Ekklesia

Ekklesia

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  1. Interesting facts and observations.

    Ekklesia posted a topic in Male Nursing Students

    I am a nursing student and have been working as a Nurse's Aide for just over one year. To date I have helped care for just over 500 patients. A grand total of three (3) have specifically asked for a...

  2. Acute Care Nurse Practitioner

    Ekklesia posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    The more I learn about the field of Nursing, the more I LOVE it! I had never heard of an ACNP until I read my the article in my new Critical Care magazine called "ACNP: Expanding the nurse's role."...

  3. OB Rotation is Hell

    Ekklesia replied to Cartman1532's topic in Male Nursing Students

    I have not made it to OB rotation yet, but I pick up some super-heavy bad-vibes whenever I go near the L&D dept where I work as a tech. They could burn a hole through my head with the way they...

  4. Anyone sporting a beard?

    Ekklesia posted a topic in Men in Nursing

    I start school this fall and have been told everything from, "beards look unprofessional" (even though I see many docs with beards) to "the more you cover that ugly face, the better." What say

  5. DNP required soon?

    Ekklesia replied to deadsoul's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    I don't want to speak for anyone else, but I took the post to mean that when physicians got (heavily) involved in anesthesia is when the salaries started to climb--even for nurse

  6. Poll for RN's: Do you have an ADN or BSN?

    Ekklesia posted a topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    note: this thread is not intended for a discussion concerning the pros and cons of the 2 year degree vs. the 4 year degree. this has been/is being discussed at length in several other threads (and...

  7. DNP required soon?

    Ekklesia replied to deadsoul's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    No kidding. Especially since "little fish" answered his/her own

  8. Proper Attire

    Ekklesia posted a topic in Male Nursing Students

    Just wondering what opinions are concerning proper attire while in nursing school, specifically on non-clinical days (b/c we wear our "scrub uniform"). On non-clinical/didactic days we are to wear...

  9. DNP required soon?

    Ekklesia replied to deadsoul's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    Good question, as I am wondering the same thing. Is "Hello, I'm Doctor Smith your Nurse Anesthetist" going to

  10. How much does a CRNA really make?

    Ekklesia replied to Imrnlil's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    True. Nevertheless, I find this info interesting and can share in the discussion. I have talked to two recently graduated CRNA's and they both started out in the $120K range (Ohio). I also personally...

  11. Student male Nurse today in L+D

    Ekklesia replied to Thedreamer's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Ian, you handled yourself very well and stayed cool, calm and collected. I hope I'll be able to do that if I experience that level of

  12. Advantages/Disadvantages being a male in nursing

    Ekklesia replied to wannabFNP's topic in Male Nursing Students

    LOL. I was interviewing at a "Big 3" car manufacturer for a temporary foreman position and was asked by one of the dozen or so interviewers what I was majoring in in college. I said nursing and they...

  13. Anyone sporting a beard?

    Ekklesia replied to Ekklesia's topic in Men in Nursing

    OK my bearded friends; what about long hair? I had very long hair about 3 months ago but have since cut it

  14. Relatively High CRNA Wages.

    Ekklesia replied to Ekklesia's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    jheathRRNA, thank you for your post, and welcome to

  15. Relatively High CRNA Wages.

    Ekklesia posted a topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Simple question: Why are CRNA's salaries higher than those of other advanced practice nurses' salaries? I was having a discussion with several other of my fellow nursing students on our future...

  16. All CRNAs need to READ this

    Ekklesia replied to janecristensen's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I agree with piper, you see what you want. Please give five examples of posts that explicitly state that "CRNAs can do all that an MD can do" AND 5 explicit examples of "MDs are useless in...

  17. Nurses - Leading your subordinates (Nurse Aides, Nurse Techs, Med Aides)

    Ekklesia replied to brotherbear's topic in Nurse Management

    Therein lies the problem. This is what happens when we start coming up with our own interpretations of what a word "means." Nowhere in any dictionary do I see the term "disposable" and I certainly...

  18. Nurses - Leading your subordinates (Nurse Aides, Nurse Techs, Med Aides)

    Ekklesia replied to brotherbear's topic in Nurse Management

    Meh, it reads like an opinion essay to me. While the term "subordinate" may not sound "nice" it is a fact that I, as a tech, am a subordinate to the nurse(s). And, I'm OK with that. The...

  19. Doctor Frustrations

    Ekklesia replied to Anesthesialovr's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    That's better! Jeez, there is no other topic as incendiary as anesthesia, docs and

  20. Which ICU to pick??

    Ekklesia replied to girlie300000's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Hey girlie300000, good question, as I was wondering the same thing. For what it's worth, I have family members that are RN's in a CVICU and they tell me that that's where I want to get my critical...

  21. What are YOU taking Fall semester?

    Ekklesia replied to serendipity123's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Got all of my pre-reqs out of the way and after an extra year on the waitlist I'm FINALLY starting the actual nursing courses. NUR 100 Pharm math 1 NUR 101 Principles of Nursing NUR 101L Principles of...

  22. Doctor Frustrations

    Ekklesia replied to Anesthesialovr's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    And what a gleaming example of professionalism you are

  23. Doctor Frustrations

    Ekklesia replied to Anesthesialovr's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    bionicokie76, thank you for your take on the

  24. I cried in class today

    Ekklesia replied to JdNNurse2B's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    That makes me a BIG dork. I'm 6'7" and 275 lbs of total crybaby when it comes to seeing very sick/terminal children. I am still a student, but I already know that I just can not work in peds, as I am...

  25. How will our new grad Male RN work in L &D?

    Ekklesia replied to ragingmomster's topic in Ob/Gyn

    In a previous post you said: If it is "all about the patient" then her reasons should not matter. I'm not picking on you here, just trying to work out some logical, objective