nursemike ASN, RN

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    How do you deal with female patients?

    nursemike replied to Dr.Nurse2b's topic in Men in Nursing

    There is a lengthy discussion of some of these issues in the Male Nurses/Female patients thread, so you might find some help there. Patients do have a right to refuse to let you bathe them, so you're...
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    Silly question

    nursemike replied to rastanursern's topic in First Year After Licensure

    many critters that are diurnal (awake during the day) in the true wild become more nocturnal in a suburban environment. i've seen deer browsing on my neighbors' lawns at 2 a.m., and bears who raid...
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    Silly question

    nursemike replied to rastanursern's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Smarty-pants.
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    Is it just my unit?

    nursemike replied to ninanina07's topic in First Year After Licensure

    In my previous position, doing patient transports, the Unit Clerks were pretty much my dispatchers, so I quickly learned to treasure the ones who were organized and on top of things. They made my job...
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    I made my first medication error :(

    nursemike replied to rkrs6673's topic in First Year After Licensure

    CYA is hardly ever a bad idea, and it's fairly normal to be a bit diffident when you are the newbie. Off-hand, I can't think of any likely scenario where waiting a few minutes for a written order for...
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    Tell me about West Virginia University Hospitals

    nursemike replied to quick2k2ecotec's topic in General Nursing

    Sorry to be a little slow to respond. I work at WVUH/Ruby Memorial and am very happy there. It's a 400+ bed teaching hospital operating as a private, not-for-profit corporation, seperate from but...
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    I made my first medication error :(

    nursemike replied to rkrs6673's topic in First Year After Licensure

    At my facility, we don't give insulin until it's verified by a second licensed nurse. It's a pain in the behind, but does help avoid errors such as the OP's. But, as previously noted, at least this...
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    I made my first medication error :(

    nursemike replied to rkrs6673's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Was this your assigned patient? If so, the float nurse made the error. You never medicate someone else's patient without consulting them--NEVER! I give meds on verbal orders every day--pt in 10/10...
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    Older nurses jealous of new young nurses?

    nursemike replied to smileysenior's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I think you have some good ideas, here, but I hope I can persuade you not to expect or accept being treated poorly. To some extent, I agree that respect has to be earned, but I also believe there are...
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    charge nurse/old male nurse problem

    nursemike replied to icunurse2007's topic in Men in Nursing

    I wasn't there, so I don't mean to jump to conclusions, but your post seems to reflect a certain degree of beligerence. Well, this is a place to vent (among other things) and for all I know I might...
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    need help!!

    nursemike replied to ellaphantstrunk124's topic in General Nursing

    The financial aid office at your prospective institution(s) will have lots of info about financial aid, and a FAFSA application that you should submit by March 1. In my experience, visiting in person...
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    failed out of nursing school.... now what?

    nursemike replied to leelife's topic in First Year After Licensure

    In my first semester English course, our professor taught us the importance of "writing for your audience." The way she worked class, we wrote first drafts of our papers and had another student...
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    What do you assess?

    nursemike replied to purpleiris's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Part of my facility's standard of care is that each patient has a full head-to-toe assessment by an RN in each 24hr period. This is usually done at midnight. I usually start my shift with...
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    How do you count the time?

    nursemike replied to paxpax's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I count from my hire date--you're gaining experience while you are in orientation, too. But as much as you hear about the first six months, first year, etc., you can't put too much store in that. In...
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    Was this my fault???... just need to let it out

    nursemike replied to PatricksRNMommy's topic in First Year After Licensure

    It doesn't sound to me like you did anything wrong. Paradoxical agitation under benzos is not terribly uncommon in elderly patients. I'd be more worried about giving O2 with that history, but if he...
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    Men in nursing: Do we have different emotional responses?

    nursemike replied to psychmalenurse's topic in Men in Nursing

    I don't notice a lot of a pattern regarding sexual orientation and emotional expressiveness. I don't know nearly enough gay men or women to constitute a scientific sample, but as bigjim observed, they...
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    Men in nursing: Do we have different emotional responses?

    nursemike replied to psychmalenurse's topic in Men in Nursing

    What an excellent rule: if it feels good, don't say it. I'll have to remember that. I should probably even try to implement it. But, gee, it would have been tragic to let a comeback like that go...
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    Why do Male Nurses Complain about Scrub Color & other Inconsequential Issues?

    nursemike replied to AmaurosisFugax's topic in Men in Nursing

    Altered Skin integrity...Risk for Infection...not to mention, Acute
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    how many nurses did not like being a CNA?

    nursemike replied to dari98's topic in General Nursing

    Awhile back, I overheard one of the lazier aides on my unit remark: "I could be a nurse--I could sit on my butt and chart all night." Being a professional and expected to display good judgement, I...
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    Will my feet/legs always feel this way?

    nursemike replied to cherokeesummer's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I have come to much the same conclusion: if my brain isn't smart enough to figure out how to be an efficient nurse, my feet will just have to teach
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    confidence problem.........

    nursemike replied to lorabel's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I was having a pretty good night, once--busy, but pretty much on top of things--and at one point I was doing some charting and sort of mentally reviewing my shift thus far, talking to myself about it:...
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    We need to lift eachother up!

    nursemike replied to Abigail25's topic in First Year After Licensure

    The challenge, I think, is going to be maintaining this attitude on shifts when you have the assignment from hell and the wheels come off every time you turn around and what you really want to do most...
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    overwhelmed

    nursemike replied to rashan1053's topic in First Year After Licensure

    It sounds like you are your own best advisor. I think the thing to remember is that as you continue your training, as soon as you are comfortable (or, more likely, a little before) with the load you...
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    Hi, I'm Marla and I'm an Alcoholic

    nursemike replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in Nurses Recovery

    My best wishes for your continued recovery. I'm glad you found the courage to do what you need to live. Thanks for sharing your story. I hope that all of us who are "addicted" to allnurses.com will...
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    Nurse busted for selling body parts!!!!!

    nursemike replied to barefootlady's topic in General Nursing

    Saw this article, and another about a male nurse assaulting (sexually, at least some of the time) patients in an LTC facility. It's a sick, sad world, sometimes. What bothers me is that I'd be a...