K.P.A.

K.P.A.

mental health

Member

  • Content

    205

  • Visitors

    4,719

  • Followers

    0

  • Likes

    2

All Content by K.P.A.

  1. Anyone in a program that was a wait list (men)

    K.P.A. replied to puravidaLV's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Why are you on wait list? I was WAY down the list for accelerated, because of GPA. After spring grades were posted I got bumped to #1 and was in two days

  2. Does being a Male open more doors in the nursing profession

    K.P.A. replied to Uwabodo's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Universities have always played around with admission metrics. Whoops, too many Jews(Harvard), men(Georgia Tech), Chinese(Stanford)... Women applying to engineering school get a lot of 'additional...

  3. What is your routine to clean-up and decompress after your shift?

    K.P.A. replied to kelsn's topic in General Nursing

    I'm still a student in clinical but I head straight to the health club for a shower and swim. A mile in the pool is the best decompression there is and it also clears the hospital odors from my

  4. How do you overcome nervousness when with patients?

    K.P.A. replied to j_tay1981's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Maybe it's because I'm older but I love talking to patients. There is almost always some common ground...Motorbikes, gardening, travel, fishing, pet goats, what ever... Most patients love to talk...

  5. Care Plan HELP please!! =)

    K.P.A. replied to britt0625's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Uses standardized diagnoses. NANDA seems to be the standard. Why? 1. Because the work required depends on the diagnosis and one day you may be billing for it! 2. Other nurses will understand. 3....

  6. Introduction with some questions!

    K.P.A. replied to Vegemite's topic in Male Nursing Students

    I suggest you learn if GPA means overall GPA or "program" GPA. If it's program GPA, learn what courses are considered program courses and calculate that GPA. My overall GPA was very low. My program...

  7. charting resting with eyes closed vs "asleep"

    K.P.A. replied to smartnurse1982's topic in General Nursing

    Tired eyes. I thought you were referring to the person doing the charting

  8. Introduction with some questions!

    K.P.A. replied to Vegemite's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Look at the prerequisites for the accelerated programs. Have the admissions person calculate your GPA by their formula and tell you what you'll need in the pre-requisites to be considered for...

  9. Hispanic male lvn who speaks little spanish

    K.P.A. replied to allbutyorluv's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Don't worry. If you want to learn Spanish, go for it. Then again, you might have more fun with Vietnamese. You've no obligation to live up to your looks or choose a culture based upon the...

  10. What you had to give up for NS

    K.P.A. replied to amathis's topic in General Students

    gave up 1. laziness 2. motorbike play time 3. fishing 4. working on the house (it's not gonna fall down from 2 years of neglect) 5. travel did not give up -workouts -sleep

  11. The Best and Worst things about being a male nurse

    K.P.A. replied to Doug85's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Dude, don't flatter yourself. It's THEM! I'm an old toad and constantly have to tell the 'lady' nurses to keep their hands to

  12. being discriminated against in clinicals

    K.P.A. replied to s13a29's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Dude! How do you know how your instructor feels? Do your job. Help your cohorts. You're big so OFFER to help with positioning patients. Be professional, kind, and courteous with patients. If one or...

  13. Antipsychotics

    K.P.A. replied to CapeCodMermaid's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Increased by ignoring black box warnings and inappropriately administering antipsychotics? You too may be

  14. thug got shot and crying

    K.P.A. replied to C-DIFF PHIL RN's topic in Emergency

    I'll give you that choosing to be a thug may be his best option with regard to reward/effort ratio. Perhaps if he'd been given access to lucrative white collar crime, he'd career path would

  15. improvement to sterile gloves

    K.P.A. replied to MichaelMcDonough's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Great idea. It will be much easier to sell if you clearly state and document the benefits.

  16. Recommend me a energy bar

    K.P.A. replied to AragornSkywalker's topic in Male Nursing Students

    I cut up a mess of fruit on the weekend and squeeze some lemon over it. Every morning I have some with breakfast and then dump some more in a ziplock bag and spoon in some plain yogurt. By lunch time,...

  17. How to tell if nursing is for me?

    K.P.A. replied to bigcanoe's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Make sure you understand what it's going to take to get into a nursing program. Add up all the semesters you'll be in school. Compare this to pursuing a masters or PhD in your field. You'll be...

  18. Nurse with very strange behavior.

    K.P.A. replied to Born2BWild's topic in General Nursing

    I asked my cousin who is a doctor in his home country. He said, "...she have anueurysm in amygdyla. When she become stressed, blood pressure increase and it press on neurons provoking laughter....

  19. Please Share Your 5 Most Effective Study Strategies

    K.P.A. replied to jd2nurse's topic in General Students

    1)Know what you are expected to learn in the course. The instructor should tell you in the syllabus or lecture. Record all lectures and listen and listen at least one additional time. There is usually...

  20. Nurses who tell you what you need to do!! vent!

    K.P.A. replied to mskate's topic in General Nursing

    Your employer requires you to lie? Don't you know this is how the mafia works? Before you know it, they'll require that you bury

  21. New national nurses union forms

    K.P.A. replied to herring_RN's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    Profit leeches gone? Drug companies have successfully lobbied to prevent the importation of less expensive drugs. They are in cahoots with the government. Why not unions. Because nurses are not...

  22. New national nurses union forms

    K.P.A. replied to herring_RN's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    So nursing is labor? I thought it was a profession. Business is supposed to fail if management is poor. With competition, better managed business will pick up the slack and the employees. This system...

  23. New national nurses union forms

    K.P.A. replied to herring_RN's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    If you don't document short staffing and patients die as a result...who does the legal community (who by the way employs a professional organization...NOT a union.. to get things done) come after? No...

  24. New national nurses union forms

    K.P.A. replied to herring_RN's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    The question is...how do we wish to wield out political power. The AMA is a professional organization with divisions/affiliations by specialty. We have a professional organization. IIRC, fewer than...

  25. New national nurses union forms

    K.P.A. replied to herring_RN's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    No. I am not happy with the current situation. However, I feel the worst solution is a government monopoly and a union. We'll all be share croppers on the plantation of the politicians. As for CEO's...