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  1. I am officially done with nursing school!!!

    muskylounge replied to NS2SBowman's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I must agree here with you 100% except for the crying part because I am a man of course. I am tough guy and (ha-ha) don't cry unless given a 18 gauge in the A/C! The next best thing was last night...

  2. Male + Nurse = Murse

    muskylounge replied to awilhelm's topic in Men in Nursing

    i agree and disagree. i agree on principle but i had a strange expirience during one of my clinicals last year. btw i will graduate in 6 days yahoo! i was working with a client and he was talking...

  3. Getting RN while working FT

    muskylounge replied to SarahOrtiz's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I did, am working F/T right now. I am not working in a related field. The ADN program I am about ready to graduate from does offer evening clinicals and classes but the evening clinicals are usually...

  4. What a great day!!!!!

    muskylounge replied to ~Mi Vida Loca~RN's topic in General Students

    We are very similar :) Things done so far: Clinical (done), Preceptorship (done), HESI (done) Things yet to come: 2 classes, 1 Exam (Derm and Burn), 1 Final, Pinning Ceremony!, Cap and Gown!!! Then...

  5. What the heck have I gotten myself into LOL

    muskylounge replied to guiltysins's topic in General Students

    Seems like I was in your exact shoes about 30 months ago. Honestly it feels like it was last month. I have been going to a ADN program in the midwest and will be graduating in 2 weeks and it feels...

  6. What is a left shift?

    muskylounge replied to Molly_RN's topic in General Nursing

    I saw one today on a lab report in ICU. I had only heard about in on my med surge Oncology Rotation. It was explained to me that not only could it mean infection but could also mean a transition to...

  7. Do nursing student feel like they may fail EVERYDAY ?

    muskylounge replied to LeesG's topic in General Students

    I was also told not to work or work I do record lectures mainly to listen during own times. This would be considered to be used when its inappropriate to drag around 50# books. Like soccer games...

  8. nervous about psych clinicals

    muskylounge replied to melmarie23's topic in General Students

    About 20 years ago I was med level 1 certified and took care as a tech MR patients with dual diagnosis of different varieties. 8 men in a long term facility and most were explosive type disorders....

  9. Level Two Student Nurse! Finally

    muskylounge posted a topic in General Students

    I had a really tuff (mentally) 2nd semester. I did manage to make it through and can say I am now a level 2 student nurse. Only 11 more months to go till graduation and the opportunity to take RN...

  10. Level Two Student Nurse! Finally

    muskylounge replied to muskylounge's topic in General Students

    I work full time to support family. My wife and I are both in the same ADN program together. We will both graduate next May. :) She is doing a internship at a local ER with a level 1 trauma center....

  11. Reading alot of posts discussing "A" nursing students vs "C" nursing students

    muskylounge replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Students

    80 students, 2 theory classes, 1 lab, and 1 clinical. 21 students looking to re enter next years program, some looking for a spot in the LPN program. Zero with a 4.0. It may be great to strive for...

  12. Older Nursing Students

    muskylounge replied to Neats's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I just turned 41 in Oct. My younger bride is also in school and together we started our first semester of 2 yr ADN program. She was working part time but is the manager of our household and quit...

  13. Nurse fired for calling police

    muskylounge replied to Runman1914's topic in General Nursing

    15 pages later...Yes I read the entire thread. Of course not all in one sitting. Seems we have a discussion about due process. Due process and chain of command are implemented for a reason. These...

  14. ADN Grading Scales

    muskylounge posted a topic in General Students

    I am starting my first semester of ADN program have 21 months left (yipee) and 4 ttl semesters. I was reading through the nursing program policies and they use a different grading scale then regular...

  15. ADN Grading Scales

    muskylounge replied to muskylounge's topic in General Students

    OK yours is more steep than mine. I will stop complaining. He-he

  16. ADN Grading Scales

    muskylounge replied to muskylounge's topic in General Students

    I expect my previous classes to stay as transferred in. I guess I need to re-word my question. Since the grading scale has been tuffened up 92=B, 85=C , when I have my current transcripts looked at...

  17. What overwhelms you the most? What did NS NOT prepare you for?

    muskylounge replied to ReinventingMyselfAgain's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I love analogies. This is a good one. The most important lesson with this analogy is that "practice does not make perfect." If the center fielder throws to second base every time eventual speedy...

  18. The long term effects of being fired

    muskylounge replied to Poochee's topic in General Nursing

    I will try to keep this story as short as possible I can be long winded when emotional. I first empathize with anyone who has ever been fired. It is quite humiliating and takes some time to recover...

  19. Am I Just a Cynic or Is nursing a poor career?

    muskylounge replied to MrsCaseyRN's topic in General Nursing

    This was a great story for me and my wife. My first childbirth (as a coach of course) and her second was awesome. I still remember her name. "Nurse Judy" St Lukes Hospital in St Louis. She made...

  20. Am I Too OLD???????????

    muskylounge replied to Gambln00's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I am not exactly sure but I am sure it changes as some retire and graduates enter into the field, but I read somewhere the average age in most CRNA classes in in mid to high forties. I would think...

  21. New Graduates In The Icu?

    muskylounge replied to Aaron Catmull's topic in General Nursing

    This is a valid reason to start in ICU. You should know in first year whether you are cut out or if thing become easier. I have a question or two related to this post. If someone has ulterior...

  22. New Graduates In The Icu?

    muskylounge replied to Aaron Catmull's topic in MICU, SICU

    This is a valid reason to start in ICU. You should know in first year whether you are cut out or if thing become easier. I have a question or two related to this post. If someone has ulterior...

  23. What can be expected?

    muskylounge posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hi all, I have a simple question yet the answer will probably vary. I have read and re read a lot of the negative stuff regarding RN new hires. It seems that either expectations where either too high...

  24. "You put me and my unborn child's life at risk"

    muskylounge replied to TigerGalLE's topic in General Nursing

    Rashes are not always easy to identify. I used to wrestle in HS and college. I could not tell you how many times my family Dr tried to "guess" what I had after several wrong attempts and wrong meds...

  25. CRNA Outlook

    muskylounge replied to nichole88's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    i have done a bit of research on this topic. the numbers themselves do not lie. "the study concluded that nurse anesthesia educational programs would need to produce between 1,500 and 1,800...