nursemike ASN, RN

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    Ever had a family overdramatic with dying patient?

    nursemike replied to rn-jane's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think I've ever heard anyone call themselves "pro-death" before, but I think your story illustrates what you mean. As you point out, we're all going to die. If we're lucky, we get to die...
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    My patient fired me!

    nursemike replied to InfoNurse1595's topic in General Nursing

    One thing I might have done a little differently would have been to explain that a Foley is inherently uncomfortable to many people, and that it had nothing to do with the urine in the bag. But I...
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    Ever had a family overdramatic with dying patient?

    nursemike replied to rn-jane's topic in General Nursing

    Uh, gee, that is pretty crude. Do you mind if I use it, too? Like others, I was bothered by the family's apparent indifference, earlier, followed by the big show. But I wasn't there, and I wasn't...
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    Stop bashing men, please

    nursemike replied to lady_jezebel's topic in General Nursing

    It may not be obvious, but I love a good joke. In fact, I love a bad joke. I've heard it said that humor is a defense mechanism, and I think there's a lot of truth in that. Life would kill you, if...
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    Weeding out of nursing students

    nursemike replied to Tweety's topic in General Students

    I replayed that very scene in my mind several times during nursing school. I feel privileged to have had some wonderful instructors, but it was still hard. I hate to imagine what it would be like...
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    Weeding out of nursing students

    nursemike replied to Tweety's topic in General Students

    I had a similar experience with my clinicals. Definitely got off on the wrong foot with one instructor, and while I wouldn't say she tried to weed me out, I don't think she would have minded if I...
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    Giving Up On Nrsg Seems Easier...

    nursemike replied to lisa41rn's topic in General Nursing

    Nice post, Timothy. My Nurse Manager gave me some wonderful advice, this morning after a long night: don't evaluate yourself every day. Learn all you can, and learn from your mistakes, but give...
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    Looking for advice for dealing with co-worker

    nursemike replied to nana2003's topic in General Nursing

    I doubt this is going to be very satisfying, but it has been my experience that some people just like to gripe, and you can't change them. The best I've ever been able to manage has been just to nod...
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    Just curious - Age 35+ make it hard to find job?

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

    On the other side of the coin, I've seen some appallingly young (and often alarmingly cute) young nurses in my classes and now at work who are mature, serious-minded, and awesome, even when they...
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    Does the term 'Nurse' bother you?

    nursemike replied to Ekklesia's topic in Men in Nursing

    So would I, now that you mention it. Crap. It would be sort of ironic, or something, to bust my butt getting through nursing school, then strike it rich in the haberdashery
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    Tell us what a *stellar* nurse you are!

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

    Nice catch. Since we're all new nurses, here, I hope you'll forgive a constructive suggestion. I think your comment on the previous shift might be setting you up for problems down the road. It...
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    New Nurse can't sleep...

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

    Some of these remedies sound safer than mine: 2 benadryl, with a brandy chaser. Even that doesn't always work. I am finding that skipping the benadryl doesn't seem to make a difference, and putting...
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    Just curious - Age 35+ make it hard to find job?

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

    I'm one of those average nurses--I'm 48. I had my job before I graduated, on the unit where I already worked as a UAP. (Interview began: "Well, of course you've got the job..." and I was still a...
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    Does the term 'Nurse' bother you?

    nursemike replied to Ekklesia's topic in Men in Nursing

    I've seen a slogan on a couple of ball caps that said:"American by birth, West Virginian by choice." I guess I could say Male by birth, Nurse by choice. I'd need a royal blue ball cap, to go with my...
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    So... best PDA software?

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

    I'm a great fan of Palm, but I'm pretty sure Dell uses the PocketPC operating system, in common with HP and several others. The availability issues aren't what they once were--there's a lot of stuff...
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    Nursing a service industry?

    nursemike replied to Nurse Ratched's topic in General Nursing

    As much as I resist the idea of patients as "clients," I do have to agree that nursing is definitely in the service sector. We don't manufacture health, we do things for (and hopefully with) the...
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    Can I make it thru?

    nursemike replied to Curious1alwys's topic in General Nursing

    Way to go, thrash! Nursing school is hard, but sometimes it can be good stress (the kind that gives you a feeling of accomplishment). Good luck with everything. My one bit of advice would be to get...
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    high school students Intro to Nursing program wanted!

    nursemike replied to ssi9699's topic in General Nursing

    The only problem I can see with a minor shadowing a nurse is that it can be a dangerous field. A good deal of thought should be given to keeping kids away from some of the higher-risk areas, like the...
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    Ctr Nsg Advocacy: Nurses upset over Univ of Alberta medical students "Medshow"

    nursemike replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in General Nursing

    Got the same reply. At least we know they got our e-mails. Whether they read them remains to be seen. The docs I've seen do not behave like this. At least in
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    Did anyone try to talk you out of being a nurse?

    nursemike replied to following_faith's topic in General Nursing

    I just graduated at 48, and Lord knows I'm not a housewife! Being older does make it tougher in some ways: it's hard to recover from an all nighter. Then again, you learn to avoid pulling all...
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    Tell us what a *stellar* nurse you are!

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

    I was at work awhile back, before graduation, going through my second round of (self-diagnosed) acute bronchitis of the semester. I was a little diaphoretic, but I had been doing a lot of transports....
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    Tell us what a *stellar* nurse you are!

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

    Are you saying you were the patient, and rescued yourself? If so, well yes, it probably would have been safer riding with someone who had a defibrillator and wasn't likely to lose consciousness,but: I...
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    Expert nurse

    nursemike replied to malusport's topic in Men in Nursing

    On the other hand, as I transition from a fairly proficient UAP to an utter novice nurse, I find it encouraging to read that I probably won't have to feel like I'm stagnating, 10 years from now. As...
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    Tell us what a *stellar* nurse you are!

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

    Not a bad idea. I did my first straight cath, hung three units of blood without killing myself or anyone else, and helped a 400lb man reposition himself more confortably in bed. I am starting to...
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    About to give up on being a nurse

    nursemike replied to Lorel's topic in General Nursing

    I've been following this thread with interest, because I really do sympathize with your plight. I made it through nursing school only partly by my own intelligence and hard work--I had an awful lot...