WesClinicRN MSN, NP

WesClinicRN has 15 years experience as a MSN, NP and specializes in FNP-BC, MedSurg, GeroPsych, ICU/Stepdown, clinic.

Latest Activity

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   RN's and LPN's working as Nursing Assistants?

   WesClinicRN replied to blackmamba123's topic in General Nursing

   I have worked as an aide many times when I was pulled to another floor to help out. It was that or go home. Of course, I had no problem with it. I worked as an aide before I was a RN. In some ways, I actually enjoyed it, because I was able to be clos...
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   Rant*I hope I'm never their patient

   WesClinicRN replied to xtina334's topic in General Students

   In our nursing program, students actually had clinical grades and test grades. The test grades were to test knowledge, but the clinical grades were to test application of knowledge. There were many times that the teachers would use clinical grades, s...
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   The 1st hell year the same for men?

   WesClinicRN replied to PapaBearRN's topic in Men

   I've been a nurse for right at 4 1/2 years. While I was in nursing school, I worked as an aide on a medsurg (Medical Surgical) floor. When I got out of school, naturally, I just stayed on the same floor, and after a short orientation (too short), sta...
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   "Why didn't you go to medical school?"

   WesClinicRN replied to shannonFNP's topic in NP

   I have to admit, I am still just a "regular nurse" as CountyRat said, but as a male nurse in a predominantly female profession, I often get this question. As I am currently continueing my education (finish BSN this semester and starting NP next fall)...
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   Theme song to your Nursing career?

   WesClinicRN replied to sMoLsNurse's topic in Humor

   I used to work in GeroPsych and every night the Looney Tunes theme would run through my head. Still does with some patients.
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   Male catheters

   WesClinicRN replied to libran1984's topic in Men

   I wouldn't really see a problem with that. As long as they don't mind doing the caths for your female patients, you definitely have the better side of the deal. Male caths are generally a lot easier unless there are major prostate issues. I have to a...
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   Discrimination against males in the nursing profession.

   WesClinicRN replied to Halim F. Dagher's topic in Men

   I worked on a MedSurg floor for 2 years as an aide before I became a RN. Now, considering that, when I became a RN, working on the same floor, I was treated like I was still an aide, given all the total patient care's and usually the worst. Part of ...
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   How do women feel about pts that only want female RN's?

   WesClinicRN replied to hodgieRN's topic in MICU

   About the post about no athiests... It was definitely sarcasm, and wow, talk about no sense of humor folks, and sad that people still don't get it and keep on and on and on commenting about it. On the main topic: I have had people refuse to have a m...
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   New NURSE...Stuck between ER or Med Surg!

   WesClinicRN replied to swtgal's topic in Emergency

   swtgal, If you ever think you want to work ER, do it now. I worked MedSurg for 3 years to try to "get my skills." When I tried to switch to ER, there never seemed to be an opening, or they would take new grads in front of me. And it was not just m...