Boltthrower

Get outta here OORAH, I was an AAV crewman with second tracks in Lejeune. Nice to see a fellow gator in the mix. Of course I didnt fix em, I just drove em and broke em, but its good to meet you. YATYAS!!

WELCOME!! Congratulations ARMY on choosing a great career field. I was in the Marines for 4 years and then recalled in 2003 for 6 months before deciding on becoming a nurse. I am now staring down the barrel of graduating in May with my ASN and (God willing) getting my RN. It is a great career field of which I really had no idea prior to entering school. It is quite a change for an old jarhead like me but I started when I was 32 and so you are not that far out from me when you start. It takes A LOT of patience (not patients) and a willingness to learn from the mistakes of others and your own, but now that I see the light at the end of the tunnel I feel like I am on top of the world. You will be fine, just keep trudging ahead and you will make it. I am sorry to hear that you had to go into the army instead of the Marines, but I guess not everyone is ready to earn the title. Just kidding. Thank you for your service and God bless in your nursing career. Bolt

Well, I guess its settled. There is only one course of action left to us. We have to find the OP and put her to death. Afterall, we cant have people going around making mistakes in this day and age now can we?

I am just finishing my first semester of school but i am having a hard time dealing with what one of my instructors is "preaching" in her class. She seems to want to portray physicians as the enemy of nurses, and she is basically giving these young impressionable students a loaded gun and telling them that "it is our business to question physicians". I understand that pt advocacy is key to the nursing role, but I think there is a definate line that must be drawn and to realize that we are all on the same team. It is almost hate speech she is getting into and she generalizes all physicians. Have any of you come across this in your schools too? I am doing my best to get the opposing viewpoint out there, but I fear that some of my fellow students might be dressed down a bit when they tell an attending MD that he doesnt know what he is talking about. Is this a common attitude of nurses? Bolt.

You are correct, bad experiences have jaded my perspective. Forgive me. And yes I realize not all women are like that. I was exagerating.

Yes. I didnt want to believe it either..... but sadly it is true. Even though EVERY girl will deny it...... they always fall prey to the jerkoffs and defend their choice until the bitter end.

I agree with daytonite. I am 32 and just getting into the game just the same as you are. By the time I have 20 years of experience I will be thinking about retiring and probably be on oxygen therapy, :wink2: . You are going to make it through. Just remember that when you are an RN and you get new students on your floor that you need to remember how you felt this semester. I am sure you wont forget. Keep pushing forward and dont let this "Nurse Ratchet" instructor get between you and your dream. The profession needs people like you. Bolt.

Maybe.......... muhhuhhuhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahah!!!!!!!! I used the "do you like apples?" joke on my neighbor. Maybe I am just coming back from a date with her where we went miniature golfing, muhuhuhhahahahahahahahahahahahaah!!!!!

Funny story that just happened to me tonight. I was at Hooters with some friends for trivia night and my neighbor who has always given me crap about going into nursing pulls one of the Hooters girls aside and asks what she thinks about a man who is a nurse....... :trout: she tells him that it is incredibly attractive for a guy to put aside the stereotype and help people for a living....... So the jokes on him. I told him that when I show up at his annual party with a bunch of gorgeous nurses that he will have to apologise to me in front of all of them. HEHE HEH. Bolt

CHANGE YOUR UNDERWEAR!!!???!!!??? If I dont have any accidents during the week why should I change anything? JK Bolt

I wore pantyhose in HS when I played football and they indeed cut down on chaffing and kept my legs warm as well. Again in the US Marines I wore them for long marches in order to prevent chaffing/blisters and occaisionally in the field for warmth. I plan on wearing them as a nurse because they have been recommended to me by people who know, including people on and off this site. I am secure enough in my "manliness" that I will not be bothered by morons who take issue with men wearing hose...... and if they insist on pushing it I will be happy to break their jaw for them. I do have a question though.... are support hose the same thing as regular nylons or pantyhose? I assume they are the same thing, but I am out of the loop on the subtle differences and would appreciate it if someone would clarify. THX Bolt

name mark school: thomas jefferson univ. danville, pa campus program: asn what area of interest at this time: er, cardio, infectious diseases, nurse practitioner biggest fear: being able to survive in female dominated environment :nuke: what you'd like us to know about you: formerly a sergeant in usmc, b.s. in criminal justice, but i decided i would be happier trying to help people rather than kill/arrest them.

Thats funny you should say that, when I am substitute teaching for HS kids I always try to be a grumy old man toward them (all a big act) and I always say, "remember, the only stupid question, is the one YOU ask." They all know I am kidding and I get a laugh every time. heh heh.

I just wanted to get any input from guys or girls out there who have experience with male RNs who have long hair or facial hair in school or hospitals. I know it varies greatly according to policy at that particular place, but I just wanted to get a feel for different takes on it. I am attending nursing school this fall. I dont have really long hair, but I would say it is probably longer than most guys out there and I like to sport well groomed facial hair like goatee or beard. Have any of you fellas run into problems where you were required to cut your hair or shave or anything like that? I know with the hair issue many female nurses are required to wear hair in a ponytail, but what about when it is of intermittant length and cant be put up, but also is longer than regular. Are there places that allow you to wear surgical caps or hair nets or other caps? And are male nurses with long hair or facial hair looked at as unprofessional or seen by potential employers as undesirable because of this? I realize this is kind of a silly question and believe me I am more than willing to do whatever it takes to become a nurse if I have to shave my body and wear a clown suit or the like. I am just fairly new to the field and was looking for some quality input that I know I will find here. Thanks. M:gandalf:

excellent! It's nice to "meet" you too. I am not so nervouse about going away as I am about getting through the school and doing well. It looks like a really good program and my friend who is heading out there with me has lots of family in the immediate area and they all say the hospital is top notch. Well thats good news, I hope your daughter has a great time and I am sure I will meet her sooner or later, only 30 people in the class I think,. Do you know yet if she is staying on campus or getting a house? We are heading out there next weekend to try to find something to maybe buy or possibly rent. I have a 100 lbs. rottweiler, so the odds of renting are between slim and none, but anything is possible. Well I hope to hear from you and possibly your daughter in the future. Take care M :gandalf: