Grumpleweed

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1. Seeking advice from all you Introverted nurses out there...

   Grumpleweed replied to jk2185's topic in Relations

   I am a proud introvert, but it can be a challenge, mainly dealing with co-workers and going for promotions. In the country I work in there is a lot of prejudice against introverts as you are not seen as 'leadership material' etc. You have to be uber ...

2. Dating Coworkers

   Grumpleweed replied to Wake88's topic in Relations

   I've never dated a co-worker, but it's common where I've worked. Only in one case has it gone badly pear shaped. As in any potential dating situation there are both opportunities and risks that need to be weighed up.

3. How long is your commute?

   Grumpleweed replied to the nurse who lived's topic in General Nursing

   It depends upon my shift. Generally 1/2 an hour their and back as I go against the traffic for if I am doing mornings or afternoons. For nights it about 1 hour as I am going with the rush hour traffic(and longer if it's raining or if there is a brea...

4. Are you really not a "real nurse" unless you work in acute care?

   Grumpleweed replied to tenderfootjoe's topic in General Nursing

   Ah the you are not a "real nurse" comment. As a psych nurse I get a lot of these ill informed comments and my usual response is to treat them with the contempt they deserve.

5. The Guys Club: Guy Students Come on In!

   Grumpleweed replied to agent's topic in Male Students

   Just finished and sat state finals three weeks ago for registration as an RN (hear back in one week). There were five guys out of 60 sitting in my class, which sounds about the norm.

6. Learning Drug Names

   Grumpleweed posted a topic in Student Assist

   I am doing my pharmacology paper this semester and, while it is interesting, I am finding that learing all the different drugs to be a challenge, especially when some sound so similar. Are there any tricks and techniques that others have found to wor...

7. Introductions:"New" and "Old" Students.

   Grumpleweed replied to Love-A-Nurse's topic in General Students

   Hi all I'm halfway through my B.N. in NZ. This is a second career for me, having worked for a number of years in corprorate planning before deciding that I hated it. So far I'm finding the course work to be not too demanding, and the people I'm meet...

8. horizontal abuse,in-figting among our peers

   Grumpleweed replied to James Garrity's topic in Men

   My experience so far has been very positive, though I am only in the second year of clinicals for by B.N. In my previous llife working in the a corporate environment I found it to be much different. While there were differences between males in fema...

9. The Guys Club: Guy Students Come on In!

   Grumpleweed replied to agent's topic in Male Students

   Looks like the percentages are the same in NZ. I'm one of 8 in a class of 80 for a BN programme. Usually I'm the only guy in my lab or tutorial.