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What's your personal sexual lifestyle got's to do with being a student male nurse? I come to this forum to read about students getting into nursing...not their personal lifestyles whether their gay or not. This particular forum is turning into a gay soap opera....and not everybody's a gay male nurse (like me). And if I was gay, I wouldn't post topics like this. Anybody agree with me?

Homeless people and here's why: 1) Nasty attitude like WE OWE them or something. My taxes pays for your care at my hospital. 2) Scabies 3) I wish they would take a freaking shower. There's a shower stall inside the damn room for crying out loud. I know plenty of soldiers out in the sand box that would kill for a daily shower. 4) theft

I love the nurses I work with. They don't take smack from managers or doctors.

*lol*

Ahhh...I remember being a CNA in the convy hospital way back in the early 90's. Worked in the morning shift. Back then, I didn't care. I had a job that paid pretty good (I lived with my parents back then and I didn't have the bills I do now).

I wish I was as motivated as you working nights. I felt like crap getting off at 7am. Especially in my microbiology class this past semester. Now that I'm working pm's(occasional 12 hour shifts), I feel awesome. Sleep is never a problem with me working the swing shift. I go to bed at 2 or 3 in the am (after watching my on demand movies or surfing the net) and I'm still getting 8+ hrs sleep (I love my warm comfy bed and my twin cool pillows). Working 12 hour shifts gives me more time for school as a well. My grades shot up after I quit the NOC shift and that stupid hospital I was employed with.

Get out of the night shift. Did that for years. Maybe this explains why I'm nutty at times.

Not to cause you anymore stress and I'm not trying to downplay the importance of microbiology, but if you're going to stress out over anything, it should be the RN NCLEX when you take that in the future. Microbiology, Anatomy, and Physiology mean nothing to me (gee, maybe because I'm an experienced LVN). If you're stressing out over a prerequisite class, wait until you hit the floor as an RN. RN's today barely remember their microbiogy class(atleast the older nurses I've worked with).

You could work as a housekeeper or a transporter and that's a step into nursing. Most hospitals will sponsor their own employees and union rules give the edge to employees as far as seniority goes. Of course, working at the bedside with patients helps alot. I started off as a CNA and I've worked as an LVN for 3-4 years already. Hoping to be an RN and Paramedic soon at some local hospital and with the Air Force Reserves.

I didn't know the U.S. Army had AGR for healthcare workers.

True...but the female unit coordinators I work with where into the Warriors vs. Mavericks/Jazz games this past month.

Psss...codes. The doctors and RN's hog all the glory of reviving a crashing patient. The only thing I can do as an LVN is grab the stupid crash cart(after determining their code status of course), maybe place the CPR board on the pt's back, and set up oxygen/ambu bags. I've never even had the chance to do chest compressions on any patients. I've recorded(time of code, meds given, etc) a code event though *lol* It's funny having all these CPR and EMT certs and not having the chance to use them.

Here's some tips for inserting IV's: I know most nurses will insert IVs anywhere a vein is available, but if the patient is alert (and is not going to move his/her arm alot), I'd insert the IV in the antecubital area because the vein there is huge. I almost never miss there. No wonder phlebotomist love poking that part of the arm. Again, if the patient is confused or demented, don't insert an IV in the antecubital area, it will be dislodged before you leave the patient room.:trout:

The immune system and genetic chapters were a killer for me. I stuck it out though and got an "A" for my efforts.