Deredain

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1. Are clinic and school nursing jobs "too easy"

   Deredain replied to Jenfred's topic in General Nursing

   My wife is a school nurse in a high school. It is far from "cushy". They are main streaming more chronically ill children these day so she deals with insulin pumps, administering a wide variety of medications and other things that have not typically ...

2. Job abandonment

   Deredain replied to Nurse_CrystalRN's topic in Career Support

   I took a job last summer in an assisted living facility. It was for every other weekend as I have a full time job. I was told that the patient to nurse ratio was 20:1 and that I'd be able to take my time going through orientation as a new nurse. Afte...

3. Have you faced any discrimination as a student?

   Deredain replied to sevenup0307's topic in Male Students

   I have not had a problem with any clinical instructor and especially nothing related to my gender. I think for the instructors having a male in their group is a good change of pace. The bottom line comes down to how prepared you are and how you perfo...

4. Best Stethoscope?

   Deredain replied to RedHeaded2bNurse16's topic in General Students

   I use an ultrascope on the ambulance as an EMT and in clinicals for nursing school. You can hear lung sounds through a sweat shirt they are that good. www.ultrascope.com.

5. Any fellow EMT's out there?

   Deredain replied to kbx827's topic in Male Students

   More than one instructor has said to me that EMTs and Paramdedics do not transition well in nursing school. They have a high fail rate and do not do as well in clinicals. Now, my perspective... We started with 12 EMTs in my fundamentals nursing class...

6. How are male nursing students perceived?

   Deredain replied to erikmm291's topic in Male Students

   I am in my third semester of nursing classes and will be starting mother/baby in a week. So far I have had nothing but positive responses from my patients and my gender has not been an issue. The biggest problem that my fellow male students and I hav...

7. Bergen Community College Nursing Program Question

   Deredain replied to Cinqui73's topic in New Jersey

   I am in the level 1 nursing program. Here are some thoughts about the entrance exam: 1. The evolve book is a good review for what will be on the test, though it won't be everything. Know all the vocabulary in the book. I had quite a few of those word...

8. Nursing School - 30 - Starting a family HELP

   Deredain replied to ilovecoffee81's topic in General Students

   I would look at the job market in your area before you quit your current job. How many jobs are available? How many are available for new grads (less I'm sure) and how much do they pay? In this economy, I would be hard pressed to quit a 90k a year jo...

9. Fired for giving Med late

   Deredain replied to Beaubou's topic in General Nursing

   You need to review your policy manual or employee handbook to see if this type of situation is covered. Your union or bargaining unit might have some suggestions for you as well. The failure to give a med error might be a "critical error" that is lis...

10. How to NOT interview for your RN/LPN job!

    Deredain replied to musicianRN's topic in Job Hunt

    While I am only a student nurse working towards a second career, I have done interviewing for my current (non-medical) job. You can argue all you want that it is not right about what the original poster said, but the reality is that she is right. 1...

11. When you are failing

    Deredain replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in General Students

    There is no substitute for practice and experience. I would be grabbing every friend and family member and doing the assessments on them. Do it everyday until it becomes second nature. It seemst he biggest hurdle for most in clinical is that they ar...

12. what color uniforms does your school use?

    Deredain replied to Nolander's topic in General Students

    White... all white including all white shoes. Ugh.

13. Nursing School Insurance and Pre-Existing Condition

    Deredain replied to jwrands's topic in Pre-Nursing

    The malpractice insurance is not determined by your physical health. It's like car insurance, there if you screw up. In terms of health insurance, I thought the portability of healthcare act prevented insurance companies from denying coverage for pr...

14. Male nurses i have a question?

    Deredain replied to futurenurse1248's topic in Male Students

    I'm not aware of any quota. The school I got into went by the admission criteria and an entrance exam. I have 15 guys in my class of 80. Didn't seem to hurt us.

15. Help, second day of pre-nursing school and a lady in my class keeps bugging me

    Deredain replied to ThePhilster's topic in Male Students

    It sounds like she has an interest in you that goes beyond books. She is using the books, admissions, and questions as an excuse to talk to you and to get to know you. I've been married for 14 years. Yes, women are crazy. Though if you ask them, the...