malestudentnurse

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1. My final practicum is in the ED...suggestions?

   malestudentnurse posted a topic in Emergency

   I am fourth semester student in an ADN program and will graduate in December (hopefully). I was just given my clinical assignment at a very busy downtown hospital in the ED. I requested this assignment because I wanted to see and do the things that I...

2. My final Practicum is in the ED...suggestions?

   malestudentnurse posted a topic in General Students

   I am in the final semester of an ADN program. I have done very well and have marched through it with a relatively healthy amount of confidence. I recieved my clinical assignment for this semester and it is exactly what I requested...the ED of a very ...

3. Being the only guy in my graduating class is pretty lonely

   malestudentnurse replied to sch983's topic in Male Students

   I am the only male in my class and we are entering our last semester. I don't find they gravitate towards each other...they gravitate towards me and it makes my wife crazy LOL. I'm 36 years old and have done very well in the program so they like to s...

4. I really really love this

   malestudentnurse posted a topic in General Students

   I have just finished my second semester and am happy to report I earned another B. I am now half-way through the ADN program and can say with confidence that nursing is for me. Its kind of odd that the people who just KNEW they wanted to be a nurse,...

5. Does your school do this?

   malestudentnurse posted a topic in General Students

   I am a second semester RN student at a community college and was just wanting to compare teaching styles with other schools. Our professors do not go over ANY material. There is no lecture. On "lecture" days we do case studies that are not relevant t...

6. My Very First Patients Funeral: A Thank You to Nursing Instructors

   malestudentnurse posted a topic in General Nursing

   I almost declined because there were plenty of families available, and I didn't know if it was really my place until his wife told me that he had commented: "have Jeff carry me to my grave, I know he won't drop me." I provided care for him twice a da...

7. Ages of male nursing students?

   malestudentnurse replied to Stearnsy's topic in Male Students

   I began school at 33 will receive my ADN at 37. People are correct when they say that a two year program will take you four if you've never been to college before. Two years worth of prereq's before i could even apply to the program. All went well th...

8. My very first patients funeral (a thank you to all nursing instructors)

   malestudentnurse posted a topic in General Nursing

   the funeral for my very first patient ever was yesterday. he was cared for by a hospice rn but i was hired by the family to provide daily care (at the time i was a first semester nursing student). the family asked me to be a pall bearer. i almost de...

9. Help!!! Can they really do this??? Does anyone know???

   malestudentnurse replied to AnnieMae*'s topic in General Students

   I don't know why you would be upset about this unless you don't know the material. I welcome each and every opportunity to prove that I know the information that I am being held accountable for. If its something your worried about, Just study.

10. To pass or To be the highest?

    malestudentnurse replied to psySins's topic in General Students

    I hope this doesn't sound mean but.... GET OVER YOURSELF!!! You are not the smartest person in the world nor will you ever be. You will never be labeled as the smartest person so come to terms with the fact that you are a good student and strive to ...

11. Had a Bad Day

    malestudentnurse replied to mfuentes's topic in General Students

    I'm right with you. I'm in my second week and already missed the cutoff on my dosage calc test.(We have to get a 90, I got an 88) I have one more chance to pass it next week. I'm really depressed about that and have large assignments I'm supposed to ...

12. Missed Dosage Calc by two points!!!

    malestudentnurse posted a topic in General Students

    Edison Community College in Piqua, Ohio requires us to achieve a grade of at least a 90% on our dosage calc test to remain in the program. I received and 88% yesterday. The good news is I have one more chance next week to take it again. I just made s...

13. Doom and Gloom (A & P 1)

    malestudentnurse replied to clamonte79's topic in General Students

    It's just the same as everything else. If you study and do the work you will be fine. You might be surprised that the people who claim a class is "hard" are the same people who don't put the time into the class that is necessary for success.

14. Where did you go to nursing school?

    malestudentnurse replied to Noney's topic in Ohio

    I attend Edison Community College in Piqua. Its a great school for your ADN.

15. Dayton Area Schools

    malestudentnurse replied to tongl888's topic in Ohio

    I attend Edison Community College in Piqua. It's not too bad of a drive from Dayton. It's a straight shot right up I-75. Not really a waiting list that I know of. Its more of an accepted or not accepted into the nursing program. I would be wary of Re...