nursemike ASN, RN

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    Accused of abandonement

    nursemike replied to bell83's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I don't want to harp, but the matter of primary responsibility still concerns me. If the OP were merely shadowing, I guess I could buy that. But an orientee with a patient assignment is fully...
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    Nursing for the wrong reasons? (long)

    nursemike replied to Soonstudent's topic in General Nursing

    Congratulations, also, and thanks for keeping us updated. Your reasons sounded pretty valid to me, and I'm glad it's working out for you. I'm one who felt a "calling" to be a nurse, but I was halfway...
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    i feel like a horrible nurse

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

    When I was very new, there was one neurologist I dearly loved. I was often pretty anxious about paging doctors--at the time, just using the paging system was a bit of a challenge. But she was great...
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    You know you're a neuro nurse if.....

    nursemike replied to Elenaster's topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

    The 911 operators know you by name, from patients calling to say they're being held
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    Accused of abandonement

    nursemike replied to bell83's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I was told in nursing school that unlicensed workers can't be charged with abandonment, since they can't be assigned patients. In our state, at least, aides are (theoretically) assigned to nurses,...
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    Accused of abandonement

    nursemike replied to bell83's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I read it as a new nurse looking for advice: "Where should I take this?" The nurse is entirely free to evaluate the advice and take or dismiss as she/he sees fit. If I might paraphrase, one piece of...
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    Accused of abandonement

    nursemike replied to bell83's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Instances of nurses "eating their young" on these boards should be reported to staff. But I've looked the thread over, again, and I don't see any. There appears to be a general concensus that what...
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    Accused of abandonement

    nursemike replied to bell83's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I have to agree with Daytonite that, while this doesn't sound like true abandonment, it would be a grave error to make light of it. Once you take report and accept the assigment, you're the nurse of...
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    Finally feeling better about this

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

    I think it's more that there are more than one magic moments. For me, everyone said the first six month are the worst. They were right, but as that mark approached, I would hear that it takes about...
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    To the newbies, from the Big Newbie

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

    Did you mean RRT--Rapid Response Team, or RT--Respiratory Therapy? My facility doesn't have an RRT, yet, but RT can be my bestest buddies, at times. I do agree with your general point, though. One of...
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    Polling our male nurses: What area of nursing are you currently in right now?

    nursemike replied to Thunderwolf's topic in Men in Nursing

    :welcome: Welcome to allnurses.com! I hope you'll find it as useful and entertaining as I have. Be sure to check out the "Students" tab at the top of each page--it will take you to forums especially...
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    Male nurse crying!!!

    nursemike replied to ClassQ1's topic in Men in Nursing

    Gentlemen, The use of punctuation in place of expletives, while fine for cartoons, is still not appropriate on these boards. Let's all try to find more grown-up ways to express ourselves, and try to...
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    Need help finding videos of nursing skills

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

    Welcome to allnurses.com!:welcome: It sounds like you're already discovering there's a lot of good info on these boards. Also lots of lively debates, rants, commiseration, and, occassionally,...
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    Need advice from you wise ones? CNA/intern job--how can I stand out among applicants

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

    I'd suggest choosing a facility where you are interested in working as a nurse, and letting them know that. As love-d-OR said, hospitals are often happy to use some of their CNA positions as...
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    Scared Of Poop!!!!!!!!! Help!!!!!!!

    nursemike replied to nursingstudent424's topic in First Year After Licensure

    This is such a universal concern among new nurses, and especially prospective nurses, that I'm making it a "sticky." So now we have a more-or-less permanent place discuss concerns about poop, puke,...
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    "Thanks For Caring!!!"

    nursemike replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    I told my manager I was trying to be proactive about taking ownership of my documentation. I also love that despair.com
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    LPN Jobs on the increase here?

    nursemike replied to barefootlady's topic in General Nursing

    I think it has more to do with the shortage. When I was pondering nursing school, my NM advised me against going for an LPN for starters and said I should just go for the RN. At around the same time,...
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    I guess its official....

    nursemike replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Congratulations! My instructors claimed, and anecdotal evidence seems to support, that HESI success was a very good predictor of NCLEX success. So, good luck, even though you won't need
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    Scared Of Poop!!!!!!!!! Help!!!!!!!

    nursemike replied to nursingstudent424's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I have to admit, I have at times been happy that a patient pooped. As in, Yay, I don't have to give an enema, after all! Such instances, however, are the exception, not the rule. As a nurse, I do a...
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    Scared Of Poop!!!!!!!!! Help!!!!!!!

    nursemike replied to nursingstudent424's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Guys, we're getting a lot of First Year in Nursing Posts that might more properly fit in one of the student boards. In this particular instance, a new student might well want to hear from working...
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    new

    nursemike replied to Just2EZ05's topic in Men in Nursing

    There was a time, in my carpentry career, when a local bar where many of our peers and competitors stopped for a couple after work had a gay bar in its basement. Over time, the owner decided the gay...
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    Recently graduated, failed test, can't find a job

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

    They can look it up by checking your status with the BON, and they will. You might look into the possibilty of an Extern/Intern position, but I think the GN ship sailed when you failed NCLEX....
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    Recently graduated, failed test, can't find a job

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

    It's the same in WV--you can be a GN until you pass or fail. At my facility, and others, if you get hired as a GN and fail, you can usually stay on as a Nurse Intern until you re-test. Slightly...
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    new

    nursemike replied to Just2EZ05's topic in Men in Nursing

    Welcome to allnurses.com, and good luck in nursing school. Where I work, nurses begin at about 20/hr, base, with differentials for night and evening shifts, and a program that pays more if you work...
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    Novice nurse in need of reassurance from other new nurses

    nursemike replied to novicenurse2007's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I heard that magical 6 month mark mentioned a lot when I was starting out, but much to my surprise, it really was kinda magical! I still don't know why, except I suspect there's some sort of critical...