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  1. Were you scared of needles or blood?

    Gauge replied to justrose79's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I'm not really scared of them although I was nervous the first time I gave a shot. We practiced on oranges and chicken wings (for ID shots) and it's different actually doing a procedure on a patient....

  2. Drug Cards Help

    Gauge replied to grenda12's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I use Prentice Hall as my drug book and it works pretty well. The drug book comes with a CD that has all of the same information in the drug book and all you have to do is type in the name of the...

  3. Pre-nursing student

    Gauge replied to twinjeep97's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    This is my third year of college and my first in the nursing program. While I thought the prereqs were hard, nursing is a whole new ballgame. I have done more homework this semester than I did for...

  4. Quick Question About A&p

    Gauge replied to 987!'s topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    For my prereqs I used www.ratemyprofessor.com it was a huge help! I can tell you from experience that the instructor makes the class. While some people spent hours and hours doing math lab and...

  5. Applying to a NP as a male...

    Gauge replied to yoyoming1001's topic in Male Nursing Students

    When he uses the term NP he isn't referring to Nurse Practitioner, he is referring to nursing

  6. So what is the best route to take?

    Gauge replied to davb's topic in Male Nursing Students

    So does anyone have any update as to if BSN students can test out and get their LPN license after their first year of school? I currently work for barely over minimum wage and I would love to have a...

  7. new here, HEY

    Gauge replied to OctoberNC's topic in Male Nursing Students

    You got that alot being a guy in a nursing. When the uniform people for my BSN program came and measured us they "forgot" to bring any male shoes for us to try on and buy and he said they had some at...

  8. Applying to a NP as a male...

    Gauge replied to yoyoming1001's topic in Male Nursing Students

    I heard that too when I applied to my nursing program. Not sure if it's true but out of the 55 people who got accepted I have 7 guys in my class. We are definately in the minority and I know at...

  9. How long did it take you to get accepted?

    Gauge replied to BP63's topic in Male Nursing Students

    I luckily got in on my first try. I am in a BSN program at a university. There is no waiting list or anything, they accept usually about 55-60 students for each year. I think they had around 300...

  10. Age you will/were graduated?

    Gauge replied to sweetiez's topic in General Students

    22 now (be 23 in january), will graduate with my BSN in Spring 2010 and I will be

  11. So what is the best route to take?

    Gauge replied to davb's topic in Male Nursing Students

    You bring a point I was curious about to my head. I am currently a first semester nursing student as well doing a 4 year BSN program, so I'm in the sophomore level. Anyways, would I be able to sit...

  12. IM Injections & Z-track

    Gauge replied to swee2000's topic in General Students

    I'm a first year nursing student and we were taught to aspirate all IM and Sub-Q injections, except for iron, heparin, lovenox, etc. We were taught the Z-track method, but our program director told...

  13. Do LPN's get pinned?

    Gauge replied to mamunsey's topic in General Nursing

    I am a RN student at the moment, but my mother just graduated LPN school about a month and a half ago (and already passed boards, I'm so proud of her)! Anyways, they had a capping ceremony at the...

  14. Recapping needles

    Gauge replied to heather318's topic in General Students

    We were taught never never never recap a dirty needle, no matter what. If you just gave a shot you immediately walk over and drop it in the sharps box, the only time you can potentially recap a...

  15. Question: Loan Forgiveness Programs

    Gauge replied to 2bmalenurse007's topic in Tennessee Nursing

    I don't want this to be taken the wrong way, but I am curious about something. I am currently a Nursing student and with some benefits I got from the military I am fortunate enough to not take out...

  16. Handwashing ?

    Gauge replied to reidesert's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I am going to have to disagree. I just had my first lab yesterday (6 hours!!!) and we were taught that the CDC guidelines require at least 10-15 seconds. While it is impossible to wash your hands...

  17. NCLEX-Feeling like I failed

    Gauge replied to NewNurse16's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I don't know if this helps as I've never taken the NCLEX. I am still a Nursing Student. I have shadowed the CRNA group at my local hospital a few times and they told me that the fewer questions you...

  18. crna question

    Gauge replied to KPak1984's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Once you graduate as a CRNA you receive your master's degree. The requirements vary some by schools but at the very least you have to have your BSN (or RN with a BS in another field), one year of...

  19. Do most people get into Nursing Schools on first try?

    Gauge replied to lc3's topic in General Nursing

    1st try RN program. My school (University of Tennessee at Martin) does not do waitlisting for years in advance. Only a handful of guys apply so I'm sure that gave me a big plus, although one I knew...

  20. Questions about potentially awkward male-female interactions during lab/clinicals

    Gauge replied to Jedi of Zen's topic in Male Nursing Students

    I start my first semester next week, but I work with someone who is one year ahead of me in school. They bathe each other with clothes on, but he did say they do breast exams on each other. I guess...

  21. Nursing schools where there is no waiting schools

    Gauge replied to usha's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    The University of Tennessee at Martin has no wait to get in to their BSN program. They don't have a waitlist at all. You have to apply the spring prior to classes start (at the end of August) and if...