windsurfer8

windsurfer8 BSN, RN

Prior military RN/current ICU RN.

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  1. Schools that accept low undergrad gpa???

    windsurfer8 replied to HoopNurseMomo's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    While I empathize with your situation, many people have hard situations and still get good grades. I haven't seen my parents since I was about age 14. I lived in a horrific apartment and slept on a...

  2. Schools that accept low undergrad gpa???

    windsurfer8 replied to HoopNurseMomo's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I know of no school that accepts a 2.47 for nursing school. Are you talking about an ABSN? I did an ABSN in '06 and the lowest I ever saw accepted was 2.8 and that was one or two schools. Vast...

  3. Needing some encouragement?

    windsurfer8 replied to 5ummer's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I am not sure you need encouragement. You need to understand if you earn poor grades in school or use excuses then you won't accomplish anything. No one is going to hold your hand and make life easy...

  4. So how does it feel like to be a male nurse

    windsurfer8 replied to panjeremy's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Details? You mean a quantifiable word like "reasonable". You go ahead and chart that man and see how it works out for

  5. So how does it feel like to be a male nurse

    windsurfer8 replied to panjeremy's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    So sjalv..."we must respect our patient's requests as long as they are reasonable". So what does "reasonable" mean? Are you going to be the one who decides what is "reasonable"? That type of...

  6. So how does it feel like to be a male nurse

    windsurfer8 replied to panjeremy's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    If you become a nurse you will not be a "male nurse" You will be a NURSE. It makes no difference whether you are a man or woman. Good

  7. Anybody here ever found a GF or a future wife as a "murse" at work?

    windsurfer8 replied to PlentyOfMurses's topic in Male Nursing Students

    I have been a nurse since '06. First stop referring to ME as a "fellow murse". This a professional occupation with severe consequences and peoples lives at stake. Go ahead and call yourself a murse...

  8. Someone please explain

    windsurfer8 replied to AspiringNurseMW's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    You take those classes because they are required to meet your goal. What other explanation do you need? You need to be well rounded and educated. Also you need to prove that you accomplish what you...

  9. Jobs for nursing students interested in psych nursing

    windsurfer8 replied to nursing_n00b's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I have been a psych nurse since 2009. I was ER before psych. You may want to slow down a little and just focus on getting a nursing degree. If you REALLY want to be a psych nurse then you will...

  10. More Examples of posting on Facebook and getting fired

    windsurfer8 replied to RNIBCLC's topic in General Nursing

    That makes absolutely no sense. OFCOURSE there can be consequences to what a person says. It happens every single day. You say something mean to your spouse their can be consequences. She may...

  11. More Examples of posting on Facebook and getting fired

    windsurfer8 replied to RNIBCLC's topic in General Nursing

    Where did anyone take away her right to say what she wants? Are you taking away the right of a private hospital to fire anyone they want? You do understand the difference correct? You can say...

  12. Almost Done - Except Sick

    windsurfer8 replied to bagface's topic in General Students

    "I just feel" doesn't mean anything. That is a good lesson to learn if you are going to be a nurse. No one cares what you "feel". They expect you to do your job which is school. They set in place...

  13. The real reason your failing in school

    windsurfer8 replied to studentmalenurse's topic in General Students

    I hate to tell you this, but you will have bad bosses as a nurse as well. Also bad coworkers. Your option is to quit or drive on. Learning how to succeed with a "good" or "bad" teacher is very...

  14. Help with what program is best for me!

    windsurfer8 replied to MallorieEstrada's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Mallorie..you really need to first off get that GPA higher. Under 3.0 you are going to have a major issue getting into an ABSN program. Was that your final GPA for your bachelors? Majority of ABSN...

  15. Accelerated Program Jitters

    windsurfer8 replied to iammargarita19's topic in General Students

    I did ABSN in 2006. I am single with no kids so I only had me to worry about. There were some mothers and even single moms in the program. I would say just think about what your kids will learn...

  16. How to pay for BSN & CRNA School

    windsurfer8 replied to bailey1769's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    "Im willing to let the army pay"...ummm...thanks for being willing. I served in Army Nurse Corps...do you know how hard it is to get into these days? You don't join the army for money. You join to...

  17. No Good Deed Goes Unpunished

    windsurfer8 replied to OCNRN63's topic in General Nursing

    Ok...but when people ask "is nursing school hard"...how do you respond? What is "hard" to them? People often ask vague questions and assume we know what they are asking. You say it should be a...

  18. Accelerated BSN online in the NY area

    windsurfer8 replied to joemill's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I did ABSN in '06. These questions really you need to research at the schools. Use google and find ABSN programs near you. Then talk with the schools. If you are asking my experience no clinicals...

  19. Interested In Nursing: What would you do?

    windsurfer8 replied to ysage94's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    As a nurse who is a man do not refer to yourself as a hoping to become a "male nurse". If you graduate and pass the NCLEX you will be RN. It sounds totally unprofessional and no one in a hospital...

  20. The rolling backpack debate

    windsurfer8 replied to winterlights08's topic in General Students

    Are you really concerned with what others will think? Do what is best for you. Good

  21. Sometimes I feel like I am not smart enough

    windsurfer8 replied to humboldt13's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    First off you are an adult and your mother is allowing you to live with her RENT FREE. You might want to stop berating her. You are an adult and if you don't like it MOVE OUT. If you can't handle...

  22. Should I just give up?

    windsurfer8 replied to lynnj00's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    First off it is TOTALLY up to you whether or not you quit or don't. YOU have to decide what you want to do. If challenge and hard work are not your cup of tea then find something easy and simple to...

  23. Does it matter where you get your nursing degree from?

    windsurfer8 replied to kcsunshine's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    What evidence do these family members have regarding pay? There are about 15 nursing schools where the name matters..and there are lot of sketchy for profit "schools". The rest...it makes NO...

  24. Can a patient video tape me?

    windsurfer8 replied to MirwinRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    There is also the privacy issue. In a multi patient room the second patients privacy is violated by video recording. I work psych and it is easier because the patients may NOT have cell phones....

  25. I Think I am ready. . .

    windsurfer8 replied to Januar's topic in Male Nursing Students

    I would say read that "blah blah blah" stuff because that is often where they explain why you were not accepted and where you can improve to get in the best time. Luckily it worked out. As a nurse...