The Guys Club: Guy Students Come on In!

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Hi All!

I'm a crazy father of 2 ex-premed who just recently turned down Northwestern to go into a RN program.

I already have an Associate in Science, but I'll be getting another ADN and then go to a 4 yr school.

When I went to an info session about the RN program ill be trying to get into, out of like 70 ppl only 5 were guys.

So I want to know are there any men out there?

Specializes in ER/Trauma.

This is very encouraging! More males signing up as Nurses!

89 pages and counting! :w00t:

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I sit the NCLEX in Dec 06. I've bought some NCLEX books and now I really wish I had bought them at the start of my program not at the end. I especially liked Kaplan's NCLEX-RN 2007 edition which has a wonderful description of the Nursing Process - better than any other I've read. Having this clear in my mind from the beginning would have been an asset. Also, the NCLEX book breaks down questions by category and this helps narrow down the kind of answer the question is looking for. If you're starting out in nursing school - get yourself this book and other NCLEX books now!

Are you referring to the junior/senor level courses or are you suggesting that we should get that book even for the prerequisite nursing courses?

EDIT: Can anyone give some insite into a course sequence for the prerequisites?

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Specializes in ER/Trauma.

Here's how I did my pre-requisites::

1) FIRST SEMESTER SEQUENCE

Psychology

Anatomy

Sociology

2) SECOND SEMESTER SEQUENCE

Human Nutrition

Human Physiology

Human Growth and Development

3) THIRD SEMESTER SEQUENCE

Computers a general Introduction

Statistical Methods

Pharmacology

Abnormal Psychology

4) FOURTH SEMESTER SEQUENCE

Social & Ethical Values in Medicine

Applied Physiology

Mine were somewhat helter-skelter because I transfered to my school and switched majors twice before settling on nursing. I might have followed a different path if offered the choice again ...

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Yeah I know what all of you mean. There are only 6 guys in our class. It's nice to know there are more guys getting into the field.

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Hello Dudes!!! YEAH!!!! GOOD TO KNOW WE'RE NOT OUT THERE ALONE....SCRAMBLING IN THE LAND OF LIPSTICK AND SCRUB-FASHIONARY!!!!!

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after i become a medical assistant i am still trying to decide if i want to go for my lpn or my rn what do you guys suggest what is a good route to go?
don't think the lvn route is a good ticket. passed it up and waited for an adn slot. and happy i did!! more $ and more authority. it's a tougher deal....but if it's the route you're going---may as well go all the way!
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Hello everyone. Start clinicals in the winter. I think this site is great!

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Specializes in Telemetry, OR, ICU.
Yeah I know what all of you mean. There are only 6 guys in our class. It's nice to know there are more guys getting into the field.

In my AMEDD Critical Care Nursing Course [already RNs] I had three male classmates, and only one female classmate. BTW, in the Army Nurse Corps about 34% are males, whereas in the civilian sector the male percentage is about 6%.

Anyone interested in info on becoming an Army Nurse Corps officer? ;)

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Madigan Army Medical Center, Critical Care Crs Class '06

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Hello everyone. This is my first post. I'm taking my pre-reqs and then plan to enter a nursing program for ADN. The school allows students to become LPNs after one year and start working. Its frustrating that I will only have an associate degree (I already have one associate degree) and I will end up with a total of 7 years of school and only a AS degree! By the way my state was the only one in the nation to require BSN degrees, but now they just started allowing ADNs. (I live in ND) I also happen to be a Paramedic with 17 years experience. I'm going back to school because Paramedics get paid what a high school kid at McDonalds gets paid (didly squat) We do much of the same work as RNs, but get paid 1/3 as much. Our job is more dangerous and often more challenging than nursing. I will never figure it out, it ticks me off, but I am tired of fighting the system, so here I go, becoming an RN! I'm happy to see this page for men in nursing. By the way, men were the original nurses, not the newbies (just research the history)

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Specializes in SRNA.

Man is your opinion of paramedics going to change after you've been a nurse for a while! You're going to cringe when you hear that the medics are bringing you a patient from the field.

-S

Hello everyone. This is my first post. I'm taking my pre-reqs and then plan to enter a nursing program for ADN. The school allows students to become LPNs after one year and start working. Its frustrating that I will only have an associate degree (I already have one associate degree) and I will end up with a total of 7 years of school and only a AS degree! By the way my state was the only one in the nation to require BSN degrees, but now they just started allowing ADNs. (I live in ND) I also happen to be a Paramedic with 17 years experience. I'm going back to school because Paramedics get paid what a high school kid at McDonalds gets paid (didly squat) We do much of the same work as RNs, but get paid 1/3 as much. Our job is more dangerous and often more challenging than nursing. I will never figure it out, it ticks me off, but I am tired of fighting the system, so here I go, becoming an RN! I'm happy to see this page for men in nursing. By the way, men were the original nurses, not the newbies (just research the history)
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Specializes in Telemetry, OR, ICU.
Hello everyone. This is my first post. I'm taking my pre-reqs and then plan to enter a nursing program for ADN. The school allows students to become LPNs after one year and start working. Its frustrating that I will only have an associate degree (I already have one associate degree) and I will end up with a total of 7 years of school and only a AS degree! By the way my state was the only one in the nation to require BSN degrees, but now they just started allowing ADNs. (I live in ND) I also happen to be a Paramedic with 17 years experience. I'm going back to school because Paramedics get paid what a high school kid at McDonalds gets paid (didly squat) We do much of the same work as RNs, but get paid 1/3 as much. Our job is more dangerous and often more challenging than nursing. I will never figure it out, it ticks me off, but I am tired of fighting the system, so here I go, becoming an RN! I'm happy to see this page for men in nursing. By the way, men were the original nurses, not the newbies (just research the history)

Good luck in Nursing School!

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Specializes in Telemetry, OR, ICU.
Man is your opinion of paramedics going to change after you've been a nurse for a while! You're going to cringe when you hear that the medics are bringing you a patient from the field.

-S

After being a Paramedic for 17 years I'd think is mind is pretty clear on his opinion. I do think he will gain a better appreciation of nurses after he has been one & worked around other nurses. ;)

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