ImThatGuy BSN, RN

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    Soon to graduate and still don't know what I'm doing

    ImThatGuy replied to greyL's topic in General Students

    Clinicals I've had don't make me feel under prepared. Rather, they make me feel like the entirety of nursing could be OJT. I just made the assumption prior to school that nursing school was more...
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    Should I gain experience or money?

    ImThatGuy replied to Dre2416's topic in General Students

    Go with the waitress job if it's here and now, you do it well without having any problems, and you make the money you want. To go to school you have to work and make money so that's priority number...
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    Soon to graduate and still don't know what I'm doing

    ImThatGuy replied to greyL's topic in General Students

    I think clinicals in nursing school are ridiculous. I just see their design as being conducive to learning anything. I haven't done any urinary catheters on anybody and really don't want to....
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    Looking forward to grad school

    ImThatGuy replied to t-rick's topic in General Students

    I plan to immediately, as in summer 2012, begin a master's program upon graduating in May 2012. The first course up to bat will be advanced physiology and pathophysiology which is good since that's...
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    Master List of nursing skills?

    ImThatGuy replied to Maddi_Rose's topic in General Students

    I wouldn't worry about it. There are lots of things thought of as skills that really don't require that much skill to accomplish. Additionally, just because it's a skill unfortunately (or...
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    Strange Story

    ImThatGuy replied to PMFB-RN's topic in General Nursing

    Is it wrong that I started laughing when I read
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    Should hubby get an Associates RN or BSN?

    ImThatGuy replied to prillo's topic in Nursing Career

    Yeah, I'd go with the straight RN program (ADN) given those circumstances as well. Good luck to him. It's not nearly as bad as people make
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    Any information on USPHS?

    ImThatGuy replied to Lajimolala's topic in Government, Military

    I thought it'd be a great career too (for a me a career changer even) until I called their recruitment hotline and talked to some ****head who didn't give a crap about anything I had to say or ask....
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    Should hubby get an Associates RN or BSN?

    ImThatGuy replied to prillo's topic in Nursing Career

    Nah, if he can afford the time then go to the BSN program. If he just has to start working ASAP then go for the associate's but quickly (like as soon as he graduates) start a state university-based...
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    Unsure-ABSN, PA, Teaching?

    ImThatGuy replied to lynnhg's topic in Nursing Career

    Forget teaching. Been there. Done that. It's a terribly crappy job in which you're vested with no authority to effect the management of a classroom you're held responsible for. I taught biology,...
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    stethoscope question

    ImThatGuy replied to keyna's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    You don't need the bell. You'll be fine. Just roll it up and put it in your pocket when you're not using it. I preach not to hang it around your neck. Geez, I hate that, but that's another
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    Working While Attending RN Program?

    ImThatGuy replied to Pilot76's topic in General Students

    It's doable. I had 92 hours in the last pay period (14 days). Each to their own, I guess. Edit: I guess I should add it's a BSN program with 15 semester hours laid out for each
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    BSN Students= Community Woes

    ImThatGuy replied to Pneumothorax's topic in General Students

    I'm the same way. Our instructor was terminated from her job shortly before school started and she was snagged to teach community health. She pretty much isn't good at anything let alone teaching....
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    Who actually ENJOYS clinical?

    ImThatGuy replied to foreverLaur's topic in General Students

    I do not enjoy clinicals. Sure, some are better than others, but it's an awkward experience. I'm more of a thinker than a doer anyway when it comes to healthcare/medical-stuff. Patient care really...
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    Terrible Clinical

    ImThatGuy replied to mkmatthew's topic in General Students

    Isn't any experience in med/surg
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    Wilderness first responder?

    ImThatGuy replied to thepinkdictator's topic in General Nursing

    I didn't know you were a
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    CRNA or MDA

    ImThatGuy replied to aroze's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Oh, geez, you'd do better off going through the CRNA thing. It's more available, shorter, and cheaper. You're probably going to drop at least a quarter million dollars on medical school alone if not...
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    Wilderness first responder?

    ImThatGuy replied to thepinkdictator's topic in General Nursing

    In my state, first responders (wilderness or not) are not regulated at all by the state. One has to be an EMT or higher for that "privilege." That being said, I don't think WFR would do anything for...
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    What do you do on the drive to work?

    ImThatGuy replied to whitecat5000's topic in General Nursing

    OMG!?!?!?!?!? How long do you stay at work to make it worth your while? Four days?! Whoever admits to picking their nose and rolling up boogers on that kind of drive is the most honest person here,...
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    Why do docs do this?

    ImThatGuy replied to ebear's topic in General Nursing

    Walk into their's and sit. Take something like a health choice dinner to microwave and stink up the place with. I hate when people eat those
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    Irritating Classmates

    ImThatGuy posted a topic in General Students

    I know we've all seen the threads about those classmates that makes us want to stick a knife in our head, but I'm at wits end at this point. We're only halfway through the program, but the amount of...
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    My Clinical Instructor does not trust me

    ImThatGuy replied to konp's topic in General Students

    I don't trust 3/4 of my
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    When to apply for jobs?

    ImThatGuy replied to DL-SNUP's topic in General Students

    I have no contacts in the nursing community or at least none that can hire me. I honestly have no idea what to do or when to do it. I've learned, all too well, that you almost always get jobs based...
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    RN/full time firefighter

    ImThatGuy replied to bkool's topic in General Students

    Where I'm from the city fire department was the city ambulance service. All firefighters had to be basic EMT's, but all ambulances were paramedic-level rigs so they had to be staffed with paramedics...
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    working while in nursing school

    ImThatGuy replied to alexis87's topic in General Students

    I work now from between 72 and 84 hours every two weeks. I like it. I do well in school. My logic is that, as someone who previously hired others in life, if a student came to me who did not work...