FiremedicMike

FiremedicMike BSN, RN, EMT-P

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  1. Why the double standard.

    FiremedicMike replied to RN2364's topic in Men in Nursing

    All 3 of those examples are men who were literally convicted of their sexual crimes. Not good examples based on your own definition, as those rapes weren't tolerated or excused and the rape victims...

  2. Why the double standard.

    FiremedicMike replied to RN2364's topic in Men in Nursing

    I'd be curious to know how you define or show examples of a "rape tolerant culture", but either way, do you feel that this "rape tolerant culture" is the fault of men? You are quick to dismiss...

  3. Why the double standard.

    FiremedicMike replied to RN2364's topic in Men in Nursing

    So this entire situation is our fault because of the actions of a few?

  4. Is this New Grad Residency Program...normal?

    FiremedicMike replied to NewGradNurze's topic in Nurse Residency Programs

    My residency was 12 months and there was no rotating shifts. That would be a non starter for

  5. Should RaDonda Vaught Have Her Nursing License Reinstated?

    FiremedicMike replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    For whatever reason, waveform capnography still isn't the gold standard in the hospital, even though we learned this in EMS years ago. You can fool colormetric devices.. you can mishear lung...

  6. Best and Worst Patient Interaction

    FiremedicMike replied to vintagegal's topic in General Nursing

    My worst overall experiences are people who come in to the ED for random complaints only to find out they have widespread advanced cancer. Of all the years in EMS and all the things I've seen, those...

  7. Is it true that unionized nurses in NYC don't do lab draws, catheters, EKGs, etc.?

    FiremedicMike replied to Ramona Abramov's topic in General Nursing

    They apparently have phlebotomists that run around and do them

  8. EKG order

    FiremedicMike replied to cepr4's topic in General Nursing

    Sure I suppose that's accurate, but I'd also say those are common sense protocols that shouldn't need to exist. I'm guessing based on how that incident went at the OP's hospital, those common sense...

  9. EKG order

    FiremedicMike replied to cepr4's topic in General Nursing

    It's just that sort of thing that makes the OP's nursing job a crappy job. In the ED I work in, we self-initiate and write in orders all the time. This includes IV's, labs, fluids, EKGs, etc. I...

  10. Is it true that unionized nurses in NYC don't do lab draws, catheters, EKGs, etc.?

    FiremedicMike replied to Ramona Abramov's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know that the union has anything to do with it, probably just hospital policies. There's a hospital next door to me (not in new york and not a union shop) where the nurses don't do lab draws,...

  11. Can we stop with the class discussion boards?

    FiremedicMike posted a topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    Can we please stop pretending that anyone is engaging on class discussion board posts? We are all literally just scrolling through to find a a post few words that we can string together to make a...

  12. Can we stop with the class discussion boards?

    FiremedicMike replied to FiremedicMike's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    The class I just finished was by far the worst when it came to tedious DB post requirements, unfortunately I can't access the course material anymore, but each week you generally had 5-6 bullet points...

  13. Can we stop with the class discussion boards?

    FiremedicMike replied to FiremedicMike's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    The topics are always chosen for us and the instructions/rubric are tedious. These have become nothing more than an exercise in ensuring the boxes are

  14. Can we stop with the class discussion boards?

    FiremedicMike replied to FiremedicMike's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    Based on my unofficial polling of fellow students plus my own experience through my first bachelors, ADN, and now ADN to BSN course, there aren't a whole lot of people who get a lot out of discussion...

  15. CNA Frustrated with Being the Blame

    FiremedicMike replied to Kirsten Creator's topic in General Nursing

    Take your own

  16. CNA Frustrated with Being the Blame

    FiremedicMike replied to Kirsten Creator's topic in General Nursing

    You need to grow

  17. CNA Frustrated with Being the Blame

    FiremedicMike replied to Kirsten Creator's topic in General Nursing

    Your complete inability to accept any feedback other than that which validates your position on this is fairly strong evidence that similar errors will occur again. I hope that you grow up and...

  18. CNA Frustrated with Being the Blame

    FiremedicMike replied to Kirsten Creator's topic in General Nursing

    Just to clarify, my comments have nothing to do with RN vs CNA, it's about a lack of recognition of a critical finding. This would be no different than the OP finding a patient on the floor from an...

  19. Please advise me.

    FiremedicMike replied to Nurse4lifewithparrots's topic in General Nursing

    There's probably not much you can do to be honest.. It's their right to vote to kick you out of the union, and if that's truly a condition of employment, you're probably

  20. Please advise me.

    FiremedicMike replied to Nurse4lifewithparrots's topic in General Nursing

    Going into a union shop and running around asking all the nurses if they'd be willing to vote out the union is generally a terrible idea. The only way to do this is if you have serious muscle...

  21. Please advise me.

    FiremedicMike replied to Nurse4lifewithparrots's topic in General Nursing

    Then you probably shouldn't have been trying to bust the union

  22. Please advise me.

    FiremedicMike replied to Nurse4lifewithparrots's topic in General Nursing

    If you are working for a public hospital, you can't be forced to pay union dues since 2018 (Jorifice v

  23. CNA Frustrated with Being the Blame

    FiremedicMike replied to Kirsten Creator's topic in General Nursing

    There is a name for this - normalization of deviance. Look up the Mike Mullane talk about it on YouTube, fantastic and haunting revelation on how the space shuttle challenger crash

  24. CNA Frustrated with Being the Blame

    FiremedicMike replied to Kirsten Creator's topic in General Nursing

    Out of fairness to you, I finally had a chance to read through all of your responses. I would think that even with a base level of education, you would understand the significance of a pulse ox...

  25. CNA Frustrated with Being the Blame

    FiremedicMike replied to Kirsten Creator's topic in General Nursing

    You are steadfast in your opinion that the nurse was as much to blame if not more than you because she didn't see what you were charting. The flipside of this position is that you want your...