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  1. Non-Scrub Uniform Option

    Tozz posted a topic in Men in Nursing

    I hate scrubs. The scrub top is tolerable, but the polyester blend limited pocket drawstring bottoms drive me crazy. Anyhow, many of the uniform codes (usually written with women in mind) offer a...

  2. Non-Scrub Uniform Option

    Tozz replied to Tozz's topic in Men in Nursing

    Original poster here. Levis 505's (bright white) don't look like jeans if you're wearing a scrub top to cover the top of the jeans (why? all the jean identifying material is in the top couple of...

  3. Please Bend My Brain: LTC --> Acute Care

    Tozz posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hey, I'm a (relatively) New Grad who received an offer for a 10 week New Grad Program at a Community Hospital. I've spent a year in a SNF, split between sub-acute rehab, and LTC. Sub-acute was...

  4. Float Pool

    Tozz replied to Twinmom06's topic in General Nursing

    The job posting was oddly written: It specified that it was a new graduate program, required a BSN, but also stated experience required. I assumed that that was a misprint. However, it appears that...

  5. Float Pool

    Tozz replied to Twinmom06's topic in General Nursing

    No, this is exactly the kind of information I was looking for. Thanks! As far as resentment regarding my salary, the new grad floaters are getting $25/hr in a major metropolitan area. Regular per...

  6. Float Pool

    Tozz replied to Twinmom06's topic in General Nursing

    I hope so! At a minimum, I am "comfortable with being uncomfortable." Handling 20-30 patients is not a walk in a park, and normally a few of them have something actively going on. I certainly...

  7. Float Pool

    Tozz replied to Twinmom06's topic in General Nursing

    I am getting the distinct impression that being in the float pool as a new grad is not ideal, but those are the cards I've been dealt. I am in a formal new grad program, so hopefully there will be a...

  8. Help... Try to decided on my first nusring job

    Tozz replied to nursingforlife22's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I guess I am a little bit late to this thread, but taking the VA job would be a no brainer to me. The benefits are excellent and in many markets, the pay is well above the prevailing rate. How many...

  9. Looking for student nurses, male and 50+

    Tozz replied to wannabenurse14's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Hey, I just graduated at age 53. I was in a BS-BSN accelerated program, but I'm guessing that most programs are comparably rigorous. I didn't find attending school post-50 much different than in my...

  10. Age Issues and The Modern Male Nurse

    Tozz replied to Rocky09's topic in Male Nursing Students

    This probably isn't worthy of a new thread, but NPR had piece on nursing this morning. You can listen to it here. Mike Jones hopes to get one of those jobs. Not long ago, he was working long hours...

  11. Simmons versus MGH Direct Entry Nursing

    Tozz replied to questionableresource's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    You don't need to get a 4.0! Just realize, that a 10-20% acceptance rate isn't unusual, regardless of the program. Simmons accepts a higher percentage, but a "C" in A&P and Micro still won't get...

  12. Simmons versus MGH Direct Entry Nursing

    Tozz replied to questionableresource's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    There's not a heck a of a lot that you can do with your undergraduate GPA, but you are certainly going to want to get as close to 4.0 as you can with your pre-requisites. Based up the...

  13. Age Issues and The Modern Male Nurse

    Tozz replied to Rocky09's topic in Male Nursing Students

    I'm arriving a bit late to this discussion, but I am 52, and start an accelerated BSN program later this month. I retired from a very different career at 48, got bored, but have always been intrigued...

  14. Higher % of Males in Accelerated Programs?

    Tozz posted a topic in Male Nursing Students

    35% of the students in my accelerated bachelors->BSN program are male. Obviously, this is higher than the national average of 6%. And it is probably just a fluke. However, I am wondering if the...

  15. Higher % of Males in Accelerated Programs?

    Tozz replied to Tozz's topic in Male Nursing Students

    For those of us mapping out data points (okay, okay: me), what type of program are you

  16. Higher % of Males in Accelerated Programs?

    Tozz replied to Tozz's topic in Male Nursing Students

    I suspect you are right, but I'm wondering if the trend might be even more pronounced among the accelerated programs. These programs attract older non-traditional students who are more likely to be...

  17. MGH Institute of Health Professions

    Tozz replied to AdrienneRN2b's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    Last year they admitted 40 out of 400 applicants. I had just under a 3.9 on my pre-reqs, and 2.9 on a difficult undergraduate major. I wasn't

  18. Gay male nurse stereotype?

    Tozz replied to greygooseuria's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Hear, hear. At some time in the near future, could someone drive a stake in this thread and give it a dignified death? It's been bobbing to the top ever since I've been a member. I don't object to...

  19. UMass 2nd degree BSN program

    Tozz replied to j772's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    Sorry, I misread your original message. I thought you were referring to UMass Boston, which has a new 2nd Degree Bachelors program. I don't know if the Amherst program is more or less competitive...

  20. UMass 2nd degree BSN program

    Tozz replied to j772's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    The rule of thumb for the accelerated Bachelors programs in Boston is a 10% acceptance rate. UMass Boston and MGH were 10%. Curry College climbed to an 18% rate last year, but that seems to be...

  21. I'm Lazy

    Tozz posted a topic in Male Nursing Students

    I debated where to post this, but my gut tells me this is more of a male concern. In a few months I'll be entering an accelerated BSN program. I've read lots about the nursing school "workload," and...

  22. I'm Lazy

    Tozz replied to Tozz's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Hey thanks, Fortous. Great post. I'll check out the VARK

  23. Microbiology Course

    Tozz replied to MsKaz's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    I wasn't dissin' your suggestion, Erica. My only point was that the original poster's search for a "good" micro course would probably be more successful if she concentrated more on the right...

  24. I'm Lazy

    Tozz replied to Tozz's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Hey, thanks again, all. I'm confident I will adjust okay--I always have. I do, however, envy those who can study for a couple of hours each night and actually retain something. I suspect I'll take...

  25. Microbiology Course

    Tozz replied to MsKaz's topic in Massachusetts Nursing

    "Good" courses are much more instructor dependent than they are school dependent. It also depends upon what you are looking for. Do you want an easy "A," thereby pushing your real challenges off to...