Michael2546

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1. Do You Have Male Nurses on your Unit?

   Michael2546 replied to Annointed_RNStudent's topic in Ob/Gyn

   By the way. When my son was born in 1982 the head nurse of the OB/gyn floor was a

2. Do You Have Male Nurses on your Unit?

   Michael2546 replied to Annointed_RNStudent's topic in Ob/Gyn

   I just looked at my license. It just says registered nurse not male or female. I have always cared for my patients the same regardless of gender. If a female needs a cath then she needs a cath and...

3. Male Nurses/female Patients

   Michael2546 replied to ern91's topic in Men in Nursing

   I absolutely agree with everything you have said. Doctors are not questioned about whether they perform task on women and neither should I. Back in the early 90's I worked in an emergency room. All...

4. How long before NPs will be able to do surgery solo?

   Michael2546 replied to platon20's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

   I am an RNFA (certified). I have harvested vein. Harvested radial arteries. Assisted in plastics removing parts of breast for reductions. Sure there are lots of procedures I could perform solo BUT...

5. do you feel like the CNA's run the floor?

   Michael2546 replied to babynurse223's topic in General Nursing

   we have the same problem with the certified scrub techs (cst) in the operating room. what i am doing about is is this: rn's are licensed to practice and are ultimately responsible for patient care....

6. WHY are nurses so catty??

   Michael2546 replied to SnowymtnRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   You never hear the term Male Lawyer or Male Doctor so it is about time to lose the male nurse title and be either a competent nurse or incompetent nurse and stop segregating us a male and

7. outpatient surgery and scrubs

   Michael2546 replied to MrsK1223's topic in Operating Room

   I work in a large hospital and we are required to purchase our own scrubs. Not just for outpatient procedures but for all procedures (heart, neuro, transplants). The only people that are provided...