dave5000

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1. Disrespectful patient

   dave5000 replied to hwknrs's topic in Relations

   I'm sorry to say, you were in the wrong in all aspects. Our job is not to judge but treat the pt. and did you really thing mother would support you?

2. male nurses refusing to do certain treatments?

   dave5000 replied to picurn10's topic in General Nursing

   I'm a male nurse(RN) new nurse, I allways take a female into room with me, but usually don't have a problem with women saying no but do give them the option.

3. unions

   dave5000 replied to dave5000's topic in General Students

   you may be right about getting the nurses to agree to anything besides lets get a drink after work. :angryfire

4. PDA software

   dave5000 replied to catzy5's topic in General Students

   I just got my pda for xmas, a palm tungsten, and immediately downloaded Davis drug manual I LOVE IT. It is going to make clinicals so much easier when the instructor says know these drugs on your patient before you can pass meds to them. Dave 5000:an...

5. Age you will/were graduated?

   dave5000 replied to sweetiez's topic in General Students

   :angryfireI'm with danh3190 I'm 57 and I'm older than allmost all the instructors. In my class were down to two males left , myself and a young man 22. and I'm the oldest. good luck to all of you I keep saying it will be over some day. Dave 5000

6. Four D College

   dave5000 replied to ksincali's topic in California

   :welcome:When I looked into four D their school was around 25,00 for the LVN program. Dave5000

7. PDA software

   dave5000 replied to catzy5's topic in General Students

   :angryfireI agree with 2benurse w7kids If you can get it to make school easier great I'm getting one within the next week, I asked everyone on my xmas list to get me a gift certificate at circuit city, so I could buy one, it beats the stupid gifts I...

8. Age you will/were graduated?

   dave5000 replied to sweetiez's topic in General Students

   :angryfireI'm a male nursing student who spent 43 years as a chef. I'm now 57 and will be 2months shy of 58 when I graduate from LVN school. Dave 5000

9. Hey guys....How do you all support yourselves?

   dave5000 replied to Brian 77's topic in Male Students

   I'm lucky in the fact that my wife of 35 years who I put through nursing school 30 years ago is now paying for me to finish school. Good luck see if you can get a job as a CNA on the graveyard shift you can study at the same time your working you mak...

10. unions

    dave5000 posted a topic in General Students

    I'm a nursing student and I'm married to a 30 year veteran of the nursing field. WHY don't nurses develop and join a union so that they would have decent retirement and medical benefits, WHY ANY ANSWERS OUT THERE? Dave5000

11. Age you will/were graduated?

    dave5000 replied to sweetiez's topic in General Students

    i'll be 57 when I graduate from concorde in ca. and two months later I will be 58. heck I'm older than allmost all the teachers. I spent the last 40 some years as a chef. Dave5000

12. Concorde?

    dave5000 replied to theshirls's topic in California

    it's now $26,000 to attend Concorde. Dave5000

13. Spring 08 Acceptance. HOW TO STUDY?

    dave5000 replied to TheFuture09's topic in General Students

    Theres a multitude of ways to study, but I feel the two most important items I discovered so far is FLASH CARDS AND STUDY GROUPS. good luck Dave5000

14. ERI World NCLEX Review Is it worth the time?

    dave5000 replied to bunnyinsv's topic in NCLEX

    My school has the same procedure that we have to pass or fail, So far I'VE NOT BEEN OVERLY IMPRESSED with ERI. we will see some where down the road whether its beneficial to us as nurses. Dave 5000

15. Gave my first shot today!

    dave5000 replied to krenee's topic in General Students

    Were lucky in the fact we get to give all our shots to each other before we go out and attack the public in our clinicals. But as a nursing student I can relate to the two big endeavors which are, your first shot and your first med. Good luck it get...