tallnurseguy

tallnurseguy specializes in PCCN.

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1. Disturbing Conversation on Overweight Healthcare Workers

   tallnurseguy replied to FutureDNP2021's topic in General Nursing

   I work with and have worked with some very competent nurses who also happen to have excess truncal adiposity (which, if we are going to use evidence vs cultural bias, is a marker for metabolic...

2. HESI vs NCLEX PN

   tallnurseguy replied to Sarahmb1985's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

   I went a similar route because I wanted the additional clinical time that getting an LPN involved (i.e., bridged from LPN to RN). I also was able to become an RN in 24 months (total of both) this way....

3. I'm a new nurse and I feel like quitting :'(

   tallnurseguy replied to NurseGee2016's topic in First Year After Licensure

   Dear missApril, I'm sorry for what you are feeling right now. What we do as nurses is ridiculously hard on the best of days (or nights). It's even more so when you are new to a place and career....

4. Do women find male nurses attractive?

   tallnurseguy replied to Sykadia's topic in Men in Nursing

   Wow, fascinating thread. To me this thread demonstrates that our notions of self are just that: "our notions." One of the things I see relationship can provide is a reflection of our self as we are...

5. Feeling like you're complicit in the addiction problem...

   tallnurseguy replied to ScientistSalarian's topic in General Nursing

   I didn't infer judgement from the original post. It's a tough question that many of us at bedside (and lots of other places as nurses) must confront on a routine basis. Thank you to all you wonderful...

6. switch from medical school to nursing?

   tallnurseguy replied to gj101's topic in General Students

   I don't think this is really about switching from a MD pathway to an RN. That is not the source of the conflict. Maybe weirdly, it seems about money and who earns it. In your mates eyes, it is your...