Anoetos BSN, RN

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    Nephrology

    Anoetos posted a topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    Hi, new here, still in school, I'll graduate in '12 though. I work as a Nurse Tech (sometimes called a Nurse Extern in other facilities) on a nephrology floor in a large hospital. Our unit is small,...
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    Scared at new job in psychiatric hospital

    Anoetos replied to GypseyGirl's topic in Psychiatric

    Forgive me if this has been answered elsewhere. Forgive me also if I piggyback this excellent thread. Question: Is there a difference between those floors in hospitals where the patients are,...
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    Psych Nursing Opportunities

    Anoetos replied to gptrn's topic in Psychiatric

    I've requested a psych preceptor for my final semester in school, if nothing else, to "rule it out". I am very interested in it so these comments have been
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    What nursing field do you think is easiest and hardest?

    Anoetos replied to Tinkx RN's topic in General Students

    Color me astonished.Have you ever actually done any psychiatric
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    What nursing field do you think is easiest and hardest?

    Anoetos replied to Tinkx RN's topic in General Students

    Easiest: whatever you most enjoy Hardest: whatever you least
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    Nephrology

    Anoetos replied to Anoetos's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    We certainly do see a little bit of everything: major endocrinological problems, surgeries (transplants and amputations), and kidney failure itself comes with a crap load of sequelae. Seems like...
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    New name for nurses who are men

    Anoetos replied to midlife101's topic in Men in Nursing

    Was watching "24 Hours in the ER" on BBC recently, the female Nurses were called "sister", but I did not notice that the male nurses had any particular secondary name. They weren't called "brother"......
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    New name for nurses who are men

    Anoetos replied to midlife101's topic in Men in Nursing

    Betesticled Care Giver? Forklift? Personal Restraint System? Captain
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    PICC line removal, a sterile procedure?

    Anoetos posted a topic in General Nursing

    I get that putting one in is a sterile procedure, but taking one out isn't, is it? I was getting some weird info today and wanted to
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    39 y.o. new male nursing student

    Anoetos replied to AriesMoon72's topic in Male Nursing Students

    45 year old wrapping up the third year of my BSN. I too have yet to encounter any problems because of my gender or
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    Gay male nurses?

    Anoetos replied to mitakashi's topic in Men in Nursing

    I am sorry if I offended you, David. I wish you knew me from more than a single post on a message board. Perhaps you'd be more
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    Gay male nurses?

    Anoetos replied to mitakashi's topic in Men in Nursing

    Speaking from the older, male heterosexual perspective, unless we have serious hang ups, we've worked all this out already. We may still be puzzled by male homosexuals as a sociological phenomenon,...
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    New name for nurses who are men

    Anoetos replied to midlife101's topic in Men in Nursing

    Tank
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    Expect to fail at least one nursing course, is this true

    Anoetos replied to Bridgettea83's topic in General Students

    Neither did I. I wish you
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    Expect to fail at least one nursing course, is this true

    Anoetos replied to Bridgettea83's topic in General Students

    Short answer: No On the other hand, a B is an A in Nursing
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    New grad men to the ICU

    Anoetos replied to bols27's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Some hospitals have internships. The one I work at does. But you have to be a tech (or whatever your hospital calls them; basically a nursing student who can do the less complicated skills (IV sticks,...
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    Reality hit

    Anoetos replied to oklahomagal's topic in General Students

    If you're anything like me and you're honest about it, once you're in the middle of it, you'll have plenty of "what the hell am I doing?" moments as
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    Becoming a nurse at 40?

    Anoetos replied to corinda's topic in General Students

    When I graduate next August, I will be 46. A couple of really great things about nursing: 1. You don't necessarily have to spend twenty years doing the MedSurg grind, there are, literally scores of...
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    Ages of male nursing students?

    Anoetos replied to Stearnsy's topic in Male Nursing Students

    I am 45 but I don't feel old. I recently applied for a position on a CPCU floor in the hospital where I work. Having finished MedSurg I, I can work as a tech now, making a bit more per hour and with...
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    What were the gender ratios in your nursing classes?

    Anoetos replied to edwindelahiggins's topic in Men in Nursing

    "The odds are good, but the goods are odd" You said a mouthful there, buddy. Describes hospital work in general,
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    All nursing students wear white scrubs?

    Anoetos replied to Bigdude's topic in Michigan Nursing

    I dunno, sometimes I think the patients need to be reassured that we're not the "death
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    All nursing students wear white scrubs?

    Anoetos replied to Bigdude's topic in Michigan Nursing

    Davenport: black,
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    What were the gender ratios in your nursing classes?

    Anoetos replied to edwindelahiggins's topic in Men in Nursing

    3:1 female to male ratio in my class (32 lady partss : 10 memberes). All the dudes are heterosexual
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    OK we get it STUD, you're straight

    Anoetos replied to bigrigcowboy's topic in Male Nursing Students

    I am just thinking this through so bear with me: A problem I have is when anyone takes their act too far. I understand that a lot of effeminate men can't help it, but what they can help is becoming...
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    PICC line removal, a sterile procedure?

    Anoetos replied to Anoetos's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks, Colin, that's what I