carlsonc

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1. Funny things lay-people say...

   carlsonc replied to EMSnut45's topic in General Nursing

   I always encouraged my sons to use proper terms for body parts and functions. One day when he was about 6 my one son came in the house and said, "I know girls have vaginas, but what do you call the part you can see?" "The vulva?" "Yeah, that's rig...

2. Do you feel you were adequately prepared to practice nursing when you graduated?

   carlsonc replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

   I graduated in 1995 from Oregon Health Sciences University in Portland, OR, one of the top BSN programs in the country. I did not feel adequately prepared to practice nursing when I graduated. Faced with a patient in pain or need, I could analyze t...

3. correctional nursing

   carlsonc replied to lisa tudor's topic in Correctional

   I just began working in corrections about a month ago, 12/99, after many years in research, the last 4 as a research nurse. The pay is so low in research that I took this job in corrections to supplement. I work with the population I prefer: genera...