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  1. Tattoos

    alabamacrimson replied to fyrmed511's topic in Men in Nursing

    It probably depends on the facilitie's policy. Last night on Boston Med, the male nurse had visible tattoos on his wrists. In the school I am going to attend, all visible tattoos must be

  2. Which route to take in nursing/health care?

    alabamacrimson posted a topic in Nursing Career

    I am currently taking pre requisites for a community college nursing program in my area. I finish the last one next week and will be ready to apply to the program this fall. The program in a community...

  3. Which route to take in nursing/health care?

    alabamacrimson replied to alabamacrimson's topic in Nursing Career

    You know TX, that is a good point. I will bring this up when talking with the physician and see what he has to say about it. He did tell me too that the passing of ObamaCare will have a big impact....

  4. Which route to take in nursing/health care?

    alabamacrimson replied to alabamacrimson's topic in Nursing Career

    Good advice. I get all the time "well have you made up your mind about nursing vs medical school" well the issue is, as you point out, that maybe I don't have the info yet. I will check into local...

  5. Which route to take in nursing/health care?

    alabamacrimson replied to alabamacrimson's topic in Nursing Career

    Don't you have to get some experience actually working before you can enroll in any NP training program? I think there is alot of bad info out there. I was told that while having an ASN and a...

  6. Argh!! I want to scream at people trying to 'help' me find a job!

    alabamacrimson replied to Bobbkat's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Sorry my name is misleading. I'm not in Alabama, anymore (I'm in Virginia now). But I had to put up with that for a year just a to get a job and later get one of those jobs that require experience,...

  7. Argh!! I want to scream at people trying to 'help' me find a job!

    alabamacrimson replied to Bobbkat's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Putting myself in your place, it has to be frustrating. I've been therefore in other professions. It does NOT feel good. Sure, these people mean well, but unless they can help you net work with people...

  8. Argh!! I want to scream at people trying to 'help' me find a job!

    alabamacrimson replied to Bobbkat's topic in First Year After Licensure

    got your message. thanks for the time and effort you put into

  9. Argh!! I want to scream at people trying to 'help' me find a job!

    alabamacrimson replied to Bobbkat's topic in First Year After Licensure

    i would like know how its different. if what you say is true, they are frighteningly similar! it is near impossible to find teaching jobs in my area. they just closed one of the middle schools down, a...

  10. Argh!! I want to scream at people trying to 'help' me find a job!

    alabamacrimson replied to Bobbkat's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I don't want to be mean towards the people who are having trouble, but I'm still not convinced there are masses of people coming out of nursing school not able to find jobs. In some places in...

  11. Will jobs be ok for new grads in a few years?

    alabamacrimson replied to AcousticFoodie's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I agree the numbers do not add up. My lab partner and I talked about this the other day. Everyone we know is going into nursing. I think alot of people see the bad economy and think that nursing is...

  12. Will jobs be ok for new grads in a few years?

    alabamacrimson replied to AcousticFoodie's topic in First Year After Licensure

    How does one become a NP? What education or combination of experience and education does that

  13. Argh!! I want to scream at people trying to 'help' me find a job!

    alabamacrimson replied to Bobbkat's topic in First Year After Licensure

    One thing that baffles me reading these boards is that when I look at local hospitals in my area, they have openings left and right for RNs. Most do not give specifications regarding experience, but...

  14. Will jobs be ok for new grads in a few years?

    alabamacrimson replied to AcousticFoodie's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I too share your discouragement after reading the posts on this forum. Couple that with a good number of people I know going into nursing, and its enough to make one reconsider the decision to go into...

  15. Who HATES the term MURSE?

    alabamacrimson replied to LuxCalidaNP's topic in Men in Nursing

    It depends. My sister uses it to tease me, so in that case I don't like it. Not only am I studying to a murse, but I go to mursing school as well, according to her. You don't hear male lawyers and...

  16. How did you convince your wife/significant other to support decision?

    alabamacrimson replied to jcmoore07's topic in Men in Nursing

    I'm new to the forums. For me, my family actually talked me into it. I also have several family members in the field, one of which is male. I guess there was no problems with me. It would interesting...

  17. 28 year old male thinking about Nursing as a profession

    alabamacrimson replied to alabamacrimson's topic in Nursing Career

    Reviving this discussion after several months. I'm now getting my prerecs knocked out and will apply this fall. I will either attend one of the two community colleges in the area or go back to the...

  18. 28 year old male thinking about Nursing as a profession

    alabamacrimson posted a topic in Nursing Career

    I already have a master's in divinity and a bachelors degree. I became interested in nursing years back while in college (2003), but became religiously overzealous and chose the ministry. I do not...

  19. Paths to careers in nursing

    alabamacrimson posted a topic in Nursing Career

    Not sure if this is the right forum to post this, so feel free to move this if appropriate. Anyway, I'm looking for objective advice. I'm studying a pre-nursing curriculum right now at a local...

  20. Paths to careers in nursing

    alabamacrimson replied to alabamacrimson's topic in Nursing Career

    Thanks for taking the time to talk to me about this. I did not hear of anyone having trouble finding work in this field until I came to this board. I know several people in the nursing field, and...

  21. Paths to careers in nursing

    alabamacrimson replied to alabamacrimson's topic in Nursing Career

    i don't want to sound like i am motivated by the money only. that's far from the truth, so if i came across that way, i don't mean to. i don't mind moving either. so much for the much advertised...

  22. 28 year old male thinking about Nursing as a profession

    alabamacrimson replied to alabamacrimson's topic in Nursing Career

    Great, thanks for your insight. I have to ask, what level of training is needed to work as an NA? What kind of training do I

  23. 28 year old male thinking about Nursing as a profession

    alabamacrimson replied to alabamacrimson's topic in Nursing Career

    please forgive my ignorance, but how do i do that? what level of training and education do i have to have under my belt before i can do

  24. 28 year old male thinking about Nursing as a profession

    alabamacrimson replied to alabamacrimson's topic in Nursing Career

    Thanks everyone, this information is very