West_Coast_Ken

West_Coast_Ken BSN, RN

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  1. Womens interest in male nurses

    West_Coast_Ken replied to johny1's topic in Men in Nursing

    Electronic radar technician, USAF 1975-1979 here. The GI Bill bought my BA in Business Finance.

  2. Womens interest in male nurses

    West_Coast_Ken replied to johny1's topic in Men in Nursing

    No kidding! Nail on the head there. Your assessment skills are excellent. Women want both. If you give 'em one they want the other and visa versa. When they are younger they seem to go more for...

  3. Womens interest in male nurses

    West_Coast_Ken replied to johny1's topic in Men in Nursing

    The picture (poster) commissioned by the Oregon Center for Nursing can be viewed at: http://www.oregoncenterfornursing.org/documents/poster_67k.jpg The poster helps raise funds for the Oregon Center...

  4. Nursing diagnosis "altered energy field"

    West_Coast_Ken replied to paphgrl's topic in General Nursing

    I've got to agree from my limited exposure so far but I am holding out hope that I will learn more from the Nursing Dx. Time will tell... And my take on "altered energy field" is that it does make the...

  5. American Assembly for Men in nursing

    West_Coast_Ken replied to edeverges's topic in Men in Nursing

    Hi 'Vette Guy, You are quite welcome. I am a "vet" guy, too, as in USAF veteran. I also recently moved from the DFW area and enjoyed my years in Big D and the Lone Star state. Only made it to...

  6. American Assembly for Men in nursing

    West_Coast_Ken replied to edeverges's topic in Men in Nursing

    Those links above appear to not be working. For information about AAMN go directly to their web site at: www.aamn.org Regards,

  7. Did a Magnet attract you?

    West_Coast_Ken replied to Kim O'Therapy's topic in Nursing Career

    The list is located at: http://nursingworld.org/ancc/magnet/facilities.html There are now 8 facilities in California, two in Oregon and one in Washington for a total of 11 on the west coast. Regards,...

  8. MedMath Help

    West_Coast_Ken replied to Butterflybee's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I don't know why they do this...maybe to check for one's ability to handle stress AND math, too? I mean those poor folks with math anxiety already are going to have a problem with "pass or else" but...

  9. Add/ADHD: disclose or keep to self

    West_Coast_Ken replied to newrn05's topic in General Nursing

    Is seems you have answered your own question. I don't even discuss my son's ADD. I used to but the amount of ignorance and intolerance is more work than I want to deal with frankly. I have helped my...

  10. Did anyone here NOT get the HepB shot series?

    West_Coast_Ken replied to marilynmom's topic in General Nursing

    None. Zero. Nada. I have had the series of 3 shots and not a problem in the least and no pain at all. This was requested by only one of the several hospitals where we are doing clinicals and we could...

  11. Circumcisions-Question

    West_Coast_Ken replied to Bipley's topic in Ob/Gyn

    hi bipley, i'll know more after next semester when we will be doing our peds/ob rotations, but my personal experience is that my 24, 17, and 11 year old sons are not circumcised. seemed a pointless,...

  12. what shoes do you wear...

    West_Coast_Ken replied to blee1's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I looked at www.nike.com and searched for Shox.

  13. Vaginal birth not linked to urinary incontinence

    West_Coast_Ken replied to mitchsmom's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Excuse me? Why would one's gender matter in medical research? BTW from the web: "Urogynecologist Dr. Gunhilde Buchsbaum might be called a super sub-specialist because she combines two...

  14. What are clinicals "really" like?

    West_Coast_Ken replied to OB_or_NICU_hopeful's topic in General Students

    What will clinicals be like? I'm just finishing my first semester of an excellent ADN program and I can't tell you what my clinical rotation will be like tomorrow (last one this semester). Each...

  15. what shoes do you wear...

    West_Coast_Ken replied to blee1's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I'm wearing a pair of Merrell Topo Moc Pro's myself. The Nike Shox look nice and I might try 'em but check the soles of the Shox model you are considering. I have seen some that have tons of cracks...

  16. Check Your Wall Clocks - Hidden Cameras

    West_Coast_Ken replied to Gomer's topic in General Nursing

    If these actually were "security" cameras they should have been placed in other locations, too, unless only nurses' areas are subject to crime--areas like the doctors' break room. Did anyone check...

  17. Percent of men in class?

    West_Coast_Ken replied to RN8Wannabe's topic in Men in Nursing

    I've just started an ADN program and there is a nice mix of young & older both male & female. There are 4 men in our class of 23

  18. It To Nursing..??

    West_Coast_Ken replied to 2bnurseguy_2005's topic in Men in Nursing

    I'm another former ITer. I have always enjoyed working with people (volunteering, helping friends, etc) and with outsoursing jobs overseas it was time after 15 years for me to make the change. I am...

  19. Judgements about big families

    West_Coast_Ken replied to PegRNBSN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    This patient's comment is exactly what I would have expected her to say based on my personal experience. I have 8 children and have heard many ridiculous, inane comments over the years. And these...