alltsonm

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1. Do you use manual or automatic BP?

   alltsonm replied to emilysmom,RN's topic in Home Health

   I use both. I prefer the manual but the automatic is used as a patient teaching tool as I transition them to buying and monitoring their own bp.. and sometimes to check if I have trouble hearing with the manual cuff. Wrist one I also have for a teac...

2. Can't decide whether to leave current job for HH job.

   alltsonm replied to Gmoon's topic in Home Health

   With your background, it may not be long before you take a management position inside the HH company which allows for field supervision, or to become a trainer -also has some field supervision. You can mix it up. But in HH there is paperwork galor...

3. **St. Johns, Beaumont, or Henry Ford...Job opprotunity question**

   alltsonm replied to Dream2011's topic in Michigan

   that's so funny! If you have to ask, then you are'nt ready for the answer. Anyway, up to elbows in pooo isnt the worst as there are so many other things that can be happening all at the same time and you are being stretched in 5 different directions...

4. OU- 2nd degree BSN

   alltsonm replied to Ms. Rx's topic in Michigan

   lordy lordy I graduated with honors last June. Got my first job on the night shift at a local hospital and learned lots but the hours and unfriendly management was worse than the one year in an accelerated nursing program. Fortunately with the tra...

5. question about oakland university second degree program gpa

   alltsonm replied to shehak20000's topic in Michigan

   I graduated from OU nursing last June....website http://alltsonm.tripod.com/nursing.htm just finished a job night shift from the worst experience I could ever imagine. It was not for me and management was totally from MARS. Now I am into a totally ...

6. Accelerated 2nd Degree-Oakland University

   alltsonm replied to nicole26's topic in Michigan

   The comprehensive ATI is not a big deal if you have done well with each ATI all along. If that is the case, you have already found out what works for you. For me and for many, we used Saunders Q & A NCLEX-RN as a practice tool. Just keep the ...

7. Beaumont Hospital

   alltsonm replied to Sirena922's topic in Michigan

   I work at Beaumont Royal Oak. What I learned is that many of the poorest serviced hospitals pay the highest salaries. Serviced means poor technology, patients with lousy insurance so that by the time they show up for help there isn't much that can ...

8. Beaumont Hospital

   alltsonm replied to Sirena922's topic in Michigan

   Yeah - I started work there in June. $24.03 - no secret. There is a educational allowance like $200/year for CE, and maybe up to $1200 per year for advanced degree classes. Benefits like retirement and 403B are pretty poor. Look at the whole pack...

9. Anyone buy nursing supplies yet?

   alltsonm replied to amybethf's topic in Michigan

   my shoes were $30 from Kohls and I am 58, and work 12 1/2 hour shifts at Beaumont... they are fine my books were all amazon used or ebay I had no pda (but would highly recommend one) supplies were scrounged from around the house and kids except I pa...

10. What are the item(s) you need most for nursing school?

    alltsonm replied to rn2be2006's topic in General Students

    GO To alltsonm.tripod.com/nursing.htm for a random list. buy lots of used review books cheap shoes lots of muffins and pens and invest in 3 printers and a printer ink company

11. Anyone buy nursing supplies yet?

    alltsonm replied to amybethf's topic in Michigan

    yeah.... I posted a list of supplies and stuff on my website: alltsonm.tripod.com/nursing.htm I kept my stethoscope up until my first week as a real nurse and it was promptly stolen. Another student had his "disappear" his first month in nursing ...

12. Oakland University

    alltsonm replied to jenni82104's topic in Michigan

    currently there are 58 credit hours required for the accelerated program at a cost of $252.50 per credit hour. Add $100 orientation fee, $140 times 4 for ATI test, add cost of books at $300 times 4 plus CPR course, drug screen police check, uniforms...

13. Oakland University

    alltsonm replied to jenni82104's topic in Michigan

    I would recommend the traditional program and not the accelerated program (I just completed) if you have a choice and are young. That way you can work in summers and part time etc and get a better experience.

14. working as nurse tech while in acc. 2nd degree

    alltsonm replied to thyme39's topic in Michigan

    If you want to work in ICu pick a hospital that takes students from your program into the ICU for the final 140-170 hours preceptorship experience. And also check to see if they hire directly into ICU... It is most important to do your homework abou...

15. working as nurse tech while in acc. 2nd degree

    alltsonm replied to thyme39's topic in Michigan

    I just finished at Oakland U accel program and all 39 of us graduated (no drop outs, no flunk outs) this past June. I recall that maybe 6 worked as nurse tecks. Their hospitals were kind to work with their schedules. A number of us had other jobs ...