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  1. Instructor trouble

    jov replied to Boltthrower's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Hey, Bolt, I know what you mean about impressionable. Since the academic world tends to be an extremely liberal environment (no wonder as it is somewhat out of touch with reality - i.e. summers off,...

  2. Emergency Nursing Intervention!

    jov replied to alrex_27's topic in General Students

    And if this is a criminal act, save the knife/clothes for

  3. The evil reign of PowerPoint Lectures

    jov replied to agoodusername's topic in General Students

    I find the PP system works out well. I listen to our lecture which includes reading the slides and embellishing them with stories from nursing practice, etc. I circle anything on the slide I think is...

  4. Help-Real quick question: I want to get a balanced view from all sides on this issue.

    jov replied to Bob26's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    ummm...kinda hard to pay back medical school loans with no $$? please replace "refuse" with "choose" makes it oh so much

  5. The Great Double Standard?

    jov replied to Doog's topic in Men in Nursing

    Hey Doog, I am thinking this is more a corporate culture at your workplace and it would be worthwhile exploring it, in a neutral and professional fashion. I might guess that the women you work with...

  6. Do you really drop a letter grade?

    jov replied to tanner523's topic in General Students

    There's a reason why you are told that. They aren't just making it up. Part of it is that all the A students completely go to pieces when they get their first B and they can't understand why they...

  7. Male Nursing Student, Want to Work OB

    jov replied to Annointed_RNStudent's topic in Men in Nursing

    I see your profile shows you are 87 years old, so that might explain some of your "old fashioned" views LOL. Men certainly do experience the birth process as much more than an observer. My husband...

  8. Greetings

    jov replied to NurseEllis's topic in Male Nursing Students

    do you mean to tell me that you routinely work 102-126 hour

  9. Nursing school with small children?

    jov replied to merrick's topic in General Students

    be sure to watch for those times when you can say Yes instead of sorry, mommy can't or you will pack mommy-guilt into your suitcase. For example, one night a week, I snuggle with my daughter in her...

  10. I need help finding funds!!

    jov replied to The Dude's topic in General Students

    I think you are missing the point. She doesn't need to find funds for school but needs to find funds for living expenses like food and gas. It's a big problem going back to school if you are not a 22...

  11. Oh My....

    jov replied to sarahlh's topic in General Nursing

    one of the guys in my nursing class had a Halloween party, costume required. There were about 100 people there, with 10 from our nursing class. There was one couple I didn't know who dressed as...

  12. Pinning ceremonies...

    jov replied to MsBruiser's topic in Male Nursing Students

    thank you Tom for your honesty. I think the entire pinning ceremony gets put into perspective by flipping it. I am curious to see what a "male-dominated" pinning ceremony would look like. Let's write...

  13. Right way to study?

    jov replied to adamsmom's topic in General Students

    stick with it and you will get it on my first tests, I could not pick any of the four answers. they all looked just as good to me. Now I am in third semester and scoring 52/50 on my Med-Surg tests....

  14. Giving false reassurance

    jov replied to sephinroth's topic in General Students

    the problem with false reassurance is it cuts off further therapeutic communication. When you say, "I'm sure you'll be fine." what is the patient supposed to answer other than, "I suppose you're...

  15. Pinning ceremonies...

    jov replied to MsBruiser's topic in Male Nursing Students

    so what happens to the people who flunk out ? Do they still go around wearing their pin, pretending they graduated from your school or do the instructors hunt them down and make them give the pin...

  16. What is your passing percentile?

    jov replied to Achoo!'s topic in General Students

    our pass rate is 77% and our NCLEX has been 100% for the past two years. So their "theory" is not substantiated by

  17. Ageism in Nursing School..

    jov replied to MQ Edna's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    gotta join in this discussion! I'm 47, and in my 3rd semester for a BSN. About 2/3 of our class are in the 20-ish age, the rest are sprinkled throughout. I **think** I was the only one who enjoyed the...

  18. Career change with kids....

    jov replied to jthewood's topic in Men in Nursing

    kind of a problem here. On the one hand, you can't afford to pay your living expenses while you go to school, but on the other hand, you can't afford to pay your living expenses while you don't go to...

  19. Threatening clinical instructor

    jov replied to Elle.p.enn's topic in General Students

    [quote=GratefulHeart I can tell you that she knows exactly what she's doing and how much she can get away with.... this CI holds A LOT of power over you right now... She's probably been carrying on...

  20. No IVs in my Nursing School, opinions please?

    jov replied to julsywulsy's topic in General Students

    I didn't say all IV's were easy. I said, it's not that hard to start IV's. One day rounding with the IV therapist will get the OP right up to speed. So I feel she shouldn't sweat it. I'm not naive...

  21. Anyone have tips/mnemonics to remember s/s?

    jov replied to dex77's topic in General Students

    LOL medical people always spell it mneumonic... I try not to memorize but to understand the concepts behind the s/s. Success in nursing school is about connecting the

  22. Threatening clinical instructor

    jov replied to Elle.p.enn's topic in General Students

    depends on a few things. 1. What is your school's "corporate culture" regarding this type of thing? If your school seems generally interested in teaching by leading for example, you might have a...

  23. Nursing 101 Question - How would you answer this?

    jov replied to julsywulsy's topic in General Students

    I'm in the middle of my 3/5 semester towards a BSN. As far as grades, test questions, etc., I have come to the conclusion that no matter how well I know the material, there invariably will be test...

  24. The Lifting Debate

    jov replied to bigjay's topic in Men in Nursing

    What a great attitude, bigjay. It's refreshing to see people appreciating their skills and natural abilities. In my 20's, I was able to put a patient into the back of an ambulance with the stretcher,...

  25. Do i not have what it takes?

    jov replied to Rocky_LPN's topic in Men in Nursing

    I don't know that I would call it "parents instinct" more than I would call it "life experience." That being said, it comes with experience in life, or one could even say A G E. Don't be so hard on...