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    Silly random nursing thoughts, one sentence, NO JUDGMENTAL FOLKS ALLOWED

    Mr Midwife replied to wooh's topic in Nursing Humor

    In 6 years of Gynacology Nursing and Midwifery I've still to see what happens if I pee'd on a pregnancy
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    Quantifying blood loss (grrr...)

    Mr Midwife replied to airwin.rnc's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Here's something which you yanks might find usefull http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/823839 Over the pond in Ireland and UK we've been using a similar toolkit when doing our madatory updates and in...
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    The most ridiculous birth plans you've had the pleasure of reading

    Mr Midwife replied to PeepnBiscuitsRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Again to me it doesn't sound that she's asking for specific staff assignments, more that she doesn't wish the La Leche League/brestfeeding support nurses to be pestering her about her choice of infant...
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    The most ridiculous birth plans you've had the pleasure of reading

    Mr Midwife replied to PeepnBiscuitsRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Oh and one of the most comprehensive birth plans I saw never got past page one, not because she ended up with all interventions (actually had a relativly straightforward labour; although the epidural...
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    The most ridiculous birth plans you've had the pleasure of reading

    Mr Midwife replied to PeepnBiscuitsRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I'm sorry Ratlady but actually the message I got from this persons post if that been made on the basis of an informed decision from past experience and its seems very resonable to me. You'd be...
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    Discrimination against males in the nursing profession.

    Mr Midwife replied to Halim F. Dagher's topic in Men in Nursing

    It can be such a strange issue - last week for Day of the Nurse & Midwife our maternity unit was going to be featured on TV and one of the producers wanted me to be on the section saying "having a...
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    Did anyone judge you for being a male nurse?

    Mr Midwife replied to ddane94's topic in Men in Nursing

    In my first nuring placement I was asked my I wanted to become a Male Nurse, I said it was far too muhc trouble to become a female nurse. I use the same answer when people ask me why I wanted to...
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    Postpartum Hemorrhage tool kit

    Mr Midwife replied to l/dmom's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Recently (well last 6 years but in Obs and Gyn thats fairly recent) we made up emergency/homebirth kits using large tool boxes and they've worked out great. We have the medications (Syntocinon,...
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    B/P and Seizures

    Mr Midwife replied to knufflebunny's topic in Ob/Gyn

    At 170/110 I'd be frogmarching the Drs to the bedside to start an IV labetalol infusion. Has anyone sat down and had a frank talk with her about the risks to her and baby and with a BP that high some...
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    Hey is anyones life as a nurse like greys amatomy?

    Mr Midwife replied to francoml's topic in Men in Nursing

    I'm pretty sure I've made a similar comment on some previous thread - great minds and all
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    Male Nurse Hair Styles

    Mr Midwife replied to Benners's topic in Men in Nursing

    Krzysztof - I'm losing that battle and have started just using a grade 1 trimmer all over every few weeks to get used to the ide of becoming fully bald in next few years! I ahve been asked at work to...
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    Are men not as neat as women nurses?

    Mr Midwife replied to LVN_Soon2Be's topic in Men in Nursing

    At home I'm definately not. I remember one of my tutors saying that it had been commented that I wasn't very tidy when doing my dressings with the old wrappers but I was better at the actual dressing...
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    Nursing shoes

    Mr Midwife replied to R3G15T3R3D NUR53's topic in Men in Nursing

    I got a new pair of theater shoes from Abeba but they're not great, the sizing was off so even I ordered size 45 they still pinch. They're not very comfortable so have had to put in my own insoles...
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    Did you ever use being male as a part of your being hired?

    Mr Midwife replied to Doindia's topic in Men in Nursing

    I remember when I was accepted to start my conversion traning to midwifery some of the midwives said I only got the place as I was a bloke and they a) couldn't be seen to discriminate against a male...
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    A little anxiety applying for Nursing school as an older male

    Mr Midwife replied to Magnicious's topic in Men in Nursing

    Just want to say go for it! You have so much life and skills experience to bring to the job they will snap you up in a heartbeat. When I interviewed university candidates I personally put more...
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    any OB nurse worked with a gay nurse who has started to transtion into a female nurse

    Mr Midwife replied to A Gay Male Nurse's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I good few years back when I was working in dialysis a Filipino nurse under went gender reallignment to female and was fully accepted by the unit. I don't know if it was the fact that in diaysis you...
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    Are people shocked you're still a bloke outside of work?

    Mr Midwife replied to CNDave's topic in Men in Nursing

    I used to do competative judo back in university and my ex's partner Andy (she was a policewoman) was my training partner. Her police friends alwasy had a go at me for being a nurse but one year Andy...
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    Specializing as a new nurse??

    Mr Midwife replied to nurse5913's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Ditto the above, I regret not taking a neonatal placement because a universitiy mentor said I should consolidate my adult learning for a few years before going into NNU or L&D, this was the worst...
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    Advice for L&D? - Male student.

    Mr Midwife replied to StudentOfHealing's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I did a few days on the L&D as part of my student nurse first year. KNew it was what I wanted so in my final year I worked in gyaecology for my elective and then went on to train as a midwife few...
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    Out of curiosity, how many male RNs are former military veterans?

    Mr Midwife replied to egypshun03's topic in Men in Nursing

    I'm ee Royal Navy, was petty officer but started my medic training. Wanted to leave after my 3 years so decinded option to be sponsored into Medical School but when I went into nursing went into our...
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    Are you a nurse with "alternative" spiritual beliefs?

    Mr Midwife replied to GadgetRN71's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    I've always listed my religion as Biker (Catholic under Pope Valentino Rossi), the other male midwife in my unit says he's Protestant Biker under Minister
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    Neonatal Resuscitation

    Mr Midwife replied to caitlinjoy's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Firstly congratulations on upcomming graduation. An excellent course for you to look into is the Advanced Life Support in Obstetrics course which is ran by the American Academy of Family Physicians...
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    Dream job interview... What should *I* ask??

    Mr Midwife replied to punkydoodlesRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    A good question I used to ask and now tell my students (well the ones I like) to ask to the clinicans at their interviews "How long have you been in your current post and what aspect of your job do...
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    New name for nurses who are men

    Mr Midwife replied to midlife101's topic in Men in Nursing

    When I was a nursing student I was asked why I wanted to me a male nurse and answered that it would have been to much trouble to become a female nurse. In the UK military we never dropped the title of...
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    Male obstetrical nurses

    Mr Midwife replied to Claire98909's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I work in London UK and there's a few of us male midwives around. My last unit had 5 but in new unit I'm only 1 of 2 so it does vary. Obstectricians tend to be about a 60/40 split in favour of the...