Mike A. Fungin RN

Mike A. Fungin RN

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  1. calling the md at night when charge disagrees

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

    Your charge nurses "judgment" was based on how late at night it was. I wouldn't trust anyone with priorities so

  2. New RN hating night shift

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

    What are your sleep patterns

  3. Decentralized Nursing Units

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

    I don't know. Our ICU is going to be switching from a centralized to a decentralized floorplan next year when we move to a new building. My thoughts run parallel to yours. I think it'll be great...

  4. New MALE nurse asking for fashion advice! Help please...?

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

    Anyone who comes into an interview in my facility wearing less than a suit and tie might as well tear up their

  5. Need to find an internship program in SF

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

    AllNurses is a small world. It was actually me who posted about the program with 4000 apps for 13 positions. laobrien, what you're looking for is called a new grad program or RN residency program,...

  6. How do you know if I am Gay or Straight?

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

    I know I've said that all of the guys in my nursing class were straight, but only after four years of school together during which we five became extremely

  7. no experience? no job?

    Mike A. Fungin RN replied to CrammyCute11's topic in California Nursing

    I don't think it makes a difference if you're a male or a

  8. Need to find an internship program in SF

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

    Can you be a little more specific? What kind of degree did you graduate with, and what exactly do you mean by a "post-graduate internship program." That could be interpreted a number of

  9. Travis AFB area- nursing jobs?

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

    I live & work about 30 mins from Fairfield, and I'm very familiar with that area. First things first, jobs for new grads are incredibly scarce right now all across Northern California. For...

  10. About to graduate and very nervous!

    Mike A. Fungin RN replied to levans121687's topic in General Nursing

    It's pretty normal and even beneficial to leave school feeling like a complete idiot. That little bit of healthy fear should keep you from doing anything stupid while also serving as motivation to...

  11. The retro nurse's outfit has returned

    Mike A. Fungin RN replied to cicatrixx15's topic in General Nursing

    What are the guys supposed to wear? It doesn't make any sense to me. I never really get the "patient's don't know who their nurse is" argument, because that's not something I've seen happen. Even if...

  12. Is this common practice or was I in the wrong??

    Mike A. Fungin RN replied to Sassylil14u's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds like you're better off without that job. I'm not sure what the last poster was referring to... I don't think you handled anything improperly here. The CCO's request did seem inappropriate and...

  13. Afraid of Nursing as a Male?

    Mike A. Fungin RN replied to pilot833's topic in Men in Nursing

    I can't think of a single time I have experienced any kind of overt discrimination at work because I'm a guy. I also work in critical care though, so there's a higher percentage of male nurses. I...

  14. Srubs

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

    Landau makes a pretty good men's scrub

  15. charting resting with eyes closed vs "asleep"

    Mike A. Fungin RN replied to smartnurse1982's topic in General Nursing

    I have a checkbox for "Patient appears asleep." That's really all you can attest to without waking them

  16. M.R.S.A or mersa?

    Mike A. Fungin RN replied to Pepper The Cat's topic in General Nursing

    M.R.S.A.,

  17. When knowing too much can be a bad thing.

    Mike A. Fungin RN posted a topic in General Nursing

    Like when I have to be a patient. I've never been prone to paranoid self-diagnosis, but routine labs just came back with really low TSH and borderline low T4. I pondered that for a moment... thinking...

  18. When knowing too much can be a bad thing.

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

    It's not that simple. Low TSH can mean either hyper- or secondary hypothyroidism (what I said). It's the low T4 that points more to the latter diagnosis, and not the

  19. Male Nursing Students

    Mike A. Fungin RN replied to Ram1802h's topic in Male Nursing Students

    I've found a lot of research articles, and a few books, focusing on men in nursing. I'll PM you the

  20. Has Feminism Abandoned Nurses?

    Mike A. Fungin RN replied to Teresag_CNS's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I had a couple (two) professors in nursing school who were pretty open about their disdain for male students. But as a practicing nurse, I'd have to agree with dude that being male is more often an...

  21. NANDA , NIC AND NOC still in use ?

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

    That's not to say that you can't continue "creating" care plans once you're a practicing nurse. But it's not generally necessary, and I don't know many nurses who are that...

  22. NANDA , NIC AND NOC still in use ?

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

    Bedside nurses don't create care plans, not like you do during nursing school. Most places you'll have pre-printed, diagnosis specific care plans that can be somewhat customized by, for example,...

  23. Please, some info on unions, hospital affiliations, and legislation protecting nurses

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

    There are some non-union hospitals in California too, mostly magnet

  24. Need insight and opinion of RN moms..........

    Mike A. Fungin RN replied to rn4ever?'s topic in General Nursing

    I'm an RN dad, not mom, but if it were me I'd take the two 12's in a heartbeat. More days spent at home with my

  25. when did they stop wearing those cute nurses caps?

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

    Hahahaha...