Mike A. Fungin RN

Mike A. Fungin RN

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  1. hemovac question

    Mike A. Fungin RN replied to lovingRN2009's topic in General Nursing

    That doesn't make any sense. If they just wanted to drain to gravity, why not use a penrose

  2. Question For Male Nurses Concerning The Job Environment

    Mike A. Fungin RN replied to redraider1977's topic in Men in Nursing

    To answer your question, it's extremely unlikely that being a guy is going to give you a leg

  3. Old IV tubing from HIV patient hooked up to a new patient!

    Mike A. Fungin RN replied to RNStudy's topic in General Nursing

    It sounds more like a process issue than an issue with the

  4. Why is it so easy to get an LPN or ADN so easily riled up?

    Mike A. Fungin RN replied to Katie5's topic in General Nursing

    Not necessarily. My hospital has different pay scales for ADN and BSN prepared nurses. I bring in about $2,300 more a year than my ADN

  5. Advice Needed? Should I do this?

    Mike A. Fungin RN replied to ilovenursing2009's topic in General Nursing

    I'd beg to differ. I think being a great nurse has to do with a lot more than just the letters after your name, but there's no such thing as useless education... unless you approach it with that...

  6. Finding the right words...

    Mike A. Fungin RN replied to lmc512's topic in Ob/Gyn

    If it's a patient safety issue, you get the doc involved and present a unified front. Situation in my unit recently where the family didn't want one of our neurotrauma patient's to get any kind of...

  7. Where in the US or abroad are new grads being hired?

    Mike A. Fungin RN replied to WrigleyRN's topic in General Nursing

    Why leave the bay area? Stanford's still hiring new grads, and John Muir Walnut Creek is running three new grad classes this year instead of the usual

  8. Wages

    Mike A. Fungin RN replied to #one's topic in General Nursing

    Unless the same place you work as an LPN keeps you as an RN once you have that license, I wouldn't count on it. You don't usually get credit for time served unless it was served in

  9. Nursing Superstitions?

    Mike A. Fungin RN replied to JustEnuff2BDangerous's topic in Nursing Humor

    I work with an old-school nurse from the deep south who'll tie a knot in the corner of a patient's sheet, because she believes it'll keep them

  10. How many would consider leaving nursing if they had a similar or slightly higher pay.

    Mike A. Fungin RN replied to jean36's topic in General Nursing

    If I could make equal or slightly better pay working in EMS again, either as a flight nurse or as a paramedic, I'd make the move in a

  11. Capstone Project in April

    Mike A. Fungin RN replied to momandstudent's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Sounds more like arts and crafts then

  12. VENT: school still ruining my life after graduation

    Mike A. Fungin RN replied to fiveofpeep's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I'd go talk to the registrar in person, and if need be, I'd raise hell over something like

  13. Is this normal?

    Mike A. Fungin RN replied to Ms.RN's topic in General Nursing

    This is not an expected finding and warrants a call to the

  14. NSO malpractice renewal?!?

    Mike A. Fungin RN replied to SouthernLPN2RN's topic in General Nursing

    No, not at all. I've just never heard from anyone who has had to actually use their NSO insurance, and whether or not the company delivered under those circumstances. I thought maybe the poster did...

  15. NSO malpractice renewal?!?

    Mike A. Fungin RN replied to SouthernLPN2RN's topic in General Nursing

    Do

  16. Neuro rotation

    Mike A. Fungin RN replied to w120hmb's topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

    If you could be a little more specific as to what you're asking, that would help. For example, you didn't say whether you were curious about ischemic stroke, or hemorrhagic stroke. At this stage in...

  17. Retired nurses displacing new grads?

    Mike A. Fungin RN replied to lmnop's topic in California Nursing

    There is some truth to it. New grads are more expensive to train than you would think. The hospital I work at spent around $120,000 training me in my first year as a new grad in critical care....

  18. What will you do if they change the Ratios

    Mike A. Fungin RN replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in California Nursing

    Last I heard CNA was pushing to lower ratios in some areas (i.e.

  19. Nurses' Rights

    Mike A. Fungin RN replied to wishingmary2's topic in General Nursing

    Welcome to reality. Seen it go down that way more often then

  20. Addicts!!! NURSES How do you seperate addicts from pts. who really are in pain?!

    Mike A. Fungin RN replied to chasemelony's topic in General Nursing

    Two patient populations whose pain you should never question: sickle cell and renal

  21. How far from your current home would you be willing to drive (one way) to work?

    Mike A. Fungin RN replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    Haha... I live less than a mile from my

  22. thug got shot and crying

    Mike A. Fungin RN replied to C-DIFF PHIL RN's topic in Emergency

    Don't judge unless you've walked a mile in their shoes. If working EMS in south central Los Angeles taught me anything, it was this... that all people generally try to pick the best of the choices...

  23. When things at work make you think of allnurses.com

    Mike A. Fungin RN replied to inkedRN's topic in General Nursing

    I was just curious what was being done about preload, since it sounds like he was on the dry side intravascularly. Morphine can make that worse, and the dopa doesn't really fix it (it'll get you a...

  24. Started a blog

    Mike A. Fungin RN replied to SARAHRN2003's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Let me add, I think it's a great idea that could do some real good. It looks well put together, and I see that you're certified so I'm sure you know what you're talking about too. I just think it's...

  25. Started a blog

    Mike A. Fungin RN replied to SARAHRN2003's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I think I'd be careful about what could be construed in a court of law as giving medical advice to strangers