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  1. To Be or not To Be a Nurse

    felixfelix replied to katiti69's topic in Nursing Career

    ahem...uhoh...i'm 75% done w/ nursing school, and it IS the worst edu experience...this will be my 3rd degree, too...only because it doesn't have to be this way. 1st semester was freakin' boot camp!...

  2. Planning our future and outsourcing

    felixfelix replied to Mudwoman's topic in General Nursing

    ...or you'll have to incorporate yourself and hire your "company" out...yea, this working world is getting crazy. Maybe this is how you'll differentiate yourself to your employers...another layer of...

  3. Are any of you guys as burned out as I am?

    felixfelix replied to Germanicus's topic in Men in Nursing

    Yea, walk away. Life is too short not to. I was in yours shoes in another field, and now I'm interested in nursing. Right now it's sorta new and fun. I'm glad you had the nads to walk! Find your...

  4. "Male Problems" while nursing female

    felixfelix replied to Pat_Pat RN's topic in Men in Nursing

    I use a tech. that involves inhaling and visualizing the energy from the fun zone rising up my spine into the "purer" regions. Works like a charm, but might take some

  5. Has anyone here ever put a doctor in their place?

    felixfelix replied to Lachrymologist's topic in General Nursing

    I think the greater # of men in nursing, the less the Doc's are going to be acting poorly, if you know what I mean. (Yes, I'm assuming most/all of the offending doc's in this thread were male). Has...

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

    felixfelix replied to curlysin's topic in California Nursing

    There seem to be lots of ADN's out there with some pretty good positions. Especially when they have other useful degrees, but even without. Maybe it's different in other

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

    felixfelix replied to curlysin's topic in California Nursing

    Hey, I have 2 other degrees, but am in an ADN program. It was $66K at a private school for a BSN v. $3k at community college. What would you

  8. does anyone else feel like a glorified maid?

    felixfelix replied to smileysenior's topic in First Year After Licensure

    After reading threads like this, I wonder if I'll be the only remodeler on the crew with an R.N. degree who has never worked in a hospital :Crash:? This situation is really sad...I'm starting to...

  9. The War with the Floors

    felixfelix replied to zima60's topic in Emergency

    oh, man....this thread should be in the student nurse forum so we can all quit while we're

  10. Date MD's??

    felixfelix replied to mindyk04's topic in General Nursing

    ..some are too neurotic...some have egoedema...and some are ok...but wouldn't you reallllly rather date a nurse than a doctor?

  11. Mentorship programs for RN men

    felixfelix replied to pmueller's topic in Men in Nursing

    I just heard something about a "moore grant" or somesuch in Cali, but I don't know anything about

  12. We all gotta start somewhere

    felixfelix replied to walker1952's topic in Men in Nursing

    Boy, am I finding that out....it's almost like they're trying to make it harder than it has to be...sure, lives are at stake, but I don't get why it's bootcamp-ish, the wheat will get separated by the...

  13. Womens interest in male nurses

    felixfelix replied to johny1's topic in Men in Nursing

    Imagine being a woman in the construction industry years ago...whew! You are who you are no matter what job you happen to be doing at the

  14. Hemorrhage Question (Check My Work)

    felixfelix replied to RNDave's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Wow, what a great Q & A. This forum

  15. NCLEX 2 timer

    felixfelix replied to Immortal_us's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Well, I wish all of you the best. I'll be in your shoes someday. God never fails? Have faith? Yea, Ok. That's one side of it. But to really be open to getting what you want, you have to be open to...

  16. Thinking of becoming a nurse/...

    felixfelix replied to Graffinius's topic in Men in Nursing

    hmmmn...nurses do some mad partyin...so that's a plus...but there's a reason for

  17. Im sorry, but light stomachs please do not read!

    felixfelix replied to onconurseRT's topic in General Nursing

    yea, you could go in with legal guns blazing, but maybe a graduated approach to this "disease" could be considered...yes, kids today are potentially wilder (we had to think mean stuff up, they can...

  18. Nurses and Nursing Students: what was/is your biggest pet peeve in nursing school?

    felixfelix replied to GrnHonu99's topic in General Nursing

    I just wonder if nursing school would be the same if they weren't always hanging "mandatory" and do this or that and you're out of the program over our heads...what employers are that harsh??? Other...

  19. What nursing Managers fail to see

    felixfelix replied to Nursekat64's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I'm getting into nursing because mgmt. was too hard...give me a shovel and let me dig ditches rather than pull my hair out over budget battles, politics, scheduling, and inspection/reviews...you...

  20. another way in the door?

    felixfelix posted a topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Hi everyone. I've read some of the other posts (excellent info!) about getting into hospice as a noob- seems like a min. of 1 yr. med/surg or equal is needed. Ummm, I don't like big hospitals very...

  21. So, she does drugs... (advice please)

    felixfelix replied to christinaquilter's topic in General Nursing

    .As for those who cry well its illegal, so were a lot of things that arent now.And there are some that SHOULD be like alcohol and cigarettes which do more harm every second than some nurse who...

  22. heartache of a hospice nurse...

    felixfelix replied to flamingochic's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Life is too short not to do what you love...but you love your kids, too. Tough situation. I wish you as much insight as you need, as soon as you need

  23. another way in the door?

    felixfelix replied to felixfelix's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Thanks for giving me something to chew on

  24. Verbal abuse in the OR

    felixfelix replied to JaneRNBSN's topic in Operating Room

    I am really afraid of ending up in a situation like this sometime when I become a nurse....cuz I'll get right up in his face and maybe more....I just don't take that kind of abuse and no one else...

  25. Scenario:What would you do?

    felixfelix replied to Happy-ER-RN's topic in General Nursing

    I took my mom home to die last winter. The doc (Res2, a good guy) gave me a bottle of Roxanol and a TB syringe body and said to give her 0.5ml every few hours for pain. I ended up giving her around...