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.


> p.s., I seem to have a hard time making decent coffee lately too. *I
> can't tell if the fact that I drink mostly tea now is either cause or
> effect.

Oh, I can make a VERY decent cup of coffee! Been doing it for years
now. I just got a grinder after using an effective "coffee slicer" for
years.

John Kuthe...