Mr. Murse

Mr. Murse

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  1. Reflect on this! IMPORTANT!!

    Mr. Murse replied to WeAreOfPeace's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    were you really completely uninformed of what you were getting into when you started school with nursing in mind? were you not aware that you had to prove your competency according to the satisfaction...

  2. wow...this is my JOB!

    Mr. Murse replied to Umberlee's topic in General Nursing

    haha, I had to do this last year for a patient with a rectal flap. It was tough trying to time your return to check on the leeches just right to catch them before they'd had their fill and started...

  3. Chemical restraint and lazy nurses

    Mr. Murse replied to Veronica.c's topic in Patient Medications

    I get the impression that there's a lot more going on here than the OP is saying. I don't think she's (he?) intentionally be deceiving about it or anything of the sort, but I don't think she's seeing...

  4. wow...this is my JOB!

    Mr. Murse replied to Umberlee's topic in General Nursing

    That's part of what makes nursing and the people who do it well so unique. I had a similar thought the other day while giving a homeless man what seemed to be his first bath in months. While cleaning...

  5. Ugghhh, another new nurse...

    Mr. Murse replied to Joe V's topic in Nurses Rock

    I think every new nurse I've ever precepted for or just observed has that very first "panic moment" at some point. That first time you either are faced with a critical situation that you don't know...

  6. Does Preferring to Work Night Shift mean you're lazy?

    Mr. Murse replied to Soliloquy's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I agree with everything this person said. ^ When I read the title of this post, I was just a little insulted because it's asinine for anyone to say that night shift nurses are lazy. There are...

  7. Registered nurses with an Associate degree...

    Mr. Murse replied to Gaby_rmz77's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    (to Mee9mee9) I work in middle TN and have worked with at least 2 or 3 recent Motlow graduates and they've all been great nurses, though I can't speak for the school itself. I've always believed...

  8. New Graduate/First Job Med/Surg

    Mr. Murse replied to tara3hughes's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I'm not sure what LVN duties involve. As far as I know we don't have any at my hospital. Is that basically the same as PCT (patient care

  9. Vaccine Vindication

    Mr. Murse replied to wtbcrna's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Hm. I figured I'd get a bit of backlash for even implying that wasn't gung ho for every vaccine I'm asked to pump into my body, but please take note that I said I was NOT anti-vaccine and I do believe...

  10. Realities of stress and dissatisfaction in nursing.

    Mr. Murse replied to Danfrombham's topic in Health, Stress Management

    There are many factors to consider in answering the OP's question, but two in particular come to mind. For one thing, who you are before going into nursing will define how you handle the profession....

  11. Vaccine Vindication

    Mr. Murse replied to wtbcrna's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I am not "anti-vaccine", but I do have some reservations about certain specific ones and about them being mandatory (particularly the flu vaccine). Honestly, I kind of sit on the fence on this issue...

  12. Workplace Bullying-Nursing or 7th Grade?

    Mr. Murse replied to rbs105's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I haven't been subject to bullying since high school, so I can't really relate as an adult, but to me, I haven't been the subject of bullying in part because I'm an adult and I have the right to act...

  13. What are the little things you do to help the next shift?

    Mr. Murse replied to kristandrews's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I think in part this question depends on which shift you're on. I work on a surgical floor that has night shift and day shift, 7-7. I work night shift and I feel as though we have a little bit more...

  14. Male Nurse Hair Styles

    Mr. Murse replied to Benners's topic in Men in Nursing

    yeah, it's 2014, faux hawks are commonplace. In school they might be a little more picky on how you wear it (like if you gel it up in spikes or something), but in the real world you probably will...

  15. A little anxiety applying for Nursing school as an older male

    Mr. Murse replied to Magnicious's topic in Men in Nursing

    I'm 33, going into my 3rd year as a nurse and I love it. I had some of the same hesitancies that you mentioned but have found all of them to be unfounded now that I'm in the nursing field. I played...

  16. Nursing Student with Herniated Disc

    Mr. Murse replied to sunNsand88's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    I'm definitely not saying this to discourage your path towards nursing, but I hope you are aware of how physically demanding nursing is on a body? If you're already having this much trouble, are you...

  17. LPNs make RNs seem more impressive?

    Mr. Murse replied to RN-HSA's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I don't think I ever would have even considered that LPN's are some how basically just propping up RN pride in their title. Seems a little ridiculous. Not trying to be mean, just saying I don't think...

  18. i'll probably get flamed to the moon and back for this but..

    Mr. Murse replied to elijahvegas's topic in General Nursing

    I think some people are just good employees, and relatively good at what they do, no matter what they do. This is probably because they take pride in their work, and although nursing may not be their...

  19. Never been charge.

    Mr. Murse replied to RNikkiF's topic in General Nursing

    I think some people just aren't cut out for charge, not that that makes them bad nurses, but either way it's not based on years of experience but more so personality, involvement on the floor, and...

  20. Rn being trained by lpn?

    Mr. Murse replied to studentnurse9806's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I'm not even bothering to read through all the responses, I just know that where I work many LPN's were doing nursing duties for years, even acting as charge nurses, before policy changed and reduced...

  21. Vanderbilt Medical Center to have nurses cleaning up

    Mr. Murse replied to DidiRN's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know what kind of unit you work on......but where I'm at those 2 hours you MIGHT have between patients leaving and coming are extremely valuable for charting, catching up on dressing changes...

  22. Vanderbilt Medical Center to have nurses cleaning up

    Mr. Murse replied to DidiRN's topic in General Nursing

    Everyone's talking about the patient risk in terms of infection, but what about in terms of time for effective patient care? I work on a busy surgical floor and if I had to clean out every discharged...

  23. First Post- Not a nurse yet... advice for an old guy?

    Mr. Murse replied to thecadman99's topic in Men in Nursing

    Judging by your posts on this thread, you seem to be a very aware, intelligent, and conscientious person, and the fact that you were a teacher shows at least some compassion for other people (I would...

  24. IV push and wearing gloves

    Mr. Murse replied to Katniss88's topic in Patient Medications

    Since you're a new nurse let me tell you a little secret you're going to figure out very quickly: there are A LOT of things we're taught in nursing school that just don't happen in the real world, or...

  25. First Post- Not a nurse yet... advice for an old guy?

    Mr. Murse replied to thecadman99's topic in Men in Nursing

    I'm 33 and about 2 years into nursing, so I'm a bit younger than you but still a little bit of a late bloomer too. The first thing that popped into my mind when I read your post was that if you were...