nursemike ASN, RN

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    Got fired... again. Should I not be a nurse?

    nursemike replied to Sarah K, RN's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think it would help the OP catch on quicker, but it seems to me that going into a specialty like L&D, it would be good to already have your fundamentals down, so they could concentrate on...
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    Got fired... again. Should I not be a nurse?

    nursemike replied to Sarah K, RN's topic in General Nursing

    I started, and still work, on a neuro/neurosurg floor, so one could argue I didn't take my own advice, but it was where I was working before nursing school, and there's a good case for working in a...
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    Got fired... again. Should I not be a nurse?

    nursemike replied to Sarah K, RN's topic in General Nursing

    Agree with all above. You were treated atrociously, and are better off unemployed. If I might offer a suggestion, maybe you should consider spending some time in a hospital med/surg setting. In...
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    disappointed in myself

    nursemike replied to treysdaddy08's topic in General Nursing

    Your time away is only wasted if you let it be. My advice is to use the time to get as ready as you can for the ordeal ahead. Nursing school--as I'm sure you already know--places a lot of demand on...
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    Questioning the Decision of Nursing

    nursemike replied to ChihuahuaMamaX2's topic in General Nursing

    As of June, my hospital is fully staffed. Same was true when I started, four years ago. By December, they were hiring, again, and I'll be next pay they will be, next December. We have some...
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    Shift Assignments - Who bugs you the most?

    nursemike replied to Tait's topic in General Nursing

    My facility also pays an extra buck an hour for charge. 'Bout covers the cost of Excedrin. But we usually don't take patients. I think some find that an incentive. Occassionally, we do have to do...
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    Shift Assignments - Who bugs you the most?

    nursemike replied to Tait's topic in General Nursing

    What I hate about charge: when I find myself with a crappy assignment, on at least some level I understand why I have a crappy assignment and why I should have the crappy assignment. Mind you, I'm...
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    Should I Continue Fighting For What I Want?

    nursemike replied to SnowRain7489's topic in General Nursing

    Could you take courses outside the nursing program--support courses, preferably, but any serious academic classes might do--to demonstrate your improved study habits? A couple of semesters of good...
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    Self-Doubt....it sucks

    nursemike replied to desert_MP's topic in General Nursing

    Not exactly the reply you asked for: I'm an ASN who made excellent grades (well, only a B in pharm, but it was a strong B) and struggled like heck when I got out of school. Self-doubt? Get used to...
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    Safe Staffing Saves Lives - ANA has started a campaign for us

    nursemike replied to BrokenRNheart's topic in General Nursing

    I became a nurse way back in 2005. I work on the unit where I worked in an unlicensed position. When I started nursing school, there were nurses on my unit I wouldn't let babysit my cats. By the...
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    Lost my inspiration

    nursemike posted a topic in General Nursing

    Last Friday, in our facility's ICU, my good friend and mentor passed away, having never regained consciousness after a terrible car accident Thursday evening. PJ was the best nurse and one of the...
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    Lost my inspiration

    nursemike replied to nursemike's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks to all for your support. I work on a unit where coworkers hugging each other is not unusual at any time, but over the past few days it has sort of run amuck. I think a number of us almost felt...
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    Is this bullying?

    nursemike replied to SMT_RN's topic in General Nursing

    Some patients live, some patients die, and this is true no matter what we do. Even the ones we "save" will die eventually. So, really, what matters is that they die with complete and accurate...
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    Feel inadequate-need advice

    nursemike replied to tolerantgirl's topic in General Nursing

    I routinely get 2 and even 3 admissions at once and have no trouble at all. I must admit, it used to be pretty challenging, until I learned about astral projection and can now be in several places at...
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    nursing heartbreak :/

    nursemike replied to bowser301's topic in General Nursing

    It sounds to me, also, that you are more worried than you need to be. You will definitely not be arrested. You probably will get reamed a little by your instructor or dean. Look them in the eye and...
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    Does "Looking Good" help you get the nursing job?

    nursemike replied to Brother-of-Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    Nursing is a matriarchal society. I know studies say that women are not immune to prejudice favoring the attractive--even attractive women--but I truly do believe it is not as much a factor as when...
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    Caring too much - does it make you cynical?

    nursemike replied to braddah's topic in General Nursing

    There is, I sometimes think, an element of hypocrisy built into nursing. At its worst, we can find ourselves "pretending" to care about a patient, or a patient's family, who is driving us nuts. You...
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    Male Nurses

    nursemike replied to Keptonkurtis's topic in General Nursing

    I'm guessing they're mostly around 17. (It has been a while, but as I recall, I was probably less mature at 17 than I was at 10, and most of my friends had the same problem.) To the OP: nursing...
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    What do you think of this suggestion?

    nursemike replied to rn/writer's topic in Men in Nursing

    Personally, I'm thinking about giving "fluffy love bunny" a shot. Dignity isn't
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    Things You'd Like To Tell Visitors . . . . and get away with it

    nursemike replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    I'd love to be able to tell a visitor: Thanks so much for coming. You've been a great help and comfort to your loved one. Can I get you a cup of coffee or some tea? If you need anything at all,...
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    What do you think of this suggestion?

    nursemike replied to rn/writer's topic in Men in Nursing

    I think "Men in Nursing" is a positive change. Not a big deal, but a small deal that's easily fixed, so why not fix it. Also, some of my favorite people are "girls," and I try every day to be more...
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    Letter to My Manager

    nursemike replied to SoundofMusic's topic in General Nursing

    I agree. On the whole, I have to say I like my manager. Of course, I work nights, and absence does make the heart grow fonder. From time to time, I've had most of the same complaints, although I...
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    Have you seen a decrease in verbal abuse by physicians?

    nursemike replied to Riseupandnurse's topic in General Nursing

    I also haven't seen much abusive behavior to reduce. I've seen docs noticeable annoyed, occassionally, at me or another nurse, but as long as they are civil, I don't count that as abuse. Sometimes...
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    Male nursing moments.

    nursemike replied to Ariko's topic in Men in Nursing

    I've done the "dancing" thing, too, although I didn't think of it. When I was an orderly, I was helping a lady to the bedside commode, and on the way she laughed and said, "We're dancing!" I often...
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    Stick with nursing or not?

    nursemike replied to MsLEE2121's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think picking up diseases from patients is a major risk. Universal precautions are pretty effective. I also don't think nursing necessarily has to be some sort of calling from God. But I did...