nursemike ASN, RN

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    just venting..replies welcome

    nursemike replied to hospicemom's topic in General Nursing

    I only meant that working in Wal-Mart is probably not a sure-fire way to get away from annoying clients. Also, I believe I admitted up front that the therapeutic crap might be a little naive. (But I...
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    I am Scared of RN school (Currently an LPN)

    nursemike replied to rasberrikiss's topic in General Nursing

    There are a number of LPN's in my ADN class. For clinicals, they put one of the LPN's in each of the clinical groups. This is not a coincidence. You will be a god among nursing students! Well, a hero...
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    just venting..replies welcome

    nursemike replied to hospicemom's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not a nurse, yet, but I've run into situations like this occassionally and I've seen it happen to others more, so you have my complete empathy. It does suck, and our employers should do more to...
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    Ethical question...what would you do?

    nursemike replied to ksrnstudent's topic in General Nursing

    Many years ago, when I worked at McDonald's, they had a 1st aid cabinet with Tylenol, band-aids, Pepto-Bismol, and even Midol for employees who needed them. I had the impression, not necessarily...
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    This article disturbs me

    nursemike replied to TexasPoodleMix's topic in General Nursing

    A good rule of thumb about any job is that if it was all fun, all the time, rich people would stand in line and pay to do it. That said, I've never seen a really good nurse who hates her/his job, and...
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    46 things men can't do

    nursemike replied to smk1's topic in Nursing Humor

    1. A few of my brethren neatly avoid this issue by simply never putting it up. 5. No need to ask for directions if your PDA or laptop has a good atlas and a GPS receiver. Think of it as an...
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    just venting..replies welcome

    nursemike replied to hospicemom's topic in General Nursing

    Will you marry me? More importantly, will you be my Charge Nurse? Is that a recent photo,
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    The reason I went into nursing.... long

    nursemike replied to Yellow Rose RN's topic in General Nursing

    Well done, and thanks for
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    Nursing Salary Facts - You need to know!

    nursemike replied to km rn's topic in General Nursing

    My cousin, a 30-year nurse, complains one day that they are trying to save money by driving out all of the older nurses, then complains the next day that new grads make as much as she does. Never try...
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    Please, Fran Needs Our Prayers

    nursemike replied to leslie :-D's topic in General Nursing

    My prayers are with you, too, Fran. God bless
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    Anybody else work with a "super nurse?"

    nursemike replied to Rapheal's topic in General Nursing

    I work on a neuro floor which is "sistered" (under same Nurse Director, trades staff pretty freely) with a floor that is mostly trauma and one that is mostly ortho (ortho and neuro were one floor, but...
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    Where are you?

    nursemike replied to ClimbingNurse's topic in General Nursing

    I had a gentleman in clinicals first semester who was A&Ox2 (person and place), so I put a battery in his clock and he was A&0x3. Charted it as a nursing intervention, too, by golly. I had...
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    Professionalism and Nurses

    nursemike replied to Dixiedi's topic in General Nursing

    Which is why I always try to give name and room number when calling a nurse or CNA about a pt.--it does get hard to remember, especially when things are hopping.I've done worse, though. Once went to...
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    Professionalism and Nurses

    nursemike replied to Dixiedi's topic in General Nursing

    I work on a neuro floor, and while I'm not yet a nurse, I do often have to "sit" with patients, usually as an alternative to restraints or occassionally on suicide precautions. I try to steer...
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    Is there/should there be a gay/lesbian nurses association?

    nursemike replied to inquiringnurse's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, and on the honkey (honky? honkie?) nurses thing, could we find some other name? I'm really trying not to be a pig, but it makes me think of hooters. (Honk,
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    Is there/should there be a gay/lesbian nurses association?

    nursemike replied to inquiringnurse's topic in General Nursing

    As I've been reading this thread, it occurs to me that a lot of the resistence to these various "associations" is that those of us not eligible dislike being excluded. I can't join the Slavic Sisters...
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    What can I do with my BSN that Assoc. RN's can't?

    nursemike replied to doodlebug914's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know what you say to your pts, but the phrase I quoted is indeed exactly what you said to Leslie. I certainly hope you aren't as rude to pts. And your assertion fails to consider variables...
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    What can I do with my BSN that Assoc. RN's can't?

    nursemike replied to doodlebug914's topic in General Nursing

    But that's exactly what you did say! Oh, and by the by, most professions--including veternarian--require more than a bachelor's degree. I think what at least some of us arguing against a BSN as entry...
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    What can I do with my BSN that Assoc. RN's can't?

    nursemike replied to doodlebug914's topic in General Nursing

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    emotional attachment.......

    nursemike replied to cindimc's topic in Nursing Career

    I truly LOVE your "sign off"! Also your philosophy of nursing. That, I think, is where the "art" comes in--putting more than just your time and effort into, but your heart and soul as well. The...
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    What can I do with my BSN that Assoc. RN's can't?

    nursemike replied to doodlebug914's topic in General Nursing

    When I was a carpenter, I was mostly self-employed, but I did occassionally sub and was even a full-time employee of a larger outfit, for a time. Working for a corporation was interesting, though on...
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    What can I do with my BSN that Assoc. RN's can't?

    nursemike replied to doodlebug914's topic in General Nursing

    If you look in the Help Wanted ads, a lot of jobs like used car sales prefer a bachelor's degree. Doesn't matter which subject, just a degree. So, really, how much professional recognition does the...
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    What can I do with my BSN that Assoc. RN's can't?

    nursemike replied to doodlebug914's topic in General Nursing

    very good point--is that how you get to be a moderator? a diploma nurse i work with was rather offended, recently, to learn that she can't be the official preceptor for our new gn's, so that's one...
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    What can I do with my BSN that Assoc. RN's can't?

    nursemike replied to doodlebug914's topic in General Nursing

    *puts on Hospital Administrator hat* Hey--I've got it! Let's cut the pay for ADN nurses to, say, halfway between LPN and BSN. Then everyone will be happy! *takes off Hospital Administrator hat and...
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    What can I do with my BSN that Assoc. RN's can't?

    nursemike replied to doodlebug914's topic in General Nursing