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  1. Diet Coke Commercial: Nurses are Extraordinary

    s_david_a posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hey fellow nurses, if you were creating a massive new ad campaing called "stay extraordinary" and wanted to show "extraordinary people doing extraordinary things" would you choose a nurse--Diet Coke...

  2. Diet Coke Commercial: Nurses are Extraordinary

    s_david_a replied to s_david_a's topic in General Nursing

    Lol -- good catch NICU

  3. Moving to Durham, NC from Los Angeles

    s_david_a replied to CRNA1906's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    I highly recommend Old West Durham and Watts Hillendale... great neighborhoods, affordable, and within walking/biking distance to the school (parking is a mess at

  4. what is an okay GPA to put on your resume?

    s_david_a replied to nurse441's topic in General Nursing

    I would tend to agree--> only a GPA that is very significant: 3.9, 4.0... but that would be signaled by other things that may be more meaningful and look less "bookish"... Sigma Theta Tau... Summa...

  5. Unprofessional School Orientation

    s_david_a replied to Dakovich's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I hate to say this, but welcome to nursing! Unfortunately unprofessional behavior is more the rule than the exception--I'm finishing up at a fantastic school, but you see the unprofessional behavior...

  6. Duke ABSN loans? Should I even apply?

    s_david_a replied to ICU11's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    DUSON's in-house scholarships are definitely worth applying for--not a waste of time at

  7. oh, so you're studying to be a "male" nurse...

    s_david_a replied to Deglynx's topic in Men in Nursing

    My father in law said "so you're going to be **like** a nurse, but you'll be a man." I said "Actually dad, I'm **already** a man, and I will be an **actual** nurse, not just like a nurse." "So,...

  8. In nursing school clinical did you experience discrimination / bias from instructor?

    s_david_a replied to biltz's topic in Men in Nursing

    Sorry for what you are going through--hope it ends up with you back in the program and eventually an RN... I have had very supportive faculty and clinical instructors. In fact our Maternal Health...

  9. My Husband the nurse!

    s_david_a replied to henryswife's topic in General Nursing

    Try Duke; it's a great program; very male friendly; BSN in 16

  10. Duke Hospital

    s_david_a replied to Tsiasn's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    love duke and

  11. what are the best mens scrubs you have found?

    s_david_a replied to Buckyxj's topic in Men in Nursing

    Larry77 mentioned Aviator scrubs back when I was first starting my ABSN program, so I took his advice. I'm glad I did. They look great, are tough, and they have as many pockets as you could ever...

  12. Any nurses with myasthenia gravis?

    s_david_a replied to iwasanurse's topic in General Nursing

    I have a professor who has MG, was diagnosed at 10 yo. She works nationally with MG issues, so I'd be happy to pass your contact info on to her. Please private message me if you'd like for me to make...

  13. Anyone applying to the Duke ABSN program for Fall 2009 (c/o 2011)?

    s_david_a replied to ybq2008's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    From a member of the 2010 cohort: congrats to all of you who've been accepted. I hope you will love the program as much as I do. It's challenging and transformative--cheers!

  14. any ideas for a good nursing school/program?

    s_david_a replied to bch5002's topic in Male Nursing Students

    If you have a Bachelor's degree already, then I would highly recommend Duke. I'm in the ABSN program there: 1. Phenomenal faculty with expert clinicians from the Duke Health System as guest...

  15. Male Nursing Instructors

    s_david_a replied to gd1222's topic in Male Nursing Students

    We have a number of male faculty members, CI's, and lecturers: both they and their female colleagues are highly competent professionals who bring individual strengths and personal styles to the...

  16. Where do you buy your scrubs?

    s_david_a replied to Tony35NYC's topic in Men in Nursing

    Aviator Scrubs! As someone said in another thread: "they are bombproof"--you'll look bombproof too, not like a guy in girl's scrubs (even though technically they are "unisex.")

  17. Samuel Merritt ABSN & job outlook

    s_david_a replied to yukitiki's topic in General Nursing

    Why is "finding a job" "hard" ?? Everyone in my ABSN program has multiple job opportunities before they even graduate or take the NCLEX.

  18. Religious believes expressed in nursing theories. For or against

    s_david_a replied to justagirl81's topic in General Nursing

    Don't worry, I'm not offended, nor am I crying, or clutching a praying hands teddy bear :-) Stanley's words in this forum about Christianity are nothing but rude, pseudo-intellectual, adolescent...

  19. Religious believes expressed in nursing theories. For or against

    s_david_a replied to justagirl81's topic in General Nursing

    you should probably talk less and read more--if you'd like email me and mail you a couple of books on epistemology. your understanding of "opinions" and "facts" is uhmmm... undeveloped. #1. the...

  20. Religious believes expressed in nursing theories. For or against

    s_david_a replied to justagirl81's topic in General Nursing

    You know what--within your ridiculously offensive posts are some potentially helpful ideas. Maybe you should try being clear and patient rather than rude and

  21. Religious believes expressed in nursing theories. For or against

    s_david_a replied to justagirl81's topic in General Nursing

    I didn't say that a person has to "respect" all religions. I said an adult conversation about religious truth claims ought to be honest and respectful. For example, if someone-- hypothetically :-)...

  22. Religious believes expressed in nursing theories. For or against

    s_david_a replied to justagirl81's topic in General Nursing

    I am going to be frank, so hold tight: What you are doing is silly. Religion isn't a play-ground game about feelings. Honest, respectful, clear, adult conversations about religious truth claims and...

  23. Male Nurse Mentor

    s_david_a replied to jst81161's topic in Male Nursing Students

    My academic advisor at Duke is great--he has been really helpful leading up to me starting there in Aug. He's done some writing on males in nursing... I think it will be an important relationship for...

  24. I was slapped by a doctor!

    s_david_a replied to cluelessRN81's topic in General Nursing

    I really hope the hospital hasn't asked her to not talk about

  25. Man Diff...

    s_david_a replied to night_owl_504's topic in Men in Nursing

    I remember one winter break from college working at Sam's and being chosen over and over to leave the ladies at the registers and go push carts in the snow.... strange how none of the females had to...