Bill E. Rubin

Bill E. Rubin

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  1. Question about nursing and 12 hours shifts.

    Bill E. Rubin replied to timn420's topic in Men in Nursing

    Oh and one other thing I don't miss about software engineering.... deadlines. That feeling of dread that one gets when one has too much work to do and an unrealistic or inflexible deadline that is...

  2. Question about nursing and 12 hours shifts.

    Bill E. Rubin replied to timn420's topic in Men in Nursing

    Hey it's the techie club in this thread! I've been a software engineer for 20+ years, a few of those years in IT departments, though most in development departments of software companies. I switched...

  3. Shoes

    Bill E. Rubin replied to Lilloman's topic in Men in Nursing

    We were required to get white shoes/sneakers for clinicals. So I got some New Balance walking shoes. I have two pairs of them and I wear them for work too since I have student loans to pay off and...

  4. Discrimination towards male students? Need advice.

    Bill E. Rubin replied to Dabuggy's topic in Men in Nursing

    Wow... thank God that at Curry College, where I went for my BSN in their accelerated program, has a much more enlightened view toward men in nursing. There is at least one prominent (and well-loved)...

  5. Feeling like failure. Not happy in my life.

    Bill E. Rubin replied to fournee's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I don't know what to tell you... There are people who have taken the exam more than three times and have succeeded. You don't know yet whether you passed or not, so try not to be too depressed until...

  6. I want to be a nurse!!!

    Bill E. Rubin replied to Iwant2banurse!'s topic in General Nursing

    You could look into accelerated BS programs in your area. These are a great option for those who have a BS in something else. In my program there were people like you who were right out of college,...

  7. Math - when do you round?

    Bill E. Rubin replied to luvHim's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I think the two questions I had, one said "round to the nearest whole number" and the other said round to one decimal or something like that. Hopefully that doesn't violate any rules by saying

  8. Math - when do you round?

    Bill E. Rubin replied to luvHim's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Yes... like some others mentioned here, I had two math questions and was told how to round the answer on

  9. Math - when do you round?

    Bill E. Rubin replied to luvHim's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    The NCLEX tells you (in the question) how far they want you to round the answer, so no need to worry about

  10. Pearson Quick Results

    Bill E. Rubin replied to unpetitpoulet's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    My results were ready pretty much exactly 48 hours after I finished the exam. So yours should be there by about.....

  11. Pearson Quick Results

    Bill E. Rubin replied to unpetitpoulet's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I just found out that I passed too!

  12. I can smell poop...

    Bill E. Rubin replied to Michelle123's topic in General Nursing

    I had to laugh/nod when I read this... When I first started my clinicals, arriving on the unit, I smelled the antiseptic smells of the hospital... the cal-stat and cleaners and latex. Now, when I...

  13. Roxbury CC

    Bill E. Rubin replied to edogs334's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    Congratulations to you all. I went to Curry College for the accelerated BSN program since it was tailor made for people like me. However, I attended RCC for the prerequisites and applied there as my...

  14. Can I still work as a PCT in MA if I passed my boards?

    Bill E. Rubin replied to CalypsoRN's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    One more comment on this. Once you take your boards, it takes about a month before you get your license. Until that time, you are not officially licensed yet. In any event, it seems like a "right to...

  15. June 2008 NCLEX support group

    Bill E. Rubin replied to IamRN08's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I know what you mean... I too have a dream job lined up and finding any new job for new grads in Boston is very tough this year... So there was added pressure to make sure I passed it the first time....

  16. CNAs or no CNAs? Primary or Team? What do you think?

    Bill E. Rubin replied to miko014's topic in General Nursing

    I've been working as a PCA in a major teaching hospital and in August, I start as an RN on another unit that doesn't have PCA's (the only all-RN floor in the hospital). Our ratios will be better......

  17. OB terminology

    Bill E. Rubin replied to Cabbagehead's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I've never seen the E and the M before, but I have heard of "GTPAL" which is Gravida, Term, Premature, Abortion (therapeutic or spontaneous) and Living

  18. Proctors know if you pass NCLEX?

    Bill E. Rubin replied to BeagleLover2008's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    That's an interesting concept... I didn't even consider whether they know the results or not. She was pretty stoic but cheerful. The guy at the front desk was pretty congratulatory on the way out...

  19. June 2008 NCLEX support group

    Bill E. Rubin replied to IamRN08's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Congratulations!

  20. Pearson Quick Results

    Bill E. Rubin replied to unpetitpoulet's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Two of my classmates passed theirs and their licenses showed up about three business days after the test on the state board web site (Massachusetts). Since I took mine today, I might spend the $7.95...

  21. June 2008 NCLEX support group

    Bill E. Rubin replied to IamRN08's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Thanks and good luck to

  22. June 2008 NCLEX support group

    Bill E. Rubin replied to IamRN08's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Well.... I just took the NCLEX this morning. I felt the same vaguely queasy feeling about the questions that I usually do on all the plethora of exams I've taken since nursing school began, including...

  23. Anyone Up For Random FACT THROWING??

    Bill E. Rubin replied to CrazyScrubNurse's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    If you give terbutaline and a corticosteroid together, a possible drug interaction is pulmonary edema

  24. Why do people go into nursing? Is it just the money?

    Bill E. Rubin replied to zoo*moon's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for acknowledging this particular sub-thread. I am particularly sensitive to this subject as I am currently studying to take the NCLEX as we speak (and taking the occasional break to let of...

  25. Why do people go into nursing? Is it just the money?

    Bill E. Rubin replied to zoo*moon's topic in General Nursing

    Or to put it in other words... I didn't go into nursing for the money... but I wouldn't have been able to pursue a nursing career if it didn't pay well enough. After 20-plus years as a software...