abismojo

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1. male nurse haircut rules

   abismojo replied to albert6jed's topic in Male Students

   People that work in the hospital come in all shapes and sizes. When it comes to hair, tatoos, and piercings, each hospital is different. While being in school and being employed by the hospital are two different things, they both require that we ca...

2. Nursing care plans...good book?

   abismojo replied to ccac international's topic in General Students

   All-in-ONE Care planning resource. by MOSBY It breaks down the type of patient, and lists several disease processes and what to look out for.

3. Tell me your GPA. Just wanna compare

   abismojo replied to mahkev2000's topic in Male Students

   With my first degree I had a 3.3. For all of the prequisites - A&P 1 and 2, micro, chem, stat I had a 4.0. So these are the GPA's I applied for the acclerated program with. They focused on the 4.0 mainly and saw my desire to become a nurse. The ...

4. question for the guys

   abismojo replied to jackson145's topic in Male Students

   This topic was of no concern at our school, when we got into lab we were all excited about inspecting variations in each other. If someone had an abnormality, which someone in the class will, everyone will want to listen, touch or look at it. Thing...

5. EKG on female patients

   abismojo replied to bill4745's topic in Male Students

   Thats a great question, and applies to more than EKG's, but also to catheters, bed baths, etc... Obviously, only uncovering what you need to for each lead is appropriate, and asking them to lift their chest it totally exceptable. As mentioned before...

6. What can I expect in Accelerated BSN Program?

   abismojo replied to billjeff1's topic in Male Students

   I think the amount of free time is dependent on your life ouside of class and the length of the program. 13 months is very short and you have a test 3/4 days a week, so all you do is take tests for the first 10 weeks, the second ten weeks for us is 2...

7. what shoes do you wear...

   abismojo replied to blee1's topic in Uniform/Gear

   I bought the Sketchers work shoes; they are very durable and lightweight, with a non-slip sole, which is crucial. They run around 45 bucks, so well worth the money. I am assuming you have to wear the awesome all white shoes? These only have the small...

8. What can I expect in Accelerated BSN Program?

   abismojo replied to billjeff1's topic in Male Students

   Accelerated options are just what it says, accelerated! I just started a 13 month program in winston salem, nc and it moves al ong very quickly. We attend class tuesday to friday from 8-5 with an hour for lunch, which is usually spent reading. the cl...