On Oct 29, 7:35*pm, "Kent" > wrote:
> "John Kuthe" > wrote in message
>
> ...
> On Oct 27, 10:48 pm, phaeton > wrote:
>
> > Dear John,
>
> > If I may ask, are you an LPN, RN, BSN, APN?
>
> My nursing degree is BSN, Bachelors of Science in Nursing. I'm a
> licensed registered nurse (RN) because I passed the NCLEX-RN exam
> after achieving my BSN. So I can sign my name as John Kuthe, BSN, RN.
>
> > Have you been a Nurse for a long time?
>
> No, I went to nursing school 2 years ago, and went through an
> accelerated BSN program, which are programs offered to people who
> already have a BS degree in some other area. (I also have BS degrees
> in CS or Computer Science and EE or Electrical Engineering.) I passed
> state boards (the NCLEX-RN exam) last Sept, which gave me my RN
> license.
>
> >Do you have a specialty or favorite part?
>
> So far I've only worked in "nursing homes", which is not at all the
> most high tech or most glamorous nursing job, but they are the only
> nursing jobs i was able to get. That's OK though, cause at least I
> have a job now.
>
> > Just curious, as someone who is working his way through the congestion
> > towards an RN program right now. I'm always interested in what other
> > nurses have to say about school and work, especially from nurses who
> > are also men.
>
> Nursing school is designed for one thing and one thing only: to allow
> you to pass the state boards exam, known as the NCLEX exam. There's an
> NCLEX-RN which if you pass, you become a licensed RN, There's also an
> easier NCLEX-LPN, which allows you to become a licensed LPN or
> Licensed Practical Nurse.
>
> But nursing school does not teach you how to be a nurse. That comes
> with nursing experience. You have to have the license to work as a
> nurse (RN or LPN) but you learn nursing on the job. And I'm very new,
> and learning things every day.
>
> There are more and more male nurses too. My accelerated nursing school
> class had many males in it. Where I'm working now has at least 4 male
> nurses, me and three others I can think of. The preponderance of
> nurses are still female though.
>

>
> "With your credentials, in a small town with a very severe nursing shortage
> would you be able to get a position as an intensive care unit nurse ?

Many nurses don't want to be in a position where they are some
doctor's bitch. A friend of mine started out working for the VNA, then
became a public health nurse. For years now, she has been working with
pregnant women -- what to expect, infant and child care, etc. Never
has she worked for a doctor.