nursemike ASN, RN

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    Relationships Ruined by Nursing...

    nursemike replied to Adams_Mommy_07's topic in General Nursing

    Absolutely. Do you like cats? Older men? But seriously, I don't know that I'd recommend nursing school as the best way to meet guys, but it might not be a bad way to meet some of the best guys....
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    Too respectful to doctors?

    nursemike replied to nursemike's topic in General Nursing

    I can picture that. (And I mean that
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    Too respectful to doctors?

    nursemike replied to nursemike's topic in General Nursing

    I was taken aback, myself, but I actually thought it was a pretty good question. It was probably worded a good bit better than my paraphrasing, and may also have questioned whether the nurse wasn't...
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    What jobs have the highest satisfaction for nurses?

    nursemike replied to WVStarFish's topic in General Nursing

    I haven't known a lot of either, but I've never met a Hospice Nurse, and very few in Home Health, who didn't love
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    Nurses eat anybody young old and indifferent

    nursemike replied to madwife2002's topic in General Nursing

    I haven't witnessed nurses "eating" docs at my facility, but I recently had to do some peer evaluations, and this year's was more detailed than they were in the past. One question had to do with...
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    Nurses eat anybody young old and indifferent

    nursemike replied to madwife2002's topic in General Nursing

    Well, see, there's your whole problem. If you didn't care, you could just show up, make everyone around you unhappy, collect your pay and go
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    Nurses eat anybody young old and indifferent

    nursemike replied to madwife2002's topic in General Nursing

    I spent a small portion of a long career as a carpenter working for someone else whose business was a good deal bigger than mine ever was. I was shocked at some of the politicians and back-biters on...
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    Nurses eat anybody young old and indifferent

    nursemike replied to madwife2002's topic in General Nursing

    No argument, here. And there have been days I've felt just like Madwife. I'm not sure whether I think it helps to vent, or just reinforces the negativity. I do think one of the best solutions for a...
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    Nurses eat anybody young old and indifferent

    nursemike replied to madwife2002's topic in General Nursing

    Uh, people, Mr Spock was the logical Vulcan from Star Trek. Dr. Spock was the child care expert. Let's try to be accurate, please. But, seriously, it isn't hard to feel the way Madwife describes....
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    Male Nurses/female Patients

    nursemike replied to ern91's topic in Men in Nursing

    I can try. There are certainly some jobs available with a nursing degree that would not likely entail much exposure to women's "private parts." Staff nurse at a male prison, for example. Or sales rep...
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    Male Peds Nurses

    nursemike replied to MalePedsRN's topic in Men in Nursing

    Ain't that there Latin? I don't work in either, but do get kids in our Epilepsy Monitoring Unit. They used to scare me a bit. My own children are Feline-Americans, so I haven't spent a lot of time...
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    Male Nurses/female Patients

    nursemike replied to ern91's topic in Men in Nursing

    I'm curious to know how you decided upon nursing as a
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    Male Nurses/female Patients

    nursemike replied to ern91's topic in Men in Nursing

    One reason I waited so long to reply to your post is that I know I'm partly replying to some other posts that I found more offensive. It's clear that was not your intent, and I do respect that. And I...
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    Male Nurses/female Patients

    nursemike replied to ern91's topic in Men in Nursing

    Would your father do that? Your brother? Honestly, I don't see a problem with a patient refusing a male out of modesty, or even due to some past trauma. People deserve to be as comfortable with...
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    Female nurses have more advantage over male nurses?

    nursemike replied to u2me's topic in Men in Nursing

    Docs are generally well-behaved at my facility, but I have noticed that some patients seem more respectful to male nurses. Some confused and agitated patients also seem to respond better to men. One...
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    Why do men leave the floor and go to management?

    nursemike replied to gd1222's topic in Men in Nursing

    Money. Plus, telling people what to do at least looks easier than doing it
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    Female nurses have more advantage over male nurses?

    nursemike replied to u2me's topic in Men in Nursing

    I think all nurses have to work hard to be accepted by their fellow nurses. A smart nurse with strong skills and a solid work-ethic is an asset to any unit. A nurse lacking in any of these is a...
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    Male CNA

    nursemike replied to youngbrazee1's topic in Men in Nursing

    I didn't work as a CNA before or during nursing school, but I think it probably is beneficial. My only misgiving about the OP's plan is doing a CNA program and nursing school simultaneously. That...
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    Docs yelling at nurses....

    nursemike replied to ClassQ1's topic in Men in Nursing

    Actually, I am expected to maintain a calm, professional demeanor, even when I feel like crying, shouting, or jumping up and down. Being human, I do get angry from time to time, and it can be...
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    Patient care on woman or man ?

    nursemike replied to serge09's topic in Men in Nursing

    I'm not trying to be argumentative, here, but in a strange way, I both agree and disagree with this point. As the poster states, it wouldn't be ethical to say one was gay if one wasn't (i.e., to...
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    Discrimination towards male students? Need advice.

    nursemike replied to Dabuggy's topic in Men in Nursing

    When I was in nursing school, I had some difficulties with one of my clinical instructors and was advised by some well-meaning friends that she was discriminating against me because I was male. I...
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    Ethics of Nurse/Patient Relationships

    nursemike replied to patwil73's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Some interesting points have been made, here, and I find the issue is less clear to me than it was before reading this thread. I'm still inclined to view dating a former patient as a boundary...
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    Patient demands fall precaution sign be taken down

    nursemike replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    I have fallen at work a couple of times. I have fallen away from work more times than I can recall. Bipedal locomotion is inherently risky, yet we continue to do it. I think I'm with you, on this...
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    Recruitment and Retention of men in nursing

    nursemike replied to h15335790's topic in Men in Nursing

    I do bedside med-surg nursing on a neurology/neurosurgery unit. It's where I worked before and during nursing school, so the staff and the patient population are familiar to me. I like it because...
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    Guys- what made you want to become a nurse?

    nursemike replied to glamgalRN's topic in Men in Nursing

    I sort of stumbled into healthcare. I was looking for a steady, reliable paycheck and thought with my background I might get a decent job in facilities engineering. But the job I got offered was...