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correct! good call.

what are you kidding me? apprenhension about women and races? i dont think you read the thread.

true but if i want to study in the library (just for random example), there wouldnt be a big *** is he doing here reaction at a regular campus. im pretty sure the students at the all-female wanted to go all-female because they prefer the company of womens only.

anyone familiar with the elmn program at cal state los angeles? i know the bsn grads are solid at passing the nclex. but what about elmn program. is it good? how are the students? anyone go there? how ya like it?

yeah what ^^^ said. good call.

adn vs vs absn vs bsn vs emsn? i'm torn btwn adn and emsn. pros and cons to each. i'm hoping to read something that will sway my opinion one way or the other. why did you choose as you did? and if you could do it over would you do it the same way again?

anybody?

Well since you asked, I am in the process of thinking things through. I thought I was ok with being a murse, in a female dominated profession. Shoot, I even thought I was ok with going to the all girl school...but now that the time is coming to commit I'm having seconds thoughts. By the way, its not like the girl school is my only option. Even if I was 100% ok with it, it wouldn't be the first choice.

it means self consciousness would keep me from feelin comfy at an all-female or an all-african amer institution. besides, those females chose to surround themselves with females only, as did the african americans right?

hmmm...case mgmt looks more like my cup of tea. wonder if it can be done with an adn. i'll look into it.

wow. just wow. self consciousness is teh suck.

Awesome. If I were alowed to have a signature, that would be it.

suanna: like what? pca: unless i'm misunderstanding what ive googled, critical pathways looks more like a management or researcher's concern. the question i'm after is how are staff nurses themselves problem solvers on a daily basis.

would you go to an all-women school that allows men into their nursing program? i thought about it but i think i'll pass.

I've always prided myself on being a problem solver. I think I would prefer a career that allows me to express my natural tendency to analyze and solve problems. If nurses are problem solvers, would you please explain how and/or give examples of how problem solving is weaved into a typical bedside nurse's daily responsibilities. Thanks.

sounds like a competitive class. just wondering, did you officially get a rejection letter? or just expecting the worst? i'm guaranteed a spot at another cc. pretty sure i wont take it tho. if i dont get into lbcc (well, actually even if i do get in) i'm just going to evaluate career options. been having doubts lately about whether adn program or nursing in general is the right choice for me. (but that's another topic...)

well you become familiar with some of the labs, youre in the environment, you might get to roam all over the hospital, you get to interact with pts, get to interact with the nurses a little, sometimes get to see what they do, you get practice hitting veins (though i hear sticking IVs is a different ballgame), etc. its alright. personally, i dont like how routine the work can be but eh..sure if you have the time, couldnt hurt to do the training and see how you like it.

I mean this in the best possible way so don't think I am being mean too, but you really ought to learn how to do it. You can't have the lab assistant do it for you every time.

Been thinking about applying for Fall 08. I'm on the fence though...

yeah its the females we hear from mostly since they are the majority. i look fwd to knowing what the males have to say.

how can you give 6 mL in 1.2 mLs??? anyway, if you want to break it up into 2 parts as you did, do this: 15kg * 2mg/kg = the order is for 30 mg 30mg * mL/5mg = give 6 mL answer: give 30 mg in 6 mL

what swayed you to do choose nursing over the other?

wow, that is labeling and it is mean. ignorance or not, i would call that contributing to a hostile work environment. i vote for write up. on a related note, i had been wondering about something similar lately. seems like every male nurse i've ever known about was somewhat effeminate. not necessarily gay, just effeminate. i am neither gay nor effeminate and don't know how or whether i'd fit in this profession.

i knew i wanted to switch to a career in the health care field. i liked the flexibility in where an rn can work, the shifts they can work, that there is a shortage of RNs, and that they are probably more generally well versed in medicine and diseases than other health care providers except for an MD or DO. it also helped that male nurses aren't too uncommon these days.

why would you "have to" be a cna first to do well? i almost took a cna class a couple semesters ago. the syllabus said it was stuff like washing hands, vital signs, making beds, bathing, stuff like that. no offense to cnas but this is not the stuff of rocket science. needless to say i dropped the class. i heard the first few weeks of nursing school covers this stuff anyway. but i guess it might be good practice for pt interaction and routine stuff like bedmaking, as well as observing nurses at work. i havent started nursing school yet but i'm not at all worried about my lack of cna experience.