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  1. What's in your O.R.?

    gonzalal replied to mrcleanscrubs's topic in Operating Room

    Well I've been a OR nurse for over a 2 years, still learning a lot but I hope this helps. During the day I see lots of ortho,general cardiac cysto and the occasional emergency. recently I started...

  2. Working during Nursing School

    gonzalal replied to storxusmc's topic in Male Nursing Students

    I work with a group of oral surgeons as their assistant, part time, since school is so demanding. One of my instructors told us the same, to volunteer or find a per-diem job at a hospital. In one of...

  3. are fluids and electrolytes really THAT bad?

    gonzalal replied to TarheelGirlx3's topic in General Students

    Nope, at all, know all your normal values for Na, Ca, K, Mg, and P , signs and symptoms are almost the same for all so I made a little table with the main differences between them. It's overwhelming...

  4. Feeling down and out about Nursing school

    gonzalal replied to angelhearty15's topic in General Students

    I'm in the same boat, I busted my tail off and barely get a 77 average.... I'm speechless! From being an A student to a C? My clinical where amazing, in fact the head nurse of the floor where I did...

  5. To all the men, I have a serious question

    gonzalal replied to trymybest's topic in Male Nursing Students

    I can't believe someone has the time to cheat in a relationship while in nursing school. Being married, part time job, two kids and full time student... Can't even keep up with all my reading...

  6. Manager does't like me...

    gonzalal replied to gonzalal's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Thanks for answering! As an update, today I talk to my manager about why I have't got an answer from her to what she reply: " two years ago I was asked if I wanted to change sites and you declined it;...

  7. Manager does't like me...

    gonzalal posted a topic in Male Nursing Students

    My Hospital offers a program called "Tuition loan forgiveness" for nursing students, were you sign a contract for two years after you graduate. I know I qualify for it, but my manager does not give me...

  8. Financial issue!

    gonzalal posted a topic in General Students

    Hi everyone! like title says, i'm in trouble. I cannot keep up my FT job so i'm planning to get a per-diem job so I can study and do everything nursing school requires. but my wife does not sees it...

  9. Have you faced any discrimination as a student?

    gonzalal replied to sevenup0307's topic in Male Nursing Students

    I honestly don't think you are going to find any discrimination with instructors or female nurses, what you might find is, they love to have guys around to help!... I've been in a couple of floors...

  10. Theme song to your Nursing career?

    gonzalal replied to sMoLsNurse's topic in Nursing Humor

    Creeping death. From Metallica. Too harsh? ;

  11. Financial issue!

    gonzalal replied to gonzalal's topic in General Students

    Thanks MrChicagoRN. This is true! Is only for NC. I have already filled FAFSA but I only got the necessary to cover my first nursing class, since my wife and I work full time and again the problem is...

  12. Financial issue!

    gonzalal replied to gonzalal's topic in General Students

  13. I'm from Mexico...

    gonzalal replied to gonzalal's topic in Connecticut Nursing

    No, they did not accept any of my credits. According to the ECE transcript I have 137 credit hours but according to any school they are too old or not transferable... It is what it is! De que parte...

  14. I'm from Mexico...

    gonzalal posted a topic in Connecticut Nursing

    And i went to college there, i could not finish my DMD, one year left, and this was more than 15 years ago... Now I'm trying to get in to nursing school, do i have to prove them about my Mexican...

  15. Financial issue!

    gonzalal replied to gonzalal's topic in General Students

    Thanks a lot for all your answers! I know it will be worth at the end but my wife gets really concerned about it! Latroyashort, thanks I will look in to

  16. Getting ready to apply: CT Community Colleges- Nursing Program 2013

    gonzalal replied to HelenaHandbasket's topic in Connecticut Nursing

    I got my spot at GWCC, need to finish all the paperwork but I'm in!!! I think I'm very lucky since this was the only nursing program that I

  17. Why a Nurse?

    gonzalal replied to Ant24's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Why Nursing? All my life I wanted to be a physician, life is hard and my dream never came true; after years in the Dental field I wanted to became a Dental Hygienist until my wife gave birth to our...

  18. Fustrated!!!

    gonzalal posted a topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Today I get an e-mail from my admissions office, they can't find my paperwork that I submitted for nursing school. Come on people it is my future! Get it together! Sorry for the rant but I can't...

  19. Got into Duke CRNA!

    gonzalal replied to IHeartDukeCTICU's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Congrats! now tear them apart (meanning give all you can to

  20. Getting a Boost Because You Are A Minority

    gonzalal replied to Clodhopper's topic in Men in Nursing

    Wow, I wish I can say is easy for a guy. I have the blessing of being the only guy in my floor, beside some Dr's, and sometimes is hard, some girls tend to be kind of "jokers" and at some point my...

  21. What is the difference between a CRNA and an anesthesiologist?

    gonzalal replied to nursingstudent2458's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Besides the wage (CRNA is missing a zero at the end of the yearly pay) I don't think there is a big difference, I've seen better patient care from any CRNA than from MDA, and many of the Dr's that I...

  22. How many nursing schools should I apply?

    gonzalal posted a topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Big question I know, but what do you think? Many of my class mates are applaying to 3 or 4 schools, personally I feel to apply just to the one I'm asisting for my pre-recs... too confident,no. I just...

  23. How many nursing schools should I apply?

    gonzalal replied to gonzalal's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Thank you all for your answers, my wife tells me the same, apply to at least three schools, so that will be! I'll let you know whats going

  24. Grrr

    gonzalal replied to anon456's topic in Pediatric

    My experience, a 4 yo kid, needed all his four anterior upper teeht extracted with local anesthesia and nitrous oxide, so we ask the parents to stay in the room to talk to them and calm them down,...

  25. I'm from Mexico...

    gonzalal replied to gonzalal's topic in Connecticut Nursing

    Thanks for the answers... i will give a copy of my transcripts; they give me 128 credits and take only 4 credits in SCSU lets se in GWCC how it goes... Thanks again