nursemike ASN, RN

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    Im scared!! help

    nursemike replied to Amberlynnp13's topic in General Nursing

    If people are telling you you're doing great, you probably are. And you do need that encouragement. In the not-too-distant future, you may find some of them telling you you're messing up this or...
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    The Great Double Standard?

    nursemike replied to Doog's topic in Men in Nursing

    I hope my levity has not made it appear that I have ever doubted whether I could control myself with an attractive patient of any age. However, I have seen comments on other threads to the effect...
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    Time to call a duck a duck?

    nursemike replied to eriksoln's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I have on other occassions, mostly to be difficult, agreed with those who've argued for a single entry path to nursing--as long as it's a diploma program. In reality, I think any of the current routes...
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    The Great Double Standard?

    nursemike replied to Doog's topic in Men in Nursing

    If I assist my coworkers with a heavy lift, it's true my focus is mostly on my coworkers. If I provide intimate care for a male, do a pt transfer (e.g. bed to chair) or start an IV, my focus is at...
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    The Great Double Standard?

    nursemike replied to Doog's topic in Men in Nursing

    I'm sorry I didn't notice this post sooner, and I regret if my post seemed to convey a sense of entitlement. I have said of my shift on my unit that there really isn't one supernurse among us, but...
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    Has anyone really broke down the numbers?

    nursemike replied to BabyLady's topic in General Nursing

    I work at a facility in a state which is not a right-to-work state. Nurses are not unionized, but some ancillary classifications, including my previous position, are. In my previous position, it was...
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    Hello nurses !

    nursemike replied to Respiratoryguy's topic in General Nursing

    Best of luck, Respiratoryguy. And excellent choice for a username. I don't know why it's impossible for a nurse to remember an RT's name, but I swear it is. I mean, I've had dreams about "that...
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    Time to call a duck a duck?

    nursemike replied to eriksoln's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Teachers and clergymen have been professionals for as long as the term has existed. If we define a profession simply as suitable work for a gentleman, then I would say on the whole nursing qualifies,...
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    Time to call a duck a duck?

    nursemike replied to eriksoln's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    pretty much since i hit the "submit" button, i've wanted to clarify my comment about my cno, and not just because she might be reading this. i think it's pretty clear from my other posts that my...
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    Time to call a duck a duck?

    nursemike replied to eriksoln's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Although I seem to find myself leaning more toward the professional side as this debate continues, I do think we could learn something from the apprenticeship model practiced in many skilled trades....
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    Time to call a duck a duck?

    nursemike replied to eriksoln's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I agree particularly strongly with the previous three posts. Maybe that's an argument for my "dissociative disorder" designation. Or, perhaps a happier thought, maybe I've actually been learning...
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    Time to call a duck a duck?

    nursemike replied to eriksoln's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I think part of the problem is that the schism you speak of already exists. I had a patient, recently, who asked, "Are you one of the ones who'll wipe my butt?" It was a pertinent question, at the...
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    The Great Double Standard?

    nursemike replied to Doog's topic in Men in Nursing

    Not the OP, but I do have a bit more experience under my belt, although I don't think it has greatly changed my perspective. I do, occassionally, do what you mention and ask a female nurse to help...
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    Ratio on step-down unit

    nursemike replied to cp24001's topic in General Nursing

    We run 3:1. Cardiac step-down sometimes runs 4:1. I've floated to the CSDU and found four manageable--the ones I had were more like step-and-a-half down--but I've had assignements there where three...
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    Time to call a duck a duck?

    nursemike replied to eriksoln's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Well, dang it. I'm not at work, tonight, because I'm full of poop, and not in a nice way. And I've just finished posting some kind of idealistic stuff on another thread about non-compliant patients...
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    Time to call a duck a duck?

    nursemike replied to eriksoln's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I can't help getting my hackles up a bit when I read someone disparaging the US system of healthcare, but then I recall, oh, yeah, I too disparage the US system of healthcare. I don't actually think...
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    facebook "stalking" as a nurse?

    nursemike replied to meghan91's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, I was indulging in a bit of levity about the naughty bits. In reality, of course, the GI/GU systems are not particularly more naughty than any other system. I firmly believe abuse by patients is...
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    facebook "stalking" as a nurse?

    nursemike replied to meghan91's topic in General Nursing

    In my state, and I'm guessing most others, patients have a right to know your first and last name and see a clearly visible ID. And, if you think of it, they really have more reason to worry about us...
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    Just wondering....

    nursemike replied to SBarn's topic in General Nursing

    In my state, nurses cannot work more than 16 hours consecutively, even voluntarily. I've also learned, since doing charge, that when we declare a snow emergency, we are effectively saying we can't...
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    having a boyfriend vs. nursing studies

    nursemike replied to TamTam23's topic in General Nursing

    My first inclination is to join the chorus and say pursue your own goals. I think that's actually pretty good advice. But nursing school is going to require a lot of focus. I was more in your bf's...
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    My God, these family members!!

    nursemike replied to SoundofMusic's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Three codes in quick succession and short-staffed to begin with is enough to cause any unit problems. But I once had a patient go into uncontrolled A-fib and have to be cardioverted, and while I was...
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    How to deal with Negative Nancys?!

    nursemike replied to BrandNewbieNurse's topic in General Nursing

    When I got my first job in health care, one of my co-workers greeted me with: "Soon you, too, will become jaded and cynical!" He said it in jest, but I think he also meant it. I don't think he was...
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    Told a doctor about how I thought he felt I had no common sense

    nursemike replied to ratherbe's topic in General Nursing

    While I don't blame the OP for being offended, I do think she (?) may have taken the situation a bit too personally. I've had patients in stepdown on continuous pulse oximetry suddenly drop their sats...
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    Can I start over with my grades?

    nursemike replied to sincerebliss's topic in General Nursing

    Through nursing school and since, one of the things that has helped me most is life experience. "Life Experience" is a nicer way of saying, "A history of bad decisions, unrealistic goals,...
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    Can I start over with my grades?

    nursemike replied to sincerebliss's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with the idea that you can't avoid paying for your mistakes, but having been in similar shoes, this need not be one you pay for your whole life. It can be fixed. However, shortcuts and...