nursemike ASN, RN

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    Why are RN's so fat!

    nursemike replied to MoriahRoseRN's topic in General Nursing

    Good, solid advice. As you say, the hardest part is getting--and staying--motivated, but thanks for omitting the "L-word." For some, that getting motivated is extremely hard, and a negative...
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    Why are RN's so fat!

    nursemike replied to MoriahRoseRN's topic in General Nursing

    Well, sure, if you want to be succinct about
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    Why are RN's so fat!

    nursemike replied to MoriahRoseRN's topic in General Nursing

    As others have noticed, threads on nurses and obesity inevitably turn ugly, and I suppose I'm not helping, but I have to say I notice a strong Puritanical tendency in our society, and a rather...
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    Why are RN's so fat!

    nursemike replied to MoriahRoseRN's topic in General Nursing

    I think there's a distinction to be made between "making excuses" and trying to critically analyze reasons. I don't need to make excuses for my weight. Neither do I need to apologize for it. It's my...
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    Why are RN's so fat!

    nursemike replied to MoriahRoseRN's topic in General Nursing

    Up to a point, I do think it probably is a simple matter of I vs O, but for those beyond a couple-or-ten extra pounds, I think metabolism becomes a big factor. Being fat slows ones metabolism, and...
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    Why are RN's so fat!

    nursemike replied to MoriahRoseRN's topic in General Nursing

    I think, too, that like many occupations, nursing is a poor fit with our hunter/gatherer biology. In my youth, I'd have scoffed at the idea that nursing is physically demanding. Today I don't scoff....
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    Why are RN's so fat!

    nursemike replied to MoriahRoseRN's topic in General Nursing

    I commend your restraint. To be sure, moderation is a virtue, and moderation in eating is certainly an advantage. But I'm more and more convinced that is isn't "as simple as that." I know too many...
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    Why are RN's so fat!

    nursemike replied to MoriahRoseRN's topic in General Nursing

    Ever since I got this years tax refund, I've been contemplating a laptop. I already have a wireless home network. But I don't know--the last thing I probably need is one less excuse to get out of...
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    Why are RN's so fat!

    nursemike replied to MoriahRoseRN's topic in General Nursing

    I'm 5'6", and it ain't pretty. But I find it interesting that you mention cats in your sig. Have you noticed that cats seem to be drawn to the most sedentary person in the household? Mine are...
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    have you ever lost it at work?

    nursemike replied to lannisz's topic in General Nursing

    Does being ordered by the Charge Nurse to go outside and smoke count? It was after my first code, and while I didn't cry or scream or faint, I was literally shaking. My poor old bod ain't used to...
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    Why are RN's so fat!

    nursemike replied to MoriahRoseRN's topic in General Nursing

    This topic comes up occassionally in one form or another. Many RNs are fat for the same reasons many others are fat. If everyone who wanted to be slender was, obesity would not be a problem in this...
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    I Never Remember....

    nursemike replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    I call it
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    Pet Nurse??

    nursemike replied to Fuzzy's topic in General Nursing

    I don't dispute that a vet tech performs many of the functions of a nurse on his/her animal patients. My argument is that, by tradition and law, a nurse is someone who cares for people. Like others...
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    Pet Nurse??

    nursemike replied to Fuzzy's topic in General Nursing

    Again, I do not suggest, nor intend to imply, that a Vet Tech (or anyone else) is less than a nurse. I merely say they are something other than a nurse, and should not claim to be what they are not....
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    Pet Nurse??

    nursemike replied to Fuzzy's topic in General Nursing

    I don't mean to nurse a grudge, but it seems to me that the idea of using "Pet Nurse" to convey a degree of professionalism underlines the very need to protect the title. Nurses have worked long and...
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    Pet Nurse??

    nursemike replied to Fuzzy's topic in General Nursing

    Oddly enough, I started reading this thread with the notion that there was no harm in describing vet techs as Pet Nurses, except that it sort of makes me think of someone keeping a nurse as a...
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    Pet Nurse??

    nursemike replied to Fuzzy's topic in General Nursing

    Golly, I would think you'd be offended to be compared to us dumb ol' nurses. I don't see that anyone who has objected to the use of the title "nurse" for vet techs has tried in any way to suggest that...
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    Okay, Dumb question=Diluting meds

    nursemike replied to Fairlythere's topic in General Nursing

    In my carpenter days, I could routinely measure a board to about 1/16th of an inch, even though my measuring tape was graduated in 1/8ths, simply by going between two marks. If your dose is between .4...
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    You know you work nights when.......

    nursemike replied to HM2VikingRN's topic in General Nursing

    25-50 of Benadryl works just fine for me. Sometimes I'm out before I finish my second
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    Will I need a female RN with me every time????

    nursemike replied to PHLEBOTOMIST_TO_RN's topic in General Nursing

    The face of nursing is changing, but even today it's usually possible to find a female nurse on the floor. I've never heard of a patient not being allowed to request having a female nurse assigned,...
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    Will I need a female RN with me every time????

    nursemike replied to PHLEBOTOMIST_TO_RN's topic in General Nursing

    Hasn't been my experience at all. I will, if convenient, take a female aide with me. With our patient population, a lot of tasks require an assistant, anyway. Why is it never the skinny gals who...
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    do you feel like the CNA's run the floor?

    nursemike replied to babynurse223's topic in General Nursing

    I once told one of the more experienced aides I work with that I thought she was the perfect aide, because she was just lazy enough that I could usually find her if I needed help with something. I...
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    would you be a RN for $11.00/hr?

    nursemike replied to PHLEBOTOMIST_TO_RN's topic in General Nursing

    No, but at my facility, that's almost what LPNs are doing. Their starting pay is a bit over 12/hr, and the differences in our job description are pretty slight. Come to think of it, next time I'm...
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    So..You're going to be a MALE nurse?

    nursemike replied to mingez's topic in Men in Nursing

    Alternative titles were discussed on a prior thread...sorry, I don't remember which one...and many of us were content to stick with "nurse." I don't recall whether there was a consensus on this, but...
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    Happy Nurses? Anyone???

    nursemike replied to dmarie (GA)'s topic in General Nursing

    I love my stupid job. It's hard, it's stressful, and sometimes it just flat-out sucks. The pay is decent, but never goes as far as one might expect. A lot of my patients are wonderful. Got kissed by a...