Raymond CA

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1. Got into Rush University's ABSN Program (Chicago)!!!

   Raymond CA replied to Raymond CA's topic in Pre-Nursing

   Hi Lucia, I'm no longer a nursing student and left Rush before I finished the program. Long story. They don't have an ABSN program any more, as posters below have said. I work in medicine now. Good luck.

2. Womens interest in male nurses

   Raymond CA replied to johny1's topic in Men

   Bravo, man. Well said. I think your point is that "nice guy" and "bad boy" are too limiting and simplistic ways to look at being a man. "Real men" act like the unique individuals they are, continually growing and adapting to circumstances and women a...

3. Are You Man Enough to Be a Nurse?

   Raymond CA posted a topic in Men

   I have problems with the image of nurses and the assumptions people make about them. I've met plenty of driven, multitalented, ambitious people who want to help patients in different and more comprehensive ways than a doctor could. But I don't care a...

4. Career switch: Education to Nursing

   Raymond CA replied to manofbess's topic in Pre-Nursing

   I feel for ya, lady! I work as a private tutor now, for high school students in math, science, the SAT, etc. Most of my students are nice and have good attitudes (usually the Asian ones), but I do have some rotten apples that help ruin my good mood. ...

5. If You Got Your Letter Post Here!!!

   Raymond CA replied to Faeriewand's topic in Pre-Nursing

   Congrats for getting into one of the top nursing programs in the nation! I'll be starting at Rush next year, right next to UIC. We get to join the UIC gym and I'll probably be swimming there often! :)

6. Got into Rush University's ABSN Program (Chicago)!!!

   Raymond CA replied to Raymond CA's topic in Pre-Nursing

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7. GPA woes . . . is there any hope?

   Raymond CA replied to Lee-Lee's topic in Pre-Nursing

   Hi Lee! It's ABSOLUTELY possible to overcome a poor GPA in the past. I got low grades in a very competitive school a decade ago, but after 2.5 years of incredible sweat, I just got accepted to one of the top nursing schools in the nation last month. ...

8. Got into Rush University's ABSN Program (Chicago)!!!

   Raymond CA replied to Raymond CA's topic in Pre-Nursing

   Awesome, Andrea! Thank you for offering to help. I'm in contact with some Rush students now and people have been fantastically nice to me. :) I'm trying to study patho and pharm in advance now, for next January. Which textbooks did you use for them, ...

9. Dating for Men in Nursing/Nursing School

   Raymond CA replied to Raymond CA's topic in Male Students

   Thanks for your excellent dating posts, man! (I've added you as a buddy.) I looked through some of what you wrote on other forums too, and it's exciting to see what I envisioned coming true for someone like you. I also am planning to go the ICU/CRNA ...

10. GUYS and CNA first

    Raymond CA replied to 2bnurseguy_2005's topic in Men

    I couldn't have said it better, man! I got a CNA license in January, and not only did it help me get into a top nursing school, it taught me time management with patients, respect for CNAs and the importance of their job, insight into how patient car...

11. Thinking of becoming a nurse/...

    Raymond CA replied to Graffinius's topic in Men

    I always say that nursing is a great field to meet those 80-year-old hottie patients! Hehe...

12. Womens interest in male nurses

    Raymond CA replied to johny1's topic in Men

    Thanks for that excellent and refreshing poster, Ken! I have seen but never read it carefully before. I will spread it to my nursing friends. :) It's definitely possible and preferable for a guy to be both confident, goal-oriented, and take-charge PL...

13. CA: Samuel Merritt ABSN Applicants Out There??

    Raymond CA replied to okapple's topic in Pre-Nursing

    Congratulations! Excellent! One of my proctors got into the ABSN too and will start in May. Where is the SF campus? Back in January, the admissions people still didn't know where it was. May I ask what your background and stats are? I'm just curious ...

14. Dating for Men in Nursing/Nursing School

    Raymond CA replied to Raymond CA's topic in Male Students

    Ok, let's broaden the discussion. My original questions were: Has dating been easier for you, now that you are a minority in a field of women? Have you learned and grown from your more frequent contact with women? What pros and cons have you seen as ...

15. new career...pilot to nurse

    Raymond CA replied to bell47's topic in Men

    Wow, thank you for such a fantastically detailed and thorough answer! I had no clue about how greed helps reduce the pleasure out of your husband's life. (DH means "dear husband," I assume?) As someone changing careers from engineering to nursing, wh...