nursemike ASN, RN

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    Tell me about West Virginia University Hospitals

    nursemike replied to quick2k2ecotec's topic in General Nursing

    Clinical Associate is the title given to, essentially, nurses' aides. It does not, generally, require CNA certification, except in the Skilled Nursing Unit, which is a convalescent facility within...
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    Is it just me or............?

    nursemike replied to eriksoln's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    It's not just you, Eric, but I'm afraid it's at least partly us. Sleep deprivation can be a pretty effective form of torture. And by torture, I don't mean discomfort or inconvenience; I mean torture....
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    Wife Doesnt Want Like the Idea

    nursemike replied to Luminosity's topic in Men in Nursing

    I'm just coming off a busy, but fairly productive weekend capped off with a pretty decent evaluation, so maybe I'm seeing life through rose-colored glasses, but I suspect your wife may have heard two...
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    Letter to the Offended

    nursemike replied to nursel56's topic in General Nursing

    I saw my first thong swimsuit in Florida a few years ago, and finally understood the meaning of the expression, "butt
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    Do I have what it takes? Am I cut out for nursing?

    nursemike replied to Kenrb27's topic in General Nursing

    This is a question we've nearly all asked, but it's almost impossible to answer for someone else. Frankly, I tend to think anyone who enters nursing without doubts probably has unrealistic...
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    Letter to the Offended

    nursemike replied to nursel56's topic in General Nursing

    I'm
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    Letter to the Offended

    nursemike replied to nursel56's topic in General Nursing

    ] I'm sorry, but I believe you've misundertstood my post. I was using an extreme example to illustrate what I think is wrong with generalization. I may have been guilty of hyperbole, but not racism....
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    Need some help/recommendations following removal from nursing school

    nursemike replied to mlb69's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for the update--that's freakin' awesome! You know, after five years as an RN, I'm still hard-pressed to articulate what it means to "think like a nurse." I've thought, at times, it means...
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    Zero tolerance for workplace violence a double standard??

    nursemike replied to burnedoutRNinSC's topic in Men in Nursing

    I'm not so sure that this is a case of a double standard so much as these sort of charges are hard to prove. I will not advise the OP to "grow a pair" and strike, threaten, or even disparage a...
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    Pain Management - Is It An Important Focus Of Medical Care?

    nursemike replied to ParamedicFNPwantabe's topic in General Nursing

    Had a pt with lung CA awaiting diagnosis for mets-to-brain vs. CVA. Pt c/o 10/10 pain. Neuro prescribed 1 Lortab 5/500 Q6H. I was charge. Staff nurse paged repeatedly, resident wouldn't budge...
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    Lung sounds and breasts

    nursemike replied to ObstreperousYoungLad's topic in General Nursing

    Nice post. As for the quoted phrase, yes, I am. A sadder, wiser, frightened man who sometimes feels like he has about 20 wives, but still a man. Sorta. Best of luck, ObstreperousYoungLad. You are...
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    Lung sounds and breasts

    nursemike replied to ObstreperousYoungLad's topic in General Nursing

    On one memorable occassion, I went in to do my 2nd or 3rd assessment of the night on a stable pt recovering from a crani. In my joyous excitment over having found an ever-elusive pulse oximeter, I...
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    Lung sounds and breasts

    nursemike replied to ObstreperousYoungLad's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, yes. I can't imagine I will ever refuse a student. I do believe warping young minds might be my true
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    Letter to the Offended

    nursemike replied to nursel56's topic in General Nursing

    At the time I made that entirely complimentary post, I didn't know how to go back and delete a post. I was taught, and gently encouraged (ahem) to do so. So that gem of wisdom is sadly lost... OVER...
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    Letter to the Offended

    nursemike replied to nursel56's topic in General Nursing

    Well, I'm offended that you respect my opinion. The nerve! I'll admit, the racist example was extreme. But not extremely extreme. I've seen actual posts something to the effect that "judging by the...
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    Lung sounds and breasts

    nursemike replied to ObstreperousYoungLad's topic in General Nursing

    a.) Way to post an attention-getting topic. b.) Anxiety is not stupid. How else are we to know when running in circles, screaming and waving our arms is the appropriate action? c.) In one of my early...
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    Letter to the Offended

    nursemike replied to nursel56's topic in General Nursing

    hey, now--you forgot to say
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    Letter to the Offended

    nursemike replied to nursel56's topic in General Nursing

    So, if I were to post "I've noticed that some black people aren't very smart," no smart black people should be offended? BS. I've posted things that others have found offensive. Generally, I haven't...
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    "if you weren't so obese, you probably wouldn't have 1/2 the illnesses you do"

    nursemike replied to SNB1014's topic in General Nursing

    Disturbing, yes, but frightening is a strong word. But, you know, I have a hard time buying that obesity has not been addressed. I remember the President's Council on Physical Fitness as far back as...
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    "if you weren't so obese, you probably wouldn't have 1/2 the illnesses you do"

    nursemike replied to SNB1014's topic in General Nursing

    It's entirely possible to live for years without consuming any methamphetamine. You can go your whole life--if you call it a life--without beer. So, yeah, there's a difference. But, certainly,...
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    "if you weren't so obese, you probably wouldn't have 1/2 the illnesses you do"

    nursemike replied to SNB1014's topic in General Nursing

    I won't. I'm 54 years old, and for 40 years or so, my problems have been my problems. If I retain my mental faculties and live that long, I don't imagine I'll be much different in 20 years. If you...
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    "if you weren't so obese, you probably wouldn't have 1/2 the illnesses you do"

    nursemike replied to SNB1014's topic in General Nursing

    You need to lose weight. You need to lose weight. You need to lose weight. You need to lose weight. You need to lose weight. You need to lose weight...
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    "if you weren't so obese, you probably wouldn't have 1/2 the illnesses you do"

    nursemike replied to SNB1014's topic in General Nursing

    Granted, this is a pretty extreme case, but it could be argued that the patient has met her health goals. Of course, if one were truly at their goals, they wouldn't be a patient. There's a...
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    "if you weren't so obese, you probably wouldn't have 1/2 the illnesses you do"

    nursemike replied to SNB1014's topic in General Nursing

    You could say you care. But I doubt it needs said. They probably
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    "if you weren't so obese, you probably wouldn't have 1/2 the illnesses you do"

    nursemike replied to SNB1014's topic in General Nursing

    But, to answer the question posed, I think the key to being nonjudgemental is humility. Your patients are imperfect. If they weren't, as you note, many of them wouldn't be patients. But, at the risk...