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  1. New Graduate ER Nurse

    silentRN replied to heylfire's topic in Men in Nursing

    I still think you should start off on the floor before doing ER or ICU. Not all wards are alike. I don't like Med-Surg, but intermediate care is a great floor to start off on because you get all the...

  2. ICU vs ER

    silentRN posted a topic in Men in Nursing

    Currently I work on a intermediate care type of Med-Surg unit. When My year is up, I was giving it some serious thought about which field to persue because I don't want to be a med-surg nurse...

  3. moving back to AZ! pre-req's still

    silentRN replied to bella123's topic in Arizona Nursing

    Well, it wasn't a lottery where I went. THey based it on the NLN scores, and the best scores get it. THere was no waiting list where I went to school at. You either get in or you don't. My class...

  4. Guys- what made you want to become a nurse?

    silentRN replied to glamgalRN's topic in Men in Nursing

    I have never thought of it that

  5. moving back to AZ! pre-req's still

    silentRN replied to bella123's topic in Arizona Nursing

    Community Colleges you have to take an entrance exam. I think the universities is based on GPA

  6. Jcaho Medication Reconciliation

    silentRN replied to SEOBowhntr's topic in Patient Medications

    Ya, I'm ready to do away with JAHCO. I've actually worked at a hospital that did away with them and I had no

  7. New Grad Salary in the Phoenix area

    silentRN replied to chocolateskye's topic in Arizona Nursing

    Ya, that I don't really understant either. I'm an ADN nurse and yet I do the same job as a BSN nurse. I guess as an ADN nurse I'm not considered as a professional so I shouldn't get same pay as a...

  8. Relocating to Tucson

    silentRN replied to ladyd007's topic in Arizona Nursing

    Go work for UMC. I work at UMC on a tele unit. I work on 7 west which is a step down trauma unit and we also recieve transplant patients. We have 4:1 and 3:1 ratios. I'm a newer nurse but I really...

  9. Pay for CNA jobs

    silentRN replied to sassiebaz's topic in Arizona Nursing

    When I was a CNA, the only way I could make 15 bucks an hour was if I worked night shift and it was in Northern Arizona. When I lived in Phoenix and worked as a CNA they seemed to pay lower than the...

  10. Associate RN vs. Master of Nursing?

    silentRN replied to DLB6370's topic in General Nursing

    Instead of waiting, you'll be earning money as a nurse much faster. In fact you'll earn more than $37k the first year out of school. -Shoot are you kidding me. You'll be earning more like 50k your...

  11. Associate RN vs. Master of Nursing?

    silentRN replied to DLB6370's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know what to tell you. Maybe you should speak with a Nurse Recruiter at a hospital and have them tell you the benefits. -David

  12. Womens interest in male nurses

    silentRN replied to johny1's topic in Men in Nursing

    Just tell them you couldn't afford the operation to become a "Female

  13. Male nurse career advice

    silentRN replied to piscesguy's topic in Men in Nursing

    Very well put mike. I like how you finished it as well. Sometimes I wonder why I picked this path at times too. There is no glory in nursing. Only hard unappreciated work. I go home sore and I...

  14. Any male CNA in here and currently working.

    silentRN replied to 2bELNurse1's topic in Men in Nursing

    I have never left a patient's room and asked one of my CNA's to do anything for the patient. If they need to go to the bathroom I take them. IF they need their foley emptied, I do it. If they need...

  15. do any of you like codes??

    silentRN replied to ryanfocker's topic in Men in Nursing

    I would say that right now codes are very scary to me because I'm a new nurse. When I didn't have my license and was in school I would be interested in them and performed in one and I did get an...

  16. ? about NET

    silentRN replied to Glina's topic in Arizona Nursing

    When I testing into nursing school we took the NLN test which is more difficult than the NET. That was in Prescott and

  17. Any male CNA in here and currently working.

    silentRN replied to 2bELNurse1's topic in Men in Nursing

    Enjoy what you do. CNA work can be very hard at times. I did it for 5 years before I became an RN. But there were certain aspects that I really enjoyed and some that I really hated it. Don't let...

  18. New Grad Male Nurses: Anyone having trouble finding a job?

    silentRN replied to sunset357's topic in Men in Nursing

    I started very early when I was looking for a new grad position. I graduated in May and I applied for new grad positions in March. I know that University Medical Center here in Tucson, Arizona for...

  19. Lpn/lvn

    silentRN replied to leeleekc's topic in Arizona Nursing

    I wish that hospitals would utilize LPNs. I believe that they can be a great help in the hospital

  20. Thinking of moving to Oregon from Tucson, Arizona.

    silentRN replied to silentRN's topic in Oregon Nursing

    So i guess no one in this Oregon Forum can answer any of those questions. Thanks a lot I

  21. Male nurses

    silentRN replied to kjetski's topic in Men in Nursing

    oh

  22. Male nurses

    silentRN replied to kjetski's topic in Men in Nursing

    I honostly don't see any reason to change entry level at all. There's really no practical use in that. ADN/BSN graduate and pass nclex, but yet they go through the same new grad programs and same...

  23. You know you're a male RN when......

    silentRN replied to SteveNNP's topic in Men in Nursing

    haha! most likely.

  24. Pre-RN student with some questions

    silentRN replied to 2bJoshRN9788's topic in Men in Nursing

    I think it may just depend on the hospital. I work at a teaching hospital and everyone starts out on the same base pay out of school. They require that you either have a BSN or are currently working...

  25. Male nurses

    silentRN replied to kjetski's topic in Men in Nursing

    Ya, but if BSN was the entry level then that will even increase the nursing shortage by far more. In Arizona we have 4 universities but probably 20 or more Community Colleges that have nursing...