Railgun

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1. Will I be facing discrimination?

   Railgun replied to OwlieO.O's topic in Men

   During clinicals I never had any issues with my gender causing problems. I was able to complete my L&D, postpartum, and pediatrics clinicals without incident. The instructors seemed to make a bigger deal out of my gender than my patients.I've exp...

2. do you think I should be written up?

   Railgun replied to daisymae65035's topic in General Nursing

   I agree with everyone else. It happens but you always have to follow up and verify when you delegate. You also have to ensure that everything you note in the chart is 100% factual.Don't let it eat you up though. Learn and move on.

3. Does Nursing change your personality and etc.

   Railgun replied to futuremale-rn's topic in Men

   Nursing didn't really change my personality but it definitely has influenced how I police myself. I was married before I became a nurse so I cannot attest to how it changes your dating life but I will say I am definitely more nuanced when dealing wit...

4. Help, My Nursing Cohort Dehisced!

   Railgun replied to Railgun's topic in General Students

   Thanks it's reassuring to hear it gets better/doesn't matter. I just don't handle the politics very well.

5. Help, My Nursing Cohort Dehisced!

   Railgun replied to Railgun's topic in General Students

   probably a good idea, my mouth is shut until I'm out of contract. It's been the most depressing two years of my life. I love the work, the patients, and the hospital itself but my cohorts are dragging me down.

6. Help, My Nursing Cohort Dehisced!

   Railgun posted a topic in General Students

   I lurk the forums a lot but post very infrequently. Unfortunately this problem has developed and I don't feel like I can trust any of my cohorts/instructors. So I turn to the tubes. I'm getting ready to enter my last semester for my associates degree...

7. Microbiology and Human Development...difficult?

   Railgun replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in Pre-Nursing

   Format wise micro and general biology were very similar. The content was very different and labs were much more detailed. There are a lot of skills to learn such as culturing organisms and how to identify said organism. It's a much more in depth clas...

8. Stethoscope Question

   Railgun replied to throughCHRISTalone's topic in Uniform/Gear

   I've gone through 3 steths since starting nursing school. My first was the Littman Lightweight II. It was okay and perfectly fine but my love of loud music made it dificult to use. Next was the Classic II SE, a bit better and it had a great balance t...

9. Married Male Nursing Students

   Railgun replied to exit96's topic in Male Students

   I've been married for five years and am just about to wrap up my second semester. So far there have been no problems but that may be because I don't really associate with most of my classmates outside of class/study group.

10. I seriously do not know what to do!

    Railgun replied to char1's topic in Pre-Nursing

    I second the private school route. Focus on getting RN plastered next to your name and not where you get it. No matter where you get your degree you'll be taking the same NCLEX.

11. Microbiology and Human Development...difficult?

    Railgun replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in Pre-Nursing

    Human development was cake. It's a fluff course in my experience. Micro was a lot of fun for me and didn't require much studying. A lot of my cohorts complained about it but scraped by with B's. As long as you put some time into reading and studying ...