Silas

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  1. Grief in Nursing

    Silas posted a topic in Men in Nursing

    Hey guys, how do you manage and deal with all the grief and sadness we see in healthcare? I am graduating this May with a BSN and working as an aid in an acute ICU. I absolutely love critical care and...

  2. Jobs for male nurses

    Silas replied to iaca's topic in Men in Nursing

    I've never heard of any quotes either. I have heard of men having an easier time finding work. I currently work as an aid in a teaching hospital in the Boston area, and our HR representative told me...

  3. Turning Patients

    Silas replied to Sg0223RN's topic in MICU, SICU

    Luckily we have a lift in two or our rooms, but it is definitely an across the unit, team effort, to turn these pts. I find it hard to be empathetic sometimes. Last time I asked a pt about what he...

  4. Anybody have experience with taking a Leave of Absence during nursing school?

    Silas replied to heatherhammy's topic in General Students

    I know a few people who have taken a year off from school for different reasons. Some opted to take a lightened course load, while some completely left for a year to heal, and then returned back in...

  5. Patient Sitter

    Silas replied to hopefornursing's topic in General Students

    I didn't read every post on this thread, but I hate sitting. Sitting is a nightmare. I can't sit still and stare at one person for 4-12 hours. I also can't study in a buzzing and beeping room....

  6. what should a nurse teach a patient with pancreas cancer?

    Silas replied to peachmouse's topic in General Students

    Coping. Doesn't pancreatic cancer have a 20% survival rate after five years regardless of treatment? 39-44 is awfully young to

  7. Being the only guy in my graduating class is pretty lonely

    Silas replied to sch983's topic in Male Nursing Students

    It sucks not to have a few guys you can talk to in the class. Male bonding is important, even in the school/work setting. I agree that being a class room full of girls is a novelty, though they do...

  8. How do you protect your back health?

    Silas posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi everyone, I am a nursing student who just landed a job as a CNA and am worried about keeping my back healthy with all the lifting, turning, etc. What measures do you take to keep your back healthy?...

  9. What are the best qualities in the aids on your floor?

    Silas posted a topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Hi everyone, I am a junior nursing student who recently got hired to an ICU/CCU as an aid. The unit is SO fascinating and I dream of critical care nursing when I finish school. I want to succeed in...

  10. My nursing program is "strongly suggesting" a Littman III

    Silas replied to gaia1214's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    You can get stethoscopes engraved and you can put tags on them. I love my III. If it not around my neck, it is in my pocket. It is just like anything else you carry around that you don't leave by...

  11. How to stop beating myself up...

    Silas replied to ERsn's topic in General Students

    No one is perfect! Stuff happens. I walk a lot because walking helps me realize that there is so much in the world. Once you get away from the libraries and textbooks and just take a good long stroll,...

  12. What's the most complicated thing about being a nurse?

    Silas replied to Kimberlyjoy's topic in General Students

    I am a junior in nursing school and I think being a nursing student is hard because you are scrambling to acclimate to a real floor where you have a real patient, with real problems, real medications,...

  13. what is a typical nursing school schedule like?

    Silas replied to mishy0208's topic in General Students

    I am in my third year of a BSN program. My schedule right now is: M: Class 8a-11a T: Class 8a-10a W: Nill R: Clinical: 7p-3p F: Clinical 3p-9p This is just my nursing schedule, and does not include my...

  14. Need abbreviation help

    Silas replied to areawoman's topic in General Nursing

    If anyone goes crazy over abbreviations like me, you can pick up a book by Neil M Davis called: "Medical Abbreviations: 30,000" I bought it thinking I would never use it, and wound up using it a lot....

  15. mayo clinic summer iii 2010

    Silas replied to Laker2011's topic in General Students

    Also look into other teaching hospitals near you for other internship opportunities. Good

  16. How did you do in O.B.?

    Silas replied to bonestAx's topic in Male Nursing Students

    I had a wonderful OB rotation. While it was kind of slow, I got to see a lady partsl birth my first day. (I missed the only C/S though). You will spend a lot of time with neonates, as previously...

  17. Pathophysiology Help!!

    Silas replied to Connie1109's topic in General Students

    I don't know of any websites, but I did find the following books EXTREMELY helpful. They were simple, fun, and had exactly what I needed to know (My bread and butter:) Saunders Nursing Survival Guide:...

  18. OH NO! the A & P classes are FULL!

    Silas replied to nickynoodles's topic in General Students

    Dress well, see them in person, explain your situation, explain your interest in the subject, and promise to do well. What more could they

  19. Hanging onto an extremely thin line right now.

    Silas replied to nneokill175's topic in General Students

    I have ZERO motivation to study where I live. I HAVE to go to the library and I've just accepted it. Find a special place where all you do is study w/o distractions and focus on getting work done as...

  20. MA nursing schools

    Silas replied to Christine43's topic in General Students

    Forget Northeastern and any other school besides a state as far as I am concerned. You are going to get the same salary regardless of how much you debt you have to get an RN license. NEU is nice for...

  21. Student Nurse tshirts

    Silas replied to Kilika421's topic in General Students

    Our seniors last year had shirts with Maslow's Hierarchy on the back... Last year they sold black zip up fleeces that have become a staple in all of our wardrobes because they are so warm! They are...

  22. Nursing school stress

    Silas replied to b_howard's topic in General Students

    Those words "just keep swimming" got me through a whole lot of reading the other night. Thank you. I have to be sure to watch Nemo again this winter It's hard but I always figure if someone else can...

  23. taking CPR course

    Silas replied to nneokill175's topic in General Students

    CPR will not give you a challenge. Just relax and let the information soak in. Nothing is going to be hard or complicated, you just need to focus on the here and now with some head-tilt-chin-lifts and...

  24. Study groups?I dont know how

    Silas replied to mom35's topic in General Students

    Save your study groups for special classes, you can usually tackle material yourself I never ever ever study in groups or with more than myself because I feel like I know what I need to do and where I...

  25. what was the ratio of girls to guys in your nursing school class?

    Silas replied to Ted D's topic in General Nursing

    Class of eighty students, eight of us are males, graduating 2011. Half of us are normal college students, the others are ex-military. We don't really associate with each other (any of the males) which...