TheMuffinMan

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1. Best men's watch for male nurses

   TheMuffinMan replied to binggrad's topic in Male Students

   +1 on buying cheap throwaway watches; Walmart stuff with a large face/hands to easily see. My second option lately is my Fitbit blaze the unit itself pops out of the band making it very easy to clean the band. The unit itself is "splash-proof" but no...

2. Female Chest Examination & Ecg Lead Placement

   TheMuffinMan replied to drbeckrn's topic in Male Students

   What I typically do is use the gown, rolled or bunched up over the breasts (using bedsheets/blankets to keep the perineum area covered) to keep them covered and then can either go in from the neck opening or up from the bottom. If the woman is younge...

3. Grades not good but want to persue a career in nursing

   TheMuffinMan replied to Youngandinterested's topic in Pre-Nursing

   Some programs prioritize GPA in their admissions criteria. I had a tough time getting in since my GPA was low as well due to bad grades from school 10 years ago. It took me a year and a half of applying but I finally got in to a program. I did have t...

4. What should I buy?

   TheMuffinMan replied to missnursingstudent19's topic in General Students

   Nursing Central for fast and easy med lookups when writing care plans and also for informational purposes. Almost every acute care clinical I've had has their own drug guide on their internal website if clinicals prohibit smart phone usage (for the N...

5. CNA Survival Kit

   TheMuffinMan replied to BiohazardBetty's topic in Pre-Nursing

   Dry erase markers Gum (if allowed) Lip Balm Pens Granola bars or some similar snack I like one of those folding clipboards but my scub pant knee pockets are wide enough to accommodate it others who are smaller or wear tighter fitting scurbs don't hav...

6. Question on Denver/HCA

   TheMuffinMan replied to Sleep03's topic in Colorado

   Colorado nurses are some of the lowest paid in the country from what I read online. For a BSN degree in Denver as a new grad you're getting about 30/hr if you can find a job. Many hospitals in the Denver area don't hire new grads at all. I have frien...

7. Starting the Program in January

   TheMuffinMan replied to longdistancehiker's topic in Male Students

   For me it took one solid 16 week semester before the females in my cohort got used to me. As another male student put it they eventually forget you're a guy and relax around you. After that point small study groups were much easy to get in on or orga...

8. CSU-Pueblo January 2016 Start

   TheMuffinMan replied to TheMuffinMan's topic in Colorado

   It's pretty good. The first semester we're in a long-term care (LTC) facility which leaves a bit to be desired for me personally; LTC isn't my cup of tea but it's a decent enough place. Classes are crazy, it's a lot of work and a lot to learn. It's n...

9. CSU-Pueblo January 2016 Start

   TheMuffinMan replied to TheMuffinMan's topic in Colorado

   I had a 3.65 or so pre-req GPA but had a previous degree from 10 years prior which had a miserable GPA. My cumulative over all my college credits was a 3.1 and I was on the standby list. I was notified I got in 30 days before the semester started.

10. CSU-Pueblo January 2016 Start

    TheMuffinMan posted a topic in Colorado

    Anyone else get into CSU-P for their basic BSN? I just got in off the standby list and am moving in two weeks from Denver. If I can find an apartment by then anyway. If anyone wants to meet up for beers or whatever before the orientation I'll be down...

11. My final grades spring'13

    TheMuffinMan replied to professionalgirl80's topic in Pre-Nursing

    I know what you mean by needing the A's. My first bachelors degree grades were very very poor and most of the nursing programs I want to apply to require a cumulative GPA of 3.0 minimum. When you are starting out with 168 credits and a bad GPA it's q...

12. My final grades spring'13

    TheMuffinMan replied to professionalgirl80's topic in Pre-Nursing

    My Spring/Winter semester grades are: Human Growth and Development: A Microbiology: B (89.46%, so close! ) Anatomy and Physiology I: A Human Nutrition: A Worked my butt off and the Micro grade is disappointing but in the end I'm not that worried abo...