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1. How old were you when starting prereqs and did it discourage you?

   EMT-newbie replied to princesax11's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

   I'm now 50 and just finishing up an EMT class and probably starting down the long path to ER nursing one day soon. Do what you want, is my advice. My only other advice that took me years to learn is...

2. What kind of nurse do you want to be?

   EMT-newbie replied to MeekaNichole's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

   Just now finishing up an EMT certification, and clinicals in hospital ER shadowing a tech has been the highlight. I think that when I get school lined up that ER will be my first choice after...

3. Advantages to being a male nurse

   EMT-newbie replied to ItsTheDude's topic in Male Nursing Students

   So here I am doing my clinicals in ER as an EMT-basic student, shadowing a tech. He takes a 20 minute break and within 60 seconds I get my muscles volunteered to transfer a patient being discharged...

4. Oxygen for the anxious patient

   EMT-newbie replied to Caffeinated RN's topic in Patient Medications

   Just a non-professional thought but for people not hyperventilating just the offer of O2 and the presence of the mask or nose tubes may have a calming effect because it's seen all the time on TV, you...

5. Should I go back to the military?

   EMT-newbie replied to panpan's topic in Government, Military

   For what it's worth, I know a captain who absolutely loves their medical career in the

6. 5th Nursing Caption Contest - Win $100

   EMT-newbie replied to Brian's topic in News, Announcements

   I hear that they got degrees from an offshore medical

7. Need a team name for Operating Room staff for the Color Run.

   EMT-newbie replied to surggurl's topic in General Nursing

   Suture Self Run, It's JCAHO Leaving You In Stitches Gauze And Dolls (for you theater fans) The Very Model Of A Modern Surgeon General (also for you theater fans) Lilo and

8. Tattoo??

   EMT-newbie replied to beff's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

   Laser removal works best with dark ink so those grays may be a problem, plus you stand a real chance of scarring so my personal recommendation to anyone is that unless it's gang related and you're...

9. Why are there no nursing schools with built-in prerequisites?

   EMT-newbie replied to EMT-newbie's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

   All good points, thank you. I think the current markets in many locations are heavily distorted which is why I can't make sense of how things are set

10. Why are there no nursing schools with built-in prerequisites?

    EMT-newbie posted a topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    It seems like a natural combination, lab sciences and nursing school, and yet everywhere I look the learning sequence is artificially split. So many of the stories I read are "take your prerequisites...

11. How old is too old?

    EMT-newbie replied to Maryea's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    50 isn't even half-way done yet, much less "stick a fork in it" time I'm 49 and going back to get the degree I quit on 30 years ago, originally it was psychology but now I've decided on healthcare...

12. Doing a BS and then a BSN?

    EMT-newbie replied to EMT-newbie's topic in Nursing Career

    Thanks for the input and shared experiences, maggiex3 and LadyinScrubs! I'm on the cusp of deciding to get my bachelor's degree in Healthcare Administration, which I can complete in good time due to...

13. What do I do with a nasty nurse?

    EMT-newbie replied to DixieRedHead's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    A note from my side of the universe in software: it is far more productive for a software team to fire a member who is disruptive no matter how brilliant or productive they are, allowing "that guy" to...

14. Doing a BS and then a BSN?

    EMT-newbie posted a topic in Nursing Career

    I'm orchestrating a career change from writing software to nursing. In my software career I am mostly self taught and have worked for many years without a degree. Because local classes in the...

15. Hey guys! Post what you are going to do right after you graduate. I'll start.

    EMT-newbie replied to ThePhilster's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Urban dictionary entry for the Inland Empire, it's what we in SoCal call "The 909." Urban Dictionary: