Joe NightingMale MSN, RN

Med surg, cardiac, case management

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  1. Joe NightingMale

    Question for all

    :yeahthat: Trying to be kind and understanding towards your patients is really a necessity, whether you call it empathy, compassion, caring, etc., But, as with most other things, there are various...
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    Thinking about getting ADN...

    :welcome:Those are some pretty invovled questions! For the positives and negatives, all I can suggest is to look at the various posts here, and you'll probably get a pretty good idea of what those...
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    Is it the right time for Nursing School

    It's not easy becoming a nurse and having kids. My brother-in-law just completed his LPN (full-time) and has a two-year-old to take care of as well. It's been hard, especially on my sister, but...
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    How do I decide if I should become a nurse? - LONG

    You might want to, if you haven't already, to do some research and read some career guides. If you want to help people and work with infants, there are a number of possibilities besides pediatric...
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    PRE...Pre Nursing

    You might want to start taking some pre-reqs and other useful classes at a community college. If you do well there it would probably matter more than your high school
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    Hello!

    Two sites you might want to check out are Johnson & Johnson's Discover Nursing (general nursing information) and All Nursing Schools, which lists various types of
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    New to this site!!

    :welcome:You'll find lots of support
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    A lonely journey?

    It probably is difficult being the only male in a female field. Though I have to say, in the States it seems like the female nurses really appreciate the male ones. I wonder if part of the problem is...
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    Introduction

    :welcome: And be sure to check out the male and male student nursing
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    Paying for school

    Contact the financial aid departments of any school you might be interested in. They would probably have fairly complete listings. You do realize that most nurses take out a substantial number of...
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    Rich nurses?

    Your average nurse does make a good bit more than the average hourly wage here in the US...but given the level of responsibility and the necessary and continuing education it probably isn't...
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    Can someone ease my fears?

    First, stop freaking out. Second, realize that there's no sure-fire way to eliminate your doubts. I'm about to enter a DE MSN program in two weeks and I still have some doubts---although as the date...
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    Feeling tremendously sad!

    Sorry, one final comment I forgot to make: Let's admit it, making friends, like losing weight, can be very hard to do in these times. Social connections aren't as strong as they once were, and people...
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    Feeling tremendously sad!

    I understand how you feel. I tend to be a reserved person too, and I find making friends can be tough. Both of the above posts make good points. It could be that you might need to work on feeling...
  15. I don't think it's giving up. I suspect that as we age and gain experience, our goals change in light of new information. As long as we're open to learning new things about ourselves, I believe our...
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    Who loves it??????

    Check out some of the other threads in the other forums. I've seen at least several that were very positive with regards to nursing. Or perhaps one of the admins can direct
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    How to pick a specialty

    I may be stating the obvious, but I would look at print and Internet resources about nursing. While I'm sure that reading about a nursing specialty isn't nearly as informative as actually doing it,...
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    Are most nursing students cruel?

    So far I've been pleased with the people in my nursing school cohort. Granted, when classes actually start that may
  19. Joe NightingMale

    Going Back To Nursing School at 42

    I certainly don't think you're too old. And now that your children are grown you have more time to pursue this. It may not be easy on your husband, which is maybe why he's opposed to
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    How many females are "peeking" in this forum?

    I never really thought about it until now.... but there isn't any Female Nursing Forum, is
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    considering nursing

    I don't know about being the best way, but you can become an LVN/LPN and then take some additional classes to become an RN (by brother-in-law is taking this
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    Work and Full Time School??? YIKES

    I'm going to be full-time, but I only plan to work part-time--though not at all that first quarter. No family, so that makes things easier financially and
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    more advice needed.

    :yeahthat: I can confirm that based on what I've seen in hospitals. The less complex stuff is taken care of by a CNA, the nurses do the more complex medical tasks. I would note that it is more than...
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    Reasons why you want to be a nurse

    That's not cornball--that's a great reason to become a nurse! I'm becoming a nurse because I hope that it will prove to be the place where I fit
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    2nd degree students: How are you paying?

    I'm in complete agreement with that last statement. My student loans are going to be enormous, but if I really want to do this then I really have no choice. I wonder if second-degree students qualify...