nursemike ASN, RN

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    Males in Nursing: Improvement or Hindrance?

    nursemike replied to Firedawg03's topic in General Nursing

    My experience (6 yrs health care, 1 yr nursing school) has been that it can feel a little strange, at times, especially coming from a sort of "macho" environment, but on the whole there are more pros...
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    Jock Itch

    nursemike replied to LisaG21's topic in General Nursing

    Yay for
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    Things said during a code

    nursemike replied to nialloh's topic in General Nursing

    Our patients order meals by dialing 3638. We call codes by dialing 3333. I was off when it happened, but apparently a confused patient on our floor tried to order dinner one evening and inadvertantly...
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    Nursing school - reasons for not following through

    nursemike replied to melly06's topic in General Nursing

    Just finished 1st year, and it's a bear. Nearly everyone I know has seriously considered quitting at one point or another, and our program is very hard to get into. A few had to drop for family...
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    Nursing school - reasons for not following through

    nursemike replied to melly06's topic in General Nursing

    Just finished 1st year, and it's a bear. Nearly everyone I know has seriously considered quitting at one point or another, and our program is very hard to get into. A few had to drop for family...
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    Jock Itch

    nursemike replied to LisaG21's topic in General Nursing

    10-4 on the Cruex, and it's OTC. Also much empathy to Stopnik--I was 16, and sure I had some new, undiscovered VD (STD, these days). Actually saw a doc when I had mine, for a different complaint. He...
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    Jock Itch

    nursemike replied to LisaG21's topic in General Nursing

    10-4 on the Cruex, and it's OTC. Also much empathy to Stopnik--I was 16, and sure I had some new, undiscovered VD (STD, these days). Actually saw a doc when I had mine, for a different complaint. He...
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    Is becoming a Nurse hard?

    nursemike replied to NA NA's topic in General Nursing

    One of my instructors frankly admitted that, yes, nursing school pretty well eats up your whole life, but at least it's only for a couple of years. Well, obviously, a lot of us can't or won't let it...
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    Low Down on Nursing Education

    nursemike replied to ADNRN's topic in General Nursing

    I'm in a 2+2 program, and I think it's a great way to go. You get an ADN in two years, then can go on for BSN in two more. I don't see a need to make it harder to get into nursing than it is. Of...
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    Down and Dirty In The Oklahoma State Board of Nursing

    nursemike replied to sleepless in norman's topic in General Nursing

    Just started a smoking cessation class, so I feel some of your pain. Seems like an injustice that one addiction is (was) socially accepted and another makes you a "bad" person--although I'm not...
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    What makes you drag?

    nursemike replied to AcosmicRN's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe I'm a little too ready for Psych clinicals, next week, but I find it interesting that you mention arrogance and negativity in the same post. I know, you said arrogance makes you feel negative,...
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    Patients Rights vs. overly demanding patients

    nursemike replied to Angela Mac's topic in General Nursing

    I used to attend a church that practiced foot-washing among its membership, because Jesus did it. I was too young, at the time, to participate, but my father said it was kind of a great...
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    Patients Rights vs. overly demanding patients

    nursemike replied to Angela Mac's topic in General Nursing

    It's funny...a few nurses I work with will call a UAP to pick up a piece of paper they dropped on the floor, while others run themselves ragged getting water, fluffing pillows, etc., and trying to be...
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    Is becoming a Nurse hard?

    nursemike replied to NA NA's topic in General Nursing

    Uh-oh. Is it too late to change my
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    Patients Rights vs. overly demanding patients

    nursemike replied to Angela Mac's topic in General Nursing

    I am occassionally appalled at the lengths we go to placate patients and their families on my unit, and at the abuse we are expected to endure. Generally, I like my management, but I wish they would...
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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

    West Virginia University offers a fast-track BSN (I think I heard 18 months) for people who already have a BS. Without implying that my home state is backward or anything, if we're doing it, there...
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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'm in a 2+2 program--you get an ADN in 2 years, then go on for a BSN if you want to. A lot of my class, including me, sees the ADN as a way to pay for the last two years. In my case, I can do what I...
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    Entry level hospital jobs

    nursemike replied to Soonstudent's topic in General Nursing

    I got my job pushing beds with a high school diploma and some good references--no health care experience at all. I thought I was applying for facilities engineering! Some of our aids have been hired...
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    It seems asif this year my life has been flushed down the toilet.

    nursemike replied to tattooednursie's topic in General Nursing

    It has taken me decades to learn how to be assertive, and especially how to be assertive before I'm pushed to aggressive. Some are born with it, but it's a struggle for many. For a short-term...
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    Leaving nursing

    nursemike replied to wandering_rn's topic in General Nursing

    On a practical note, my nurse manager and my instructors just love it when I "take ownership" of my errors. If you can tell an interviewer, "this is where I went wrong, and this is how I would avoid...
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    Leaving nursing

    nursemike replied to wandering_rn's topic in General Nursing

    Try to remember, also, that there's nothing like depression to undermine your self-image. You may feel pretty inadequate at the moment, but it's hard to do an objective self-eval when you're down....
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    Female nurses earn less than male nurses

    nursemike replied to Hellllllo Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    Short, fat, balding, middle-aged trophy husband available. Will consider relocating. Cat lovers only,
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    Female nurses earn less than male nurses

    nursemike replied to Hellllllo Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    There is a really cute doctor where I work, though. She's married, but in her bio it said he was a rock-climber, so that's almost single, right? I wonder if he has
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    Female nurses earn less than male nurses

    nursemike replied to Hellllllo Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    The "breadwinner" issue is, and should be, irrelevent to payscales. As the "catfoodwinner" of my family, I don't feel less entitled to my wages than my co-workers who are breeders. I'm still not...
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    Female nurses earn less than male nurses

    nursemike replied to Hellllllo Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    fluffernutter vs. pb&j Oops--wrong thread! My experience is too limited to say whether male nurses advance faster. Not relevent to me, since all I want to be is a med-surg bedside nurse. As for...