alton

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1. How do you cope with the death of a patient?

   alton replied to jhawkgirl's topic in General Nursing

   Sure, I'd be happy

2. How do you cope with the death of a patient?

   alton replied to jhawkgirl's topic in General Nursing

   jhawkgirl you will not get through it on your own. on our unit we have a group of staff that come along side our other staff and provide them support. we call one another and talk. we are very...

3. Why "male nurses" instead of "men in nursing"?

   alton replied to JDCPhD's topic in Men in Nursing

   Come on guys we work in a predominatly female profession quit trying to be what you are not (female), we will not change the culture in our lifetime. Think of all the others they have renamed to be...

4. Guys in the NICU

   alton replied to SteveNNP's topic in Men in Nursing

   Never actually seen a guy try to breast feed a baby. :chuckle Remember to ask for help with the hands on stuff ie get a co-worker to do it for you. you will still need to be able to provide...

5. Roll Call

   alton replied to Tweety's topic in Men in Nursing

   A few things that keep us apart from our female cohort. 1. being male 2. love of tools 3. ability to harm ourselves in amazing ways with any combo of 1 and

6. Why "male nurses" instead of "men in nursing"?

   alton replied to JDCPhD's topic in Men in Nursing

   I prefer male nurse it sounds more

7. Guys in the NICU

   alton replied to SteveNNP's topic in Men in Nursing

   I,ve worked NICU 15 years still not able to connect with the breast feeding routine, fortunatley I have alot of co-workers that are willing to help. Most every thing else is great, not alot of heavy...

8. Nurses who Hunt and Fish

   alton replied to MacERRN's topic in Men in Nursing

   My favorite is the BWCA. I go with my brothers and co-workers so when they return from the trip they can say the camped with