nursemike ASN, RN

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    Happily Return to Allnurses.com

    nursemike replied to a-rose's topic in General Nursing

    Welcome back, and nice to meet you. Some of your photos look a lot like West Virginia. Some, of course, look very different. All of them are
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    What would you do?

    nursemike replied to livingroomcomputer's topic in General Nursing

    Any doctor who accepts you as a patient has a duty to put your interests ahead of any other consideration, regardless of who pays the bill. Obviously, this doesn't extend to helping someone commit...
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    Male nurse crying!!!

    nursemike replied to ClassQ1's topic in Men in Nursing

    I have a little trouble with the idea of "appropriate" crying. Part of me feels that if you feel moved to cry, it's appropriate to cry, and if you don't feel moved to cry, that's ok, too. On the...
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    Problems with an "Old Battle Axes"?

    nursemike replied to Joe NightingMale's topic in Men in Nursing

    I found that I began getting along better with experienced nurses when I stopped calling them old battle axes. Just kidding--sorta. I was never that stupid, and I don't suppose your brother is,...
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    "I am sure...a nice young..nurse would love to help you celebrate"

    nursemike replied to oramar's topic in General Nursing

    er,ah,um,er...just trying to do my part to keep America vampire-free. Couple of friends and I were talking about doing our own screenplay for a show about nurses. I think it needs a distinguished,...
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    "I am sure...a nice young..nurse would love to help you celebrate"

    nursemike replied to oramar's topic in General Nursing

    See, my theory is, there's no way I could ever keep up with a woman my age, whereas if I found myself a 20 yr old cutie, by the time she was in her sexual prime, she could use my life insurance to get...
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    Confused bout what to do with my life. Please, answer these q's about being a nurse!

    nursemike replied to SweetNSpicyGal's topic in General Nursing

    Were you, or are you squemish? Blood, guts, bodily odors and such are just nasty and scary to me. Do you get used to it after a while? Or if you don't like it to begin with, will you never get over...
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    heavy lifting

    nursemike replied to nads786's topic in Men in Nursing

    I work nights on a neuro/neurosurg floor. The lifting is about the same for nurses and aides. Many pts with impaired mobility + not a lot of extra staff. Sometimes a couple of aides can work...
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    You're Supposed to be Compassionate!

    nursemike replied to PeachPie's topic in General Nursing

    I feel your
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    You're Supposed to be Compassionate!

    nursemike replied to PeachPie's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds more like common sense than fatigue, to me. Maybe I'm not as compassionate as I think I am, because there's a side of me that would be tempted to ask, "Has he had a check up, recently?...
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    You're Supposed to be Compassionate!

    nursemike replied to PeachPie's topic in General Nursing

    Now, this is interesting to me, because my father is diabetic, and one evening a few years ago, had a craving for a piece of Boston Cream Pie. His FSBS was 144, and had been decent all day, so I said...
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    You're Supposed to be Compassionate!

    nursemike replied to PeachPie's topic in General Nursing

    I think some people might say I am the sweet, squishy stereotype. I think I'm pretty compassionate, in my work and the rest of my life. I care about people and hate to see pain, I have four cats who...
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    As nurses are we just Trained well behavedMonkeys

    nursemike replied to madwife2002's topic in General Nursing

    I'm sure it varies by facility and by nurse, but as a first year nurse I hated to page a doc because even the polite ones can leave you feeling like an idiot. I know I'm not the only one who found...
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    Witnessed a terrible death last night--pls help me...

    nursemike replied to Annebug's topic in General Nursing

    My facility has a palliative care team. I know this because I've had docs say they were going to have palliative care see the patient in the morning. Thank goodness end-of-life issues never arise on...
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    Witnessed a terrible death last night--pls help me...

    nursemike replied to Annebug's topic in General Nursing

    I've also grappled with similar issues after pt deaths. It's sad, but somehow life-affirming, to see someone slip away easily, in the company of loved ones, free of obvious pain. Much worse to watch...
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    As nurses are we just Trained well behavedMonkeys

    nursemike replied to madwife2002's topic in General Nursing

    Ooh-ooh, ah-ah-ah, eee-e-e-eh! Actually, the docs where I work are pretty decent. I work nights on neuro/neurosurg in a teaching hospital, so I deal more with residents than attendings. Less ego,...
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    Male nurse crying!!!

    nursemike replied to ClassQ1's topic in Men in Nursing

    Haven't actually cried at or about work, but felt pretty close to it, at times. I've seen the strongest man I've ever known, my father, in tears at times, and I've cried without shame when I've been...
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    Discrimination Against Men in Nursing

    nursemike replied to Demonsthenes's topic in Men in Nursing

    I think it really depends on the overall situation. Do your co-workers assist you when you need it? Are you given opportunities to develop your other skills? I get asked to help move patients a lot....
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    Are You Man Enough to Be a Nurse?

    nursemike replied to Raymond CA's topic in Men in Nursing

    A good friend of mine says he's flattered when someone mistakes him for gay. Hmm. I guess I'm not quite so enlightened. It bugs me, a little. However, most of the gay men I know are adult male humans,...
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    Are You Man Enough to Be a Nurse?

    nursemike replied to Raymond CA's topic in Men in Nursing

    Re-reading this with a second year of experience under my belt, I am impressed with just how true it rings. Had a patient over the weekend who is a nurse, and this am she thanked me and told me how...
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    Vein viewing device

    nursemike replied to All_Smiles_RN's topic in General Nursing

    I bought a Venoscope online for about 175 dollars. I'm not sure I'd say it has been worth the price, but it hasn't been useless. My thinking, at the time, was that anything that would help my...
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    Male Nurses: Why no escort?

    nursemike replied to pmcd8243's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think my facility has any policy requiring chaperones for male doctors or nurses, and certainly it hasn't been a regular practice in any unit I've worked. I've done foley placements and...
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    Anyone sporting a beard?

    nursemike replied to Ekklesia's topic in Men in Nursing

    No beard at present--not since I started in healthcare, mostly r/t N95 issues--but I started my moustache in 8th grade, and by 11th grade it was actually noticeable. I know it would grow back, but...
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    getting sick of it.

    nursemike replied to Buckyxj's topic in Men in Nursing

    One potentially annoying thing I've been guilty of more than once is encouraging our better aides to consider nursing school. That could probably be interpretted as suggesting being an aide is not a...
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    Discrimination Against Men in Nursing

    nursemike replied to Demonsthenes's topic in Men in Nursing

    I enjoy spending time in the company of strong, intelligent, independent women. I agree that almost all of my experiences with nurses (either gender) have been positive. On the other hand, most of my...