Boltthrower

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  1. 13 year Army Veteran wanting to be a nurse

    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....
  2. 13 year Army Veteran wanting to be a nurse

    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...
  3. I am canceling my contract after one week

    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...
  4. Instructor trouble

    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...
  5. Womens interest in male nurses

    You are correct, bad experiences have jaded my perspective. Forgive me. And yes I realize not all women are like that. I was
  6. Womens interest in male nurses

    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
  7. Suck at Clinicals...Should I just Quit Now?

    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,...
  8. Womens interest in male nurses

    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,...
  9. Womens interest in male nurses

    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...
  10. Stupid question

    CHANGE YOUR UNDERWEAR!!!???!!!??? If I dont have any accidents during the week why should I change anything? JK
  11. Stupid question

    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...
  12. Guys in Support Hose?

    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...
  13. CLASS OF 2008, check in!

    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...
  14. Stupid question

    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...
  15. Giesinger in Danville

    Just writing to see if there are any past, current, or future students who will be going to Danville for Thomas Jefferson Univ ASN program in Fall 2006. I and a friend were just accepted and will be...
  16. Giesinger in Danville

    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...
  17. nursing students for choice

    First of all let me apologize if I offended anyone, that was not what I was trying to do. I am also not trying to force anyone to my point of view on the issue because as we both know many people are...
  18. nursing students for choice

    So when I go to nursing school in the fall, as a male and as a man who's girlfriend had an abortion against my requests (whole hearted pleading really), since I believe in the preservation of life AND...
  19. Male Nursing Shoes?

    :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :offtopic: Congrats on the Olympic gold for your hockey team. Lundqvist OWNES!!!!! Rangers OWN!!!!! Swedish death metal OWNS!!!!!!! by the way is everyone in Sweden...
  20. Giesinger in Danville

    Thank you for the reply. Is that pretty typical, the team nursing approach that is, as far as RN to Px ratio? And if so, is that a difficult ratio to deal with? I know with the shortage many RN's are...
  21. I am in hell

    Congrats, good luck at
  22. I am in hell

    I never said anything about getting a 4.0 on everything. I would imagine very few nurses here or in the country got perfect grades in school. BSN programs are GENERALLY very competetive and therefor...
  23. I am in hell

    It concerns me slightly that a few people here, who I assume are RN's with at least some experience under their belt, are calling for standards to be reduced because of the nursing shortage. To me it...
  24. The look!!!

    I have gotten the "semi-look" but never the full blown one. I am a former US Marine and I have my BS in law enforcement. So most of the "semi-looks" have come from other guys in my police academy...