Professor_Mike

Professor_Mike has 15 years experience and specializes in Critical Care.

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1. 1 year out, no job. Throw in the towel?

   Professor_Mike replied to simply_viki's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

   This may be a little late, but may help someone else. I encourage my students to walk right up to the manager of a u nit that they are on for clinicals and introduce themselves, express an interest in...

2. Keeping A Written Record Of The Patients You've Had: Good Or Bad?

   Professor_Mike replied to All4NursingRN's topic in HIPAA Challenges

   Not even addressing the HIPAA issues, which may be very serious, but the existence of personal notes outside of the medical record are admissible in court and you will be asked very early in any...

3. Planned Parenthood, Women's Health Issues, Nurses could rule the US

   Professor_Mike replied to Karen's topic in Activism, Healthcare

   My biggest concern is that the ANA, Planned Parenthood and the Obama Administration does not represent my views as an citizen, nurse, member of my faith community or even ethically. I joined ANA as a...

4. New Nurse-Legal Nurse Consultant

   Professor_Mike replied to myladeybugg's topic in Legal

   One other consideration is that by working in the highly specialized field of NICU nursing, a great deal of what you do, procedures, medications, dosages, etc are only applicable to the NICU world....

5. Nursing Diagnosis...the sacred cow that needs to go.

   Professor_Mike replied to Idaho4me's topic in General Nursing

   I am a nursing professor and I agree 100%. I understand them, but never saw a meaningful application for them.

6. Annoyed by nursing commerical they keep running

   Professor_Mike replied to Missy77's topic in General Students

   Do a little research and and avoid emotional postings. Once you see where the current nursing shortage really does exist and where it will be in 10 and 15 years, you will be shocked. The most...

7. 0.45% NS is Hypernatremia?

   Professor_Mike replied to CBsMommy's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

   That makes sense. Stabilize then definitive treatment. I teach that exact process for treatment of DKA. .9 then .45. Look up the water deficit formula. To get a result, you plug in the weight in kg...

8. 0.45% NS is Hypernatremia?

   Professor_Mike replied to CBsMommy's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

   Many hypernatremic states are a result of deyhydration/volume loss. The examples of diarrhea or diabetes insipidus are examples. The goal is to replace volume, so using .9% NS would be just fine until...

9. Did I cause my patient to die faster?

   Professor_Mike replied to lou_tango's topic in General Nursing

   That nurse is a card-carrying member of the no clue club. Clearly no understanding of comfort measures. Thanks for caring as you did for your

10. How to ask for a pay raise???

    Professor_Mike replied to Kspice's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Don't bother asking. Three reasons. 1. As a new grad, you have nothing other than a body to offer. You have no experience and in an ICU, you will cost the institution between $60,000 to $120,000 to...

11. Whats the deal with all the crying?!?!....

    Professor_Mike replied to morningland's topic in General Students

    I can only speak to what my own students experience on clinical with me, and that is with few exceptions an excellent experience. I approach each student as a professional and assess where they are in...

12. Has Anyone Ever USED Their Malpractice Insurance?

    Professor_Mike replied to pagandeva2000's topic in General Nursing

    I did about 10 years ago as a traveler. The plaintiff named every nurse on the chart for punitive damages less than a week before the trial was to start. By naming me, I got individual representation...

13. Nurses wearing white

    Professor_Mike replied to rnmaven's topic in General Nursing

    My current hospital has a plastic color coded tag behind everyone's ID badge. They say RN, respiratory therapist, surgical tech, etc. very clear. RN's are bright

14. Nurses wearing white

    Professor_Mike replied to rnmaven's topic in General Nursing

    Two years ago, a hospital I used to work at did the same thing in 2 units as a trial. They even paid for the uniforms of your choice. Visitors and patients were surveyed about their impressions. The...