elijahvegas ASN, RN, EMT-P

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    Runt of the Litter

    elijahvegas replied to elijahvegas's topic in Men in Nursing

    baha if push comes to shove i just may take you up on
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    i'll probably get flamed to the moon and back for this but..

    elijahvegas replied to elijahvegas's topic in General Nursing

    eh..youre making a number of inaccurate assumptions thats calls for me to halt any desire to proceed with this discussion. furthermore, is my argument now invalid simply because its coming from me ?...
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    i'll probably get flamed to the moon and back for this but..

    elijahvegas replied to elijahvegas's topic in General Nursing

    im having a great deal of trouble following the train of thought here. Are you saying that im too stuck in my paramedic way of thinking ? how do the cultural backgrounds fit at all into this ? my...
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    i'll probably get flamed to the moon and back for this but..

    elijahvegas replied to elijahvegas's topic in General Nursing

    i feel this way wholeheartedly. probably the summation of my post. can't i be a good nurse without all the extra fluff? how do people find this so impossible
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    i'll probably get flamed to the moon and back for this but..

    elijahvegas replied to elijahvegas's topic in General Nursing

    ill agree its very impractical. i can only reasonably see 2 reasons why one would preface medschool with nursing school and thats A. nursing school really fortified the desire to follow a medical...
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    i'll probably get flamed to the moon and back for this but..

    elijahvegas replied to elijahvegas's topic in General Nursing

    prime example of my original post. what a fallacy. if i wasn't born with the idea of being a nurse then im not going to do my job well ? i have plenty of friends that are in fact attending lawschool...
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    i'll probably get flamed to the moon and back for this but..

    elijahvegas replied to elijahvegas's topic in General Nursing

    haven't been ignoring anyone just been busy ^^ i didnt expect this post to get so explosive lol im still currently certified as a paramedic, but i took a hiatus from work to give nursing school my...
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    i'll probably get flamed to the moon and back for this but..

    elijahvegas replied to elijahvegas's topic in General Nursing

    Just so were clear you do know that statement was saturated in sarcasm right ? My second quip went on to say how I agree with your lifestyle
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    OMG Say it correctly!

    elijahvegas replied to seanynjboy's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I say Yank
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    i'll probably get flamed to the moon and back for this but..

    elijahvegas replied to elijahvegas's topic in General Nursing

    Well this of course means you'll be a bad nurse with no respect for the profession and probably wont get through nursing school, or you'll burnout quickly ha I feel the exact same way. I can't see...
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    i'll probably get flamed to the moon and back for this but..

    elijahvegas replied to elijahvegas's topic in General Nursing

    I think I agree here the most. Definitely see where you're coming
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    i'll probably get flamed to the moon and back for this but..

    elijahvegas replied to elijahvegas's topic in General Nursing

    Was there something in particular that I said that was disrespectful towards nurses ? If so I apologize. But the main point of my musing was to express my disdain for those who doubt the prowess and...
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    Have Male Nursing Students felt bias during class/clinicals?

    elijahvegas replied to Murse Wannabe's topic in Male Nursing Students

    never felt discriminated, although often textbooks will refer to the nurse as she/her as well as some of the outside material our *female* instructors provide us, will refer to the nurse as she/her....
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    EMT Starting RN program anyone else go down this road?

    elijahvegas replied to Deuceswild1's topic in Men in Nursing

    wow, where do i even begin here... lets see. Yes i googled it really quick before making that post, the shortest i really saw was in fact tx, i just skimmed through one forum and the shortest i saw...
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    How many men in your cohort?

    elijahvegas replied to Caribbean Character's topic in Male Nursing Students

    I envy you all
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    EMT Starting RN program anyone else go down this road?

    elijahvegas replied to Deuceswild1's topic in Men in Nursing

    To begin with, i have NEVER heard of a paramedic course being as short as 4 months...thats completely unfathomable. That means the emtb course was what, 2 weeks long ?? Ill admit being an emtb doesnt...
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    EMT Starting RN program anyone else go down this road?

    elijahvegas replied to Deuceswild1's topic in Men in Nursing

    Am i reading what im actually reading
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    EMT Starting RN program anyone else go down this road?

    elijahvegas replied to Deuceswild1's topic in Men in Nursing

    Never volunteer that information lol. Telling instructors I was a medic was a bad idea lol I get asked every question and held to a higher standard. Its not that I'm not up to the challenge but I'm...
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    EMT Starting RN program anyone else go down this road?

    elijahvegas replied to Deuceswild1's topic in Men in Nursing

    Emt /paramedic currently finished my first semester of nursing school. Real life experience bones me and like you've probably already read, its a whole separate frame of mind and approach to medicine...
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    Class of 2015

    elijahvegas replied to MommaTy's topic in General Students

    In a nutshell. That's how our program
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    big sigh of relief ?

    elijahvegas posted a topic in General Students

    just took my final exam today. Big sigh of relief that the semester is over. It wasn't overly stressful but i definitely did (and do) have some things working against me that caused me to be...
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    big sigh of relief ?

    elijahvegas replied to elijahvegas's topic in General Students

    bahaha i needed 126 for an A. That seemed doable right
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    big sigh of relief ?

    elijahvegas replied to elijahvegas's topic in General Students

    i scored an 81 on my final, and as far as my grade calculations go, that means i should have an 84 in the
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    FL New Grad worried about multiple DUI's

    elijahvegas replied to Eve84RN's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    im also curious. how did this turn out for you ? are you still waiting to take the test or have you been granted ATT? is it a limited licensure ? have you been able to find a job
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    Class of 2015

    elijahvegas replied to MommaTy's topic in General Students

    3 weeks until the end if the semester