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  1. RNs and up - Do you really use all of the "gen-ed" course material on the job?

    RomaniGypsy posted a topic in General Nursing

    I just finished taking another A&P 1 exam, and I just have to ask - do y'all really use all of this stuff on the job? Do you really need to know the difference between a tuberosity and a tubercle,...

  2. Why such a push to get more men into nursing?

    RomaniGypsy posted a topic in Men in Nursing

    I'm a man and I may not get it. AllNurses just posted an article about getting more men into nursing, there is an association for men in nursing that is trying to get more men into nursing... and I...

  3. RNs and up - Do you really use all of the "gen-ed" course material on the job?

    RomaniGypsy replied to RomaniGypsy's topic in General Nursing

    I have been accepted into a nursing program (RN) "provisionally" due to the track through which I had to apply, which holds my seat in the cohort I selected. My acceptance becomes complete upon my...

  4. RNs and up - Do you really use all of the "gen-ed" course material on the job?

    RomaniGypsy replied to RomaniGypsy's topic in General Nursing

    That's precisely my point; if "SOME of that stuff is too deep and you'll only see it in a test, then forget it", then some of that stuff shouldn't be wasting the time or the memory resources of the...

  5. RNs and up - Do you really use all of the "gen-ed" course material on the job?

    RomaniGypsy replied to RomaniGypsy's topic in General Nursing

    So, yes indeed I agree that I got a bunch of good responses. My thing is this - I'm not going to remember all of this stuff. Who ever does? You learn it for the tests, regurgitate it as best you can,...

  6. Nursing schools WITHOUT wait lists?

    RomaniGypsy posted a topic in School, College Programs

    Okay, so I'm rather bummed right now. I just got done with an academic counseling appointment at my local community college and they say that their RN program is full for the next three semester...

  7. Nursing schools WITHOUT wait lists?

    RomaniGypsy replied to RomaniGypsy's topic in School, College Programs

    Oh, I know y'all do much more than that. It's just that certain other aspects of the job aren't quite so universally distasteful. Feeding people - no big deal. Pushing people around in their...

  8. Nursing schools WITHOUT wait lists?

    RomaniGypsy replied to RomaniGypsy's topic in School, College Programs

    I'm willing to do all of that if I must... but it is time-consuming... so I figured I'd ask people if they had any tips for me. A shortcut would be nice. But, I can move pretty much anywhere, and I'm...

  9. Nursing schools WITHOUT wait lists?

    RomaniGypsy replied to RomaniGypsy's topic in School, College Programs

    That's the thing - I'd clean poop for $30+ per hour. (And if it's my wife, who recently developed IBS or some other nasty as-yet-undiagnosed gastrointestinal malfunction that isn't an infection, or my...

  10. Nursing schools WITHOUT wait lists?

    RomaniGypsy replied to RomaniGypsy's topic in School, College Programs

    Well, it's something anyway. Plus I have several months working as a maintenance guy / central supply guy at a nursing home. I might do that CNA course... might... I just don't get why I would have to...

  11. Why such a push to get more men into nursing?

    RomaniGypsy replied to RomaniGypsy's topic in Men in Nursing

    Maybe there isn't as much of a "push" as I am thinking, but I have two cousins (one male, one female) who are nurses and they say, "We need more men in nursing!". My mom... "They need more male...

  12. NP or Physician for men?

    RomaniGypsy replied to ImTheCuteBoyNursesLove's topic in Men in Nursing

    As a man who has considered both tracks perhaps ad nauseam, I have come up with some significant differences between the two, and some differences that don't appear to be as significant as people make...

  13. Why such a push to get more men into nursing?

    RomaniGypsy replied to RomaniGypsy's topic in Men in Nursing

    Okay, I can rock with that. I guess it would depend upon the family, but in mine, it is true that my son prefers Mommy. Apparently that's common, and from my perspective it's perfectly fine because...

  14. Bringing in the Boys: How to Attract More Male Nurses

    RomaniGypsy replied to Melissa Mills's topic in General Nursing

    As a man, I really don't think that anything in particular should be done to increase the number of men in nursing unless there is a better reason than "diversity" or "gender balance" for wanting to...

  15. Malicious "pimping" in nursing / nurse practitioner school?

    RomaniGypsy posted a topic in General Nursing

    I have been investigating both advanced practice nursing and medical training, and I get a bad feeling about medical training. I've mentioned attitude problems I've caught from doctors and medical...

  16. Did any of y'all nurses choose nursing over counseling/psychology?

    RomaniGypsy posted a topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Weird question, I know, but I might gain some useful insight here. Through my research, I'm pretty much going back and forth between becoming a psychologist and becoming a nurse (probably looking to...

  17. Did any of y'all nurses choose nursing over counseling/psychology?

    RomaniGypsy replied to RomaniGypsy's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    That's something that has worried me too. At the risk of irking some people of uncommonly conservative political bent, 38 years of life and 16 of those years in business for myself have shown me the...

  18. Did any of y'all nurses choose nursing over counseling/psychology?

    RomaniGypsy replied to RomaniGypsy's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Very well-detailed response. I like it. My first question is - how old are you? People have suggested that I get a job as a CNA in order to get hands-on experience, as you did... maybe the problem is...

  19. Malicious "pimping" in nursing / nurse practitioner school?

    RomaniGypsy replied to RomaniGypsy's topic in General Nursing

    I do agree. The question becomes - how much is that "standing up" tolerated in nursing? When I brought this up in the doctor forum, I was told that anyone who does such a thing would "watch their...

  20. Malicious "pimping" in nursing / nurse practitioner school?

    RomaniGypsy replied to RomaniGypsy's topic in General Nursing

    I think that those reactions were a bit too harsh, but it seems to me that when you're talking about "reading the case", it was probably some form of homework assignment where the law students had to...

  21. Malicious "pimping" in nursing / nurse practitioner school?

    RomaniGypsy replied to RomaniGypsy's topic in General Nursing

    One of these days I'll figure out the multi-quote on this. I'm glad to have gotten so many responses to this thread. Truth be told, I'm trying to get a feel for the culture of nursing in addition to...

  22. Legitimate gripe about NP training / education requirements?

    RomaniGypsy posted a topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I was reading one of the internet forums focused on doctors and doctor training. I can hear y'all now... "good grief, THAT one again!"... but I have a question that I think is legitimate, regardless...

  23. Legitimate gripe about NP training / education requirements?

    RomaniGypsy replied to RomaniGypsy's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    It's not a legitimate question? At the very least, I could stand to learn if medical school contains a lot of "fluff", and why. Your credentials make it seem like you're well-positioned to provide a...

  24. Read my story and tell me if I should become an NP.

    RomaniGypsy posted a topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I'll try to be brief, and I will probably fail in your opinion, but know that this is brief for me! 38 years old, male, married, with one almost 8 month old son. May have more kids in the future -...

  25. Read my story and tell me if I should become an NP.

    RomaniGypsy replied to RomaniGypsy's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Lots of good information and comments so far, and if I have to respond generally to one, I'm picking this one (though I will respond to some of what others said as well). Honestly, I don't know if it...