ItsTheDude

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  1. married to MD

    ItsTheDude replied to onthefence's topic in Men in Nursing

    one of my buds is married to a md, but he isn't a nurse. he worked and helped put her through med school, now he's a house hubby and keeper of the kiddies. she told him he could stay home and be the...

  2. shoes for clinical

    ItsTheDude replied to premedwoahs's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    i've always worn tennis shoes, all white k-swiss is my

  3. Worried about hiring requirements..........

    ItsTheDude replied to greenfiremajick's topic in General Nursing

    adn's are here to stay, as long as, health care remains private (it's about profit, not care). we're a long way from nationalized health care (all health care workers working the the feds) no matter...

  4. What has happened to nursing?

    ItsTheDude replied to mandm336's topic in General Nursing

    to the op, i'd really like to know what profession you think isn't controlled by a boat load of rules, regs, law,

  5. what would you recommend working in a long term care facility or hospital???

    ItsTheDude replied to princess007's topic in General Nursing

    what is the difference? basically, hospitals are where people go to get better/stabilize and LEAVE ALIVE to live life, some die there or go to ltc though. ltc is where people go to live there and die...

  6. is nursing fun for you?

    ItsTheDude replied to princess007's topic in General Nursing

    nursing is a job, how many people think their job is fun? there's a reason they pay you and it isn't to have fun, it's to do a job. i say this, b/c too many newbie nurses seem to think they have to...

  7. Has anyone successfully completed an LVN-to-RN program?

    ItsTheDude replied to Megn510's topic in LPN to RN

    i was a lpn that bridged to a rn program (req lpn's to have worked as a lpn for at least 1 yr), so the lpn's were way ahead of the straight rn

  8. Nursing as a Second Career

    ItsTheDude replied to Delaware-Guy's topic in Men in Nursing

    there's NO national nursing shortage now, hasn't been for awhile. several years back, if you were a newbie rn you didn't really have to find a job, they found you (some employers were like stalkers)...

  9. Is it worth it to keep trying? Desperate for answers!

    ItsTheDude replied to americanlatina313's topic in General Nursing

    there are SO MANY ways to be a nurse, too many new nurses bite off more than they can chew, usually working in a hospital. sounds like a doc office, hh, teaching, etc would be a better fit for

  10. Asking for my old job back

    ItsTheDude replied to Destiny12's topic in General Nursing

    it's tough, the economy is crapola. i know some nurses like you, many years experience, but they thought nursing was recession proof and could jump jobs like old times. they've all found jobs, but...

  11. What is "shift work"

    ItsTheDude replied to krstxn's topic in General Nursing

    it's just a way of saying it's not the standard, monday through friday day

  12. How do you know if I am Gay or Straight?

    ItsTheDude replied to bigrigcowboy's topic in Men in Nursing

    to the op, you're the exact reason why i say around 50% or so of male nurses are gay. there's the flamers, then there's the openly gay and then there's those that don't advertise it (some of them are...

  13. What do the male nurses do to prevent sexual assault accusations?

    ItsTheDude replied to SkySoldier's topic in Men in Nursing

    the reality is you can't ALWAYS have an observer/witness. some employers and co-workers will frown on it as well, b/c other nurses and cna's aren't there to be your babysitter every time you have a...

  14. Anyone work for Gentiva Home Health or others?

    ItsTheDude replied to EmilyLucille523's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    many are hiring (off and on) in the triad (bayada, maxim, many others that i can't think of their names). pretty easy to find a pt job in

  15. Passed with 92% on ATI

    ItsTheDude replied to Graduate2010's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    congrats.

  16. Could I enter RN school wth poor high school gpa?

    ItsTheDude replied to cyuc0001's topic in General Nursing

    your hs grades don't really matter, it's your college grades that matter, unless you're a graduating hs student applying directly to a nursing program out of hs, some nursing programs have slots...

  17. Insurance sales or Nursing?

    ItsTheDude replied to Lizzy88's topic in General Nursing

    it's a tough decision in this economy, getting a good paying nursing job fresh out of school isn't practically guaranteed like is was just 2-3 years

  18. Government Interview Response Times for Nursing Jobs

    ItsTheDude replied to Robotech's topic in General Nursing

    well, hang in there then, you'll experience bureaucracy at it's

  19. 1st job offer! YES!

    ItsTheDude replied to darkbeauty's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    op, congrats on the job

  20. LPN nursing experience

    ItsTheDude replied to LINJOH8571's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    shart economy, too many want too few jobs, even in health

  21. Government Interview Response Times for Nursing Jobs

    ItsTheDude replied to Robotech's topic in General Nursing

    what type gov (fed, state, county, city, etc). the federal gov is notorious for taking a long time to interview, then longer to do a background

  22. Told to work 7 days/week or lose job

    ItsTheDude replied to ilovenursing2009's topic in General Nursing

    sounds like you've only been hired for a particular case and you're in a area where it's hard to find a job. you may want to take it to wiggle into more shifts and so you have a job. it always seems...

  23. Best vehicle to use for visits????

    ItsTheDude replied to JenRN22's topic in Home Health

    honda civics have worked great for

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

    ItsTheDude replied to puravidaLV's topic in Male Nursing Students

    #3 and #9 ain't bad, you'll probaby get a call from both of them, it basically depends on how big the programs are. begin #9 on the wait list for a program that accepts 20 students is differ from one...

  25. advice for getting a CNA job

    ItsTheDude replied to sophie<3's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    getting a job in a hospital can be hard (many want 1yr exp and many cna's with exp want to work there), it's one of the better places to be a cna. ltc is the easiest place to get a cna job, just make...