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  1. Should Nurses help Doctors in Physician assisted suicide (euthanasia)

    ThatBigGuy replied to Caleb12's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    The Nursing Code of Ethics clearly states that a nurse is an advocate for the patient, regardless of the nurse's personal feelings on the matter. If the patient is autonomous and informed consent is...

  2. Horrible Clinical Instructor!! WHAT SHOULD I DO?

    ThatBigGuy replied to yywsu2014's topic in General Students

    Welcome to nursing school. Seems like your instructor is simply following the guidelines set by the school, which you accepted at the beginning. Not following the guidelines would make the instructor...

  3. Best men's watch for male nurses

    ThatBigGuy replied to binggrad's topic in Male Nursing Students

    I'm rocking a Massimo watch I got at Target for $10. All grey, large face, rubber band, hand-washing proof. Fashionable enough that I wear it out and about, too. Just has the typical hands face with...

  4. Awkward moment?

    ThatBigGuy replied to Soran's topic in Male Nursing Students

    If they're "with it", go ahead and ask their preference. Most pts understand you're performing an essential job, and if you're quick and professional, there won't be a problem. However, I always...

  5. Time management; class, family, exercise...etc

    ThatBigGuy replied to Myoclonicjerk's topic in Male Nursing Students

    I'm a married former college athlete. Exercise has been an official part of my life for 20 years. I've been married for 2 years. When I started nursing school, I thought I could exercise, get good...

  6. Living in upstate New York sick of the cold going somewhere warm for RN school.

    ThatBigGuy replied to MichaelDoherty's topic in Male Nursing Students

    I'm going to school at New Mexico State University. I used their 2nd Degree program, for those with previous bachelors, and since it's considered an alternate program within the school (although...

  7. Class communication

    ThatBigGuy replied to Hbrmom81's topic in General Students

    I'd like to add another vote for a closed Facebook group. We have 96 students in my class, so it really works out well. If you have a question during normal waking hours, you're likely to get an...

  8. Newbie

    ThatBigGuy replied to antigravitybug's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Go ahead and call your local hospice companies first and ask them what they prefer. If you plan on being a hospice nurse for the rest of your career (which is an incredible calling) and the local...

  9. Male Nursing Student needing advice - What shoes to wear???

    ThatBigGuy replied to rtyo1's topic in Male Nursing Students

    I chose Nike Air Max Wrights for 2 reasons. First, they come in all white. Secondly, they are all leather, including the toe box, so they protect your toes pretty well against fluids. They are a...

  10. College grad looking to go back to get ADN--thoughts?

    ThatBigGuy replied to BJS2013's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Essentially free tuition? Go for it! You can always get your ADN-to-BSN online at a later date. Even if you can't get a job as an ADN and go straight for your BSN, you'll still be ahead of the game...

  11. Nursing school effect on life?

    ThatBigGuy replied to Moonspellpecado's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Nursing school takes up a ton of time, this much is true. But if you lose friends because of the time nursing school takes up, they probably weren't the friends you thought they were. Every person is...

  12. Is this too much money to pay for pre-reqs?

    ThatBigGuy replied to Tinkk's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    My local CC here in New Mexico is about $3000 per semester (full time, 12-18 credits), which is on par with the school you've mentioned, so I would say it's a fair price. There's a little risk vs...

  13. Is 22 credit hours a semester too much?

    ThatBigGuy replied to MsDanielle's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Here in New Mexico, becoming a CNA requires 75 hours of classroom education and 100 hours of clinicals. Over the course of a standard 16 week semester, that's literally 11 hours a week in class or...