bearsden

bearsden

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About bearsden

Married to my HS sweetheart, twenty years now. Three kids (16, 14, 12). Retired USAF. No doing the prereqs with my wifey for nursing. Figured after twenty years of military, I need a change for the next twenty...or more.

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  1. Anybody volunteer?

    I am also working full time. I do volunteer. I work the info desk and once a month I volunteer in the pharmacy. Most allow you to set your hours.
  2. Changing careers

    Tex, I retired from the USAF in July of '05. I was a space geek. I am now getting my pre-nursing stuff out of way. There are more out there like you and I than you think. And I am a black male also. There are a few of us out there. My wife wor...
  3. WOW! I'm SOOOOOOO Much OLDER!

    You aren't the only one. I am forty and am, for the most part, the oldest in my classes (oldest and only guy). My kids think it is great. I can sit at home and do homework with them.
  4. Colorado Springs nurses?

    MUSA, Memorial Hospital is located at 1400 E. Boulder St (Near Union). The north branch is located near the intersection of Briargate Parkway and Union.
  5. What are you sacrificing to go nursing school?

    We just paid off all our bills so I am quitting my good paying job to take a night job (full time) as a telemetry tech (more than halved my pay). The biggest think I am sacrificing is SLEEP.
  6. Colorado Springs nurses?

    Semisweetchick, To add to what is already been said. Memorial is opening up their new branch this year (in a few months). Some of the jobs are already posted in their web site. The new facility is called North. MUSA, Evens is at Ft Carson, here in...
  7. Why are you choosing to become a nurse?

    I just retired from the US Air Force (17 months ago). While active, I was a space geek (worked with DOD satellites). I am now a Space Systems Engineer for a major company, doing the same thing I did while active. I have always wanted to go into on...
  8. Body Worlds?

    Michigangirl, I took my family to see it this last May, in Denver. My youngest was 12 at the time and she was fine. Only you can really speak for your child. Go with your gut. The exhibit, in my opinion, was very well done and in good taste. Not...
  9. Pinning ceremonies...

    Trust me, it wouldn't be anything close to pretty. Hehe
  10. A&P II Club, 2007

    Cathie, I just said that because I have heard some pretty ridiculous comments from students, like, “I don’t want anyone working on me that got below a 90 in this class.” :icon_roll Hehe. With my 80 in A&P I, I can name all the bones, muscl...
  11. Pinning ceremonies...

    I am 6'2, 265 lbs and built like a linebacker. I thought of showing up at my pinning ceremony in a skirt and long blonde wig and just play along. I am not sure the wifey will let me though.
  12. Why are male nurses looked down on?

    My wife and I are both nursing students. My wife thinks it is great that we will both be in the same field one day. She works in an emergency department in a hospital as a tech. All her friends (docs, nurses, and techs) think it is great that I am...
  13. A&P II Club, 2007

    I have A&PII this semester. Don't hold this against me, but I barely made it through A&PI (Needed an 80, got an 80). Working 40 - 50 a week with three kiddos in three different sports really taxed me. But I made it. Our instructor is stri...
  14. Getting to know the men behind the names...

    Hey all. I am 40 years old. From Ohio. Married to my high school sweet heart for twenty years now. Have three kids (17, 15, 13). Retired US Air Force (20 years 5 months 3 days 5 hours 26 minutes). Currently working as a satellite system enginee...
  15. I am a new nurse and need help with tele, please!!!

    I am a tele/ecg tech and the Dale Dubin book is great. I bring it to work with me every night. Also, practice, practice, practice!!! I watched a cardio doc the other morning come in and read 128 twelve leads in less than 30 mins. The guy has been...