nursemike ASN, RN

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    What do you think about people calling you "honey"?

    nursemike replied to Hellllllo Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    When I entered healthcare, I was taught that pts often object to "honey" and other pet names and feel they're just used because we can't remember their names. I don't believe I've ever used "honey,"...
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    Male nurse crying!!!

    nursemike replied to ClassQ1's topic in Men in Nursing

    Earlier, I referred to crying over "trivia" as seeming "immature," and I'll stand by that, in the sense that the more mature one is, the easier it seems to be to maintain some control over emotional...
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    Ever notice this about allnurses?

    nursemike replied to Hellllllo Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    So, what thread was that on? It doesn't much bother me to see topics rehashed. If it isn't interesting, I just skip it. Then again, I see myself entering the point in my life where I'll be able to...
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    Painful IV starts and your hospital policy

    nursemike replied to daisey_may's topic in General Nursing

    At our facility, peds get EMLA, but no set policy for adults. I suppose it would be available by Dr.'s order--embarassed to admit, I never thought of. It's pretty expensive, though. I've done a...
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    Career path dilema: did I just make a big mistake?

    nursemike replied to Skwidward's topic in General Nursing

    I think you made a good choice. It could be tough to work around school, but at least it's a possibility. My limited exposure to rehab in school suggests to me that a.) it could be a great field to...
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    How is it REALLY to be a Male Nurse?

    nursemike replied to Riverhopper's topic in Men in Nursing

    I think working nurses may have a tendency to get a little defensive about cleaning patients--it can sound like someone is saying they're too good for an important part of our job. I think it's also...
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    "Grow a thicker skin!"

    nursemike replied to elizabells's topic in General Nursing

    I think you had a big part of it with "fake it till you make it." But I do think there may be active ways to get there, too. I think confidence is a big part of the solution, and part of developing...
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    You Just Don't Care!!!

    nursemike replied to caroladybelle's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, you sound pretty heartless. Enjoy the heck out of that
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    Pressure to take breaks ...

    nursemike replied to Sassybottom's topic in General Nursing

    I went out to a nice, family restaurant with relatives awhile back. I finished my meal in fifteen minutes. Coulda done it in half that, but everyone was staring at me. Don't skip lunch. You need...
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    Male nurse crying!!!

    nursemike replied to ClassQ1's topic in Men in Nursing

    I don't see anything unmanly about crying, BUT: how we handle our feelings is a personal matter. A lot of us grew up in the tradition that boys don't cry. That's a pity. Women, too, have been...
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    It's long, dangerous, but worth typing, to me!

    nursemike replied to missrose's topic in General Nursing

    I think I may owe the OP a debt of gratitude. I still don't agree with the broad generalizations about "addicted" patients. I'd be stupid not to agree that some patients can be very frustrating, and...
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    It's long, dangerous, but worth typing, to me!

    nursemike replied to missrose's topic in General Nursing

    That's a good saying. Once, as I was sort of reviewing a very good night, more talking to myself than anyone else, a friend jokingly observed, "You aren't afraid to pat yourself on the back, are...
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    Gay labeling, is it just plain mean? Or sexual harrassment?

    nursemike replied to CaLLaCoDe's topic in Men in Nursing

    I don't really think there is a different standard. What the OP described would be inappropriate in any environment. If the higher concentration of women makes any difference, I suppose it might be...
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    Why does my Nursing student friend get offended??

    nursemike replied to AspiringNurse7's topic in General Nursing

    I'm the sort who rarely lets my own ignorance prevent me from having (and expressing) an opinion, and I was the type of nursing student who pretty routinely advised everyone I knew to go to nursing...
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    Your Gettin a Patient - The Doors Open and In Rolls Your Pt.

    nursemike replied to CarVsTree's topic in General Nursing

    On the other side of the coin, the first time I had to call report on a pt I was sending to the ICU, I gave the kind of report I generally give at change of shift, and I could almost see the nurse on...
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    Is It Me???

    nursemike replied to pagandeva2000's topic in General Nursing

    Vulcan hemoglobin is based on copper oxide, so their blood is green. Although, that probably wasn't what she
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    You will not bring me down

    nursemike replied to tatarn2b2007's topic in General Nursing

    See, this is the problem with the whole "eating their young" thing. No one should have to get to the point you describe, and I'm not remotely saying your old preceptor is right--but with that kind of...
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    Is It Me???

    nursemike replied to pagandeva2000's topic in General Nursing

    When I graduated, I was told by my preceptors that "There are no stupid questions." I've spent the last two years testing the limits of that hypothesis, but it never occured to me to ask what color...
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    Am I Typhoid Tazzi?????

    nursemike replied to TazziRN's topic in General Nursing

    One of my favorite nurses, my mentor and role model, is so good that I kind of hope she's never my nurse, because if there's a train wreck coming, they usually assign him to her. Me, I'd rather not be...
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    Your Gettin a Patient - The Doors Open and In Rolls Your Pt.

    nursemike replied to CarVsTree's topic in General Nursing

    At my facility, each floor had people--usually just a couple of us--assigned to do transports, clean pt rooms, and other odd jobs--so if we got an admit from the ED, it was my job to pick them up. If...
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    Your Gettin a Patient - The Doors Open and In Rolls Your Pt.

    nursemike replied to CarVsTree's topic in General Nursing

    I'm a floor nurse, but before I was a nurse, I was a transporter. One of my jobs was bringing pts up from the ED. I routinely made several trips from the ED each shift, so I got a pretty good look...
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    Passive Aggressive males

    nursemike replied to zaggar's topic in Men in Nursing

    I worked one weekend in our stepdown unit with two other guys and it was awesome! Distinctly different vibe--although I have no complaints about my female colleagues and love working with them, too....
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    It's long, dangerous, but worth typing, to me!

    nursemike replied to missrose's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think we're disagreeing a lot, here, but I am referring to more than just moral judgement. To cite your example of the 300 lb patient, I'm saying we don't decide what their target weight...
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    It's long, dangerous, but worth typing, to me!

    nursemike replied to missrose's topic in General Nursing

    With all due respect to your good intentions, I beg to differ. I believe a nurse has to exercise judgement, but not be judgemental. I'm not just nit-picking over language, here. My nursing...
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    How much would you have to win to quit working as a nurse? How much would it take?

    nursemike replied to mikethern's topic in General Nursing

    i just love my job so much that i think if i won a couple of million dollars, i would have to let it go to some other deserving person who needed the job. if you'd have asked me twelve hours ago, i'd...