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  1. shoes and uniform question

    richardjboro1 replied to tigress_8207's topic in Male Nursing Students

    White Scrub tops and bottoms, white new balance shoes. I wear 636 I think. We all hate the scrubs. We look like "michelin men" if we're the least bit... unskinny. haha.

  2. Help! Will This Get Easier?

    richardjboro1 replied to mickeycat's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I guess I'm strange. I'm a non-trad student (36yo) and I find it to be interesting and a little challenging but far from overwhelming. Most of the work (in a bsn program, traditional) is busy...

  3. Critique this for me please all!

    richardjboro1 replied to sgregory0020's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    It looks good to me. Only thing I would change is, to not use abbreviations when typing a formal care plan. Also, not sure about your teachers, but ours require an "as evidenced by" for any actual...

  4. I hate bedmaking

    richardjboro1 replied to Jedi of Zen's topic in Male Nursing Students

    This is hilarious. We spent a week and had a check off, just on BED MAKING. This was last YEAR, not the 60's. We had to do mitered corners, two flat sheets, one blankie, and a toe cleat. I think...

  5. What's "CVVH" in the ICU??

    richardjboro1 replied to tutored's topic in General Nursing

    So is this sort of the same type of care for a bypass machine? 2 on 1 with someone running the vent and someone doing patient care? Sounds extremely interesting/very sad though.

  6. CBC & electrolytes "grid"

    richardjboro1 replied to Wave's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    that "fish scale" will be very helpful in getting my "preplan" the night before clinical!

  7. Measuring fluid loss by weight!

    richardjboro1 replied to megananne7's topic in General Nursing

    I think you are asking about fluid loss, if so, my notes say 1 L of fluid loss=1kg of weight loss.

  8. Coast Guard Nursing?

    richardjboro1 replied to wannabecatcher's topic in Government, Military

    I believe the Coast Guard uses the USPHS for their healthcare. Therefore, they don't have "direct commission" programs like Army/Navy/AF do.

  9. PC 0r MAC Laptop

    richardjboro1 replied to fgoff's topic in Online Distance Learning

    I'm a mac head, but I'm not sure why you are using the computer. I guess we need more info. If it's for general school work and you've never used a mac before, I'd recommend windows. If you plan to...

  10. Are you relocating after you graduate??

    richardjboro1 replied to TopazLPN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I plan to move immediately upon graduation to a much larger city. My little itty bitty tiny college town has thoroughly bored me for the past 33 years, so I hope to move to a large city. That...

  11. Help!!!! Psych Meds

    richardjboro1 replied to TruDivaRN's topic in Psychiatric

    Maybe I took this post the wrong way, but it appears to me to be one of the most sanctimonious, holier than thou posts I've yet to read on this wonderful website. What is wrong with pictures?? It's a...

  12. Private Tutor?

    richardjboro1 replied to teampierce's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    our uni has a cool little tutoring lab that is open m-f afternoons that I assist in science tutoring. Im sure most unis have some sort of tutoring place. Ours is under the "academic advising"...

  13. Is this a good way to study???

    richardjboro1 replied to serendipity123's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    notecards are always good ways to MEMORIZE bits of info, but in nursing school you will need to learn to apply that info and critically think about it. I used notecards to memorize stuff quite well....

  14. A School Nurse's response to "chaos" in the classroom?

    richardjboro1 replied to droopy1592's topic in School

    Coming from an educational background, I doubt there is a "protocol". Every situation would be handled on a case by case basis. I would doubt children would be "acting like monkeys", but they may be...

  15. Do you work night clinicals?

    richardjboro1 replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in General Students

    hmm ... I've never even thought of having clinicals at night. I guess it would be good to experience the other shifts to see how they handle things differently. Our school only does 0700-12 1/2...

  16. Level of Nursing Education

    richardjboro1 replied to Ari RN's topic in Men in Nursing

    at least I will be a BSN prepared RN soon. That was my vote.

  17. AF Nursing Opinions

    richardjboro1 replied to Drexelgrad07's topic in Government, Military

    I'll be interested in the responses here. It seems from my research, that AF tends to have nicer facilities, and in general takes a little better care of their members, while Army has higher...

  18. How many females are "peeking" in this forum?

    richardjboro1 replied to caliber's topic in Men in Nursing

    haha I love it when girls peek, they make me giggle. I like having a "guys" hangout tho....

  19. plz help! Highlighter ideas/suggestions

    richardjboro1 replied to Kitty Hawk's topic in General Students

    wow, thru 9 years of college thus far and almost 2 degrees, I can probably count the number of times I've used a highlighter on one hand. LOL. You guys crack me up with all the colors and stuff. I...

  20. What stethoscope do you have?

    richardjboro1 replied to zooz's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Littman classic II.... and a cheapo one for when I'm scared my Littman will walk. I have worn it in my pocket and around my neck, so.... lol I guess I'm a newbie.

  21. Best track for retirement?

    richardjboro1 replied to stepaukob's topic in Government, Military

    Sorry Brian, but from all I've seen, that is incorrect info. see here. I have also spoken to an AMEDD recruiter regarding this very issue. Now as far as a "full"retirement, that may be the case,...

  22. Best track for retirement?

    richardjboro1 replied to stepaukob's topic in Government, Military

    I believe, at least for the Army, the age for entrance is extended to at least 42, if not higher. Great retirement and benefits. Look into it.... www.goarmy.com

  23. Need Advice!!! Bad Situation!!!

    richardjboro1 replied to nurse_to_be's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I'm sorry to bring this up, and don't take it the wrong way, but perhaps they were concerned with your grammar? From the original posting, there are multiple errors in spelling, word usage, etc. We...

  24. Repeating 1st semester of nursing school:(

    richardjboro1 replied to turbohound's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Why do CI's think they can act this way with no recourse??? I had one do something similar to me, but I stood up to her and she backed down. It's unreal that they think just because they have...

  25. How many of us 30 somethings are out there?

    richardjboro1 replied to karen230's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    count me in, i'm 36 and will start junior year of BSN in 2 weeks.!!