GrumpyOldBastard

GrumpyOldBastard MSN, RN

ICU + 25 years as Nursing Faculty

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  1. Chemistry - how much is used in school?

    GrumpyOldBastard replied to stormii's topic in General Students

    Should you verify that unlisted courses are acceptable? Only if you want to be admitted! The easiest way to sabotage your application is to take the wrong classes. Leave nothing to chance... you...

  2. TX BON and DO's followed by Forensic Eval & Poly

    GrumpyOldBastard replied to LaraH's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    Look at it this way... these tests give the board a way to say "YES". The board needs a way to justify awarding a license to someone with your background. With ONLY your background information I bet...

  3. adult industry past? nursing a no?

    GrumpyOldBastard replied to xobay's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    For every school that I am aware of, this would ONLY matter if it resulted in criminal charges. If you haven't tangled with the criminal justice system over this.... you should be fine. GOOD

  4. Finally pass after 7 attempts with 75questions

    GrumpyOldBastard replied to Determinedbyanymeans's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Texas used to have a similar rule that strictly limited the number of NCLEX-RN attempts (I don't remember the number). The Texas Board of Nursing changed that rule when they figured out that it...

  5. OB/Maternal be an elective class for male nursing students

    GrumpyOldBastard replied to carti's topic in General Students

    The issue here is that you see the OB course as training for a specific workplace. It is training for a specific patient condition, REGARDLESS OF WORKPLACE. Several of us have made this point which...

  6. U-world for senior nursing students

    GrumpyOldBastard replied to MT06cRN18's topic in General Students

    U World is "da bomb"! It is EXCELLENT. Get it now and use it religiously! It will help you in school and

  7. Feeling discouraged about nursing school

    GrumpyOldBastard replied to Imnathalieim's topic in General Students

    This is a great time to understand what can be your greatest asset or weakness. It is neither your smarts nor your skills. Your most powerful tool is your emotional intelligence. It is the ability to...

  8. Fundamentals

    GrumpyOldBastard replied to dreamnursing2's topic in General Students

    It is very easy to get swallowed up by the minutiae of a myriad of skills. One of the best things that you can do is identify and master the PRINCIPLES that underly why procedures are done in...

  9. Nursing School Drug Testing

    GrumpyOldBastard replied to Egonza57's topic in General Students

    While the vast majority of nursing students who are drug tested only are tested ONCE, every drug testing policy I have seen has included "testing for cause". In other words, if at any time there is...

  10. First day of Nursing School

    GrumpyOldBastard replied to LavenderRN's topic in General Students

    Congratulations on surviving day #1! This is a great time to understand what can be your greatest asset or weakness. It is neither your smarts nor your skills. Your most powerful tool is your...

  11. OB/Maternal be an elective class for male nursing students

    GrumpyOldBastard replied to carti's topic in General Students

    I have 36 years as an RN with XY chromosome. I have never worked a day in L&D. HOWEVER, I have used my OB training many, many times. When I worked in the ED... I wished that I was BETTER...

  12. CSU Chico Fall 2017

    GrumpyOldBastard replied to Mama&midwife2b's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    35 years ago... My life in CHICO was wonderful. It is a great community. My schooling at CSC CHICO was great too. It set me up for a great start for my career. I suspect that things have not...

  13. Question for nurses that are male...

    GrumpyOldBastard replied to NurseLife88's topic in General Nursing

    Hmm... 35 years in this business. I guess that makes me grumpy. I am a nurse. If you add unnecessary modifiers, it doesn't harm me... but it makes you look foolish. We have plenty of fools in...

  14. Should I buy or rent my nursing books?

    GrumpyOldBastard replied to Chikki_Noodle's topic in General Students

    The nursing program that I teach in works hard to use use the same books in several classes, to diminish student book cost. For example, the main textbook used in the course I teach is the same book...

  15. Future Pediatric Nurse: UC Berkeley vs Sac State

    GrumpyOldBastard replied to habi14's topic in School, College Programs

    Consider studying nursing at another University of California campus. That way you can have a prestigious school AND nursing. I have a nursing degree from UCLA (M.N. '86). At one time, the UC...

  16. Nursing school: How did you make it? How many hours should you put in per week?

    GrumpyOldBastard replied to Beldar_the_Cenobite's topic in General Students

    1. Every student has different strengths and weaknesses. Therefore, no single number of "X hours per week" will be accurate for all. 2. If you are concerned about the demands of studying, I...

  17. Opinions greatly appreciated

    GrumpyOldBastard replied to RNthemaking's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    SWOT analysis entails looking at positives and negatives, both internally and externally. Thus: STRENGTHS What are the positives that I bring to the situation? (Smart, like working with people,...

  18. Pretty sure my clinical instructor HATES me.

    GrumpyOldBastard replied to kmartin906's topic in General Students

    I have been a nursing instructor for two decades. There is much that I could say about both your instructor's behavior and what you have written about your self perception of your behavior. Since...

  19. Walden University Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner

    GrumpyOldBastard replied to JustSN1219's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I cannot comment about the Walden MH PN program specifically. But I will say that my experience with Walden nursing graduate students and grads has been.... how shall I say this........ quite...

  20. Starting Nursing Program in August Need Advice!

    GrumpyOldBastard replied to Marieh's topic in General Students

    You have left out a key piece of information... what is the credit hour load that you are proposing? This is useful as it gives a general measure of the volume of work. I am guessing that those three...

  21. My due date is in the middle of my last semester

    GrumpyOldBastard replied to Catarina82's topic in General Students

    I remember a student who pulled off this trick at our program many years ago. She came back to clinical the week after delivery. She looked like she had been run over by a truck! I suspect that her...

  22. CSU Chico Fall 2017

    GrumpyOldBastard replied to Mama&midwife2b's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Interesting choice between CSU Chico and CSU Long Beach. I grew up in Long Beach and graduated from CSU Chico with my BSN. If choosing for quality of life.... I would absolutely choose Chico. It is a...

  23. Being Gay and a Male Nursing Student

    GrumpyOldBastard replied to RShieldsSN14's topic in Male Nursing Students

    I am as straight as an arrow, but I have been a man in nursing a LONG time. It has been my observation that gay men often excel as nursing students and as nurses. I live in Texas (a VERY "RED"...

  24. Anybody here ever found a GF or a future wife as a "murse" at work?

    GrumpyOldBastard replied to PlentyOfMurses's topic in Male Nursing Students

    1. GENERALLY, dating from the workplace is fraught with hazard. 2. In my specific case, I knew my future wife from our time in nursing school. Thus, when we started dating while working in the same...

  25. Flunked out of WGU Rn to Bsn.

    GrumpyOldBastard replied to smartnurse1982's topic in Online Distance Learning

    I note that you are from Texas. Many of the graduates from the ADN program where I teach are attending the Texas Tech online RN->BSN program and give it rave