I Passed State Boards - Page 2

bigdamray · 07-03-2008, 10:24 AM

Very cool!! I'm so happy for you!!

warmpain · 07-03-2008, 10:29 AM

Congratulations girl!

solidspine · 07-03-2008, 10:39 AM

You are a real RN, congratulations’, your options and possibilities are endless, here and internationally. I always wished I was also a nurse simply to do mission work locally and over seas,

I always wished I was also a nurse simply to do mission work locally and over seas,

Oh and also it is kind of cool going to the AORN, one guy and 20,000 women

What are you going to do?

YOU could keep on going and be a PA?

But I suspect you have your eye on some department in the hospital

ER
OR

We are dying for good nurses here, well over 65 percent of the new nurses in southern California are from foreign counties.

I don’t know what I would do in an OR here if ½ the staff spoke English?

Sue Me · 07-03-2008, 11:33 AM

Props to You - Intelligent & Pretty...You'll go far!

Doggy · 07-03-2008, 11:43 AM

Sweet...A career you love makes life so much cooler!

wags8 · 07-03-2008, 11:49 AM

If one has to be in the hospital, you are the type of nurse to hope for. Pretty and sweet. My nurse was named Chuck. WTF... Chuck?

Curious George · 07-03-2008, 09:51 PM

I just can't understand a nurse named Chuck............

Raina · 07-04-2008, 11:57 AM

I have no interest in OR or ED. OR nurses mostly just chart a lot. Plus their patients aren't awake! What's the fun of that?

ED isn't my cup of tea either because as weird as it sounds, it's kind of gross. It's a level 1 trauma center in the heart of downtown Minneapolis. It's a hardcore icky ER with lots of shootings/stabbings.

I've always wanted to be a cardiac nurse. That's what I am now. I'm on a cardiac renal unit. All the dialysis patients are on my floor so that's cool because they can be there for 8 million different random reasons. Anyone who needs to be on cardiac monitoring 24-7 but is stepped down from ICU is on my floor too. It's pretty fantastic.

I'm getting massive amounts of ECG training. I have 16 hours of ECG classes in a week and a half. I learned to do 12 leads yesterday and started to learn how to read them. I'm going to do a 12 lead class in a couple of months.

I don't really want to be a PA. I know I'll wind up with my masters in nursing at some point but who knows what I'll go into. I'd kind of like to get into management at some point or clinical educating.

Ulter · 07-04-2008, 12:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Curious George

I just can't understand a nurse named Chuck............

Your going to be a Nurse Anesthetist. Your patients won't even remember you let alone your name.

Hidngod · 07-04-2008, 12:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wags8

If one has to be in the hospital, you are the type of nurse to hope for. Pretty and sweet. My nurse was named Chuck. WTF... Chuck?

I have a friend from high school named Kevin. He's a Psych nurse. For some reason he's stayed single most of his life. He likes all the other nurses, a lot.

Raina · 07-04-2008, 04:01 PM

About half the nurses on my unit are males....probably because they tend to recruit heavily from my floor to SICU/MICU/CCU.

T-Cake · 07-04-2008, 04:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DrewDog

i'm so going to minnesota to get sick

AF Road Trip!!!

We'll all invade her wing at once!!! Sweet!

Quote:

Originally Posted by wags8

If one has to be in the hospital, you are the type of nurse to hope for. Pretty and sweet. My nurse was named Chuck. WTF... Chuck?

Quote:

Originally Posted by Curious George

I just can't understand a nurse named Chuck............

I happen to think nurses named Chuck are h a w t!!!

RAINA!!! I

you, pretty!!!

J. Adams · 07-04-2008, 04:28 PM

Great job Raina

Curious George · 07-04-2008, 05:18 PM

I think male nurses are going to become more and more common. A lot of female nurses that I know like the help in lifting the patient and also feel more secure when a male patient becomes a little erratic and violent. I kind of enjoy stepping up and telling them that they have to calm down so we can help them.

What is your take on this Raina?

BTW, how many questions did you have to answer on the NCLEX and was it computer like here?

Raina · 07-05-2008, 07:14 PM

If we have a behavior problem with a client we call a behavioral emergency response team (BERT) and it's a mix of psych nurses (both genders) and security. It's usually the psych nurses who can talk people down but I don't think that's a gender issue. Most of security is male....they're more there to back up the psych nurses though.

I think there's just less and less stigma about being a male nurse and there's a giant opportunity for anyone who wants to go into nursing- ultimate job security, good pay/benefits, endless opportunities to move around and get more education, etc. I can say from my own program that all of my instructors, male and female, treated the guys different. In my night program we lost 80% of our guys by graduation. They just got ripped to shreds and I don't understand why.

I only had 75 questions. I was very very happy about that! I'd taken a 265 two days prior on a question trainer and it killed me to sit still for a few hours like that. I finished the whole thing in about 40 minutes. I was happy because I had a nice amount of math and I'm really good at that.

GTLifter · 07-05-2008, 07:18 PM

congrats!

wags8 · 07-05-2008, 10:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Curious George

I just can't understand a nurse named Chuck............

Yikes. If your name is Chuck and you're a nurse..... no offense please, I was trying to be funny. I'm pretty used to opening my mouth and sticking my size 13 in it. Reminds me of the day I introduced my girlfriend named Molly to my pit bull.... named..... Molly.

07-03-2008, 10:24 AM	#26 (permalink)
bigdamray Super Moderator Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: North Richland Hills, Texas Posts: 6,902 Rep Power: 193818	Very cool!! I'm so happy for you!! __________________

07-04-2008, 11:57 AM	#33 (permalink)
Raina Rocket Surgeon Join Date: May 2006 Location: Minnesota Posts: 1,393 Rep Power: 94894	I have no interest in OR or ED. OR nurses mostly just chart a lot. Plus their patients aren't awake! What's the fun of that? ED isn't my cup of tea either because as weird as it sounds, it's kind of gross. It's a level 1 trauma center in the heart of downtown Minneapolis. It's a hardcore icky ER with lots of shootings/stabbings. I've always wanted to be a cardiac nurse. That's what I am now. I'm on a cardiac renal unit. All the dialysis patients are on my floor so that's cool because they can be there for 8 million different random reasons. Anyone who needs to be on cardiac monitoring 24-7 but is stepped down from ICU is on my floor too. It's pretty fantastic. I'm getting massive amounts of ECG training. I have 16 hours of ECG classes in a week and a half. I learned to do 12 leads yesterday and started to learn how to read them. I'm going to do a 12 lead class in a couple of months. I don't really want to be a PA. I know I'll wind up with my masters in nursing at some point but who knows what I'll go into. I'd kind of like to get into management at some point or clinical educating. __________________ “Inward calm cannot be maintained unless physical strength is constantly and intelligently replenished.”

07-04-2008, 04:01 PM	#36 (permalink)
Raina Rocket Surgeon Join Date: May 2006 Location: Minnesota Posts: 1,393 Rep Power: 94894	About half the nurses on my unit are males....probably because they tend to recruit heavily from my floor to SICU/MICU/CCU. __________________ “Inward calm cannot be maintained unless physical strength is constantly and intelligently replenished.”

07-05-2008, 07:14 PM	#40 (permalink)
Raina Rocket Surgeon Join Date: May 2006 Location: Minnesota Posts: 1,393 Rep Power: 94894	If we have a behavior problem with a client we call a behavioral emergency response team (BERT) and it's a mix of psych nurses (both genders) and security. It's usually the psych nurses who can talk people down but I don't think that's a gender issue. Most of security is male....they're more there to back up the psych nurses though. I think there's just less and less stigma about being a male nurse and there's a giant opportunity for anyone who wants to go into nursing- ultimate job security, good pay/benefits, endless opportunities to move around and get more education, etc. I can say from my own program that all of my instructors, male and female, treated the guys different. In my night program we lost 80% of our guys by graduation. They just got ripped to shreds and I don't understand why. I only had 75 questions. I was very very happy about that! I'd taken a 265 two days prior on a question trainer and it killed me to sit still for a few hours like that. I finished the whole thing in about 40 minutes. I was happy because I had a nice amount of math and I'm really good at that. __________________ “Inward calm cannot be maintained unless physical strength is constantly and intelligently replenished.”

07-03-2008, 10:29 AM	#27 (permalink)
warmpain I'm still smiling Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Florida Posts: 976 Rep Power: 41134	Congratulations girl!

07-03-2008, 10:39 AM	#28 (permalink)
solidspine Retired Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 6,622 Rep Power: 0	You are a real RN, congratulations’, your options and possibilities are endless, here and internationally. I always wished I was also a nurse simply to do mission work locally and over seas, I always wished I was also a nurse simply to do mission work locally and over seas, Oh and also it is kind of cool going to the AORN, one guy and 20,000 women What are you going to do? YOU could keep on going and be a PA? But I suspect you have your eye on some department in the hospital ER OR We are dying for good nurses here, well over 65 percent of the new nurses in southern California are from foreign counties. I don’t know what I would do in an OR here if ½ the staff spoke English?

07-03-2008, 11:33 AM	#29 (permalink)
Sue Me Job Hunting Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 594 Rep Power: 7024	Props to You - Intelligent & Pretty...You'll go far!

07-03-2008, 11:43 AM	#30 (permalink)
Doggy Gold Member Join Date: Feb 2000 Posts: 859 Rep Power: 28027	Sweet...A career you love makes life so much cooler!

07-03-2008, 11:49 AM	#31 (permalink)
wags8 Gold Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: mid-Tennessee Posts: 1,615 Rep Power: 82370	If one has to be in the hospital, you are the type of nurse to hope for. Pretty and sweet. My nurse was named Chuck. WTF... Chuck?

07-03-2008, 09:51 PM	#32 (permalink)
Curious George Moderator and Future CRNA Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 2,458 Rep Power: 19192	I just can't understand a nurse named Chuck............

07-04-2008, 04:28 PM	#38 (permalink)
J. Adams Athletic Wizard Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 693 Rep Power: 22268	Great job Raina

07-04-2008, 05:18 PM	#39 (permalink)
Curious George Moderator and Future CRNA Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 2,458 Rep Power: 19192	I think male nurses are going to become more and more common. A lot of female nurses that I know like the help in lifting the patient and also feel more secure when a male patient becomes a little erratic and violent. I kind of enjoy stepping up and telling them that they have to calm down so we can help them. What is your take on this Raina? BTW, how many questions did you have to answer on the NCLEX and was it computer like here?

07-05-2008, 07:18 PM	#41 (permalink)
GTLifter www.prowriststraps.com Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Which way to the beach? Posts: 2,376 Rep Power: 107190	congrats!