Andrew1403 ASN, BSN, RN

Andrew1403 has 12 years experience as a ASN, BSN, RN and specializes in Senior Care/Elderly Adults TCU, LTC, MC.

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1. New Grad RN: Lost and Hating My First Job. NEED Advice?

   Andrew1403 replied to newgradrn20205's topic in General Nursing

   Congrats on your new job! With all that said in mind, just be prepared that a Hospital Care setting has significant challenges that can ultimately lead to more stress and dire situations than a SNF job detail, and nurse bullies/preceptors. ...

2. A little anxiety applying for Nursing school as an older male

   Andrew1403 replied to Magnicious's topic in Men

   Don't be nervous to apply at your age. I am 29 as well and have been an Rn for over a year, which took me two years before that to finish school and now I am working full time and got accepted into a Rn-bsn program. From what I saw in nursing school ...

3. Finding a Nursing Job??? Help!!

   Andrew1403 replied to CMR2012's topic in Men

   Hi cmr2012, you may have to do what alot of Rns do, actually do what I consider the unwritten rule of the road for getting nursing job. Many nurses right out of school think they will get the job they want right away, in most cases they are wrong, ve...

4. Quite Asian guy thinking of a degree in nursing

   Andrew1403 replied to chith's topic in Men

   I think it would be wise to first see what you are getting yourself into...take a CNA/NAR course and get a job as a nursing assistant... this will open your eyes to the nursing field....it will show you the basics of nursing....i dont think it would ...

5. Male nurse crying!!!

   Andrew1403 replied to ClassQ1's topic in Men

   it has actually been researched and found that the TEARS when you cry contain a certain amount of the hormone CORTISOL ...which is related to stress and is often called the "stress hormone" produced by the adrenal cortex...anyway it can be harmful to...

6. heavy lifting

   Andrew1403 replied to nads786's topic in Men

   just wondering what kind of lifting where you doing? like lifting patient up in bed? lifting a patient up out of a wheel chair to a bed? and if you were using a Transfer belt? transfer belts make it easier and having a shoulder width base for how far...