jhinds12

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1. Advice needed

   jhinds12 replied to Lauren D's topic in Student Assist

   I started off in law enforcement, and now I am currently a mental health tech on a psychiatric unit and a nursing student. I realized I wanted to be a nurse when I realized there was such a stigma about mental illness and substance abuse. I wanted to...

2. MedTech College v.s. Ivy Tech

   jhinds12 replied to jhinds12's topic in School Programs

   I have researched MedTech, and while going to a school that offered a Bachelors program would be ideal...I don't have that time frame. I am 23 and still on my dad's insurance I have a couple years left before I legally have to find my own. That is on...

3. MedTech College v.s. Ivy Tech

   jhinds12 replied to jhinds12's topic in School Programs

   Maybe it was just the Columbus campus then, our ATI average score for our class was never that high...we didn't even come close. We were all scoring around 40-50% on them, every time. I just think it looks bad that we started with 15 and then only 3 ...

4. What does a LPN & RN make their first year?

   jhinds12 replied to scott.andrew's topic in LPN-RN

   I live in Indiana and I know that typically nursing homes will pay LPNs more than hospitals will. I have a friend that works as an LPN in a nursing home and he makes $21 an hr where as the hospital that I work at only pays $17 for LPNs. I know his nu...

5. Best Nursing School Stethoscope?

   jhinds12 replied to NurseAsh723's topic in Uniform/Gear

   Personally I love Littmann, I currently have their light weight model and I am in nursing school. However, I am looking into getting a new one as well. Littmann is expensive, but it is like the old saying goes...you get what you pay for.

6. MedTech College v.s. Ivy Tech

   jhinds12 posted a topic in School Programs

   PLEASE COMMENT AND LET ME KNOW WHAT YOU THINK! Hi everyone! My name is Jessica and I am currently 23, single mother, and working at my local hospital as a mental health tech. I have been interested in nursing for a while now and was accepted into Iv...