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  1. Do male nurses recieve as much respect from patients as female ones do?INPUT IS GREAT

    kevx replied to david18's topic in Men in Nursing

    ^That nails it. I've had patients request female aides or RNs but that's not because I'm incompetent. It's just their comfort

  2. new graduate RN -- terminated after 2 months

    kevx replied to cyoucapri's topic in Men in Nursing

    From my experience, I found male RNs have an easier time fitting in. We may stand out because we are males but it was mostly positive. Like other posters stated, look into the reason why you got...

  3. Is giving meds early common??

    kevx replied to Bonnie86's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Once I had a pt with meds scheduled for every hour. I clustered all the medications into groups. ie: 0800, 0900, 1000 and 1100, 1200, 1300 etc. A vast majority of our patients are on q8 heparin sq...

  4. vancomycin and peripheral iv's

    kevx replied to newrn05's topic in Medical-Surgical

    We change IV sites every 3-4 days at my faculty. Many times vanco shortens the life of the PIV. Our pharmacy is good enough to put the infusion rate in our MAR, so we can double check when we check...

  5. Updated info re: new grads in CT?

    kevx replied to MissM.RN's topic in Connecticut Nursing

    I currently work at Hartford Hospital. Many of the nurses on my floor were hired as new grads. I heard from senior management, there may be 100 openings in the hospitals this year. Good

  6. May 2009 OLD grad, called 17 hospitals today...

    kevx replied to GuatericanNurse's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    Good luck on the interview. I just graduated from nursing school and will take the boards in