nursemike ASN, RN

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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'm fat. If you disapprove, that's completely meaningless to me. I'm accountable to myself.
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    Literacy: A good quality in a unit secretary

    nursemike replied to Ruby Vee's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    So happy to live in WV, where almost everyone knows how to read and write. There's something to be said for a hopelessly outdated school
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    Is this step-down?

    nursemike replied to cp24001's topic in General Nursing

    My floor has both acute care and stepdown beds. Our ratios are 3:1 in stepdown, 6:1 on the rest of the floor. All stepdown beds have monitors, some "floor" patients have remote telemetry. But,...
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    The End of Men

    nursemike replied to Cul2's topic in General Nursing

    Sorry, I see "contractor" and tend to automatically assume home improvements. But, hey, at least I didn't assume hired killer. It's good you have some idea what you are getting into. It is a...
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    The End of Men

    nursemike replied to Cul2's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks. I think so, too. And I agree with most of your points. But my perception of what happened in the 70's is that a lot of young women coming up in the late 60's were open to knew ways of...
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    The End of Men

    nursemike replied to Cul2's topic in General Nursing

    About every May, I get really nostalgic about being out in the sun with a cool breeze, nailing boards together. By July, I wonder how people ever lived before air conditioning. You'll probably hear a...
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    The End of Men

    nursemike replied to Cul2's topic in General Nursing

    There have been moments in this discussion when I have felt impatient with some of the posts by female members, to the point where I've wondered whether women really have much to offer on the subject...
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    The End of Men

    nursemike replied to Cul2's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for the link--an interesting read. It comports with what I've long thought is a central principle of evolutionary biology: sperm is cheap, eggs are expensive. Baumeister's explanation of...
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    The End of Men

    nursemike replied to Cul2's topic in General Nursing

    I have absolutely no argument with the first sentence of the quoted paragraph. It's entirely consistent with what I perceive to be a man's role in life. Of course, it can be applied equally well to...
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    I am NOT your housemaid.

    nursemike replied to elizabeth8503RN's topic in General Nursing

    You know, assessment ("Why can't you do it?") is the first step of the nursing
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    Nurses, have you been been spit on, pushed, scratched and verbally or assaulted?

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

    The important thing to understand is that you can defend yourself, but it has to be defensive. You can deflect a blow, but not return one. You can use physical force when it's appropriate, but not...
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    Just Relax?

    nursemike replied to canesdukegirl's topic in General Nursing

    I also deal with a patient population for whom it's more appropriate to tell them they are safe and in the hospital, etc., and I don't think I'd have a lot of success with, "Just relax," although I...
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    It seems probie's can't take a joke or laugh

    nursemike replied to abbaking's topic in General Nursing

    I dunno. Most of our FNGs seem to have a decent sense of
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    am I wrong?

    nursemike replied to Ms.RN's topic in General Nursing

    While I find myself generally agreeing with the concensus, including the speculation that there could be some trolling going on, I have to say there are two reasons I'll ask an aide to take a patient...
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    I want to be a Nurse!

    nursemike replied to Cassandraann's topic in General Nursing

    The only thing I did right in my first attempt at college was to flunk out quickly. I was under the limit to replace some of my failed courses by repeating them and was able to bring up my GPA pretty...
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    Am I crazy?

    nursemike replied to stacey914's topic in General Nursing

    I haven't made it to the end of the thread because I think this needs to be said: my first impression (and I could be full of it) was that your child may benefit from seeing a mother who is active and...
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    Why do nurses treat each other do way they do?

    nursemike replied to MsbossyRN's topic in General Nursing

    I don't mean to suggest that horizontal violence and lack of teamwork aren't problems in nursing, and the fact that patients' lives are on the line is all the more reason they need to be addressed....
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    Why do nurses treat each other do way they do?

    nursemike replied to MsbossyRN's topic in General Nursing

    My short answer is, they don't. But, of course, I've never been one to give a short answer when a long one can be found. Also, of course, they do. Sometimes. But you indicate in your post that you...
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    A Kind Word

    nursemike replied to Manepride's topic in General Nursing

    I am at a point in my career when I feel less certain that encouraging someone to enter nursing is doing them a favor. I don't really regret becoming a nurse. Mostly, I'm pretty happy. But I have...
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    A Kind Word

    nursemike replied to Manepride's topic in General Nursing

    Sorry, I overlooked your kind post until now. Thanks. And, in a way, being dumb enough to take it as a compliment sort of validates the
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    Will there be nursing jobs in San francisco in 2014 and after?

    nursemike replied to Curiousgurl's topic in General Nursing

    Family Medical Leave Act. In US, it allows you to take time off for certain personal or family medical problems and your employer can't hold it against you or fill your position. It was a wonderful...
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    Incompetent

    nursemike replied to LouisVRN's topic in General Nursing

    I've noticed in dealing with some of my father's health problems that it's all but impossible to have the clinical distance to think objectively. A split lip, or even a hand shut in the car door is...
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    opinions, please

    nursemike replied to beeble's topic in General Nursing

    You seem to have overlooked the possibility that the OP just fabricated this whole situation just to have something to post. However, it's pretty hard to have much of a discussion on that basis. It...
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    The End of Men

    nursemike replied to Cul2's topic in General Nursing

    Interesting article. Maybe a little overstated. I don't see us as an endangered species, quite yet. My school didn't do any particular affirmative action to attract men, but my instructors were happy...
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    Will there be nursing jobs in San francisco in 2014 and after?

    nursemike replied to Curiousgurl's topic in General Nursing

    Unfortunately, there will be a pandemic outbreak of excellent health late in 2011 and all healthcare will be obsolete. But it doesn't really matter, since the world will end in 2012. Depending...