Bill E. Rubin

Bill E. Rubin

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  1. Male CNA

    Bill E. Rubin replied to youngbrazee1's topic in Men in Nursing

    I worked as a PCA at my hospital... and I am 46 (occasionally, I would get that weird feeling Miwila mentioned). Mostly patients were curious about me and it would open the door for conversations...

  2. Dealing with nurses childcare problems

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

    I think targeting any one person to take the slack because of an assumption about his or her personal time is just wrong. It isn't wrong for someone to ask to switch days with fellow staff members as...

  3. Nursing school decision in NJ please help!!!

    Bill E. Rubin replied to Alyssa0723's topic in General Nursing

    It would be impossible for me to judge what you should do in your situation. Going to the Accelerated BSN program will open more doors to you than an ASN would (here in Boston, the major hospitals...

  4. Male Chest Hair and Scrub Tops

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

    :yeahthat: I think most of the women would be filled with righteous indignation if any of the men on this forum insisted that some feature that we find unattractive should be covered or hidden...

  5. I Feel Like I Don't Know Anything!!!!!!

    Bill E. Rubin replied to Michellemmk's topic in First Year After Licensure

    To the OP, that feeling is perfectly natural. I am almost done with my orientation... I fly solo next week. Ask a lot of questions. You will learn. Don't expect to know everything after your...

  6. Any male CNA in here and currently working.

    Bill E. Rubin replied to 2bELNurse1's topic in Men in Nursing

    Well, congratulations and welcome to the world of nursing! Based on your age, I assume this is at least a second career for you. I am 46 and just finished my nursing degree; you will find you're not...

  7. Patient care on woman or man ?

    Bill E. Rubin replied to serge09's topic in Men in Nursing

    I think it happens to all of us male nurses from time to time. It has happened to me on occasion, though not as often as one might think. I've never been turned away to care for a patient, just...

  8. Do you ever get called doctor?

    Bill E. Rubin replied to Conrad283's topic in Men in Nursing

    Since the lanyard that holds my employee badge (which always seems to face the wrong way no matter which way I hang it) is a big square thing with the letters "RN" on it.... no, I haven 't been called...

  9. Need Happy Thoughts!

    Bill E. Rubin replied to NurseKatie08's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    Good luck to you NurseKatie! I am about halfway through my orientation and am looking forward (with trepidation) my flying solo in a few

  10. CNA or EMT while in school, CNA being a "dirty job" help please

    Bill E. Rubin replied to KdnRN2B's topic in General Nursing

    I'll add my consent to this sentiment. It is also a great way to get your foot in the door in an institution you'd like to work for as an RN when you're done with school. We all wipe butts. There's no...

  11. Nurses will do the CNA job

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

    Nurses have always done "CNA" jobs... When CNA's exist on a unit they are just there to lighten the load a bit. My unit is the one and only all-RN unit in my hospital so we don't have any CNA's. Our...

  12. What's Boston like?

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

    That's excellent news! :ancong!: A little over halfway done with my orientation myself. I'm still feeling a little clueless sometimes, but getting more organized. People tell me I'm doing great....

  13. scared out of my mind about tomorrow!

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

    I'm still on orientation and I feel your anxiety. With luck there are resources for you to lean on (charge nurse, clinical nurse specialist, etc) as you move ahead as well as supportive coworkers....

  14. Where do you buy your scrubs?

    Bill E. Rubin replied to Tony35NYC's topic in Men in Nursing

    Another fan of aviators here. Rugged and lotsa pockets. I believe the pants were a custom order because I wanted a zipper (a real time saver for us men). Well worth the wait and the

  15. Male Chest Hair and Scrub Tops

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

    Thank God I never polled the women I work with. I get hot and tend to sweat, and the less I need to wear the better. No T shirt for

  16. pay

    Bill E. Rubin replied to josh1974's topic in General Nursing

    I will also add that it is the nature of internet message boards such as this one to be a place where people vent and thus the overall level of contentment with nursing as a career tends to be skewed...

  17. Let's introduce ourselves...

    Bill E. Rubin replied to pedi-RN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hi everyone! I've introduced myself a number of times in a number of different forums on this site, but FWIW, here I am again... Graduated in May from an accelerated BSN program and started working as...

  18. How many of you were older when you went into nursing?

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

    I became an RN at age 46. Three of my classmates were in their

  19. What's Boston like?

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

    Most of my classmates are getting nibbles and many are getting jobs. It seems that given the current state of affairs for new grads, it may be slow going, but not as bad as most other fields for new...

  20. WHY do we need more nurses

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

    I didn't know that you knew my friends and what they are thinking! Actually, the reason they are envious is because they are yearning to change their lives also (perhaps nursing may or may not be a...

  21. WHY do we need more nurses

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

    A little off-topic, but I couldn't just leave this dangling. I had a 20-plus year career in software engineering and management and chose to go into nursing. One of my classmates had nearly 20 years...

  22. Vent! Mass. Board of Nursing ripoff

    Bill E. Rubin posted a topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    It's sort of a little thing, but when something strikes me as patently unfair it rankles me. Something I recently learned.... Massachusetts RN licenses are renewed every 2 years, expiring on your...

  23. Need advice before changing career to nurse

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

    I've posted elsewhere, and don't have much to add over the great things others have said here. That being said, I left a 20-plus year career in software engineering to pursue nursing and I always...

  24. White scrubs...you have got to be kidding!

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

    I've already posted my opinion about this in this post: https://allnurses.com/forums/f8/all-white-uniform-dress-code-269224-2.html#post2560697 and this one:...

  25. What's Boston like?

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

    Also, get yourself a job as an aide (PCA/PCT/CNA) at a hospital you'd like to work at... show up on time and be easy to work with and you should be ok for getting a job. Just don't wait too long to do...