K.P.A.

K.P.A.

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  1. Fightsports while in school

    K.P.A. replied to Murse-Man's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Next semester is medsurg with two pts so I suspect it will be more work. Personal health is my top priority. I'm not fanatical but aim for five and settle for no less than three x 60 min aerobic...

  2. What made you pick nursing...

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

    I've some experience with unions. If you work in an area with only one employer you don't have competition for your services. This gives the employer a lot of power. A union is a good way to answer...

  3. What made you pick nursing...

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

    The captive

  4. Help!! I failed clinical due to medication error

    K.P.A. replied to yan2006's topic in General Students

    If you're still making excuses, you deserve to be

  5. How to cope after a serious med error

    K.P.A. replied to gardengal1's topic in General Nursing

    What happened? We may learn from your

  6. Hollywood's Portrayal of Male Nurses?

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

    You've got mundane? We've got lesbian dominance throw down

  7. Fightsports while in school

    K.P.A. replied to Murse-Man's topic in Male Nursing Students

    This was my first semester. We did not write care plans in advance of seeing our patients. We would look over their charts the day before, get report in the morning, and then perform all the routine...

  8. Abusive and Cruel Clinical Instructors: Why??

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

    Students need to proactively organize and deal with things like this when they come up. A committee to review complaints by fellow students and write them up if justified and an elected representative...

  9. Moochers who want to copy your homework or cheat off you......

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

    People who cut ethical corners in class are the same ones who cut safety corners at work. If they aren't weeded out in school, one of them will kill your grandma. Yes, they will kill her DEAD DEAD...

  10. New national nurses union forms

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

    An uber-union isn't going to fix patient safety. We're still going to be squeezed. The only difference is that we will lose the power to do anything about it. We'll not have the option of fighting or...

  11. Fightsports while in school

    K.P.A. replied to Murse-Man's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Make a schedule. Figure about 2 hours out of class for each hour in class and about half an hour out of clinical for each hour in clinical and you have the school time covered. I suspect you'll find...

  12. New national nurses union forms

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

    Do you want this different world? When there are no more rich or corporations left to squeeze and there is only one employer and one union, who do you think gets

  13. Im lost all nurses read!!!

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

    I've just finished my first semester clinical. What you're talking about is messy work. The dirty work is much worse. If you are willing to work X days on followed by Y days off, there are plenty of...

  14. Speaking of facebook...inappropriate...but am I within my rights...?

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

    A link to my states nurse practice act was sent to you by private message. We were taught in school that sometimes it's beneficial to the family if we attend a patient's funeral. IMO that's pretty...

  15. Age Issues and The Modern Male Nurse

    K.P.A. replied to Rocky09's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Throw out generalization too. In life, we interact with individuals. In so much as trying to get what one wants from an institution, keeping this in mind is beneficial. I'm finding that life...

  16. Age Issues and The Modern Male Nurse

    K.P.A. replied to Rocky09's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Why not toss out notions of age and direction. Let your clinical experiences guide

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

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

    They did for me. However, I still had to pull my GPA up to a competitive level to get in to the program I wanted. First thing you need to do is sit down with the admissions folks and learn what GPA...

  18. Fleas from homeless patients?

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

    Fleas, scabies, crabs, chicken lice, ticks, head lice...you can get them from any pt, not just the hobos. Keep an eye out for rash on pt. palms, you might win the lottery and score an infectious dose...

  19. Watches

    K.P.A. replied to Vectrexevo's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    i bought a 'last years model' Timex for $10. "Takes a licking and keeps on

  20. Need help with diabetes

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

    type 1, results from a problem with insulin production. These pts need additional insulin to reach normal levels. type 2, results from a problem with response to insulin. increasing insulin above...

  21. Please help Case study for Type 1 Diabetes

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

    What else do you know about the pt?. Blood sugar dropped 1/2 while fluid volume was increased by well under 2X. Where did the remaining glucose go? Is more going to follow? What are we adding D5 to?...

  22. Speaking of facebook...inappropriate...but am I within my rights...?

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

    .Not my states nurse practice act. Just because some people are unable to maintain socially acceptable behavior outside of zero tolerance environments, doesn't mean we should all be forced to lead...

  23. I fainted

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

    See if you can learn the negotiated settlement for ER service that some of the insurance companies pay. You can probably talk them down to the same amount. That said, if you are in the middle of a MI,...

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

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

    Male patients need nurses who understand the $hit they are going through from their point of view and that ain't "nursey" nursing. Carreer wise, I'm thinking 'nurse inventor' and

  25. Tell me your GPA. Just wanna compare

    K.P.A. replied to mahkev2000's topic in Male Nursing Students

    1.7 will get you into med school if you know the right