traumahawk99

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  1. BSN vs ADN Education?????

    traumahawk99 replied to Traumatized's topic in General Nursing

    i think this will happen when hell freezes over. and yes, it is a fantasy of control freaks at bsn programs. as i've said before, what society needs is bedside nurses, not grand pontificators....

  2. BSN vs ADN Education?????

    traumahawk99 replied to Traumatized's topic in General Nursing

    oh come on, opinions do matter :). i'd love to participate in this debate. i'd only be too flattered if you'd present some of my opinions on this issue... i'd compare how the actual job as a...

  3. How many times did you apply?

    traumahawk99 replied to JessVanDyke's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    i got my paramedic license in 9 months and then enrolled in excelsior. no waiting list at all. anyone can do it. took nursing pre-reqs at a community college. after 9 months from starting, i was...

  4. Poll: "Do Not Use List" of abbreviations

    traumahawk99 replied to soontobe_RN's topic in General Nursing

    we've got to have a standardized language. i'm all for

  5. Night shifts: how do you prepare yourself?

    traumahawk99 replied to amber1188's topic in General Nursing

    i'm doing 5 12's as well. the only way you can combat the fatigue that this brings you is to make sure you sleep, and don't be swapping your sleep time around on your days off. if you're doing the...

  6. Losing Nurses!

    traumahawk99 replied to ShayRN's topic in General Nursing

    but why wouldn't they? nursing has become a very mobile career, with no shortage of job alternatives. it reflects broader trends in our society as mobility has increased exponentially. two years is...

  7. About to give up on being a nurse

    traumahawk99 replied to Lorel's topic in General Nursing

    become a paramedic, then you can test thru excelsior

  8. Weeding out of nursing students

    traumahawk99 replied to Tweety's topic in General Students

    yes it is... and the ones they graduate aren't necessarily anything except the most compliant. fortunately, working in the real world is entirely different. a person who works hard and competently...

  9. Weeding out of nursing students

    traumahawk99 replied to Tweety's topic in General Students

    the way nursing education is conducted definitely limits the numbers of people entering the field. as i've stated earlier, nursing education has been hijacked by a bunch of crazy control freak women...

  10. Weeding out of nursing students

    traumahawk99 replied to Tweety's topic in General Students

    if someone isn't capable of doing the job, they shouldn't be able to pass the exams. that should be a process without prejudice. unfortunately, with nursing schools you do get some instructors who...

  11. Absolute refractory period questions...

    traumahawk99 replied to Kiwi's topic in General Nursing

    the absolute refractory period ensures that your heart's individual cells fire off in a highly cordinated pattern, in one direction. it is caused by the fact that na+ channels cannot open until they...

  12. Males as Nurses

    traumahawk99 replied to 2bnurseguy_2005's topic in Men in Nursing

    heh. you got me!

  13. Males as Nurses

    traumahawk99 replied to 2bnurseguy_2005's topic in Men in Nursing

    oh, come on.... lighten up. she's allowed to have her opinion. i for one am not at all

  14. Can Someone Be a Nurse Without Jean Watson??

    traumahawk99 replied to Q.'s topic in General Nursing

    i don't see that a student with a bsn is any better at assessment than a student with an asn. making a bsn the minimal entry level doesn't have anything to do with the reality of patient care. the...

  15. Can Someone Be a Nurse Without Jean Watson??

    traumahawk99 replied to Q.'s topic in General Nursing

    i suppose it would depend on the program bsn program, to some degree. i think that technical skills are MUCH more important than most programs stress. certainly, there is need to understand theory...

  16. Can Someone Be a Nurse Without Jean Watson??

    traumahawk99 replied to Q.'s topic in General Nursing

    right on. it's the emperor's clothes. there is no other profession where the folks in academia have so utterly detached themselves from reality and made their own little world. as i've said before,...

  17. Be Careful What You Say...

    traumahawk99 replied to CseMgr1's topic in General Nursing

    as a male in an otherwise female profession, you learn that anything you say that can possibly be interpreted in a politically incorrect way and held up to the light and screamed over, will be. what...

  18. Can Someone Be a Nurse Without Jean Watson??

    traumahawk99 replied to Q.'s topic in General Nursing

    i think that theory is theory, and practice is practice. what is caring? does it necessarily mean emotional involvement with the patient? give me someone who is technically competent and behaves...

  19. Accepting or not accepting the client which jeopardizes the license the most?

    traumahawk99 replied to Roland's topic in General Nursing

    as a practical matter, does anyone know of anyone losing their license over anything less than outrageous misbehavior? nursing school teaches an element of paranoia that you've always got to be...

  20. Males as Nurses

    traumahawk99 replied to 2bnurseguy_2005's topic in Men in Nursing

    another way to skin the cat is to become a paramedic and test out thru excelsior for an adn. if you're a good student you can do the whole thing in a year and a half. emt, paramedic and nursing...

  21. 3rd time isn't a charm :(

    traumahawk99 replied to Mommy2Maddy's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    do exactly what you're doing. put your head down and take that test again. in a couple of years, you'll be looking back on this and laughing

  22. Does the term 'Nurse' bother you?

    traumahawk99 replied to Ekklesia's topic in Men in Nursing

    i'm an nretm-p. working on an asn thru excelsior college. being a paramedic is a blast, but the dollar difference in becoming an rn is substantial enough for me to do it. i'm also working on an mba,...

  23. Does the term 'Nurse' bother you?

    traumahawk99 replied to Ekklesia's topic in Men in Nursing

    i think it definitely perpetuates an image problem that keeps males out of the profession. i wish the profession had enough sense to change it. the word has alternative meanings are feminine in...

  24. Need Advice On The Excelsior Program

    traumahawk99 replied to closatssl1's topic in Online Distance Learning

    the folks at excelsior told me they graduate approximately 3000 nurses a year. compare that to any single nursing program in the u.s. despite what many say here, there is a growing shortage of...

  25. Need Advice On The Excelsior Program

    traumahawk99 replied to closatssl1's topic in Online Distance Learning

    i just finished paramedic school and i'm chomping at the bit to take test #3, though i have to wait for national registry in hand before i can register for those exams. the total cost of the...