MaverickMac

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1. EMT exp and ABC questions?

   MaverickMac replied to MaverickMac's topic in General Students

   Actually I really like the way you explained that! I agree EMS Is based heavily on "algorithims" where nursing is much more detective work. I think they both have there

2. EMT exp and ABC questions?

   MaverickMac posted a topic in General Students

   Hey there I wanted to ask if any of the students who were EMT's have found that your training and experience has helped you immensely with nursing school. I just know there has been a couple of times,...

3. Stereotyping Male Nurses

   MaverickMac replied to lvansick's topic in Male Nursing Students

   It's still mostly people imagine a hospital like it was 20 years ago. The image (right or wrong) was nurses were women and M.D's were men. I live in Wyoming where the old ways are still very...

4. How many men in your cohort?

   MaverickMac replied to Caribbean Character's topic in Male Nursing Students

   No I've had similar comments made to me. The super ironic thing is my clinical site is also where I work. So I know the staff and maybe it's just my hospital but in general a lot more females then...

5. How many men in your cohort?

   MaverickMac replied to Caribbean Character's topic in Male Nursing Students

   we started out with 40 students total and 5 guys. Depending on how the final ends up it could just be me and 30ish

6. Doctor Anyone?

   MaverickMac replied to Ant24's topic in Male Nursing Students

   Hey there, I was a Pre-med Student before I ended up with a wife and kid that, forced me to get a degree now as compared to later. So thats how I ended up in nursing school. There's a possibilty I may...

7. Designated "muscle" on clinicals

   MaverickMac replied to oklamedic2011's topic in Male Nursing Students

   So I noticed you've got your Paramedic? I'd say apply it the same way you did it an EMS nobody lifts, or pulls until everybody lifts and pulls. I was having this discussion with an NP at my last...

8. Male student enters OB room. What do you think?

   MaverickMac replied to truckinusa's topic in Male Nursing Students

   Hey I'm sorry that turned out so weird man! I got really lucky in that all my OB patients were hospital staff. I can see how the whole staring thing was ackward for everybody involved, But i'd fight...

9. From ADN to ???

   MaverickMac posted a topic in General Students

   So I know the natural progression for most ADN grads is to go get the BSN, The University of Wyoming ( I live in wy) offers a great ADN to BSN program. Now I'll probably be enrolling in it. I wanted...