Reldun

Reldun

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  1. Male RN's question

    Prior military here. (Army, non health care related). Been a nurse for a little over 2 years, just accepted an ACM position on my unit about a month ago. For the most part my unit is one big crazy...
  2. Why the double standard.

    As a male, I always have a female staff member in the room with me when do hands on care or procedure on a female patient. A lot of doctors do so as well. Why? To protect myself from accusations of...
  3. I'm 42, combat vet, graduated in 2014, been a floor nurse for about 16 months now. I have found different patients affect you differently. We've lost patient that I have been in on the code on, and...
  4. Patient's family requesting pain medication

    Like most things, to me it depends on the patient. A hospice or DNR comfort patient, if they are A&Ox3-4, then they are able to determine their own medication needs... if they tell me they are...
  5. am i in trouble?

    Wow, a patient is complaining that they didn't get their benzo? I am shocked! Shocked I tell you!. In all seriousness, SHOULD you get in trouble? Absolutely not. It's not just your word/patient's...
  6. Beard as a male nurse?

    I was asked to shave a couple times during school. It has been a non-issue at the hospital I now work at. I get my beard neatened up every other haircut or
  7. Diluting IVP Natcotics?

    I always dilute and push over time. Patient complaints happen. I don't care. I'm not here to get them high. It's just that
  8. ATI RN Comprehensive Predictor

    I took the ATI predictor on the last day of school. 92% chance on first attempt. I passed the NCLEX in 75
  9. Options for scrub pants

    Ours just had to be wine/maroon. I preferred Grey's Anatomy. Dickie's have a lot of pockets as well. Caarhart makes some very nice male scrubs as
  10. I do not <3 OB...anyone else?

    A significant problem that I had with patient care, was directly related to how my instructor was handling men in the group. It was only a 6 week rotation and for the first 5 weeks every time she...
  11. Earrings?

    If females can wear studs then males can as well. Otherwise that is gender based
  12. New male RN student

    I'm in my 4th semester of my 2 year RN program. Yes it seems like a lot when you are starting out. Honestly, at least at my school, it pretty much stays that way every semester. My biggest piece of...
  13. How many men in your cohort?

    7 out of
  14. I do not <3 OB...anyone else?

    I did not enjoy it. I was told by a nurse right in front of my instructor that men had no place in OB. Myself and the 2 other male students had to leave the ward and use the public waiting room...