josh1974

josh1974 LPN

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  1. What are the pros and cons of being all male nurse

    josh1974 replied to Bono Rose's topic in General Nursing

    ya think op meant "a male

  2. Oh poo...

    josh1974 replied to erlissy's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Just liked the "oh poo". :) good

  3. advice for selecting a nursing field to enter

    josh1974 replied to Dino's topic in Men in Nursing

    Everything seemed nasty to me before I started nursing school. Now I've been a nurse for 4 months and have had my hands in EVERYTHING! Colostomies, green/yellow sputum suctioning, Sputum shot at me...

  4. What's it like working as a male nurse?

    josh1974 replied to Gottago's topic in Men in Nursing

    That's right, cause we LPN's only know how to do things, just not why I

  5. Merry Christmas from...

    josh1974 replied to RNnbakes's topic in General Nursing

    Merry Christmas from Muncie,

  6. I am content to be an LPN...is that wrong?

    josh1974 replied to KatieNoelLPN's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Like Will said in Good will hunting, "a bricklayer is an honorable job". An LPN is an honorable job. I am one by the way. If you are happy doing what you do then keep on truckin! I was happy being...

  7. Assaulted and written up. (vent)

    josh1974 replied to JessicRN's topic in Emergency

    Oh my! you "turned your back" on the almighty medical director!? does he/ she think theyre an emporer or something! sounds like a really crappy situation, or a scene from threes company, where mr...

  8. old grumpy

    josh1974 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Just wanted to share this cause it helped make a stressful day a little better. Im work in an ltc. been there a couple months now, still a newbie in the field. Ok, so much for background. I have...

  9. old grumpy

    josh1974 replied to josh1974's topic in General Nursing

    Whew! all positive replies! Was a little worried I'd get the "being unproffesional" speech or something. Thanks for all the great

  10. Patient to Nurse Ratios: What are yours?

    josh1974 replied to rkitty198's topic in General Nursing

    LTC, 1 LPN to 12 to 18 pts, I work the subacute/vent unit. My midnight shift adds about 10 more. Oh yeah , been a nurse for 2 months now by the

  11. KUDOS to LTC nurses

    josh1974 replied to cardiacmadeline's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you!!! I'm a new nurse that started at a local ltc about 2 months ago cause the money is good, the experience is good, and a friend gave me a good reference! haha. I was put on 2nd shift on...

  12. New male nurse, and got a question

    josh1974 replied to BigNick909's topic in Men in Nursing

    Good

  13. New male nurse, and got a question

    josh1974 replied to BigNick909's topic in Men in Nursing

    22 is a bit much, all the more so since you are new. But that is the way it works. Im a new nurse and had a call in the other night, leaving myself and one other nurse to take care of about 50...

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

    josh1974 replied to Deglynx's topic in Men in Nursing

    I had a CNA I'd never worked with yesterday, that obviously didn't know my name, try to get my attention during med pass say "hey, male nurse". I ignored her till she came over, read my name tag and...

  15. New grad RN to take first job in subacute -yay or nay?

    josh1974 replied to iRN86's topic in General Nursing

    This is probably not the best time for me to reply, but I'm gonna any way. I got my license in August I believe, not sure what day it is currently, lol. I left my cna job at a hospital and went...

  16. Uncles/Aunts just don't understand...

    josh1974 replied to StudentFromNj's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Like my uncle, a former RN told me long ago when I was but a jr high kid, "people always ask me why I became a nurse and not a dr." "I don't want that insurance". He's now a Chiropractor, with the...

  17. LPN school: wasted a year of my life

    josh1974 replied to dulcemorena's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    OK, I didn't read all the posts but man! were do you live? I passed my boards in august, worked a couple more weeks as a CNA at the hospital, went in at 9 am one morning, gave em my resignation and...

  18. Male in a female dominated field.. How bad is it really??

    josh1974 replied to AVMadd's topic in Men in Nursing

    My last job was pretty bad. I was a CNA at the local hospital and after a few months it went down the tube with all the older female nurses treating me way different once I graduated nursing school....

  19. ACT team and safety

    josh1974 replied to cowgirl42's topic in Psychiatric

    I worked as a case amanger for an ACT team in Muncie, IN, small town but with the same big city probs. We have (usually) 2 RN's on the team and they usually stay in the office busy with meds, vitals...

  20. LTC clinical fun

    josh1974 posted a topic in General Students

    Just shooting this out there, I'm sure lots of ya have experienced similar sits. I'm almost through my 1st semester clinical at a LTC. One of the residents that is a "problem" due to dementia, being...

  21. Business student considering a career change.

    josh1974 replied to coonsey1's topic in Men in Nursing

    Dude, I'm 34, been in the Marine Corps, worked construction, farmed, have a BA in behavioral/social science/anthropology, worked in mental health for roughly 7 years. I'm livin on a student loan and...

  22. worried about choosing nursing as a career...

    josh1974 replied to jordan517's topic in Men in Nursing

    OK, I'm a white, straight guy just finishing my first semester of clinicals and most of my residents in the nursing home have been female, none of em seem to have a problem with me being male. One of...

  23. pay

    josh1974 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I'm sure this will raise a lot of peoples temp, but why is there so much whining about being underpaid and

  24. pay

    josh1974 replied to josh1974's topic in General Nursing

    Not going there

  25. pay

    josh1974 replied to josh1974's topic in General Nursing

    I agree, I agree! I love how I'm defending myself:). Like I said my background includes mental health, Marine Corps, firefighter, farmworker, construction, all sorts of things. Most of them helping...