Bill E. Rubin

Bill E. Rubin

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  1. Finally - Great Pants for Male Nursing

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

    I love my

  2. Male nursing moments.

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

    One of my college professors' main research area is men in nursing:

  3. What is your Nurse to Patient Ratio

    Bill E. Rubin replied to dRN1's topic in Medical-Surgical

    We're an acute general medical floor... and typically, during the day our ratios are 3:1, nights

  4. Learn To Say It Correctly!!

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

    Amen to that peeve.... it's "definitely" not definately or definatly. A common message board scourge. I'll add to that something that most americans say wrong. I lay the book on the table. I lie on...

  5. Nursing Cap

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

    I, for one, am glad that my nursing school didn't require us to wear a cap at the pinning

  6. Happy Easter!

    Bill E. Rubin replied to Teebee5's topic in General Nursing

    Happy Easter... I'm spending it at

  7. Floor nursing without techs/aides

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

    I work on the only all-RN unit in my hospital. It's a general medical/telemetry unit with a pretty acute population. We generally have 3 pts per RN during the day and 4 at night. Occasionally we have...

  8. Considering nursing as a career change

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

    To the OP, you'll find a number of people on this forum who have done similar thing. I was a software engineer for over 20 years before switching careers to become an RN. I've been at my job for...

  9. Does it bother you to address MDs by their title of Doctor?

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

    Interesting how many people use the Dr. Soandso here. We tend to have a collegial environment here, and are a teaching floor with interns and residents, most of whom are significantly younger than me,...

  10. Best Men's Nursing Shoes???

    Bill E. Rubin replied to juniataemt06's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I have two pairs of New Balance "walking shoes." They're both white (the first pair intentionally so for clinicals, the second just because it was the only color I found at the NB outlet store here in...

  11. Curry College BSN Program for Jan, 2010

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

    BTW, in case I didn't make my opinion clear, I agree with those who find it well-organized. They seem to know what they're doing. It is one of the older accelerated programs and they do listen to the...

  12. Curry College BSN Program for Jan, 2010

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

    In all honesty, my least favorite semester (and the same held true for most of my classmates as well) was the Fall. There is probably more work in the first semester, but the classes are all...

  13. Curry College BSN Program for Jan, 2010

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

    I liked the program, though there were times when I was in the program when I liked it less than others. As a former student is quoted as saying, it's like taking a drink of water from a fire hydrant....

  14. What do the male nurses do to prevent sexual assault accusations?

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

    I try to size up the patient, and be professional. I always have a female colleague present if inserting a foley in a female pt (I also could use the extra pair of hands to do it anyway). It helps to...

  15. Considering nursing

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

    I went to an accelerated BSN program that took 16 months. I started at age 45 (graduated at 46). I was a software engineer for 20+ years. Always cool to hear of someone else considering a similar...

  16. Curry College BSN Program for Jan, 2010

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

    That sounds about right. I attended from 01/07-05/08... I believe I found out in April. Good

  17. Salary at MGH

    Bill E. Rubin replied to TRR8021's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    Tis true... which makes the starting rate something like

  18. Starting a new family at 45 years old/older

    Bill E. Rubin replied to gerry79's topic in Men in Nursing

    Hey, I'm 47 and a new grad RN also. Married second time around (for 3 years), 18-year-old daughter from my first marriage. We're expecting in

  19. With Gratitude

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

    Nearing the end of my night shift... Working Xmas eve night and Xmas day night 11-7. Merry Xmas

  20. what are the best mens scrubs you have found?

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

    I too have four sets of Aviators that I rotate. They are more expensive, but the material is durable and I just love all the pockets. The only scrubs I have that actually have more than enough pockets...

  21. Male nurses

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

    I don't know where you people get all of this extra staff for chaperones. I have one of the female RNs present when inserting a foley (but then again, when inserting a foley on a female pt, I prefer...

  22. Looking for BSN accelerated programs

    Bill E. Rubin replied to raysa84's topic in Men in Nursing

    I went to Curry College's accelerated program. I thought it was top notch. In the Boston area the schools I know of that have accelerated BSN programs are: Curry College Simmons College (though the...

  23. Working as a new nurse with less seniority..Help!!!!!!!!!!

    Bill E. Rubin replied to Leng27RN,BSN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Our unit has a "downsize" list and people who have been "downsized" won't get asked until their time comes around again. When someone gets downsized, it comes off of their vacation time. Newbies tend...

  24. Discouraed and about to give up on Nursing

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

    I too am horrified by the idea of a "slacker tracker." I'm sure doctors don't have to wear them at these hospitals. I have a text pager and am generally easily located since I never leave the unit...

  25. How does working major holidays go at your hospital?

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

    I believe it varies from unit to unit at my hospital. But in my unit, we are split into two "teams"... one either works Thanksgiving and New Year's (New Year's Eve and Day) or Christmas Eve and Xmas...