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  1. Nursing Student Syndrome Finally got me

    UPSBossman posted a topic in General Students

    For the TL;DR crowd, after just half ofmy L&D rotation, I'm having a freakout about ever having afamily. This is me venting/looking for advice. Many of my classmates have alreadyfallen victim to...

  2. Adult Med/Surg ATI test -- advice? Did you pass?

    UPSBossman replied to melissa0's topic in General Students

    I take my first ATI med/surg test next friday (first semester, WOOT!!) I'm hitting the same scores as you... 64% and 61%, so now I'm very interested in how you end up doing :) Best of luck, and let us...

  3. Want a student job, how to get it

    UPSBossman posted a topic in General Students

    I'm a student nurse about to finish my first semester. Per my understanding, after semester 1 RN students can (generally) work as techs/aids to gain experience. I want to go this route, but I'm unsure...

  4. moving to SA

    UPSBossman replied to tx2007's topic in Texas Nursing

    I work for Baptist health system [baptisthealthsystem.com] We're hiring nurses at all 5 of our facilities right now. Its a pretty good system. Pay is a little higher at Methodist, but the employee...

  5. Male Student looking for advise/info

    UPSBossman replied to Drotondi1518's topic in Male Nursing Students

    I decided to go into nursing because my wife is a recent (one year ago) graduate. She was an LVN prior to that (2 years, while we were dating.) While she was working in health care, I worked at UPS...

  6. Male Nurses that lift weights and stay fit

    UPSBossman replied to S-Rank's topic in Male Nursing Students

    You dont have to eat every 2 hours. I'm a hard gainer and used to eat every 3-4 hours. I never managed to put on much muscle, and my lifts never improved much. Since I started eating paleo I now eat 3...

  7. Official nursing student fall 2011 stand up!!!

    UPSBossman replied to adorable42181's topic in General Students

    I will be going to Bapstist School of Health Professions (Wife & several friends graduated from there, and I work for the system now) 3.2 GPA (3.8 in field) 88% on

  8. First RN job & it's pay

    UPSBossman replied to Stephen.Stevens's topic in First Year After Licensure

    $40k isnt bad money, and if you need more then you can work a 4th shift one week (which would be all OT.) My wife made over $45 last year, and she wasn't working as an RN until mid April. OP, why are...

  9. First RN job & it's pay

    UPSBossman replied to Stephen.Stevens's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I'm in San Antonio, Tx. My wife is a RN (1 year now) and we both work at the same system. Here, RNs are starting around $21.50, a little more if you have experience (2 years clinical, 3 years...

  10. Healthier Living Thread Part V

    UPSBossman replied to Tweety's topic in Health, Stress Management

    i'll chime in i suppose. i was wondering, why are nurses in such bad health to begin with? i'm not yet a nurse, but i work in a hospital doing risk management. so many of the nurses here are obese (to...

  11. Anxiety about ADN and life

    UPSBossman replied to silverstar77's topic in General Students

    i work with nurses all day... a lot of 'em i can't understand how they became nurses. it seriously is one of those "if she can do it, anyone can" moments almost every day for me. every time i start to...

  12. For students with insomnia, what have you found that works for you?

    UPSBossman replied to J-Swish's topic in General Students

    I've been an insomniac for more than 10 years, at some times going 5+ days without ANY sleep at all (my longest was a 7 day sleepless bender!) Changed my diet and got more exercise and it cured me....

  13. I absolutely HATE it!

    UPSBossman replied to Manepride's topic in General Students

    i'd have a field day with your classmates. an entire program full of gullible people who take spoken word as gospel? make up an awesome back story for yourself and slowly hint it to them. feed them...

  14. Did I do something inappropriate?

    UPSBossman replied to SydneyJo1's topic in First Year After Licensure

    My advice would be to wait a week or so for a call, then call the manager back and ask him if they were interviewing yet. Explain about how HR got an attitue with you but you want to work there. He's...

  15. Discouraged - looking for new avenues

    UPSBossman replied to Lilme04's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Lots of resume services online. My brother writes for one of them from time to time. Prices vary. Look into another job in the mean time. Something disposable to let you keep your apartment and your...

  16. Male Nurses that lift weights and stay fit

    UPSBossman replied to S-Rank's topic in Male Nursing Students

    I start school in August. Weight train 3X per week right now, and I hope school doesn't get in the way of that. Recently changed my diet around and have dropped 15lbs! I'm hoping to lose my "desk job...

  17. What are easy food to make for a youngster who can't cook

    UPSBossman replied to okiedokie123's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Breakfast: Take some eggs, beat them in a bowl to make scrambled eggs. Add some cheese, and meats of your choice (if you use ground beef, make sure you brown [cook] it first.) Get a muffin pan (like...

  18. Work in EVS or not in healthcare at all while in school?

    UPSBossman posted a topic in General Students

    i have worked for a health system for a little over a year now, and start rn school in august. the system offers a scholarship where they pay for your schooling in exchange for 3 years of service...

  19. Patient falls: What works to prevent them?

    UPSBossman posted a topic in General Nursing

    I've been trying to solve the problem of falls since I started in healthcare a year ago. I quickly decided to approach the problem differently from the rest of my health system, assuming that falls...

  20. Patient falls: What works to prevent them?

    UPSBossman replied to UPSBossman's topic in General Nursing

    Look at SmartCell mats. They absorb more impact than foam, do not absorb fluid, and have minimal deflection under weight. Its very similar to the flooring I pitched a year ago. As for rounding, our...

  21. Is it legal to rewrite nursing notes 3 months later?

    UPSBossman replied to sblanchard1983's topic in General Nursing

    as someone who works in risk management, here's my $0.02 -disclaimer- laws vary by state, so what i say may not apply to you. per my understanding, once something is charted, it can not be changed. i...

  22. ADN Fall 2011 Hopefuls!!!

    UPSBossman replied to VannVann2008's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Got my letter yesterday, accepted to my first choice school. I almost fell down the stairs when I read the email (I wasn't expecting to be emailed my letter!) I'm not sure who's more excited, me or...

  23. Am I setting myself up for failure?

    UPSBossman replied to pinkpega's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    A&P I in a summer [FLEX] session should be fine. Don't let people scare you. They told me that taking MicroBio (without having taken general bio) and A&P II and Psych all at the same time,...