nursemike ASN, RN

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    The Stress....???

    nursemike replied to TonyFl's topic in Men in Nursing

    I love my stupid job. Sometimes I am reminded that nursing is a synonym for sucking, but it has been my experience in life that anything that's all fun, all the time, costs me money. So, even though...
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    Night Shift Nightmare

    nursemike replied to Stepher Gale's topic in First Year After Licensure

    My first (and, so far, only) code was similarly disturbing. Pt threw a PE despite conscientious thrombolytic therapy (SC heparin and SCD boots.) Made it to ICU, but passed by morning. Part of me...
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    Please help need advice

    nursemike replied to Lucky21's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Welcome to allnurses.com! I hope you find it as useful and entertaining resource as I have. If you look at the tabs at the top of the page, you'll see one for Students. Click it and it will take you...
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    Help Please...

    nursemike replied to TonyFl's topic in Men in Nursing

    Tony, I was 48 when I graduated nursing school, making me immediately an average-aged RN. It's good you say you're in good shape. Nursing School can be very demanding. Finding time to maintain your...
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    Help Please...

    nursemike replied to TonyFl's topic in Men in Nursing

    https://allnurses.com/forums/f283/ There is a forum devoted to discussions about ADN vs. BSN vs Diploma. It's a topic which can be (and has been) debated at length, but sometimes tends to generate...
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    nursemike's bio

    nursemike posted a topic in General Nursing

    I spent the first 25 years or so of my working life as a carpenter. I'm not sure whether to consider nursing my second career, or a really unconventional retirement plan. I find it interesting that...
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    im baaaaack!!!!

    nursemike replied to chelli73's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Welcome back! Hopefully, you may have some good advice for others now facing similar challenges. Don't forget to check out all the other forums,
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    I look at doctors differently now!!! And what is it about their handwriting

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

    I was lucky that we had a neurologist during my first year who never made a nurse feel stupid, even when he was. The only one I wasn't nervous about paging. She was cute, too. Alas, she has moved...
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    Pushing drugs for the Man bother anyone?

    nursemike replied to somebody's topic in General Nursing

    At my school, I'd say there was a little bit of indoctrination, along with a lot of education, and what indoctrination there was had little to do with promoting the status quo. Rather, we heard about...
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    Pushing drugs for the Man bother anyone?

    nursemike replied to somebody's topic in General Nursing

    It's a sad commentary on our times--or maybe it's just my times--that The Colbert Report and The Daily Show on Comedy Central are fast becoming my most trusted source for news, but one of them...
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    Pushing drugs for the Man bother anyone?

    nursemike replied to somebody's topic in General Nursing

    Nursing and pre-nursing students are also welcome on the boards, and welcome to express their opinions, just as others are free to
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    Pushing drugs for the Man bother anyone?

    nursemike replied to somebody's topic in General Nursing

    We do know, from your OP, that you haven't been to nursing school, so I think it's fair enough to suppose you don't know as much about nursing as we do. And while some of the responses have been a...
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    A little insight....... (long sorry)

    nursemike replied to Nurse Lulu's topic in First Year After Licensure

    False Arrest is not an appropriate nursing intervention. You did all you
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    Pushing drugs for the Man bother anyone?

    nursemike replied to somebody's topic in General Nursing

    I think we're in basic agreement, here. Being healthy and fit not only tend to extend life--they tend to improve the quality of life. I'm all for moderation. I'm also a big believer in doing...
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    Grey's new idea???

    nursemike replied to barefootlady's topic in General Nursing

    We occassionally have males and females sharing a double room in stepdown, in a pinch, but it usually gets fixed asap. Once in awhile, we'll have a husband and wife share a semi on the floor. I...
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    Pushing drugs for the Man bother anyone?

    nursemike replied to somebody's topic in General Nursing

    Fact is, bad health and disease will happen to everyone. I'm not saying we shouldn't take care of ourselves. The day may come when I will wish I could trade all of the "pleasure" I ever got from...
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    Bored To Death!

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

    It has been a long night. I was thinking football cheers were pretty seriously off-topic. Then I figured out what you meant. I'm going to
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    Pushing drugs for the Man bother anyone?

    nursemike replied to somebody's topic in General Nursing

    I'm a nurse. I work with nurses. I know a lot of nurses. I feel safe in saying that, on the whole, nurses are the most idealistic pragmatists I've ever met. Some of the best nurses I know are...
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    Please help need advice

    nursemike replied to Lucky21's topic in First Year After Licensure

    "Calling" or not, it ain't easy--and the paycheck isn't all that
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    Please help need advice

    nursemike replied to Lucky21's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I think this is, indeed, a fairly common experience--not so much "OMG, they expect me to work!" or "OMG, I have to be an adult!" For me, it was more like, "OMG, I ought to be getting the hang of...
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    Should the Title Nurse be Changed ? ? ?

    nursemike replied to CaLLaCoDe's topic in General Nursing

    This was discussed a bit on the Men in Nursing forum. There were a couple of good suggestions--I remember I especially liked "Tank Commander." Sounded kinda macho, and a little intimidating. But on...
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    Pushing drugs for the Man bother anyone?

    nursemike replied to somebody's topic in General Nursing

    I wonder how many patients taking small pharmacies Q Day are seeing multiple doctors. My Grandmother used to see 2 PCPs, plus specialists. Finally, one of her PCPs told her she had to pick one and...
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    Isn't there anything we can talk about on here?

    nursemike replied to edchunt's topic in General Nursing

    I've been straining my brain. I volunteered to moderate this forum, since I live in WV. Now I feel like I really ought to be able to come up with some topics. Tried last night, but I'm an avid...
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    Med-Surg needed for new grads???

    nursemike replied to tucker12's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Merging two very similar threads. See also Similar Threads at bottom of page. Search pulled up lots of related items, as well. I think this is a popular topic because it's very much on the minds of...
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    Can I get a job?

    nursemike replied to happydays352's topic in First Year After Licensure

    At my facility, we usually see a wave of new hires in June (May grads) and a smaller wave in January (December graduates). Which is good, because by then at least a few May graduates will have come...