RRTtoRN

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1. Garden City Hospital, What's your opinion?

   RRTtoRN replied to missgigius's topic in Michigan

   I worked for a few months at GCH as a contingent Resp. THerapist and here's what I liked: -teaching hospital -friendly staff -pay is very competitive What I didn't like: -hospital is old and dirty looking w/antiquated heating and cooling systems -it ...

2. Sputum specimen from demented patient

   RRTtoRN replied to Cobweb's topic in General Nursing

   is he productive to begin with? I can't tell you how many times we get orders for sputum samples from patients who don't have a drop to donate :chuckle I would show him by coughing and pretending to spit into the cup. Otherwise, you'll have to deep ...

3. Shadow a nurse

   RRTtoRN replied to jenni82104's topic in Michigan

   I'd call the nurse manager 1st. She/He'll let you know who to get in contact with.

4. anyone done the RT/LPN/Paramedic accelerated program at Lansing comm. college?

   RRTtoRN posted a topic in Michigan

   I'm an RT thinking of doing the accelerated program at Lansing CC. I live in the metro Detroit area so it would be a HIKE for me but being an RT, I can start the nursing program in the 2nd year and only have to do 1 year in order to graduate w/an ass...

5. What classes are good to take with others?

   RRTtoRN replied to AJ+CN04's topic in Pre-Nursing

   I totally wouldn't take micro AND chem together. What other classes do you have to take yet?

6. has anybody sold books with eCampus?

   RRTtoRN replied to LanaBanana's topic in General Students

   THe b@stards got me too. I'm so pissed reading the rest of your posts. I hope these SOB's go out of business. I've got a BIG mouth and I'll trash that website everywhere I can.

7. My Father passed away yesterday!!!!!

   RRTtoRN replied to Nony's topic in General Students

   OH sweetie, I'm sooo sorry I lost my mom very suddenly so I know your pain. All I can tell you is that time heals and you just have to take one day at a time. I'm sure your Dad would want you to continue in nursing school. Do it in honor of him. G...

8. Paying for nursing school?

   RRTtoRN replied to jaytek13's topic in Michigan

   OMG!!! NOOOOO!!!! I"m sooo bummed!

9. Awesome web site to check your prof's out

   RRTtoRN posted a topic in Pre-Nursing

   www.ratemyprofessors.com This is very cool!

10. Poop Chute Paranoia

    RRTtoRN replied to slogoing's topic in Pre-Nursing

    OH Lord help me! :uhoh21:

11. Poop Chute Paranoia

    RRTtoRN replied to slogoing's topic in Pre-Nursing

    You WILL get use to it. Just like everything else that is the "unknown" once you start doing it, it will become no biggie! Plus, you just squrit the stuff up there and hopefully they have a bedside commode when the erruption happens!

12. can nurses intubate?

    RRTtoRN replied to mommy2BCD's topic in NICU

    WOW!!! That's some MAJOR responsibility! Do you guys have respiratory therapists that manage the vents at your hospital? In some of the smaller, rural hospitals here in Michigan, it's common for RT's to intubate. We don't in my hospital THANK GOD!

13. michigan info

    RRTtoRN replied to nurse with cats's topic in Michigan

    Gosh I hope nurses around here make more money than $25! I make $24 as a Respiratory Therapist. I'd hate to assume all this debt just to make a smidge more than I do now.

14. Madonna University Nursing students

    RRTtoRN replied to RRTtoRN's topic in Michigan

    Well I'll tell you this, I've been trying for the last 3 weeks to have one of the nursing admit. people call me back! I've left 4 messages for her on her voice mail and nothing....I'm pretty pissed off at this point. Why should I have to BEG a univer...

15. Madonna University Nursing students

    RRTtoRN posted a topic in Michigan

    Anyone here in Madonna's program? I heard a rumor that they "may" be having accredidation problems and really would like to know if that's true before I take out a million dollar loan for nursing school. TIA!! Michelle