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  1. Looking for practice test questions

    genhen posted a topic in General Students

    I'm looking for practice test questions. These questions need to be broken down by subject. I'm looking for questions that would pertain to 1st and 2nd semester RN students. NCLEX questions are...

  2. Is professor homophobic or just tough?

    genhen replied to RISC601's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Chadley, I am a heterosexual male nursing student. I could really care less about what the sexual orientation of a nurse is. I only care that the nurse provide quality care to the patient and...

  3. Spending the Benjamins

    genhen replied to narcissistic's topic in Male Nursing Students

    1. GI Joe with the Kung Fu grip 2. Tickle Me Elmo 3. Operation (the game for possible future MD practice). 4. Cans of Goo 5. $1 toys that you buy and break before you get home. 6. A book, "How...

  4. Shy guys

    genhen replied to narcissistic's topic in Male Nursing Students

    I believe that most of us have or have had anxiety over public speaking. I would definitely vote for you to take a public speaking speech class. I'm currently in my 2nd semester of nursing school....

  5. School's hidden agenda, "NCLEX pass rate: Weed out students who will not pass"

    genhen replied to Bala Shark's topic in General Students

    lol, has anyone ever told you that you are very stubborn. To answer your question, you must pass nursing school to become elgible to take the NCLEX. Nursing school also encompasses clinical rotations...

  6. School's hidden agenda, "NCLEX pass rate: Weed out students who will not pass"

    genhen replied to Bala Shark's topic in General Students

    You ask if a person failing the NCLEX would be a bad nurse. While this is off thread, I'll take a shot at it. Failing the NCLEX does not necessarily equate to being a bad nurse. Some people have test...

  7. School's hidden agenda, "NCLEX pass rate: Weed out students who will not pass"

    genhen replied to Bala Shark's topic in General Students

    "In regular college, like general education, classes will not be like nursing school in terms of filtering you out!" I can tell that your frustrated. Nursing school is tough. In general education...

  8. Off topic: How do you keep house?

    genhen replied to S.N. Visit's topic in General Students

    Funny, our house was clean at the beginning of the semester. But......now it is a train wreck. What's really annoying is the fact that I took Micro. So, I know a little about germs, etc. But, my...

  9. School's hidden agenda, "NCLEX pass rate: Weed out students who will not pass"

    genhen replied to Bala Shark's topic in General Students

    And your point

  10. Venipuncture IV Skill nervousness

    genhen posted a topic in General Students

    I'm a second semester student and just had my first lecture on IV's. After that, we went to skills lab where we attempted to venipuncture on a mannequin. According to the instructor, you should feel...

  11. Instructor is not letting me get female patients during clincal

    genhen replied to Bala Shark's topic in Male Nursing Students

    That's crazy. I'm a 2nd semester male student. 95% of the female patients did not have a problem with me being their nurse. Those that did told me and I had no problem. Our instuctors actually...

  12. Is professor homophobic or just tough?

    genhen replied to RISC601's topic in Male Nursing Students

    I'm confused. What has the instructor done? Has he said that he does not like homosexuality? Why do you feel it necessary to tell him that you are gay? I have not told my instructor that I am...

  13. Need help on blood pressure skill

    genhen replied to AllieRat's topic in General Students

    Quote by Allen Iverson: "It's just practice". I went through the same thing. For me, getting the gauge to slow down at the right speed while deflating was huge. Also, remove any excess noise. Turn...

  14. I start nursing school tomorrow and I am scared!

    genhen replied to nursestudentin05's topic in General Students

    I'm getting ready to start my second semester on 1/17. My first semester was the hardest and also one of the most rewarding things I have done in my life. Most definitely, it was the hardest...

  15. Pondering nursing as an option, thoughts?

    genhen replied to timster1984's topic in Male Nursing Students

    i don't mind working with gay people (i'm straight myself) because generally, their more accepting and open minded anyways so i actually would probably like working with them, i'm very open minded...

  16. Why I post here.

    genhen replied to NurseDaddy2006's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Please continue to post in this forum. I am getting ready to start my second semester of nursing. I know that you are getting ready to start your fourth. I am also a male nursing student with a...

  17. Switching careers to nursing. who has done it?

    genhen replied to Noodles's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Dude, I can so relate. My wife is an ICU RN. I'm 42 and had 20 year career as an electronics technian. Mainly, I worked as a service tech for a couple of different companies. My wife went back to...

  18. What to expect in nursing school?

    genhen replied to ARRR10's topic in Male Nursing Students

    - i heard from a fellow classmate that once a pre-major student is in nursing school, their gpa will fall dramatically. is this true? i don't know what pre-major means. perhaps it is undergraduate or...

  19. Nursing Student Unlawfully Removed from School

    genhen replied to RobInAlabama's topic in General Nursing

    i found your story fascinating. i read the whole thread. i'm a recovering drug addict who has been clean for 13 years. i am currently almost finished with my first semester of an rn program. i too...

  20. I just got back from school orientation...

    genhen replied to Lisa CCU RN's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Forgive me if I sound stupid. Why are you taking Calculus? Are you going to medical school to become a doctor? I've never heard of anyone taking Calculus to become a nurse. Not even an NP, I believe,...

  21. wearing perfume to work

    genhen replied to acaringnurse's topic in General Nursing

    "Constipated people don't give a crap"? Now that is funny. After making a long, serious post about wrongful termination in another thread, I need to laugh. Thanks Marie. OK, I'm a male-nursing...

  22. Retaliation for voicing concern over unsafe pratices

    genhen replied to Keysnurse2008's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    First, just let me say that I am a first semester student in an RN program nearing the end of the first semester. We recently covered legal and ethical issues. I find your story fascinating on many...