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  1. Have you ever been mistaken for a doctor?

    CareteamRN70 replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in Men in Nursing

    The white lab coat for me hasn't detered patients from calling me Doctor, but seems to increase it. When in scrubs with a visible name tag I have been confused with an aide quite a few times, but soon...

  2. Weird lab vibes

    CareteamRN70 replied to tdobczyk's topic in Male Nursing Students

    My first time taking an apical pulse the student I was paired with took the bell of the stethescope from me an placed it, the next student made me place it myself (she was a very good sport and...

  3. males vs females as new RN's.

    CareteamRN70 replied to yahoo1's topic in General Nursing

    Well I can't attest to him being a genius without knowing him, but He's got the intiative and drive for Med School at the very least. I just hope the same initiative and drive can see you through to a...

  4. Questions about potentially awkward male-female interactions during lab/clinicals

    CareteamRN70 replied to Jedi of Zen's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Well, Im am about finished with school (3 weeks until graduation!), and everything discussed in previous post we did on live patients in the clinical settings. Being a male, I would normally cover my...

  5. What does your uniform look like?

    CareteamRN70 replied to SingDanceRunLife's topic in General Students

    one word...PURPLE Our school divides its students (allied health,LPNs, and RNs) by scrub color. Allied Health I think wear wine or burgandy LPN's sea green or foam and the RNs wear (bright) purple...

  6. Any of you wear clothes under your scrubs?

    CareteamRN70 replied to ImThatGuy's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Well still being in school (4 more weeks!), I have to wear the school scubs. I was in the Marine Corps a hundred years ago and still have the tattoos to as a reminder and so wear grey long sleeve...

  7. Have you been assaulted by a patient?

    CareteamRN70 replied to CrabbyPatty's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I worked as a tech in TBI and neurobehavioral and every now and then we had some pretty nasty incidents. One problem we had was that the unit wasn't a locked down unit, but could be with the push of a...

  8. What kills me..... (VENT)!!!

    CareteamRN70 replied to shoegalRN's topic in General Nursing

    As one of those "nursing students" who post into "real nurses" messages, here is my I think a seperate area for Nurses to post is a good idea...have posting and comment privileges given to only those...

  9. Being the only guy in my graduating class is pretty lonely

    CareteamRN70 replied to sch983's topic in Male Nursing Students

    I feel a little of the OP's pain. I am now the only male left in a class of 21..last quarter out of a class of 31 we lost 9 gals and the only other male. I'm going to miss some of the bets I used to...

  10. MedTech College

    CareteamRN70 replied to lasdrs07's topic in Indiana Nursing

    I currently attend Medtech College Greenwood and graduate from the RN program in 3 months. NLN accrediting doesn't look good for the near future. Many of the major hospitals within the 465 loop are...

  11. so i cried at work

    CareteamRN70 replied to LookForward's topic in General Nursing

    DX: Risk of RN Related Stress due to rigors of the job Select the best nursing intervention to achieve the outcome: Stress reduced. A: Empty the nearest bedpan on patient's head B: Scream like a...

  12. Do you donate blood?

    CareteamRN70 replied to pna2388's topic in General Students

    I have donated 2 - 3 times a year for the past 20 years. I am O neg so yes I do feel a little bit of a pull to donate for altruistic reasons....but I will be honest, at heart I am a mercenary. I time...

  13. Young and jaded.

    CareteamRN70 replied to apocatastasis's topic in General Nursing

    Still a student myself (only for 3 more months God willing), but as a tech (cna) working in a neuro/behavior unit I had more then enough experience with patients that didn't seem to want to "get with...

  14. Male nursing assistant.

    CareteamRN70 replied to EduardoLugo's topic in Male Nursing Students

    My nickname when I was an aide was "Forklift" and even when I am an RN I don't see that changing anytime soon. As for doing hygiene care and such, I always took a small amount of satisfaction that was...

  15. Largest Nurses Strike in US History - Replacement Nurses Arrive - Your opinion

    CareteamRN70 replied to girlvet's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    OMG Normally I am lukewarm when it comes to the topic of unions, but I went to look up stories on the strike situation and it isn't the story that caught my attention...it was the comments section...I...

  16. Oh dear.

    CareteamRN70 replied to Lunah's topic in Emergency

    Last time I was in an ER was about a month ago, my 8 yr old son had his left leg mauled by a small dog. From the time I spoke at the admitting desk to being called back four hours had passed. I just...

  17. Dating classmates?

    CareteamRN70 replied to AragornSkywalker's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Not a problem for me, Im married. And if that wasn't enough, most of th egirls in my class are young enough to be my daughters (and depending on how loose their mother's morals were in the early 80's...

  18. What would you make of this?

    CareteamRN70 replied to bluemorningglory's topic in General Nursing

    When I was an aide I always either got report from the previous shift aide (this was not official policy, but I felt a need to know), and I read the patients chart since the hospital I worked at the...

  19. RN On-call car plates/sign on cars

    CareteamRN70 replied to RelloydRN's topic in General Nursing

    One of my favorite mentors was a nurse I worked with who was also a nun. I loved her sense of humor (she told really naughty jokes), her dedication, her patience (with nursing and educating slack...

  20. We need a hat!

    CareteamRN70 replied to K.P.A.'s topic in Male Nursing Students

    I like Hoss's garrison cap idea and we were going to try to design a hat for the ladies specific to our school so that when we graduate we could get one as a tradition thing of getting one apon...

  21. New guy here...sayin' hello

    CareteamRN70 replied to betakurt's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Welcome aboard! Speakings as a nursing student in my 40's I think we bring a lot to the table that can help us become great nurses. And as I tell my younger student friends, way I see it, at my age I...

  22. Any former Marine grunts going into nursing?

    CareteamRN70 replied to devildog0311's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Oo-Rah! Welcome aboard! I served 4 years 0351 (anti tank Dragon Gunner...don't even know if they still use dragons). I entered nursing school later in life (age 38) and now into my 40's I will be a...

  23. Seeing loved ones before death?

    CareteamRN70 replied to Keila's topic in General Nursing

    It doesn't border on the supernatural, but I was present when my grandfather passed. He was dying from lung cancer and was at home with hospice care. The entire family (and we have a very long...

  24. Being Sued / Losing License

    CareteamRN70 replied to Meraki's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I can't say anything for getting sued but if you go to the website for your state BON they sometimes have the minutes from their hearings/meetings available for download. I was surprised at the amount...

  25. What do you wish you knew before you got into nursing?

    CareteamRN70 replied to Tt66's topic in Male Nursing Students

    I wish I had worked harder on my time management skills. I jumped into nursing school at age 39 almost on a whim, an accelerated program opened up in my area with no wait list so a ran in, tested, and...