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  1. Finding a job harder than school and NCLEX put together

    jov replied to HotmaleSPN's topic in Men in Nursing

    Actually, 58, I have been in that position. As a woman paramedic, trying to become a firefighter, I had plenty of opportunities to use the lawyer. (welcome to our world, gentlemen). "telling someone...

  2. NIU Nursing Students

    jov replied to kristen3g3tp8's topic in Illinois Nursing

    you will have about 4 classes plus clinical, some semesters 3 plus clinical- something like professional nursing, pathophysiology, basic nursing, an assessment class with an assessment lab, plus a...

  3. To cap or not to cap!

    jov replied to Alice b.'s topic in General Students

    I would never wear that hat. It harkens back to the days when women were wearing aprons too. There is absolutely nothing professional about it. If you want to get sentimental about a piece of linen...

  4. NIU Nursing Students

    jov replied to kristen3g3tp8's topic in Illinois Nursing

    with a 3.79 overall you should get in. Unless you have a criminal record or something (just kiddin). It is a set schedule each semester. With 1000 people applying for 70 openings, if you don't like...

  5. Nervous about CPR

    jov replied to luv2shopp85's topic in General Students

    I guess I lost my patience when I saw the links right on top of the post. GOOGLE: ...LEARN CPR... RED CROSS CPR ...CHILD CPR i mean, part of being a nurse is knowing where to get information, is it...

  6. Nervous about CPR

    jov replied to luv2shopp85's topic in General Students

    There must be 1000+ places to look online for this. Or a CPR book in a public library. Or your local fire station. I would be willing to bet there are even little laminated cheat sheet cards you can...

  7. Finding a job harder than school and NCLEX put together

    jov replied to HotmaleSPN's topic in Men in Nursing

    I'm sure this will help men get nursing jobs if they turn around and sue every place they ever

  8. "Male Problems" while nursing female

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

    I do not understand this. Are you saying, that because a rape victim is in the "fight or flight" state of arousal, that physiological sexual arousal is MORE LIKELY to

  9. First clinical today... feeling sad

    jov replied to OnTheRoad's topic in General Students

    First of all, with "privacy issues" I assume you are referring to HIPAA. The purpose of HIPAA is not to stop nurses and nursing students from processing emotional experiences. If that were the case,...

  10. "Male Problems" while nursing female

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

    Leslie, you are missing the point. The point is physiological arousal can happen in the absence of psychological arousal. Meaning, the guy wasn't trying to cop a feel but the member reacted anyway....

  11. Psyc. clinical

    jov replied to LaxNP's topic in Male Nursing Students

    I'm in the middle of psych rotation. We (8 women,2 men) were all a little scared-silly about going into locked wards. You quickly find out the patients are not so very different from your med/surg...

  12. "Male Problems" while nursing female

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

    you guys are really making me laugh here with your puns. anyway, one more comment from the lady's end...although if an erection occurs, it seems like it must be completely obvious to everyone else,...

  13. "Male Problems" while nursing female

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

    unless you have to wear a Speedo as your nursing uniform, or you are unusually well endowed (ahem), it's probably not as obvious as you

  14. Bad experience as Paramedic intern

    jov replied to daveman's topic in Men in Nursing

    I'm a former (volunteer, female) paramedic in nursing school now. I think there's a difference between the way paramedic students and nursing students are treated and IMO it has to do with the...

  15. Hope to be a nurse and want your suggestions

    jov replied to wtbn's topic in Men in Nursing

    would like to input to work VERY VERY HARD on learning to speak English properly, Larry. My only gripe against foreign nurses is healthcare communication is very exacting. It is frustrating to me when...

  16. "Male Problems" while nursing female

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

    umm... think about baseball? seriously, as a woman, I have no "real" advice other than to say, it's a normal physiological reaction. Sometimes our bodies have minds of their own, shall we say? This...

  17. is being an NP in IL really that bad?

    jov replied to crazylilkelly's topic in Illinois Nursing

    found a link. Surprising which states do not require collaborative including Arkansas and Arizona. Alaska-- I can understand.

  18. is being an NP in IL really that bad?

    jov replied to crazylilkelly's topic in Illinois Nursing

    there's quite a few states that don't require collaborative. surprisingly, like Arizona. will look for some more links when I have

  19. is being an NP in IL really that bad?

    jov replied to crazylilkelly's topic in Illinois Nursing

    but isn't that a state by state mandate. For example, NP's in KY are not required to have a collaborative agreement. So would it be a fair conclusion to draw that the reason why IL AMA/physicians...

  20. Yet another "what does this mean"

    jov replied to NY Nurse's topic in General Students

    Originally Posted by puggymae Are you sure it is PT and INP? If it were PT & INR PT stands for protime. "Yes, I copied and pasted directly from my Nursing Drug Guide." so what this means is there...

  21. is being an NP in IL really that bad?

    jov replied to crazylilkelly's topic in Illinois Nursing

    the original discussion was "why would the AMA not be in favor of NP's" and what is trying to be shown is the AMA (as representing MD's) fears losing ground in its MD territory just as RN's fear...

  22. Know it all classmates

    jov replied to FNPhopeful's topic in General Students

    you can correct anyone in a respectful way, whether you are mentoring them or they are your superior. Correcting errors itself is not

  23. Know it all classmates

    jov replied to FNPhopeful's topic in General Students

    What is the problem with this? Aren't we all learning together? Do you still think the instructor is up on some kind of pedestal and can't make mistakes or that they know it all, somehow? Today, I...

  24. is being an NP in IL really that bad?

    jov replied to crazylilkelly's topic in Illinois Nursing

    o.k you are not quite getting this. You are in favor of CNA's and LPN's taking over some of the "basic" nursing duties because of the nursing shortage. So let me ask you this: What happens when the...

  25. is being an NP in IL really that bad?

    jov replied to crazylilkelly's topic in Illinois Nursing

    Let me enlighten you. The NP's take business from doctors. Are you in favor of LPN's and CNA's doing the work of