gr8fulnurse

gr8fulnurse has 30 years experience and specializes in Critical Care, Management, Education.

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1. I'm 39 and want to become a nurse.

   gr8fulnurse replied to quinnsite's topic in Male Students

   I am an educator and my last class had two men in it. One was 51, the other was younger. Both got jobs immediately out of school. If you really WANT to become a nurse, DO IT.

2. WANTED: Nursing student tidbits of advice

   gr8fulnurse replied to KellRrn2b's topic in General Students

   I am a nursing instructor and want to comment on the bags. Most clinical sites have very limited space so the smaller the better. Also, don't bring ANYTHING of value that you can't keep on your body! Best wishes. P.S. I agree with the poster who said...

3. Tough Clinical Instructor

   gr8fulnurse replied to backhill360's topic in General Students

   Relax. I AM a clinical instructor. I do set the bar high, and start off being "tougher" than I expect to have to be. That way, when a student proves that they are PREPARED and COMMUNICATE with me, the staff and the patient, I, too, can relax and back...

4. No Hablo Español

   gr8fulnurse replied to Private Peds Nurse's topic in General Nursing

   My "non-hables espanol" husband (who is very exotic but not latino - actually he's part Japanese), during our vacation in Mexico, was once offered a man's 14-yo sister for a couple hundred pesos....my husband had absolutely no idea what he'd been off...