jasonglh

I have read all the threads on this forum and have asked around other forums looking for anyone in the Army Reserve Nurse Corp. When I get my ADN next May I am thinking about enlisting and would like to hear experiences of people who have joined rece...

I started with a group of new grads in ICU with no problems. I have seen nurses with that magic year of med/surg come to ICU and fall on their face. It all depends on the RN. ICU is a completely different environment and mindset. The only advantag...

Started with 13 guys out of 53 students. I'm not really sure whats left now.

RMC The only other one that would be called large in Western KY would be Paducah or Bowling Green.

You know I thought I was pretty secure about the whole thing but I suppose I usually tell people I am in RN school not nursing school. Part of that though would be to differentiate between LPN and RN. I think I will probably tell people I am an RN ...

If your hospital has an IV team go hang out with them for a bit. At mine they do the really hard sticks and restarts when the RN's are busy. As far as popping the TQ I pop it right before I withdraw the needle and then put my thumb over the catheter...

You said it was a nice hospital so you must not be in my home town or your just trying to be nice.

I can assure you no one in my program is being passed along. If they dont think you have what it takes they will let you know in first semester. By 2nd semester they weeded out the slackers and now I think we may well graduate whats left of us.

Wow the panty police. In this day and age of lawsuits that would be instructor career suicide I would think. Its not like if someone was wearing colored underwear they couldnt tell without making you bend over. There are several girls in my class t...

Will certainly appreciate any info you can provide. Good luck to you!

I wouldnt say I get cut any slack but to some of the "girls" it might seem that way. My wife graduated last May so the instructors all knew who I was coming in hearing greatly exagerated stories of what a pain in the *** I would be. I cut up with t...

Are you on any work restrictions now? I was an EMT for for 7 years before injuring my back (3 herniated disc). I was advised by my MD to get out of EMS and put on a 50lb weight restriction for my safety really. He figured if I didnt lift any more ...

At lunch when she asks if you did anything interesting in ER. Wait til she takes a big drink and say "Yeah the ER doc let me put in a chest tube!". Just dont be sitting in front of her. Its not my fault she took such a big drink.

Strange I would stumble on this thread today. We had 2 codes today both Pt's in PEA. I never really thought about putting one on a crash cart before. The doc asked for a doppler on one but not the other. It took forever on the 2nd one for people ...

It would seem some schools are going out of their way to get them into the program. My class started with 13 men out of 52 students which was a record. It would seem that there may be an advantage to men applying to get a job in ICU or ER straight ...

lizz I think we lost the lazy ones in 1st semester. We started with 52 and I think in the end had 42. For 2nd semester we started with the 42+6 replacements who were repeating 2nd semester. Of that 48 we now have 33 after the final. I know that s...

Okay perhaps I could make myself a little more clear. No one is stepping on me by talking about C students so its not personal. I'm pretty happy being a B student. So long as I graduate I really don't care what I make. However in my first sentence...

I am not familiar with BSN programs but in my ADN program 1st semester we were doing clinicals the 3rd week till the end 7-3:30 on Tuesdays. CNA was required prior to admission so we pretty much hit the ground running. Before mid term we were giving...

You could quote the entire paragraph instead of the first sentence. I have worked at the same hospital for 10 years and stand by my assertation. I will see your rolling eye smilie and raise you this: http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2-2005200574,0...

Often times a C student nurse will make a better nurse than an A student. But I can tell you in my class there are several A students that couldnt find their *** with both hands. Yet there are several C students I think will finish the program and ...

Thanks for the reply. I have pretty much absorbed all the info the Army has put out there on the subject on the net. Really more looking for the input of someone who has been through it or is in now.

I think one thing you will see is the difference between how men and women learn. For myself I would like to skip most of the lectures and just give me the test now. 1/2 of my lectures are repeats of anatomy 1/4 drug info and 1/4 disease process. ...

If you cant wear sneakers what does that leave?

Our hospital recently changed the uniform policy because people couldnt tell who is who. Well its a no brainer that most people are stupid and they still cant tell who is who. RN's and LPN's wear white pants and a solid colored shirt of their choic...

I'm kind of suprised that they would have you wear your scrubs from home in the NICU. Most of the hospitals here have you wear their surgical scrubs. White sounds better than lavender to me. I'm a man and I do not recognize any color thats not in t...