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  1. More combat medics are men than women during war time..

    badphish replied to Dunno?'s topic in Men in Nursing

    1st RNs do not get assigned to squads of infantry in the field. All Army RNs are BSNs and officers. Ranger Paramedics??? i have never heard of such a thing I knew THere were some Special Ops units...

  2. Drug Testing Question, new student

    badphish replied to kingwoodhopeful's topic in General Students

    Are you sure Nursing is a good career choice if you are on prescription meds for back pain? Nursing will only worsen your back

  3. I am taking A and P 2 and Microbiology!!!

    badphish replied to jillac26's topic in General Students

    you are going to need time management and discipline, good luck it can be

  4. Where do you get your textbooks for cheap? :)

    badphish replied to on eagles wings's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I Start with DealOz.com then go to half.com, and Amazon.com, i have also got good deals on abebooks.com and textbooksrus.com Dont buy your books at the University bookstore unless you have to. (which...

  5. Stupid things said by your non-nurse significant other

    badphish replied to Moogie's topic in Nursing Humor

    the INFANTigo has me rolling. reminds of some sick slips i saw in the Army, where the soldier right their chief complaint on the slip, there are so many spellings of diarrhea, but many would just...

  6. 501 ways to know you've been on allnurses.com too long!

    badphish replied to Roy Fokker's topic in Nursing Humor

    211. you spend the first day of vacation reading all 188 posts to this thread. pls dont comment on my typos and grammar i type this way on purpose. i hate capitalization and hyphens

  7. Clothing issues/malfunctions.

    badphish replied to THAT Nurse.'s topic in Nursing Humor

    i worked a code with my fly open the whole time, we were on a tennis court in the upscale part of town and i didnt even know till i was getting in the truck to

  8. Stupid things said by your non-nurse significant other

    badphish replied to Moogie's topic in Nursing Humor

    Me: what makes you think that? Him: It itches. Me: You can't itch your prostate Him: I think its from sweating or,maybe its that new laundry detergent you bought. Me: You can't itch your prostate...

  9. How to tell you've worked too many shifts in a row

    badphish replied to nerdtonurse?'s topic in Nursing Humor

    i did 2 months of 36 hrs on 36 hrs off 2 yrs ago. would never do that again. i feel sorry for my patients during that run, they got the bare minimum in care. i remember a few shift where me and...

  10. How to tell you've worked too many shifts in a row

    badphish replied to nerdtonurse?'s topic in Nursing Humor

    ya

  11. How to tell you've worked too many shifts in a row

    badphish replied to nerdtonurse?'s topic in Nursing Humor

    i actually do sleep at redlights, while working 24 hour shifts as a paramedic. we have a station but rarely get to spend anytime there. sometime we get so tired that we stop for greenlights. last...

  12. I'm 39 and want to become a nurse.

    badphish replied to quinnsite's topic in Male Nursing Students

    i will be 46 this month and i will be a nurse. hopefully i dont pass away immediately after graduation.

  13. Working with mostly women. Heaven or Hell?

    badphish replied to lsvalliant's topic in Male Nursing Students

    after posting in this thread, i found myself in one the local ERs, dropping off a patient. It seemed that there were more males than females. so on that thought i think it all depends what area of...

  14. Polk Community College

    badphish replied to medstudentcutter's topic in General Nursing

    neneRN are you working in polk county? On-topic --- they have the best NCLEX pass rate. And from seeing some of the future generic program students in action this summer, it would not surprise me...

  15. Male getting into the field, and I have questions

    badphish replied to CT Student's topic in Male Nursing Students

    why not paramedic? you can work on te days your not in school. its a year, im pretty sure you can find a night program near you. im going paramedic to RN. two of my former co-workers are in PA...

  16. Working with mostly women. Heaven or Hell?

    badphish replied to lsvalliant's topic in Male Nursing Students

    i love the ratio the more women the better. they smell good, they look good, they dont talk sports all day, too bad ill be taking nursing school with a bunch of fire guys.

  17. Polk Community College

    badphish replied to medstudentcutter's topic in General Nursing

    man am i sorry to hear that. Since I start the bridge program there in August. I chose PCC(now PSC) because it is shift friendly and wil allow me to work fulltime at my "day job"

  18. Any former Marines/Military?

    badphish replied to HumorHeals22's topic in Male Nursing Students

    retired army 20 yrs as a medic, i got my paramedic my last year and i start nursing school this august while working full time. it is going to be interesting. im just thinking of it as very very...

  19. Pre-Reqs Online?

    badphish replied to raebabelvn's topic in Online Distance Learning

    im in florida i took all my pre-reqs to include labs online. microbiology at st petersburg college, all others at florida community college at

  20. Cultural conflicts between American born and Filipino nurses

    badphish replied to numlinium's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    i must comment as an native english language speaker that is married to spanish speaking spouse and having lived in many many other countries. english is a very difficult language to learn/master....

  21. Paramedic to RN Bridge Program???

    badphish replied to brobe1's topic in Virginia Nursing

    I see no reason for a Medic to attend a standard 2 yr program, unless they think it suits them better. we have several PM-ADN bridge programs in our area, i can think of three off the top of my head....

  22. How far do you drive for nursing school?

    badphish replied to %63theend's topic in General Students

    I drive 1 hour to 1 hour 15 minutes to class depending on whether coming from work or

  23. Orlando Area

    badphish replied to Putu2Sleep's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Did you have to give up work to get your CRNA just curious i have always been interested in that career

  24. Why would anyone do the ARMY/NAVY CRNA program?

    badphish replied to ThePrestige's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    as ex military and current medic and future RN money is not a Wrong answer. im tired of the whole altruistic "requirement" that some think u need to be a "good " nurse. btw i didnt join the army...

  25. Orlando Area

    badphish replied to Putu2Sleep's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I'm a paramedic in Orlando, so maybe I can help. Orlando is a very busy, noisy, traffic jammed filled place. It is no Disney World that is for sure. Lucky for you we are suffering the worst of the...