Mike A. Fungin RN

Mike A. Fungin RN

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  1. Obnoxious overhead announcements at New Orleans hospital

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

    They play the song by the Byrds at Kaiser in Oakland, CA... not sure about the rest of their health system. How demeaning? Like I can't remember to round/turn patients on my

  2. Time to call a duck a duck?

    Mike A. Fungin RN replied to eriksoln's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    OP it's sad... but true. Spoken as a relatively new nurse who's looking to leave the

  3. Bizarre family member behavior

    Mike A. Fungin RN replied to CNL2B's topic in General Nursing

    Working in ICU, some families will get very worked up over things that seem trivial to us, like your example of his leg having slipped. It goes back to what we learning in nursing school about people...

  4. Any bedside nurses (kind souls) willing to answer 6 questions for me?

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

    From the perspective of a bedside nurse, those questions (as written) made my head hurt. Clearly authored by an academic. I'll PM you

  5. Malpractice Insurance

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

    If you're an AACN member they offer a great plan through

  6. Salaried Staff Nurses?

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

    I assure you, lawyers get paid for every minute they

  7. rn/bsn/pa

    Mike A. Fungin RN replied to nayi16's topic in General Nursing

    There can be a pay difference. Where I work, I make more money with my BSN than an associate degree educated nurse in the same position. More importantly, it can make it easier to get a job,...

  8. Nurses from other units to start IV's

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

    Don't let it get to you, her angry probably had nothing to do with you or the situation. Sounds like someone who was having a bad day and decided to dump on you. I work in the ICU and when we get...

  9. I think cutsey scrub tops look ridiculous on adult units

    Mike A. Fungin RN replied to AZO49008's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Cartoons do not inspire

  10. Male Nurse, Female issues?

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

    Hahaha. Sounds like a pretty uncomfortable situation. Our day shift is like that. Mercifully, I work nights. Every unit/hospital has it's own culture. My only suggestion is try to distance yourself...

  11. how old were you when you realized you weren't going to make real money as a nurse

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

    You can make that as a nurse, in some places.

  12. Male Nurse, Female issues?

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

    Well... some of what you mentioned women talking about (husbands, cooking, etc.) just sounds like normal social behavior to me. I mean... they're women dude. What were you hoping for... dirty jokes,...

  13. Benefits of being a male nurse vs Female nurse

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

    Nope.

  14. Happier With Your Second Career?

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

    1. What was career #1? - Firefighter/EMT 2. Are you happier with nursing as a career than you were with career #1? - There are many trade offs. Overall I'm happier with nursing, because the money...

  15. Dopamine drips in SNF?

    Mike A. Fungin RN replied to mercury7's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    No, it's not a pressor (or an inotrope), not at that dose. At 5 mcg/kg/min you're only activating dopaminergic receptors which in theory dilate kidney vasculature, but as you point out there's...

  16. Athletes heart rate

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

    Try not to get too hung on up "normal" ranges. Everything exists on a continuum, and no two patients are

  17. What do I put for pay expectations?

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

    Where? Geography is

  18. In your opinion, was this an inappropriate assignment?

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

    Interesting thread... not my practice area btw. I guess it's hard for me to understand why an IUFD would be so sensitive and challenging that it might not be an appropriate assignment for a certain...

  19. White Supremacist patients

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

    IN response to OP's post about their patient, what's the big deal? You don't have to be his friend, only his nurse. Just treat the guy. Oftentimes "these people" are just that,

  20. I always take help for inserting IV

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

    You've just got to get over those fears and attempt as many IVs as you can, even the one's you think will be too difficult. It's like learning to ride a bike, you've got to fall alot

  21. The Suicide Tourist

    Mike A. Fungin RN replied to JRD2002's topic in General Nursing

    Page on Oregon's Death with Dignity Act State of Oregon: Death With Dignity

  22. Can someone please explain this ECG statement?

    Mike A. Fungin RN replied to karyan06's topic in General Nursing

    I'm just going to add, in case it might be helpful, that the negative pole for the unipolar leads V1 through V6 is VW, or "Wilson's central terminal", calculated from leads I, II, and III. Quick and...

  23. Do nurses at your LTC facility text the docs?

    Mike A. Fungin RN replied to inkydorei's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Uh...

  24. As a nurse, what do you do?

    Mike A. Fungin RN replied to nursestudent1975's topic in General Nursing

    What would I do? Try not to get involved unless I have

  25. If you've taken pharmacology or pathophysiology...help

    Mike A. Fungin RN replied to lovelylady42's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    How about relaxing and enjoying your