plowboy911

plowboy911 specializes in TELE / ER/PACU/ICU.

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1. Tired of bedside nursing

   plowboy911 replied to youngebloodrn's topic in Men

   At this point, 5 years in or whatever it is for me, I miss my days at a desk living a normal life. Many of the people I know in other careers complain about their drive or someone drinking the last cup of coffee. Oh well, we have job security. I thin...

2. EduKan

   plowboy911 replied to KAMARAkamara's topic in Kansas

   Has anyone recently taken chem II through edukan? If so, how did it go? Any thoughts good or bad appreciated.

3. PA to CRNA

   plowboy911 replied to mongo73's topic in SRNA

   I am really interested to know this as well. Completely different tracks. Money??? Where I work the CRNAs are no more "independent" than a PA would be.

4. Personal qualities for OR/ICU/ED/ER/critical care nursing

   plowboy911 replied to purplesteth's topic in General Nursing

   Whatever area you go in to just remember some days are diamonds, some days are stones. Good points made above. Certainly each area is different. ER you need to be ready to run and know that you are not going to be able to focus on any area for too l...

5. ICU position after BSN graduation

   plowboy911 replied to Kelly Fineman's topic in New Nurse

   Coming out of nursing school I did not believe this, but I think a year of med-surg / tele / step down is invaluable. You will gain confidence and have some credibility when both applying to and starting an ICU position. This isn't a hard and fast ru...

6. Considering a change to PACU

   plowboy911 replied to tdncRN's topic in PACU

   Just needed to take that next step and get additional experience. Seems like, depending on one's goals, you need a year or more of ICU experience to be credible. Not sure what my goals are, but I felt I needed to get some ICU experience under my belt...

7. Considering a change to PACU

   plowboy911 replied to tdncRN's topic in PACU

   I think you will really like PACU. I know I love it, my favorite place to be. Having worked in the SICU you will be light years ahead of most, however, you will need to realize quickly that you are not going to fix everything wrong with a person and ...

8. opinions about 1 year "2nd degree" BSN nursing programs

   plowboy911 replied to pghfoxfan's topic in General Nursing

   I went through an accelerated program. Had to have a bachelors and many prereqs to be accepted. Was very competitive to get in and hard work once there. It is MUCH more than going to "regular" college. In addition to 15+ hours of course work per seme...

9. Am I Too Old To Become a CRNA

   plowboy911 replied to Megabyte's topic in SRNA

   I certainly do not think you are too old. That being said, can you see yourself pushing carts around, transferring pts from cart to bed, starting IVs, etc., when you are 60+? In reality, going back to school at this point, you will need to work well ...

10. Man Considering Career Change To Nursing - Questions

    plowboy911 replied to MaciakRA's topic in Men

    I recommend you check out radiology tech program or even a pharmacy tech program. No blood or gore there, at least not what you have to deal with all the time. Yeah, you will have to xray a trauma or something now and then, but might be a better fit ...

11. A little advice needed on male nursing

    plowboy911 replied to undergradevan's topic in Men

    1) Is there a really bad Social stigma when you say oh I'm a nurse at XYZ? No, not really. Most people are surprised i'm doing it. 2) What do you love/hate about nursing? Be brutally honest. Your rate/expense, whatever you want to call it, that the h...

12. Lack of male role models and excess of estrogen

    plowboy911 replied to Crossfit SRNA2b's topic in Male Students

    Good thread. Might I suggest looking to the docs for role models / testosterone? Ha, joking. I felt the same way all through nursing school and still feel that 3 years out. I get through it by keeping the end goal in mind. Also, I do not engage in th...

13. Does being a Male open more doors in the nursing profession

    plowboy911 replied to Uwabodo's topic in Male Students

    Sure being a male opens doors - there is always a need for someone to take the combative or heavy patients. Don't believe the hype about more opportunities for males...

14. How many of you plan on going beyond BSN?

    plowboy911 replied to Idaho Murse's topic in Male Students

    AMEN. I cannot imagine going from bean counter, waiter or whatever to a NP via direct entry. The experience gained on the floor is a MUST. I'm light years from where i was coming out of school as an RN and still not ready to jump in as a NP. I think ...

15. What can I expect in Accelerated BSN Program?

    plowboy911 replied to billjeff1's topic in Male Students

    I went through a BSN program. I hated it at the time, but looking back it was not the worst thing I've ever done. - Stay organized - Expect to do a lot of busy work (eg. papers, writing and more writing). I went through with an attorney and he said h...