nursemike ASN, RN

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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 last physical, after all the poking and prodding and recrimination, my doctor said, "This is the point in the exam where you get to tell me if you've been having any problems with ED." I was...
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    It's long, dangerous, but worth typing, to me!

    nursemike replied to missrose's topic in General Nursing

    Before I became a nurse, I was assigned as a sitter on suicide precautions for an 18 y.o. addict in withdrawls. The day I can't feel compassion for a kid like that, somebody put a bullet in my head....
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    It's long, dangerous, but worth typing, to me!

    nursemike replied to missrose's topic in General Nursing

    Both my PCP and the nurse who ran a smoking cessation program I tried made a very good point about obesity: you can't give up a food addiction "cold turkey." I can live without tobacco. I can't live...
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    The Great Double Standard?

    nursemike replied to Doog's topic in Men in Nursing

    Are you sure you've never been one of my
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    How is it possible to be in 5 places at the same time?

    nursemike replied to SuesquatchRN's topic in General Nursing

    So glad to hear you had a good day. I hope and expect you'll have many more. It's hard work, sure, but that's okay, 'cause we're tough. Leslie, I adore you, too--but haven't we gotten in trouble...
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    Nurse want to be???

    nursemike replied to Male28's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    I was about to direct you to the Male Nursing Forum, but someone beat me to it. I will say, don't get too discouraged about some of the threads on discrimination, etc. I'm sure it happens, but I...
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    How is it possible to be in 5 places at the same time?

    nursemike replied to SuesquatchRN's topic in General Nursing

    I work 12h nocs. My time management is as follows: spend 4 hours getting behind, then 8 hours catching up. Hey, I'm not saying it's ideal, but it works for me...sometimes. I can see a lot of...
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    The Great Double Standard?

    nursemike replied to Doog's topic in Men in Nursing

    I have no problem with the use of anxiolytics, where appropriate, and I have joked that I would like to be able to carry a dose of Ativan in my pocket at all times, just to intereact with the...
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    The Great Double Standard?

    nursemike replied to Doog's topic in Men in Nursing

    Thanks, and that's a very good question. Honestly, I don't know how one could go about calming a deeply traumatized, panicked patient. I think you'd just about have to find them a nurse they could be...
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    I need an honest opinion:am I wrong here?

    nursemike replied to NurseLatteDNP's topic in General Nursing

    I think an important question to ask is whether the load you end up with is a manageable one. If you are able to adequately care for the patients you get, I'd suggest just doing that. If it's a...
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    The Great Double Standard?

    nursemike replied to Doog's topic in Men in Nursing

    At the risk of being argumentative--well, I suppose it's more than just the risk--I feel compelled to point out that the fears you describe are irrational. I don't mean to make light of them--I'm sure...
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    I must be getting old: A rant

    nursemike replied to SharonH, RN's topic in General Nursing

    You're confused? I'm confused. One day, 50 is the new 17, then the very next, it's the new 85. It's killing me, I tell ya... Must say, though, I concur with most of the posted peeves, but cleavage...
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    Med/Surg is Kicking my Butt

    nursemike replied to SuesquatchRN's topic in General Nursing

    I hear you, too. What I hope didn't get lost in my "what if's" is that I'm pulling for you, as I'm sure many others are, too. I've spent exactly 8 hours precepting. I was working in stepdown with...
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    Med/Surg is Kicking my Butt

    nursemike replied to SuesquatchRN's topic in General Nursing

    With all due respect and all the best wishes in the world, are you sure you're taking the right attitude? I'm worried maybe you have a little bit of a chip on your shoulder and others may be picking...
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    Thinking about leaving nursing school....what should I do?

    nursemike replied to ALMH85's topic in General Nursing

    Most of the nurses I know felt like quitting at some point in school. I know I sure did. If stress and anxiety are your biggest problems, there are remedies. First, find an instructor you can talk...
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    Giving meds late o.k.?

    nursemike replied to MikeyJ's topic in General Nursing

    I should always read the whole thread before I post. You explained this much better than I did. Clearly, your rationales are far more valid than "just didn't get around to it." As someone a little...
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    Giving meds late o.k.?

    nursemike replied to MikeyJ's topic in General Nursing

    I think it's 1/2 hr before or after in my state's nurse practice act, but even with 5-6 pts in a hospital setting, how do you give a 10:00 med that doesn't come up from the pharmacy until 12:00? Our...
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    Contagious CNA showing up for work!!!!

    nursemike replied to Blackcat99's topic in General Nursing

    I don't mean to jump off my fence rail on the union issue, but even at will employees aren't without remedies when threatened with wrongful termination, beginning with the most simple of all--standing...
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    Contagious CNA showing up for work!!!!

    nursemike replied to Blackcat99's topic in General Nursing

    I guess I more or less agree--Lord knows, I'm not a great fan of unions. As a nurse, I think my greatest leverage in dealing with management is that I have a valid nurse's license. I'm freer than...
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    Contagious CNA showing up for work!!!!

    nursemike replied to Blackcat99's topic in General Nursing

    Most previous posts seem (properly) focused on the risk to the patients, but I have another angle: How does it facilitate staffing to have multiple co-workers exposed? You see it every flu season....
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    Is this a nursing Diagnosis?

    nursemike replied to IrishItalianRN's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Risk for Infection is the Nursing Dx even where actual infection exists. The nurse implements measures to prevent the spread of infection, the doctor prescribes the antibiotics. This seems a little...
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    Male nurse crying!!!

    nursemike replied to ClassQ1's topic in Men in Nursing

    I can only hope that though you lost a wife and girlfriend, you gained a drinking
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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 didn't think the "member" quote was offensive or stereotypical. It seems likely to me that busybodies who spend much of their time worrying about the sexuality of others may, indeed, be unsatisfied...
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    If the backstabber tells you what you did and informs managment, is that backstabbing

    nursemike replied to Bala Shark's topic in General Nursing

    it sounds like you're saying you get verbal orders relayed through your supervisor. is that normal in home health? i don't think i'd want to be in that position very long. verbal orders are hard...
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    Male new to nursing- HELP!

    nursemike replied to osukellen's topic in Men in Nursing

    My first attempt at college was as a Physics major at one of the premier party schools in America. I had a real good time, but about the best I can say, academically, was that I managed to flunk out...