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  1. married to MD

    onthefence posted a topic in Men in Nursing

    I am starting prereqs for accelerated BSN. My beautiful and brilliant wife will be starting med school in the fall. Does anyone have any experience with this situation? I personally feel like nursing...

  2. married to MD

    onthefence replied to onthefence's topic in Men in Nursing

    [color=darkslategray]dear kbok, i was wondering if you could explain more about how you worked it in residency. the basic point of our scheme is to have someone who is not going crazy to cook, keep...

  3. married to MD

    onthefence replied to onthefence's topic in Men in Nursing

    Thanks very much, that is encouraging to

  4. married to MD

    onthefence replied to onthefence's topic in Men in Nursing

    i cannot believe i am the first one to ever try this idea. the truth is that i would never have even thought of nursing, except that the wife volunteers in the hospital and she had great stories...

  5. married to MD

    onthefence replied to onthefence's topic in Men in Nursing

    Thanks for the vote of confidence. It is nice, but thats because I like my wife, not because she is going to

  6. married to MD

    onthefence replied to onthefence's topic in Men in Nursing

    well right now we are of very similar socioeconomic background. But she wants to go into doctoring. We have been married a while already. So technically,

  7. The Dichotomy That is Nursing

    onthefence replied to sassyrn333's topic in General Nursing

    actually i do not see it as a dichotomy so much as the problem of healthcare right now, and the challenge that is driving me to switch to

  8. How did you discover you want to do this?

    onthefence posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am finishing up a Master's and considering a move to BSN programs. I have gotten good advice on this forum telling me I need to learn more about what nurses do and I am working on talking to lots of...

  9. Humanities People

    onthefence replied to onthefence's topic in General Nursing

    Do you not like the font? I am confused as to the

  10. Humanities People

    onthefence posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am considering doing an accelerated BSN with several degrees in humanities and other related fields. If it is not too much trouble, I would like to meet people who have gone down similar paths,...

  11. Humanities People

    onthefence replied to onthefence's topic in General Nursing

    As someone finishing their MA in philosophy I would totally encourage you to take those classes if you can. Digressing from the MA--BSN question at hand, I have no question that my pursuit of this...

  12. How did you discover you want to do this?

    onthefence replied to onthefence's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you. I agree that tonality is really important and something to really work on. Thanks for the continual insights. I think in the past few days I have gotten a lot of reassurance about this...

  13. How did you discover you want to do this?

    onthefence replied to onthefence's topic in General Nursing

    I apologize profusely for what may have been a poor choice of words. What I meant was that in any profession I would consider, I want to be stimulated and challenged. Many of the commenters have given...

  14. How did you discover you want to do this?

    onthefence replied to onthefence's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for the reply. I understand that it is not the same thing. I could stay where I am and do what I am doing if I wanted to keep doing that. However, I am considering not doing that. This does not...

  15. How did you discover you want to do this?

    onthefence replied to onthefence's topic in General Nursing

    I meant that my long term satisfaction would be dependent on being able to utilize my critical thinking and creative impulses. And I want to make sure that whatever I consider doing allows latitude...

  16. How did you discover you want to do this?

    onthefence replied to onthefence's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for these great examples. I am really worried about ratcheting down the level of intellectual life I am used to, and could see this causing more problems than anything else. So it is really...

  17. How did you discover you want to do this?

    onthefence replied to onthefence's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for the informative and warm response. I was wondering if you could tell me what you mean by this last

  18. How did you discover you want to do this?

    onthefence replied to onthefence's topic in General Nursing

    I do not want to be impertinent or ungrateful to those people who are sharing. Rather I am observing that these experiences are just not really connecting for me. I think the motivation thing is one...

  19. How did you discover you want to do this?

    onthefence replied to onthefence's topic in General Nursing

    So from this thread I get playing with dolls or mom was a nurse. I do not think that either apply to me, unless the doll memory is repressed deep deep down in my psyche. Does anyone have ideas about...

  20. considering switching to nursing school

    onthefence posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hello. I am in the middle of an MA in philosophy and always thought I would move on to PhD. Seeing the poor state of the job market, the constant posturing among my peers and the low odds of actually...

  21. considering switching to nursing school

    onthefence replied to onthefence's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks to everyone for their insights. There is a lot to think about on this thread. I really appreciated the idea that I think this is what I really look forward to in the profession. I also...

  22. considering switching to nursing school

    onthefence replied to onthefence's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for all the advice. What seems most daunting to me is that here in NY you might need to wait even to take prereqs. I wonder also if APN has a major differential from BSN in terms of...

  23. considering switching to nursing school

    onthefence replied to onthefence's topic in General Nursing

    That seems like a lot of school for someone who has been in school for seven years already! Maybe I should just consider BSN and not MSN. Certainly a lot to think about. Thanks very

  24. considering switching to nursing school

    onthefence replied to onthefence's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for all your advice. How did you know you were interested though? Like now I have vague notions of helping patients, doing something more real, less abstract, helping other nurses and doctors...

  25. considering switching to nursing school

    onthefence replied to onthefence's topic in General Nursing

    I think I would want to enter with the MSN because I would prefer to end up in some APN type of thing. Thanks for the