plumbtrician

plumbtrician has 1 years experience.

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1. Need advice about where to turn.

   plumbtrician replied to Biohazard's topic in General Students

   Apply to my school. Being male has been nothing but a

2. Stereotyping Male Nurses

   plumbtrician replied to lvansick's topic in Male Nursing Students

   I don't know very many gay nurses or student nurses. Most men in the field are straight. The gay guys in my program will make fine nurses

3. Pierced ears; need advice

   plumbtrician replied to Burno's topic in Male Nursing Students

   Do whatever makes you feel good! The rules at my school state that men shall not have pierced ears, but guys wear earrings without punishment. I am probably going to throw a stud or two in soon. Good...

4. Nursing students and immaturity

   plumbtrician replied to Melanin's topic in General Students

   Exactly! Be direct, be firm and if that doesn't solve the problem utilize the chain of command. The "nail them for sexual harassment" type of thinking is pretty reactionary and infantile. If you deal...

5. Please listen!!!

   plumbtrician replied to snowwhite2002's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

   The best training before nursing school had to be the route that I took. I worked in construction for 14 years as a plumber and electrician. It's almost the same job as nursing. I was a medic

6. Unrealistic expectations of nurses.

   plumbtrician replied to Can'tdragmeaway's topic in Activism, Healthcare

   I feel for you, but the solution is simple. Organize with a quality union or resign yourself to a career of what you are experiencing right

7. Sorry state of Nursing ...

   plumbtrician replied to Howardhughes's topic in General Nursing

   I am graduating in 8 months. I plan on getting involved in the Union at my first opportunity. What are you going to do to improve working conditions for

8. Stooopid

   plumbtrician replied to Ciale's topic in Emergency

   Like X 1,000,000 I can hold my breath like a........... and then trying to explain why I am panting and sucking air so hard to a coworker. Healthcare

9. Backpack, watch for nursing program?

   plumbtrician replied to mangosoccer11's topic in General Students

   I despise rolling backpacks as much as umbrellas. Rollies help you gain thirty pounds of fat by forcing you to take the elevator. As for the umbrellas, off topic. I use a regular backpack and carry...

10. Disgusted with nursing career

    plumbtrician replied to Blue4me2's topic in General Nursing

    I'm 38, halfway through nursing school, was a paramedic for a year, my two cents: Nursing isn't for everyone, that is part of which makes this such an awesome career. Patient care is a privilege....

11. Young, Thin, and Cute New Hires

    plumbtrician replied to TheCommuter's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    If you don't like how something is going...then maybe it's YOU that needs to

12. oxygen sTaturations

    plumbtrician replied to Creamsoda's topic in General Nursing

    We had a "cadillac areest" one

13. New Grads!!! There IS a way to SURVIVE!!

    plumbtrician replied to LadyFree28's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Sorry, I guess I just know too many new grads who whine about not being able to get a job out of school. That is where I was coming from. Sorry for getting off of topic. I am a BIG proponent of...

14. New Grads!!! There IS a way to SURVIVE!!

    plumbtrician replied to LadyFree28's topic in First Year After Licensure

    New grads living in part of the USA where jobs are difficult to acquire? Life isn't easy, sacrifices must be made. I was living in California and moved to Texas to go to nursing school to avoid the...

15. Wearing scrubs at the gym??

    plumbtrician replied to phieud's topic in Male Nursing Students

    No scrubs in the gym! Period. That's just tacky. I'd recommend some shorts and a ratty