Mike A. Fungin RN

Mike A. Fungin RN

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  1. Hired at UC Davis MC: Where should I live??

    Mike A. Fungin RN replied to CA RN 444's topic in California Nursing

    Personally, I just found Sac boring and unimpressive. There was nothing special about it, and I think it's a tough place to meet people. I've lived in various parts of the Los Angeles,...

  2. What kind of interventions am I going to provide?

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

    Fairly benign... it's the type II and 3rd degree you gotta look out

  3. Highest INR....

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

    I'll never forget it... INR was 33.2. Ended very

  4. Hired at UC Davis MC: Where should I live??

    Mike A. Fungin RN replied to CA RN 444's topic in California Nursing

    I've never been a huge fan of Sacramento. If it were me I'd move to Davis or someplace like Elk Grove. There's some really cool towns in the outlying

  5. Quick question for night-shift nurses

    Mike A. Fungin RN replied to AZO49008's topic in General Nursing

    There should be some kind of low-intensity ambient light, a "night light" if you will, in any patient room. They should never be completely dark, as that would present a falls risk. It should be...

  6. new nurse, cna with attitude

    Mike A. Fungin RN replied to mandakaye03's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Documentation. Dates, times, exact words in quotation

  7. UCSF and SMU New grad program

    Mike A. Fungin RN replied to Liferewards10's topic in California Nursing

    Yeah, that happened to a new grad friend of mine this past fall. They called her about four hours before her panel interview was scheduled to tell her they'd cancelled the program. I don't think...

  8. UCSF and SMU New grad program

    Mike A. Fungin RN replied to Liferewards10's topic in California Nursing

    Don't I know it. I just learned, thought it hasn't been announced yet, that my employer is going to cancel the next two rounds of it's new grad program... and we're one of the handful of remaining...

  9. Neurosurgical/Stroke/Medical Unit Staffing?

    Mike A. Fungin RN replied to NurseyPoo7's topic in General Nursing

    1 nurse to 4-5 patients then, at least where I

  10. Dating classmates?

    Mike A. Fungin RN replied to AragornSkywalker's topic in Male Nursing Students

    I dated a couple classmates during nursing school with mixed results. The first cheated on me and then badmouthed me to some of our peers. I guess that was kind of lousy, but to be honest I couldn't...

  11. Neurosurgical/Stroke/Medical Unit Staffing?

    Mike A. Fungin RN replied to NurseyPoo7's topic in General Nursing

    What kind of acuity are we talking, because that's really going to dictate what is safe. You said it's not a neuroscience ICU, so is it a step-down unit, or a medical/surgical floor that focuses neuro...

  12. Any former Marine grunts going into nursing?

    Mike A. Fungin RN replied to devildog0311's topic in Male Nursing Students

    2 years wildland firefighting in Southern California, then 3 years municipal

  13. UCSF and SMU New grad program

    Mike A. Fungin RN replied to Liferewards10's topic in California Nursing

    That's my point, this is little more than an extension the senior synthesis (preceptorship) that is already a part of almost all nursing programs. It's a big leap to call that a "new grad program."...

  14. Don't scare me...i start n Fall....how much do u make?

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

    No, I'm serious. I grew up in Los Angeles and lived/worked there up until six years ago when I moved to the bay area, so I have a pretty good idea of the cost of living in both places. The cost of...

  15. Don't scare me...i start n Fall....how much do u make?

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

    Since you'll be starting as a new grad OP, I'll tell you new grad wages. I work in the San Francisco bay area where new grads start between $45 and $50 an hour. When I was a new grad here I started...

  16. UCSF and SMU New grad program

    Mike A. Fungin RN replied to Liferewards10's topic in California Nursing

    SMU doesn't have a new grad program. I think you're talking about T2P, the Transition to Professional Nursing Practice program. Comparing that to UCSF's or any other hospital's new grad residency is...

  17. Adventures in the McDonald's drive-through...

    Mike A. Fungin RN replied to Bumashes's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    If anyplace should have an AED, it's McDonalds :) Good

  18. Any former Marine grunts going into nursing?

    Mike A. Fungin RN replied to devildog0311's topic in Male Nursing Students

    I'm sure there are. Especially when you look at male RNs, a lot of us seem to come from the military or

  19. constant complaining

    Mike A. Fungin RN replied to Izzy11's topic in Male Nursing Students

    That was pretty much my experience in nursing school, to a

  20. Whats it like being a guy in a female dominated career?

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

    Check out ER and ICU. Both are fast paced and seem to attract more no-nonsense less emotionally driven female RNs. There are more men around too. I've come to work more than once to find all but...

  21. married to MD

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

    It's not unheard of. One of the guys I work with is engaged to an

  22. Nursing Associations Membership

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

    I've never had an ANA membership... I'm not sure what the benefit would

  23. SF General Hospital layoffs - update

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

    Funny, I just talked to a friend today who's wife got hired to start at SF general as a new grad

  24. Samuel Merritt BSN Sp'10

    Mike A. Fungin RN replied to bluechick112's topic in California Nursing

    I don't know who you're friends are, but I'm a recent SMU grad and about half of the students in my class worked part time. It's very doable, although a little more challenging during Junior 2 and...

  25. Was I being hit on... or was it a genuine compliment?

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

    Compliment, nothing he said to indicate otherwise. Men are simple. We generally mean what we say, and little