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  1. Nursing..THE GOOD & BAD as Male

    felixfelix replied to 2bnurseguy_2005's topic in Men in Nursing

    It was great and funny to read this thread..coming from construction, which sounds like the other EXTREME where everything is blown off or an immediate fistfight ensues, this ought to be pretty damn...

  2. Breast Implants

    felixfelix replied to GiantHeart21's topic in General Nursing

    yea, everyone is insecure about something...when I started losing my hair it took me down a notch, but I'm kinda glad about it. The women that automatically dismiss me because of it I wouldn't want,...

  3. Guys in Support Hose?

    felixfelix replied to mcknis's topic in Men in Nursing

    Man, this has been a good laugh...in SF, some of the baddest dudes in town are the S&M biker crowd....I mean there are some scary bears in this town! You should see some of the stuff they...

  4. I don't think I want to be a nurse

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

    I realized 2 weeks away from grad'ing from an electronics tech program that I couldn't sit at a desk all day. That knowledge has proved invaluable and saved me thousands as well as made me thousands...

  5. Why are you REALLY going into nursing? Honest answers please.

    felixfelix replied to Sheri257's topic in General Students

    75% wanting to ease the end of life for others, 25% wanting to learn more about this process for selfish reasons. $ are not a consideration, I can afford to work for free, but I want to do more than...

  6. Become a nurse in just 12 months!!!

    felixfelix replied to askater11's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    I was tempted...but with the pre-req's and such, I decided it would be the same amount of time as an ADN program, and here's the clincher...ADN program, maybe $3K. Accel program, $40k...(your mileage...

  7. Ever had a nurse or doc as a patient?

    felixfelix replied to Bipley's topic in General Nursing

    This is an interesting thread as in my previous careers it was always doctors and lawyers that were the worst customers. Lawyers, especially. The nurses were

  8. Thinking of career change to hospice - HELP!

    felixfelix replied to Genista's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Wow, JulieBean, my jaw dropped after reading your post. I'm just starting nursing school, and already know I want nothing to do with ICU/CCU/ED and really, hospitals! I know I'll have to do my time,...

  9. school woes

    felixfelix replied to pfister03's topic in First Year After Licensure

    when someone is mean and slaps you in the face turn the other cheek ... But it doesn't hurt to gently grab their wrist to stop them from slapping you again as you turn your cheek and tell them to stop...

  10. Switching careers to nursing. who has done it?

    felixfelix replied to Noodles's topic in Male Nursing Students

    ...CG, thanks for the encouragement...and hey, I used to work at a vette only shop, so you gave me a laugh. Damn, the ergos of working under the dash sucked on those rides...and it's funny how many...

  11. Books To Read

    felixfelix replied to Question's topic in Men in Nursing

    ...and I think Roadracing World has a feature on "docs who race" this

  12. Switching careers to nursing. who has done it?

    felixfelix replied to Noodles's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Glad I read this thread, cuz a lot of the others make nursing sound hellish...I'm 48, just about to start an ADN prog, and wondering if I'm insane...I like the subject matter, but I don't know about...

  13. staying healthy in first year of nursing

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

    ...use lysol spray? wonder if it's worse to inhale it....detox every 6 months? Damn, wish I had the wherewithall to do that...once every few years is all I can manage, as it takes a lot of time and...

  14. Would you choose an Associates OR Bachelors in nursing? need your opinions, please.

    felixfelix replied to apexsw20trd's topic in General Nursing

    Do you want to buy a house? A few thousand might get you in depending if your city/county/state has a first time buyers program, some with 0$ down, especially if you're low income. that would be...

  15. Faith Hill makes fun of nurses!

    felixfelix replied to Jo Dirt's topic in General Nursing

    depends on how you look at it...what if Faith Hill is really quite a good person, and her next choice, nursing, was held in high esteem by her? oh, yea, and not being able to sing anything that has...

  16. is this 'scope any good?

    felixfelix posted a topic in General Nursing

    http://www.steeles.com/catalog/steelesstethoscope.html I'm wondering if this is a decent scope...does anyone have any info on this? thanks, tom yea, it was a bad link. I thought I fixed it, but still...