AragornSkywalker

AragornSkywalker

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  1. Hollywood's Portrayal of Male Nurses?

    AragornSkywalker replied to GiveMeFeedBack's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Who wants to watch anyone - man or women - who is "quiet professional that is just trying to get through the shift doing the best he can"? Film characters are suppose to be interesting to a broad...

  2. Fightsports while in school

    AragornSkywalker replied to Murse-Man's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Don't stop exercising. I just started taking combat-swordsmanship this semester and I love it, going to try to fit it in next semester as well. Its my only class thursday so including traveling, its 3...

  3. Fightsports while in school

    AragornSkywalker replied to Murse-Man's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Part time + Nursing + Training? I think you will spread too thin. Most schools dont even advise part time, much less training. Not that you shouldn't exercise, but it seems like you wont have enough...

  4. Fleas from homeless patients?

    AragornSkywalker posted a topic in Male Nursing Students

    I had to take care of this homeless guy yesterday, and Ive gotten a number of bites that resemble flea bites today. I also think I saw a fea but i didnt have my contacts on. Has anyone gotten fleas...

  5. Watches

    AragornSkywalker replied to Vectrexevo's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Damn! Why didn't I think of that? I'd be gettin all em b*tches with

  6. Nursing as a second career...am I doomed

    AragornSkywalker replied to TryingToFindAWay's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Some programs only look at specific classes, not your overall

  7. Watches

    AragornSkywalker replied to Vectrexevo's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    10$ Does the job -

  8. Good Lord

    AragornSkywalker replied to BloodyMedic's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Well played sir... well

  9. Good Lord

    AragornSkywalker replied to BloodyMedic's topic in Male Nursing Students

    God I hate that phrase: "therapeutic

  10. Dx = Diagnosis or Disease?

    AragornSkywalker posted a topic in Male Nursing Students

    Or is it interchangable? This has been bothering me for awhile. Google say diagnosis but my abbreviations list for my nursing program says

  11. How many of you want to be a CRNA??

    AragornSkywalker replied to Delta_Notch's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Why do I have a feeling CRNA is going to be to nurses what nursing is to the general

  12. I fainted

    AragornSkywalker replied to AragornSkywalker's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Im 18 and in good health. My odds of getting a MI are as good as getting hit by a bus. My nursing instructor says that the hospital can reduce it by 50% if I offer to pay in cash, I hope she is

  13. Clinical Anxiety - when does it pass?

    AragornSkywalker posted a topic in Male Nursing Students

    I get anxious over clinic. Part of it has to do with the day-long care planning the day before, part of it has to do with the clinical itself. Being a first semester student, every time I see...

  14. Hospital Falters as Refuge for Illegal Immigrants

    AragornSkywalker replied to Anxious Patient's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Alot of these discussions turn into "Americans are getting screwed, so why shouldn't Illegals?" I think the better question is: "Why are Americans getting screwed?" On one hand, that does open up a...

  15. How many of you want to be a CRNA??

    AragornSkywalker replied to Delta_Notch's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Or maybe cause it pays

  16. How many of you want to be a CRNA??

    AragornSkywalker replied to Delta_Notch's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Hospitals pay less to get the same service; ergo, CRNAs are more desirable than anesthesiologists from a financial perspective. In

  17. I fainted

    AragornSkywalker replied to AragornSkywalker's topic in Male Nursing Students

    I got another bill from the hospital for the same amount, as well as a voicemail telling me to call them back. I guess the claim was rejected. Getting it right before the holidays, awesome. It annoys...

  18. Clinical Anxiety - when does it pass?

    AragornSkywalker replied to AragornSkywalker's topic in Male Nursing Students

    I keep reading about other people's programs giving them an entire CNA prep and even buddying up for patients. Our program had a brief 5 week crash course in vitals, injections, PE, bathing before...

  19. Learning to Wash Clothes

    AragornSkywalker posted a topic in Male Nursing Students

    So I just got done with orientations a few days ago and saw the awful dove-apparel uniforms I have to wear. They cost more than anything in my wardrobe, breathe like a chain smoker, and feel like...

  20. Higher % of Males in Accelerated Programs?

    AragornSkywalker replied to Tozz's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Most of the guys in initial orientation group opted for the accelerated. That said, most people did and we had to draw to see who wouldnt get

  21. I fainted

    AragornSkywalker replied to AragornSkywalker's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Well, I called the hospital and the billing person didnt see AMA on it anywhere. So I filed a claim in the meantime, guess ill find out what happens. How long do these usually

  22. Good Lord

    AragornSkywalker replied to BloodyMedic's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Good lord. Where do you need to take this? Im a first semester student and I dread flowery ambiguous stuff like

  23. Tricks to getting patients to do what you want?

    AragornSkywalker replied to AragornSkywalker's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Eh, i dont think it matters to continue to divulge patient info at this point. Thx for the tips

  24. Tricks to getting patients to do what you want?

    AragornSkywalker replied to AragornSkywalker's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Brain surgery for a ruptured

  25. Tricks to getting patients to do what you want?

    AragornSkywalker replied to AragornSkywalker's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Re: Centex, she was entirely dependent on the husband. Even though she has no activity limitations, she had activity tolerance and could barely lift her extremities. I told the husband I can get the...