rbnNurse

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1. What school do/did you go to?

   rbnNurse replied to blee1's topic in Male Nursing Students

   Iowa Western Community College / University of Nebraska Medical Center. As for being a minority... Surrounded by some beautiful and smart women? I would say its just about the closest thing to...

2. Solution to ADN vs BSN--Revamp Nursing Education?

   rbnNurse replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

   [/sOAPBOX:ON] A classic, and deserving of a thread of its own. During my interviews, one of my [now] favorite instructors told me that her view was that nurses "come with the room" and that the...

3. Solution to ADN vs BSN--Revamp Nursing Education?

   rbnNurse replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

   An excellent experience! My only comment would be that perhaps we shouldn't think of it as NS or Hospital but consider how partnerships might be fostered. Those who are diploma graduates may have...

4. Solution to ADN vs BSN--Revamp Nursing Education?

   rbnNurse replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

   Pricklypear, and others, have made a point that doctors learn to put the pieces together during their residency and argue that nurses should get this opportunity. I feel that it is a good point but...

5. What was IV tubing made of before the invention of plastics?

   rbnNurse replied to sunnyjohn's topic in General Nursing

   They still do IV's under the skin. Its a technique called Dermoclysis. The only reason I know about it is that we have one resident in our facility who receives treatment this way for dehydration....

6. Learning to give injections

   rbnNurse replied to onesmallspark's topic in General Nursing

   Wow, great topic. I was one of those "Shaky Sam's" in my lab on injections. It all seemed so simple until it was my turn at the dummy. It was a DUMMY and I was nervous. Well, I did my student to...

7. Solution to ADN vs BSN--Revamp Nursing Education?

   rbnNurse replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

   There is a great point being made here. Indeed, as a non-traditional, I have MS level education in computer science and the degree of discipline required to gain that is a tremendous factor. One I...

8. Solution to ADN vs BSN--Revamp Nursing Education?

   rbnNurse replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

   And that is precisely the issue that drives me to ponder the ideas in this forum. I'm 48, a new LPN going for the RN and looking at the fact that I may likely be off bedside in 25 years or less. Who...

9. Solution to ADN vs BSN--Revamp Nursing Education?

   rbnNurse replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

   Your point is well taken. However, that 15yr nurse is a dwindling resource and our focus here is on preparing new nurses and what can be done to better the education process. The question was posed...

10. Welcome to the new Nursing Student Assistance Forum

    rbnNurse replied to RNPATL's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Outside of handbooks like Dose Calculations made Incredibly Easy, I can recommend the textbook that I used in my Math & Meds course. You can find it on Amazon.com. "Dimensional Analysis for Meds"...

11. Welcome to the new Nursing Student Assistance Forum

    rbnNurse replied to RNPATL's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Well, I spent my first year of nursing school as a CNA in a long-term care facility. I've got my LPN and work in the same facility while finishing my RN (done in May 06). What I learned was time...

12. Solution to ADN vs BSN--Revamp Nursing Education?

    rbnNurse replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks AOP! I'm an ADN student in a ladder program. We have to have trained as CNA to get in, earn a LPN diploma and license to go on to second year. I am second year now and a new LPN in LTC. I...

13. New things I've done/seen

    rbnNurse replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Great post HappyNurse. This is the end of my first 'official' week as an LPN. I say official because I work in the same place I've been a CNA for the last year. I got my license much sooner than...

14. Percent of men in class?

    rbnNurse replied to RN8Wannabe's topic in Men in Nursing

    Out of an original class of 32 we had 4 guys. Now were down to 19 & 2. One got out on med maths, one stopped at LPN, leaving myself and one other. That said, it has been a blast being a guy in...

15. What can an RN do than an LPN can't?

    rbnNurse replied to pdpeanut's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I started as a CNA, earned my LPN and have less than a year to go to get my RN. The difference? Well there's some clear differences in both skills and responsibilities and our program drills them...