mikethemurse BSN, RN

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

    mikethemurse replied to wooh's topic in Nursing Humor

    While doing wound care on an inmate who was bitten by a police dog.... Me: Man them dogs are fast ain't they? Him: (arrgghh)
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    You know you're tired when...

    mikethemurse replied to ICURN3020's topic in General Nursing

    I work in a jail there have been many mornings that I have gotten home after working 12 hr standing at my front door waiting for master control to pop the door for me, waving to a camera not there!...
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    Insight please

    mikethemurse replied to LiberianGirl902's topic in Correctional

    Okay, first let me welcome you to corrections! You just asked a lot of stuff, and I will try to touch on it all as briefly as possible... I have worked in several jails/ institutions, and they all...
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    Drug-seeking in prison? Rx narcotics?

    mikethemurse replied to maddison1002's topic in Correctional

    Nature of the beast. Water is wet, sky is blue, inmates manipulate and users use. Yes it can become frustrating, I work in a busy inner city jail with 1700 inmates at times all of them for the most...
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    What do they know about nurses?

    mikethemurse replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

    Believe it or not the show Scrubs is pretty good all around. A comic portrayal but pretty true if you think about it.
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    Negligence in correctional nursing

    mikethemurse replied to bsn-bridge-student's topic in Correctional

    While this is a tragic story I can't help but feel that we are not getting the whole picture here. Unfortunately in this specialty our successes are never heard of while our mistakes are front page...
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    Signs you are a Correctional Nurse:

    mikethemurse replied to DawnJ's topic in Correctional

    This is great! Here are a couple more: you stand in an elevator wating for master control to send you where you need to go you can tell a b.s. Chest pain, seizure, before they even walk into the...
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    Try to sing along!

    mikethemurse posted a topic in Correctional

    Okay...so today is #3 day in a row for me (12 hr shifts), looking forward to 7am when I will have one precious day off and then back on for another 4 or 5 in a row, and so far this shift I have had...
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    New travel Corrections LPN

    mikethemurse replied to Justimj's topic in Correctional

    Hi and welcome to corrections...the following is taken from one of my previous posts along the same question asked by another person new to this specialty...In addition I would do a google search for...
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    Nursing School Oopsies

    mikethemurse replied to Music in My Heart's topic in General Students

    Great Thred! The one that comes to mind for me right off the bat, is when I was an extern on a vascular step down unit, my preceptor was trying to teach me how to zero out an A-line and I wound up...
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    Would you want your child to become a Nurse???

    mikethemurse replied to myownboss's topic in General Nursing

    I am a second generation male nurse, my father has been a nurse for over 38 yrs, and I know (he is a man of few words) that the proudest day of his life was watching me graduate from nursing school. I...
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    Saving Lives, 1 cup of Gatorade at a Time!

    mikethemurse replied to mikethemurse's topic in Correctional

    thanks Orca for being the first to share some of the good outcomes...I'm at work now, busy night just enough time to scarf some food between emergent stuff, well duty calls thanks again.
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    Top 10 Myths of the "MURSE"

    mikethemurse posted a topic in Nursing Humor

    Okay, somebody had to say it (and I am not sure if anyone has, only a member for a short time), so it might as well be me! As my name on this site would imply, I am a MURSE (that is to say a Male +...
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    Professional boundraries in Correctional Nursing

    mikethemurse replied to harmonpa's topic in Correctional

    hoozdo, I actually talked with a rep from NSO, and they assured me that they were, for a time, not covering corrections nurses, but are as of now. I am still with them. If they have changed their...
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    Professional boundraries in Correctional Nursing

    mikethemurse replied to harmonpa's topic in Correctional

    Some tips... 1. I address all IM with their last name and a Mr. or Miss before it. Just as I would in a hospital. (I work in a jail, so male and female IM) I have found you get respect by giving it....
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    Dangers of Labeling Inmates - Stories Sought

    mikethemurse replied to Guest371144's topic in Correctional

    Not only do we as nurses in corrections have to protect our licenses, we also have to protect our jobs. What I mean is, the when in doubt send um out rule is hard to follow when you have to defend to...
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    What the Heck to You Do on Night Shifts?

    mikethemurse replied to RedRubCatheter's topic in Nursing Humor

    First as many have been amazed by really!?! 1 1/12 hours! Really!?! Nights are crazy, but fun...I work in a jail, and trust me, the fun stuff always happens at night. I would hate to have to work...
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    Nursing Superstitions?

    mikethemurse replied to JustEnuff2BDangerous's topic in Nursing Humor

    There is a Sgt. at my job (yes I work in a jail) who calls me Nurse Blackcloud. Every time I work with him, there are at least 3 code blues. He is an old school EMT, and responds to most code blues...
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    Things Patients Have Taught Me NOT To Do

    mikethemurse replied to Trixxy's topic in Nursing Humor

    Lessons learned from working in corrections... Never take other people's meds, even if they promise it will help you sleep. Never fight the cops, then fight the CO, then fight the Nurse. You will wind...
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    Nurses Misbehaving While Caring For Inmates

    mikethemurse replied to nursejudy15209's topic in Correctional

    yeah, after reading a couple of posts, I had the same feeling. Confirmed in the thread about modesty. Not a health professional. Anyway, to the OP...and all the others in this thread, Corrections is...
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    How do you know if I am Gay or Straight?

    mikethemurse replied to bigrigcowboy's topic in Men in Nursing

    Personally, I have had quite a few people assume that I am gay because of the fact that I am a male, and an RN. It doesn't bother me. I do think that (at least in the urban area in which I live/work)...
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    Top 10 Myths of the "MURSE"

    mikethemurse replied to mikethemurse's topic in Nursing Humor

    Sugarcoma, Thank you so much for your comments on this thread! #2 that you were curious about really had to do with the general public, and some of their stereotypical responses when they hear that a...
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    Top 10 Myths of the "MURSE"

    mikethemurse replied to mikethemurse's topic in Nursing Humor

    Perhaps you misunderstand the intent of this thread...I did post it in the humor section, mostly just a bit of humorous observations about being in the unique 8% of this field. My father is a nurse as...
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    New to county jail nursing

    mikethemurse replied to goldbug21's topic in Correctional

    Hi, and let me first say welcome to this very interesting, and challenging specialty! I love my job at the county jail, and you do get to see all walks of life, and you get to wear many hats! The most...
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    Leaving work at work.

    mikethemurse replied to Eirene's topic in Correctional

    Well, this has really generated a great deal of discussion, so first let me thank the original poster for that. I work in a county jail, so my perspective comes from my experiences there. I love my...