James W.

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    What are your views on male nurses

    James W. replied to jared.butler90's topic in Men in Nursing

    Huh? So who is "common & boring" then? Are you a - would be marine biologist - who didn't make the cut? I've had people assume that I failed medical school, so 'made do' with nursing.. l.o.l......
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    when you feel creeped out

    James W. replied to menot's topic in General Nursing

    Yeah, well.. So, what about 'reverse creepiness' ..or is there already a 'morbid fascination' thread? At the hospital where I trained there was a an old guy in a dementia ward, who sported a...
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    Don't go to co-workers' parties where drinking is occurring

    James W. replied to Emergent's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Yeah, but only if you've emptied your bottle of Jack,
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    male nurses

    James W. replied to bonta's topic in Men in Nursing

    Although I have been a nurse since I was a teenager, regrettably, I doubt I'd be a nurse - if I was starting over today. Back in the day, doing the specialist psych nursing program, as a paid hospital...
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    when you feel creeped out

    James W. replied to menot's topic in General Nursing

    That's cool.. its the chopped liver tartare, you'd best
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    Don't go to co-workers' parties where drinking is occurring

    James W. replied to Emergent's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Well, I'd jest love to spill the beans - on some of the ah, shenanigans.. the likes of what we young psych nurses got up to, after work, back in the day.. ..but I'll have to plead the 5th.. Dang,...
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    Nurses smoking weed?

    James W. replied to bunnynurse's topic in General Nursing

    Nazi medical science did clearly establish the link between smoking & cancer.. ..causing meaningful national anti-smoking reforms to be instituted, ~80 years ago.. Or were you making a "munchies"...
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    HELP! Masking the smell of feces!

    James W. replied to WhitneyRene's topic in General Students

    Bunny's gotta harden up.. Get hold of a suitably-sized fresh road kill subject, & keep it nearby, while it ripens.. ..'til you figure you can hack most anything else.. Hey, just wait 'til you...
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    when you feel creeped out

    James W. replied to menot's topic in General Nursing

    Here's a tip.. Assume the Jodie Foster/Clarice Starling/FBI-pro, 'race-face' approach, - as seen in the classic movie - ' Silence of the Lambs'.. Maintain the nursing-role empowered upper-hand &...
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    4/23 WILTW: It turns out nurses do make the worst patients

    James W. replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    One of the reasons for my choosing a life career in nursing was having a number of hospital stays as a kid ( mainly due to injuries, but also to have surgical removal of adenoids/tonsils & a...
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    Nurses smoking weed?

    James W. replied to bunnynurse's topic in General Nursing

    Do you get the pre-migraine aura 1st? I keep a trio of regular aspirin tabs in my wallet, for that annoying event.. & it stops the eye-dance/light-show routine in ~1/2 hour.. Ironically, a stiff...
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    My boss looked in my EMR for my miscarriage

    James W. replied to Christina12345's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    Now that is potentially creepy.. Even if there is some kind of attempted reasoning/justification made, such as.. the intrusion was done for kosher 'supportive/safety' reasons.. It still aint right.....
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    Female vs male patients

    James W. replied to qaz99's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I much rather be subjected to straight up comments.. & deal with the issue then & there, than be given false assurances followed by malicious complaints behind my back.. I'd say that while...
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    Psychiatric Nurses and Safety

    James W. replied to Kayla_Martin's topic in Psychiatric

    I started a 3 year RPN ( psych RN ) training program at a major ( 600 bed)hospital when I was a teenager. We got a thorough practical/experiential & academic grounding. The hospital was...
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    Nurses smoking weed?

    James W. replied to bunnynurse's topic in General Nursing

    Ah, yeah.. " I am not exactly sure what you mean by this..." Did you mean that there is "no doubt" that nurses should provide care for people presenting as patients who are "...under the...
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    Nurses smoking weed?

    James W. replied to bunnynurse's topic in General Nursing

    One of the potential adverse effects of cannabis use is anxiety/paranoia. Seems some of this is justified by the punitive responses of certain employers/licensing bodies. Those who have commented on...