Grrrse MSN

Grrrse has 4 years experience as a MSN.

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1. safe staffing legislation

   Grrrse replied to lee1's topic in Activism

   It happens all the time in Indiana. One of the sister hospitals in our network has a crazy PCU/ICU combo unit. You either have 2 ICU and one PCU or 4 PCU or 2-3PCU and 1ICU and your patients can be on different hallways. In the ER I worked in prio...

2. 14 year old boy wants to become a nurse(my story)

   Grrrse replied to futurern_.'s topic in Men

   Way to go. I just graduated with a BSN last week. There were 7 guys in my graduating class of 61. I'm one of two guys on my unit, until last year, they had never had a male employee. There are more and more of us in the field. It's a great caree...

3. Student Nurse with a poop problem

   Grrrse replied to Grrrse's topic in Men

   Don't drop out. It gets better. Regular old poop, diarrhea, and even a touch of C.Diff barely make me flinch these days. I did about puke emptying an ostomy bag on Monday, but hey, still beats pushing paper around an office at my old job and spend...

4. Clinical Assignment in Oncology

   Grrrse replied to Grrrse's topic in Oncology

   So it comes around full circle..... At the end of this clinical last summer, I interviewed for and started as a PCT on the unit. I've been there almost a year now. I graduated last week with a BSN and now I've been offered a day shift staff RN posi...

5. Student Nurse with a poop problem

   Grrrse replied to Grrrse's topic in Men

   Thanks Mrnightingale! Thankfully my poop aversion is improving. I've also learned that trach care doesn't gross me out at all. So I think I'll be trying to work out trades.

6. Clinical Assignment in Oncology

   Grrrse replied to Grrrse's topic in Oncology

   So I'm wrapping up my second week and fourth clinical day in oncology. It's nothing like what I had expected. We have a more diverse group of patients than what I expected. When I received the assignment we were not told that it's both oncology an...

7. Clinical Assignment in Oncology

   Grrrse posted a topic in Oncology

   I'm looking for pointers on my new clinical assignment. I start a 6 week rotation through oncology next week. I've had some experience in this setting between my uncle's long battle with leukemia and my mother in law's passing due to pancreatic can...

8. Did anyone judge you for being a male nurse?

   Grrrse replied to ddane94's topic in Men

   My first day of clinicals I had to switch patients. She was an 18 yo acute ortho paying and didn't want a strange guy helping her with bedpans, bed baths, etc. Conversely the sweet senior lady I was reassigned to preferred working with a male student...

9. Student Nurse with a poop problem

   Grrrse replied to Grrrse's topic in Men

   Thanks for all the tips. I bought mint oil and Vicks for my scrub pocket. Hoping this weeks clinical days are better.

10. Nursing tougher for guys than girls

    Grrrse replied to Nursing pursuit's topic in Men

    I'm one of 9 guys in a cohort of 75. I've noticed that some instructors are easier on the guys and aren't as picky when we perform skills check offs and what not and other instructors are much harder on us guys and just sort of toss us to the wolves...

11. REALLY Tall Guy Scrubs

    Grrrse replied to JohnGill's topic in Men

    I'm 6'5" but a 36 inseam, I have long legs for my height. The cargo scrubs from Landau work fine for me. I have the regular 2x and they are plenty long enough, but they come in tall also. Landau Mens stretch contemporary fit cargo scrub pants. - S...

12. Student Nurse with a poop problem

    Grrrse posted a topic in Men

    Ok, please don't laugh or deride me, but I'm wrapping up my first semester in an accelerated second degree BSN program. I've had four clinical days so far and in our program we fly solo from day one with one instructor for every 8 students backing u...