The Guys Club: Guy Students Come on In!

[agent]

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?

[MurseBobby]

OK, so get this! I am starting an Accelerated BSN program this fall...I need help with what to do this summer to hopefully be better prepared. Any suggestions...

I am not scared about being the only guy, I think there are 4 of us out of 40, its just I want to continue to be the smart guy...I like it when women come to me for the answers..:)

ha ha ha

any ideas guys...

Bobby

[NURSEDADDY07]

Do you know what classes you are taking first?

[MurseBobby]

pharmacology, health assessment across lifespan, health assessment lab, fundamentals of human care nursing, fundamental nursing skills lab, foundations of clinical nursing - practice, nursing research methods

those are the 19 hours the first semester

[jap.ster_07]

can i join in? im a male student nurse in our place. so wats cool here?

[asoonernurse]

Count me in, guys.

Started out oh, so many years ago, as a Nursing Assistant in Sacramento, California (before they decided everyone needed to be certified).

Years later I bumped up to a CNA, then EMT, and finally EMT-P (Paramedic).

Will finish LVN school in Sept. 08, then its on to a good RN bridge program, and finally (hopefully) my BSN.

I should be about 70 by then. :chuckle

Regards,

Michael

[Simpatico]

Hey count me in! Just recently graduated BSRN and taking our national licensure board exams here in the Philippines this Sunday. Like all of you guys out there, we are the minority in our class. We straight guys here are even rare species but I can see more freshmen males enrolling to boost up our ranks.

[NewMexicoJohn]

Hey Buds. This is John Colangelo in New Mexico. I am in an accelerated RN program up in Santa Fe. It's their first accelerated class, all of us have degrees alreaedy and we did about a year of pre-requisites. It's a lot of work and it's not possible to work while in school but it's only 15 months so it should go by fast. Would love to hear about challenges you guys are facing.

[Alexandersdad]

I'm glad to see there's a group out here for us "Minorities"... LOL..gotta love it.

I'm a father of an 8 year old switching into Nursing after concluding a 15 year stint in IT. I've already got my Bachelors in computers and am working on my pre-reqs for the nursing program.

I'm currently working as a a CNA at a Nursing home in this area. Nursing is the best place to be right now.

Later...

[MurseBobby]

Remember, we arent a minority, we are "UNDER-REPRESENTED" ha ha ha..thats the funniest thing I ever heard...however, there are shcolarships for under-represented people, and I hope to have one this fall...

Just an

FYI for you fellows...

Bobby

[MBA2RN, BSN, RN]

Hi, I'm about halfway through a 12-month BSN program. The pace is brutal, but I'm still hangin' in...

[MurseBobby]

If anyone has any suggestions for someone who is starting an Accelerated BSN program this fall I am all ears...

I have extra time this summer...Pathophysiology starts in 4 weeks...I want to be ready....or at least more ready...any suggestions as to what I could be doing now to be better prepared...? THX

Bobby

[voodoo]

Yo,

I graduated a few weeks back and just passed the NCLEX-RN. The best advice I was given was 1) Know your physiology - the content of school and NCLEX is easier to grasp if you have a solid understanding of how/why the body works the way it does. If you get the big picture, the rest falls in place. 2) Know your math. Whatever system works for you; learn it inside out. 3) Know your med classifications. They don't expect you to know about every drug, so learn the classes of drugs, when you would/wouldn't give them and some basic side effects, therapeutic ranges, and expected outcomes. 4) Know how to prioritize and manage your time in clinical. This was my greatest challenge. Plus, I had a bunch of prioritizing type questions on the NCLEX. 5) Chill and have some fun once in a while. There's got to be some scientific rationale for that!