DMR1

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1. Why are male nurses looked down on?

   DMR1 replied to USCUAmber's topic in Male Students

   I've had nothing but positive experiences, especially in the clinical setting. Patients usually have an impressed look on their face when I tell them I'm a student nurse. Then again, I am from Canada where society tends to be quite liberal leaning. ...

2. What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

   DMR1 replied to steffck's topic in General Nursing

   This is more of a nurse-ghost story rather than one with patient experiences. A sanatorium named Fort San was built in 1917 to house people with tuberculosis. one night, a nurse wrapped a bed sheet around her neck and hung herself. The place was clos...

3. What school do/did you go to?

   DMR1 replied to blee1's topic in Male Students

   I'm currently taking my BSN through the University of Saskatchewan's NEPS program which is offered through a community college. There were multiple nursing programs in the province, so they decided to lump them together and offer the same program at...

4. Where do you buy your scrubs?

   DMR1 replied to Tony35NYC's topic in Men

   I bought unisex scrubs from walmart. they do the job

5. What type of Automobiles do you drive as a nurse.

   DMR1 replied to malenursetobe@21's topic in Men

   Nursing student here- I drive a black '97 Acura Integra which I like a lot. Soon I'll be dropping it a few inches, and will probably buy new rims when I become an RN.

6. Does the term 'Nurse' bother you?

   DMR1 replied to Ekklesia's topic in Men

   the word "nurse" bothers a lot of men because it's stereotyped. I have to admit, when I first went into nursing, it bugged me a lot. Now...not so much. It's funny to see the reactions from people when they ask what program I'm enrolled in at unive...

7. working while in nursing school

   DMR1 replied to goziem72's topic in General Students

   I'm going to be starting my 2nd semester of year 2 nursing and I work almost every evening, and 24 hours on the weekend. It's doable, but my grades suffered.

8. I'm at a crossroads and seriously considering quiting the program- any advice?

   DMR1 replied to DMR1's topic in General Students

   thanks very much for all your replies. I've done a lot of thinking...actually, to be honest I'd have to say that this is ALL i've been thinking about. I'm going to try medicine for now. the way i see it, there's absolutely no point for me to conti...

9. I'm at a crossroads and seriously considering quiting the program- any advice?

   DMR1 posted a topic in General Students

   I'm so frustrated right now :angryfire if anyone can hear me out and maybe suggest something, i'd really appreciate it. I don't really know what to do. For starters, I've always wanted to be a doctor for as long as I can remember. The pay wasn't t...

10. Is it true that it is extremely difficult for a nurse to become a doctor?

    DMR1 replied to rhp123's topic in General Nursing

    I was searching the boards and found this topic and felt I had to reply, even if i'm a bit late :chuckle I was wondering the same as you, so I did a lot of digging and found some answers. Depending on where you apply, having worked as a nurse befor...

11. do NP programs adequetly prepare you for your career?

    DMR1 posted a topic in NP

    I'm currently a BSN student, and hope to be an acute nurse practitioner some day. You must have a full year of clinical experience before you enter into a NP program, but is that really enough? I'm wondering if immediately starting a NP program only...

12. All night cramming....

    DMR1 replied to SarahCeleste's topic in General Nursing

    cramming works quite well for me actually. I work part-time while in school, and recently had my A&P midterm. I worked at my job way TOO much, and left little time to study. So the night before the test, I brewed 2 cups of coffee (yes, I drank b...

13. Does every hospital have a 'code team'?

    DMR1 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Im in first year nursing, and we were watching a documentary in class. In the documentary, when a patient goes code (is that what you call it when their heart stops?) a code team came in and got to work saving the patient's life. We were never told ...

14. How do you study A&P? suggestions/comments?

    DMR1 posted a topic in General Students

    Hey everyone well the first semester of school is coming to an end, and I am studying for my midterm a&p test (chapters 1-17, worth 30% final mark) my question is--what is the best way to study? What I'm doing, and I'm not sure if it's going to w...

15. Desire to be a fit nurse...

    DMR1 replied to Petite06's topic in General Nursing

    ofcourse everyone's metabolism is different, but when I was overweight, I just ran. Ran, ran, ran, and ran some more. It didn't matter if I was tired and had no sleep, I ran, and then ran some more when i couldn't run, i walked. It didn't matter...