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    The Wage Gap Myth

    PeeWeeQ replied to car48's topic in Men in Nursing

    This isn't rocket science. It's not conditioning, misogyny, or patriarchy---men and women ARE different. Let me set this up--where I work, we are EXTREMELY short on RN and CNA staff. For several...
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    Newbie Cardiac Nurse

    PeeWeeQ posted a topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Hello Everyone, I'm a brand new RN, just graduated in December. I start basic orientation next week and start orienting on the floor with my preceptor for 90 days on the following week. I'm in my...
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    Paramedic discrimination?

    PeeWeeQ replied to Estateboy's topic in Men in Nursing

    As an EMT as well as a nurse (I have been the former for a lot longer) I have started to see where these problems arise. I think the main thing is that nursing (even in the ER) has different goals...
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    Newbie Cardiac Nurse

    PeeWeeQ posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    Hello Everyone, I'm a brand new RN, just graduated in December. I start basic orientation next week and start orienting on the floor with my preceptor for 90 days on the following week. I'm in my...
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    Why are we not auscultating the lungs for NG tube placement?

    PeeWeeQ replied to NRnurse's topic in General Nursing

    Just had a computer training module on this a few days ago. Apparently, the research shows that the because the stomach and the lungs are in close enough proximity that the test could yield deceptive...
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    Paramedic discrimination?

    PeeWeeQ replied to Estateboy's topic in Men in Nursing

    I also went into nursing with an EMS and Army Medic background. I don't know about you, but, I struggled in nursing school trying to get out of the EMS mindset. Its not easy. EMS goals are different...
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    The Wage Gap Myth

    PeeWeeQ replied to car48's topic in Men in Nursing

    The statistics don't lie. Statistically, across all professions, in an apples to apples comparison, there is no gender wage gap. Its not there. Is there anecdotal evidence to show that there are...
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    Best pathway for becoming flight nurse?

    PeeWeeQ replied to HuckleberryNScrubs's topic in Flight, Surface Transport

    So, what I'm getting here is that there is really no substitute for CCU experience. I'm about to enter my 4th and final semester in my ADN and will be continuing on with to my BSN. I have some years...
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    Is Shortage in Nursing really a hoax?

    PeeWeeQ replied to mikefilmstudent's topic in Male Nursing Students

    You should really look and see how well having the government "pay facilities...to hire more nurses" is working out in the UK. Hint: its not. It always strikes me as funny (and sad) when people...
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    RNs and up - Do you really use all of the "gen-ed" course material on the job?

    PeeWeeQ replied to RomaniGypsy's topic in General Nursing

    "My truth", "careers are BS", "not my dream job", "stuff I'll never use"---yup, you've honestly just confirmed that you basically are or are just like a whiny millennial. And, don't give my that crap...
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    RNs and up - Do you really use all of the "gen-ed" course material on the job?

    PeeWeeQ replied to RomaniGypsy's topic in General Nursing

    It doesn't have to be that way and it shouldn't be. How many nurses work in the exact same specialty their entire careers? From what I've seen, not a lot. A nurse is literally a jack of all trades,...
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    Is Shortage in Nursing really a hoax?

    PeeWeeQ replied to mikefilmstudent's topic in Male Nursing Students

    As if a surplus is the single indicator of a healthy economy.... Sorry, Reich is quite simply a "tax the rich and find ways to spend it" economist. And, the Sec of Labor does not "preside over an...
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    Is Shortage in Nursing really a hoax?

    PeeWeeQ replied to mikefilmstudent's topic in Male Nursing Students

    I live in
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    RNs and up - Do you really use all of the "gen-ed" course material on the job?

    PeeWeeQ replied to RomaniGypsy's topic in General Nursing

    I'm almost 3/4 of the way done with my ADN and I can tell you from the clinicals I just finished on the cardiology floor that YES---you need to know and UNDERSTAND your A&P. In the program I am...
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    Is Shortage in Nursing really a hoax?

    PeeWeeQ replied to mikefilmstudent's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Shortage isn't a good word for it. A better word, from an economic standpoint, is 'scarcity'. Economics is defined as "the use of scarce resources, which have alternative uses." Scarce simply means...
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    Going into EMS?

    PeeWeeQ replied to TNViking's topic in Emergency

    Well, I'm almost done with my second semester (of four) of nursing school and, coming from an EMS and infantry medic background, I have struggled with trying to shake my EMS mentality for the nursing...
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    Wearing a beard as a male nurse?

    PeeWeeQ replied to Jarl Redbeard's topic in Men in Nursing

    Beards and tattoos are two VERY different things. Both can be personal expressions, but, tattoos go a little further. In addition, if standards change, for whatever the reason, a beard can be trimmed...
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    Wearing a beard as a male nurse?

    PeeWeeQ replied to Jarl Redbeard's topic in Men in Nursing

    I had a beard throughout my first semester of nursing school. I kept it trim and neat looking and I never received a comment, positive or negative, from patients, fellow classmates, or instructors....
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    Career Changing

    PeeWeeQ replied to TwinDaddy's topic in Men in Nursing

    I'm 43 and I'm about to start my 2nd semester of nursing at our local tech school. I work full time and have 4 kids, so, its REALLY tough, but, if you are determined, you can do
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    NREMT Paramedic/AEMT Challenge

    PeeWeeQ replied to Bob Loblaw's topic in General Nursing

    I was an infantry medic in the army for many years and worked in EMS and as a Firefighter for 13 years, paid on call. As medic, I learned crics, IOs, and intubations along with quite a few standing...
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    Is nursing theory actually used by working nurses?

    PeeWeeQ replied to BCRNA's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I've studied plenty of philosophy. The ONLY place I've found for it in life is to give name to how one feels and behaves. It doesn't actually guide anything. Philosophy is not principal and nursing...
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    Home brew cures, holistic medicine, and "life hacks"

    PeeWeeQ posted a topic in General Students

    I'm just getting to the end of my first semester of nursing school. I've been an EMT and I was an Army medic for quite a while. I'm also a healthy skeptic and I like to do serious research. What am I...
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    I hit study-time burn out--Watching a little ER.....

    PeeWeeQ posted a topic in Male Nursing Students

    I have to take a break every once in a while, so, I've been watching a bit of the "pre-Grey's" medical drama, "ER". The original main character was Anthony Edwards (yes, "Goose", from Top Gun). Being...
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    Any advice on how to study for NURSING SCHOOL???

    PeeWeeQ replied to NewGradRN96's topic in General Students

    Thanks for the post! I love seeing all of the creative ideas and study
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    Bullying

    PeeWeeQ replied to xyzrn29's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    I was verbally and physically bullied when I was a kid. With social media, it has evolved. In the younger generation, I've run across many who have lost sensitivity to real-life social cues and don't...