nursemike ASN, RN

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    Most Pressing Issues in Nursing Today

    nursemike replied to pmcgrady's topic in General Nursing

    I don't spend as much time on these boards as I once did--part of an ongoing fight against internet addiction--but when I come here, I try to make it a rule not to waste a lot of time guessing a...
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    Whats your favorite part of nursing?

    nursemike replied to Grobyc82's topic in General Nursing

    I think I like the art part of nursing, the times when my intuition shows me things I didn't even know I knew. And, in keeping with other posts on this thread, it often seems like listening is a good...
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    Whats your favorite part of nursing?

    nursemike replied to Grobyc82's topic in General Nursing

    I agree, and I stumbled upon it at a good time for
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    Most Pressing Issues in Nursing Today

    nursemike replied to pmcgrady's topic in General Nursing

    I know, I know, I know...but, dagnabit, it's a question worth asking, and there are people on these boards with ideas worth hearing. It's a question that particularly hits me, today. I've been back to...
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    Nursing Shortage!! It's real and it bites (new grads, can't find a job? Read this post!)

    nursemike replied to klone's topic in General Nursing

    This thread should be mandatory reading for nursing students. I work at a teaching hospital in about as close to a metropolitan area as WV has. The nursing shortage is real, here, too. We aren't...
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    Nursing Shortage!! It's real and it bites (new grads, can't find a job? Read this post!)

    nursemike replied to klone's topic in General Nursing

    If I didn't love where I am so much, I'd be right there with
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    Tips/tricks voiding trial

    nursemike replied to neogirl's topic in General Nursing

    I have also noticed that just showing the instruments of interrogation can often encourage a heretic to
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    RVN: Registered Veterinary Nurse, what do you think?

    nursemike replied to AllisonLeighLVT's topic in General Nursing

    Feeling just exceptionally humble about quoting myself, here, but in fairness to pattiRVT I did introduce the term "mere" into the discussion. I hope it will be clear to most readers I meant to be...
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    Feelings after first loss

    nursemike replied to dharmalove's topic in General Nursing

    I did a lot of soul searching after the first time I had a patient pass unexpectedly, and I feel like it was right to do so. The next day I discussed it with nurses I know and trust, and they said...
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    What is harder- nursing school or first year working?

    nursemike replied to BookishBelle's topic in General Nursing

    I'm glad to see I'm not the only contrarian--the first year of nursing practice is hard, and hard in some ways that nursing school is not...BUT, life after nursing school is actually life, as opposed...
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    RVN: Registered Veterinary Nurse, what do you think?

    nursemike replied to AllisonLeighLVT's topic in General Nursing

    I don't actually hate the idea of "RVN", but I do question why it would be more appropriate than "RVT" At the risk of seeming hypersensitive, it reads to me like a desire to adopt by changing one word...
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    RVN: Registered Veterinary Nurse, what do you think?

    nursemike replied to AllisonLeighLVT's topic in General Nursing

    The general public being so easily confused, I wouldn't think you would want to run the risk of being mistaken for a mere nurse. Perhaps it might be safer just to come up with your own
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    Why is it difficult to transition from nursing student to working Nurse?

    nursemike replied to Beautiful_Beginnings's topic in General Nursing

    Some very good points have already been made, but it occurs to me that, for me, the most difficult thing about my first year was that it was difficult. Now that I've been doing it for a while, a lot...
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    Why is it difficult to transition from nursing student to working Nurse?

    nursemike replied to Beautiful_Beginnings's topic in General Nursing

    Some very good points have already been made, but it occurs to me that, for me, the most difficult thing about my first year was that it was difficult. Now that I've been doing it for a while, a lot...
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    Did I did not do enough?

    nursemike replied to Depressnewgrad's topic in General Nursing

    That much? Wow. Thanks. (I was responding to
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    No Respect.

    nursemike replied to CardiacDork's topic in General Nursing

    I have to admit, my initial reaction to the OP wasn't particularly sympathetic, but after reflection, I have to admit we can probably all relate to the quoted post, at least to some extent at least...
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    Did I did not do enough?

    nursemike replied to Depressnewgrad's topic in General Nursing

    I wonder if you could explain how to assess for shortening. I don't see a lot of ortho patients, but I do see a lot of old
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    Did I did not do enough?

    nursemike replied to Depressnewgrad's topic in General Nursing

    If there was any room to question your advocacy, it might be regarding the patient's pain. As far as the x-ray goes, your recommendation would not have changed anything. If the doctor chose to see the...
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    Did I did not do enough?

    nursemike replied to Depressnewgrad's topic in General Nursing

    It sounds like you did about all you could. When I worked as an orderly on an ortho floor, I was keenly aware of how careful you have to be moving a patient after joint replacement--especially a hip....
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    Want to leave M/S/T, Suggestions Please?

    nursemike replied to Guest716906's topic in General Nursing

    I really like neuro, but it doesn't sound like your problem is so much with your specialty as with your workplace. My facilitiy doesn't have a tele unit, per se, but from things I've read here and...
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    Thorough A&P = Skilled/Competent Nurse?

    nursemike replied to FutureNurseInfo's topic in General Nursing

    Reminds me, in a way, of Pharmacology. There's a pretty broad range of basics everyone should know, but when you begin to practice, you develop a deeper understanding of specific things you need to...
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    Toileting: is it really necessary?

    nursemike posted a topic in Men in Nursing

    Had an issue not too long ago that arises much less often than I would once have imagined: a female patient of mine needed help to toilet and requested a female to assist her. I have no problem...
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    Toileting: is it really necessary?

    nursemike replied to nursemike's topic in Men in Nursing

    Sounds to me like you're on the right track. It's smart to give yourself time to see what it's really about before jumping in headfirst. If you can look at this job for what it is and still love it,...
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    Toileting: is it really necessary?

    nursemike replied to nursemike's topic in Men in Nursing

    At this point in my life, winning a lottery jackpot would put me in a serious quandary. I came back from medical leave doing two twelves instead of three, and I think that was wise, but lately I'm...
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    A Feminist Approach to the Opioid Epidemic

    nursemike replied to Issaiah1332's topic in General Nursing

    I probably shouldn't admit this on a public forum, but I find myself increasingly apt to believe pain is what I say it is. It's not a position I'm entirely comfortable taking, but also not entirely...