Brotherbob

Brotherbob BSN, RN

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  1. Crying about my job...

    Brotherbob replied to LearningRN's topic in Medical-Surgical

    The first year is bad, I have never been so stressed out in my life. I feel your pain. One thing I have learned is that I do not have to be mean to be respected, I have to be firm. I mean to not...

  2. Should I get This Model ???

    Brotherbob replied to FocusRN's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Get the "Floating ball game" looks a lot more fun:) Cheap

  3. tips for a new nurse like me

    Brotherbob replied to eezee's topic in General Nursing

    The first year is a challenge, eat well, get sleep and exercise, it will keep your head cool. On my first job I was constantly stressed out trying to do everything myself, when I started to rely more...

  4. HELP! Getting over queasiness during IV starts

    Brotherbob replied to amber1188's topic in General Nursing

    IV starts are 25% skill and 75% self confidence. Keep on doing as many as you can, the only way to get better. Good luck, soon you will be the

  5. Nurses wearing hats in a baby boom?

    Brotherbob replied to jeepgirl's topic in General Nursing

    has never happened on my shift...maybe I should start wearing a white

  6. Marginalization of Male Nurses

    Brotherbob replied to earthlovers123's topic in Men in Nursing

    It is not about being acceptable to the women. They will respect you if you show some self confidence. A man in a female dominated field will be different, be proud of it and the women will like you....

  7. Ugh...bad day at work

    Brotherbob replied to Spacklehead's topic in Emergency

    To me debriefing is a way to put something stressful in perspective and to find answers to questions. You don´t have to talk much if you don´t want to. I guess it would be harmful if someone feels...

  8. Ugh...bad day at work

    Brotherbob replied to Spacklehead's topic in Emergency

    We had a bad nightshift, on Saturday, young people dead and dying despite our efforts. You could not see that affect me then, because I had to do my job and then be ready for the next patient. When I...

  9. Nervousness has set in

    Brotherbob replied to Aneroo's topic in Emergency

    I have been working at a level 1 ER for one year. From the first day I knew it was for me. There is no other place I would like to work. Be humble, no not pretend to know things you don´t. Better ask...

  10. Generation gap and attitudes towards work - hurting patients?

    Brotherbob replied to pebbles's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I am a responsible and competent nurse but I must confess that I am guilty, I do joke once in a while, believe me I even squirted a syringe... Anyhow, I definitely see your point, the patients shold...

  11. baths?

    Brotherbob replied to roxburin's topic in Men in Nursing

    Hey, then bathing is for you!!! Results can seldom be seen as clearly as when cleaning up somebodys

  12. baths?

    Brotherbob replied to roxburin's topic in Men in Nursing

    Just get used to giving baths, a lot less trouble that trying to avoid

  13. Electronic vs. Paper Charting ~ Which do you like better?

    Brotherbob replied to ebrooks's topic in General Nursing

    The technology is not fast enough for effective electronic charting. At least not at my hospital. I would like speech

  14. Nights! Yikes! Scared to start em now!

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

  15. Is there REALLY such a thing as overachieving?

    Brotherbob replied to CRNAinTHEfuture's topic in Nursing Career

    If you refuse to accept anything less than perfection in a unperfect world, disapointment will come sooner or later. Prepare for it. It is not the end of the world. Wisdom comes from handling failure...

  16. pin ?

    Brotherbob replied to ken-pin's topic in Men in Nursing

    I wear the pin, to me it does not look that

  17. Article on Men in Nursing

    Brotherbob replied to Thunderwolf's topic in Men in Nursing

    Good article, I´m definitley a bit tired of hearing "are you not going to be a doctor?". A lot of people don´t understand the responsibilities and autonomy that we

  18. What kind of nursing do you do????

    Brotherbob replied to dspring's topic in Men in Nursing

    ER, almost one year, before that psych and

  19. burn patients

    Brotherbob replied to canoehead's topic in Emergency

    Don´t say anything if they don´t ask, you know that you were right and in time they will know

  20. A message to new grads: NEVER....

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

    Never forget that A and B comes before

  21. "Reading EKGs II - a scary situation and a big save", is up on the MICU faqs site...

    Brotherbob replied to MarkHammerschmidt's topic in MICU, SICU

    Great information, I love your site. Does anybody know about any similar site targeting

  22. CPR and Cracked Sternums

    Brotherbob replied to Rush's topic in General Nursing

    We all do our best in emergencies, ribs break, 100/minute on a bloody sweaty chest is hard work. If I accept fractures as absloutey unavoidable I will not try to correct things that can be improved,...

  23. How do you all like the pain scale???

    Brotherbob replied to Mystery5's topic in General Nursing

    I like the pain scale when evaluating pain relief. It is something to relate to. Does not work for every patient, but is better than

  24. What does your spouse do?

    Brotherbob replied to vaughanmk's topic in General Nursing

    She is in school; soil

  25. Caring in the ED

    Brotherbob replied to kmitch99's topic in Emergency

    I believe it is very important to build a caring relation to the patient in ED. Very important for the patient because fear and anxiety puts even more stress to the body. It is also important for my...