nursemike ASN, RN

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    When are you no longer a new grad?

    nursemike replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in General Nursing

    I was about to be uncustomarily succinct and say, "When you stop acting like one," but Ruby put it more nicely. I was in about my ninth month and hoping for some miraculous metamorphosis in three...
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    Time to call a duck a duck?

    nursemike replied to eriksoln's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Is there something wrong with
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    Time to call a duck a duck?

    nursemike replied to eriksoln's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    You'd think, wouldn't you? But I was never able to get into D&D. I did go through a phase where I was heavily into Greek mythology, especially, and myth in general. Still find it interesting,...
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    Time to call a duck a duck?

    nursemike replied to eriksoln's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    The thing about satyrs is, they spend most of their time frolicking with nymphs, and the occassional dryad. So, in the case of satyrs, probably the safest bet is to do as they do, not as they
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    Pet peeve

    nursemike replied to Up2nogood RN's topic in General Nursing

    Gloves are not infection control, they are personal protective devices. Sterile gloves are cleaner than washed hands. Non-sterile gloves are
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    Time to call a duck a duck?

    nursemike replied to eriksoln's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    AHA!! This discussion of teamwork and the sometimes lack thereof has prompted me to suddenly realize that we must, by golly, truly be learned professionals--and here's why: Suppose a Doctor of...
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    Customer Service...........yay or nay?

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

    Recently heard a good thought (from management!!!) on this topic. Pts will rate us on a scale of 1 (worst) to 5 (best). Instead of killing ourselves trying to raise 1s to 2s, we should focus our...
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    A nurse by any other name...

    nursemike replied to fungez's topic in General Nursing

    Personally, I like that "nurse" hearkens back to a long-standing tradition. It suits me to believe there are significant links between our past and our
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    As good as, Better or Worse than you thought it would be...

    nursemike replied to Krazy4pedsRN's topic in General Nursing

    I think there is a great deal to be said for CNA-LPN-RN as a career path. I've worked with several present and former LPNs, and there were several in my class working toward their RN. My LPN...
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    Time to call a duck a duck?

    nursemike replied to eriksoln's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Eh, got some pretty bizarre requests in my home improvements days. (Maybe it's me. Maybe I just look like someone who'll wipe your butt if you
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    Time to call a duck a duck?

    nursemike replied to eriksoln's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I'm recalling a thread on the Men in Nursing forum about changing our title from "nurse" to something more gender-neutral. I was initially against the idea, until someone came up with Tank Commander....
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    evil.. just so evil...

    nursemike replied to nurse441's topic in Psychiatric

    Ah. Thanks. Or as they say in Spain, "much
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    evil.. just so evil...

    nursemike replied to nurse441's topic in Psychiatric

    I think I get the idea from context, but just for curiosity, what does s/e stand for? ETA: nolo cogito Latino, n'est-ce
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    evil.. just so evil...

    nursemike replied to nurse441's topic in Psychiatric

    My floor is neurosciences, so I see my share of behavioral problems, sometimes including psych co-morbidities (is my patient post-ictal, or back to baseline goofiness?). It ain't easy. Even...
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    OK, ummm............well...........

    nursemike replied to eriksoln's topic in General Nursing

    Wow. It would be interesting to see what an abdominal x-ray might turn
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    Healthcare is a commodity

    nursemike replied to PetiteOpRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I am a liberal, so I'm pretty sure that entitles me to speak for all other liberals and say I don't believe anyone is arguing that a right to healthcare is Constitutionally guaranteed, or absolute and...
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    Time to call a duck a duck?

    nursemike replied to eriksoln's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I'm really starting to like "craft" as a description of what we do. Seems to me a way to recognize both the science and the art, the technical skill, and the occassional elements of magic. We...
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    Time to call a duck a duck?

    nursemike replied to eriksoln's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Wow. Reading those words, I heard them in the voice of a friend and mentor who passed away a year ago and it choked me up. She never yelled though. Never raised her voice. But anyone who spoke to...
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    Healthcare is a commodity

    nursemike replied to PetiteOpRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    There are some in our society who recognize higher laws than the Law of Supply and Demand. It's entirely acceptable that not everyone can afford a Bentley. Indeed, it makes some sense that a Bentley...
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    Healthcare is a commodity

    nursemike replied to PetiteOpRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Also, I may possibly have been working around too many women for too long, but I'm pretty sure cute shoes are a fundamental human
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    Healthcare is a commodity

    nursemike replied to PetiteOpRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Although I've dealt with enough PITA patients--just recently, in fact--to appreciate the sentiment, I believe the OP is confounding the issue. A patient's right to healthcare does not equal my...
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    Time to call a duck a duck?

    nursemike replied to eriksoln's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Sing it, Brother! I don't guess I'm enough of a conspiracy theorist to think it's intentional, but I think a lot of the concern over professional standing tends to divide nurses. The debate over...
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    Wondering about extent of charge nurse help/support

    nursemike replied to beeble's topic in General Nursing

    Where I work, the CN is usually "free," so we do help out, but like everything else--especially in nursing--you have to find a balance. In charge, with no patients, I usually have enough to do to...
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    Would I be a terrible person if . . . ?

    nursemike replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    You post reminds me of some of the times I've had dying patients on comfort measures and their families were keeping vigil, and asked me whether I thought it would be over soon. I've even been asked...
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    Respected or Not ?

    nursemike replied to xGuYx's topic in General Nursing

    Is that true? Because I'd noticed another post along a similar vein, re: female nurses, and didn't bother to respond, but if the OP is a young fellow considering nursing, I'd encourage him to...