GrilledCheese

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1. 3 males out of a class of 30, anyone else feel overpowered?

   GrilledCheese replied to baedwards4's topic in Male Students

   The only difference I've noticed so far is the men squirming more during the male catheterization video. It looked so painful!

2. Just starting out

   GrilledCheese replied to AKFLIGHTRN's topic in Male Students

   Well, I didn't. But that first clinical day was a splash of cold water in the face. :behindpc:

3. Just starting out

   GrilledCheese replied to AKFLIGHTRN's topic in Male Students

   I'm starting to think we should form a club: The Midlife Crisis Former Computer Professional Male Nurse Association.

4. How're your backs doing guys?

   GrilledCheese replied to baldee's topic in Male Students

   Hey guys, I was a desk jockey for 15 years, poor exercise habits but not overweight or anything. I got a back spasm in clinical the other week, and then I felt warning signs again the other day. I looked up back stretches and strengthening exercise...

5. What if I want to quit the union?

   GrilledCheese replied to 1Tulip's topic in Activism

   Just out of curiosity, never having worked with unions before, what sort of fees can I expect to be paying when I graduate?

6. Echo Heron

   GrilledCheese replied to Tippy-ta-ta's topic in General Nursing

   Her books were part of my inspiration to become a nurse. Recommended.

7. Ahhhh....third day of nursing school and I am serioulsy stressing!!!

   GrilledCheese replied to srg4784's topic in General Students

   Wow. When I read that, I took the Handbook of Nursing Diagnosis from the huge pile of textbooks I was just issued and looked it up. "The state in which a disruption of the flow of energy surrounding a person's being results in the disharmony of the...

8. I need your advice please - Please read

   GrilledCheese replied to tiffany311's topic in General Students

   I wouldn't read anything into that. In my experience this kind of email mix-up happens all the time. For example, often people click on "reply all" when they meant to just reply to one person. I work at a company full of computer geniuses and it s...

9. Should this patient be in ICU??

   GrilledCheese replied to TigerGalLE's topic in General Nursing

   Student here. Could you give an example of this technique? Sounds...useful.

10. I get to buy my books tomorrow!!

    GrilledCheese replied to newbie08's topic in General Students

    I get to buy my books tomorrow. I already have the list; it's fourteen books and I think it's supposed to be about $1,500!!! I'm not even sure how I'm going to get them back to my car--someone mentioned a wheelbarrow but I need to think of somethin...

11. how expensive is california? CAN A NURSE MANAGE WITH HER WAGE??

    GrilledCheese replied to curlysin's topic in California

    Let me just add a few things about California, having lived here all my life. The state is huge. It has urban areas, rural areas, and vast, vast zones of suburban areas. The climate can differ dramatically, even within a few miles. There are coas...

12. BSN vs. ADN + BS in other field

    GrilledCheese replied to daffodils711's topic in General Nursing

    You know, I'm in exactly the same situation and I've never gotten a clear answer. I think it depends on who you talk to. If it helps any, I decided on the ADN route and decide what direction (RN->BSN, MSN, other) after I've gotten a feel for the...

13. Where would you move?

    GrilledCheese replied to Nurse__Mary's topic in General Nursing

    If a grand is your limit for rent, I would avoid the SF Bay Area. In fact, I wouldn't bother with California in general. There probably are some places under a grand a month, but I doubt they would fit your desires for low crime rate and high cultu...

14. What to expect in nursing program?

    GrilledCheese replied to RedEyeBrat's topic in Pre-Nursing

    I had to take anatomy and physiology as a prerequisite. Anatomy really is just a ton of memorization so be prepared to put in the hours with flashcards and such. Physiology is a lot more conceptual, but it's not a class you should be afraid of. It'...

15. I'm scared of Physiology class!!!

    GrilledCheese replied to MisterSimba's topic in General Students

    Pay close attention to the idea of negative feedback. The idea that the presence of one substance triggers a reaction which eventually results in the reduction of that substance is a key idea which you will see over and over. If you are a visual lea...