeff replied to synergy89's topic in Men in Nursing

    catamounts303- please forgive me for the blasting; it wasn't very nice. i was an hr guy before i was a nurse and i just can't for the life of me understand why there is so much confusion on this...
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    Interview Attire Recommendations

    groovy jeff replied to synergy89's topic in Men in Nursing

    Why would you wear anything other than a suit and tie??? Apologies to the OP; but I can't take another thread about interview attire. Wear a
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    horizontal hostility in WOCN?

    groovy jeff replied to pistolchick's topic in Wound, Ostomy, Continence

    i work at a small acute rehab hospital and i have not personally experienced any horizontal violence. however we do have a couple of folks that think they are super-nurse that can get a little...
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    Benefits of being a male nurse vs Female nurse

    groovy jeff replied to girtenbt's topic in Men in Nursing

    of course there are benefits: we get to help everyone with their obese patients and are summoned for all of the difficult transfers! but that's ok as we get paid twice as
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    New MALE nurse asking for fashion advice! Help please...?

    groovy jeff replied to _quarks_RN_'s topic in Men in Nursing

    first of all, the folks that said business casual is ok are knuckleheads!! why would you take the chance of not getting a job by wearing business casual??? you don't know who will show up at the...
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    Male nursing and needing chaperone

    groovy jeff replied to Sirkraker's topic in Men in Nursing

    men are not a protected class under discrimination laws and you would lose that case; in fact, i would bet there isn't a civil rights attorney that would take the case. however, a labor attorney could...
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    Facial Hair

    groovy jeff replied to red2003xlt's topic in Men in Nursing

    shave for the interview! you can always grow the thing back. unless your trying to cover-up a whole lot of ugly, then go in clean
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    Male Doctor vs Male Nurse and intimate female procedures

    groovy jeff replied to Livinstrong85's topic in Men in Nursing

    there have been lots of threads in this regarding this topic. op- i strongly recommend that you do a search as there are lots of men here who have been burnt on this topic. it really doesn't...
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    What are acceptable scrub colors for guys?

    groovy jeff replied to j_tay1981's topic in Men in Nursing

    big pockets
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    What are acceptable scrub colors for guys?

    groovy jeff replied to j_tay1981's topic in Men in Nursing

    camo & tie dye!!! oh yeah baby, that's what i am talking
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    I'm really angry!!! And i just need to vent!!!!

    groovy jeff replied to GM RN 2010's topic in Florida Nursing

    you might try this thread: https://allnurses.com/nursing-career-advice/start-here-helpful-275356.html hang in there, i got lucky and found something after 4 months of searching. good luck &...
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    manly scrub top protocol...

    groovy jeff replied to AVMadd's topic in Men in Nursing

    it states in the he man rn rule book that camo and tie-dye are the exempted from the "no prints" rule. currently there is a huge debate brewing over harley type prints; but traditionally they are only...
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    Stroke Unit nurse needs Report sheet

    groovy jeff replied to Dublin37's topic in Neurological

    Here is something I was working on when I was working on our neuro/stroke unit. It was a work in progress... TBI Report Sheet- rev.doc TBI Report
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    Going from plumbing to nursing

    groovy jeff replied to CareerChange2010's topic in Men in Nursing

    nursing is just like plumbing in that one of the first things you learn is to quit biting your nails! go for it; but realize jobs are tough for new
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    Anyone have a good report sheet specifically for neuro?

    groovy jeff posted a topic in Neurological

    anyone have a good report sheet specifically designed for neuro?? i have made one up as the one supplied by my facility was designed by someone who writes in a 4 point font; i need more space. even if...
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    Question For Male Nurses Concerning The Job Environment

    groovy jeff replied to redraider1977's topic in Men in Nursing

    May 2011 is a long way off; hard to say. Here in AZ there is some job movement again; but it is still tough out there. Keep your head down, study hard, volunteer, take extra training (ACLS, etc); do...
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    NON HEALING stage IV pressure ulcer HELP????

    groovy jeff replied to NC29mom's topic in Wound, Ostomy, Continence

    i am a brand new nurse and know nothing about ltc; but, doesn't a local dr see this pt occasionally where a referral could be made? does this guy have family that can advocate for him? i am probably...
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    When do the bad dreams stop?

    groovy jeff posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    i have been on the job now for 2 months and still feel pretty inept. to make matters worse, i dream every night about work, and they are not warm & fuzzy dreams. the other night i dreamed i was 8...