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Hi, Im a sophomore in a BSN program and I was just wondering if there are any benefits of being a male in nursing versus being a female in nursing such as job outlook, pay rate etc.

ayneday> I understand your argument that it is unconstitutional to pay men more because of their anatomy but I've come across banners on the outside of hospitals saying "***** Hospital a great place to work for male nurses" which sounds like to m...

Hi, Im a sophmore nursing student in a BSN program and trying to decide on my career route. I have a friend who told me that nurses that become xray technicians make 60K-65k a year but thats all they told me about it. I was hoping someone can give me...

Hi I just completed my pre-nursing year for a BSN at a 4 year college and I've been told I will start off making between $19-$23 with a BSN which is not bad but my friends sister recieved her LPN and is making $45,000 a year which might be more then ...

Does anybody know of any CNA jobs where you don't have to wash the patients or or wipe butts? Also I'm a sophomore BSN student with an associates in engineering and 6 months volunteer work at a hospital and worked in plant engineering at another hosp...

Hi, I'm a BSN student who is struggling to pay for school and living expenses. I dont really have anyone I can stay with so I have to find a way to pay for my own place. I've tried HUd but they have a waiting list that has been closed because it is s...

cingham> The problem is with 15 roomates im afraid I won't be able to study with 15 people always coming and going. Maybe if I can find my roomates that are as studious as me and I can have my own room to study in it can work though...... The camp...

elizabeth 123>I had a few technician jobs with my associates in engineering but it was "wrench turning jobs" and i was looking for more technical jobs such as designing etc. and couldn't find a job like this. Everyone wanted a bachelors. plus "fix...

but I appreciate the lack of degrading comments chey fire. Thank You

Well Chey Fire calm down I was just asking on ways to better deal with them not avoid them or is that not allowed either?

Chey Fire > Well i figured if enough people hate me I can run for president

to orange juice > Well handling poop has gotten easier I think my main problem is fear of catching something. I think if I educate my self more on what I can catch and can't if I don't handle it properly will relax my nerves a little when I have t...

Thank You for your input caroladybelle. :)

well the reason I wanted to be a cna is to get exposure to hopsital environment and i've been told I could be a sitter where all i do is sit and watch people. I specifically asked them if I had to do pericare and so forth and they said no. I agree i ...

I agree no ones too good to help someone else but i'm just looking for something I will enjoy more while still helping people. I don't see anything snooty about that.

well the only thing that made me squirm really was seeing strangers privates and washing them and cleaning the poop for fear of catching something. I have gotten a little more comfortable with the very smal amount of experience I have had but not ful...

thank you for the suggestion. I will try to get more used to wiping butts it has gotten easier so far and I will definitely give your suggestions serious thought.:)

thank you for the suggestion. I will try to get more used to wiping butts and I will definitely give your suggestions serious thought.:)

Well the thing is I love helping people that are in life threatning situations. I've looked at the coast guard and army maybe being a flight nurse, assisting in surgery etc. where I must have a certain knowledge level of the body but is "on the front...

Does anyone think that $50,000 in loans is too much for a BSN? I also have an associates in an engineering program but I doubt that will increase my base pay once I recieve my BSN.

Hi I just completed my pre-nursing year at a 4 year college and I've been told I will start off making between $19-$23 with a BSN which is not bad but my friends sister recieved her LPN and is making $45,000 a year which might be more then what I sta...