erin3900

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1. I'm a graduating nursing student...and I know NOTHING!!!!

   erin3900 replied to lostinreality's topic in General Nursing

   By the way, would you mind posting a copy of your "brainsheet" that you carry around with you? I'm constantly on the lookout for a good way to organize this information. I would really appreciate it!

2. I'm a graduating nursing student...and I know NOTHING!!!!

   erin3900 replied to lostinreality's topic in General Nursing

   Hey -- I LOVE your idea about writing down things that I've learned on 3x5 cards. I'm going to start doing that myself! That way I can easily carry them around with me on the floor while I'm at clinical. I'm always worried that I"m going to forget...

3. Should this situation be referred to a WOC nurse?

   erin3900 replied to erin3900's topic in Wound

   Thank you so much -- that actually really does help!! I'm going to follow up on this then and see if we can have a WOC nurse do a wound consult on him. Even though I'm a nursing student and usually feel pretty confident in my assessments given cert...

4. Should this situation be referred to a WOC nurse?

   erin3900 posted a topic in Wound

   I would like to ask a question about whether a referral to a WOC nurse may be appropriate in a particular situation. I am currently a second year nursing student; so while I do know something about wound care, my knowledge on this subject is not par...

5. RN to BSN online -- Illinois programs (SIUE, UIC, MCN, etc.)

   erin3900 replied to erin3900's topic in Online Learning

   The answer depends on where you're located and where you're interested in attending school. I am currently doing my clinicals at Memorial Medical Center (MMC) in Springfield, IL. A recruiter for that hospital (that I was speaking with last week) to...

6. St. John's College

   erin3900 replied to cuppa_tea's topic in Illinois

   What I have to say probably won't help you much....but I am currently doing my clinicals (I'm a 2nd semester ADN student at Lincoln Land in Springfield) at St. John's (7th floor, MedSurg). The Carol Jo Vecchi Center (which is what I believe you are ...

7. Online BSN completion programs (U of I, SIUE, MCN)

   erin3900 posted a topic in Illinois

   Is anyone here a student in the RN-to-BSN program through the University of Illinois' Global Campus (i.e., online campus)? The College of Nursing at the University of Illinois at Chicago recently began offering this online degree through the U of I G...

8. IDPH Rural health scholarship?

   erin3900 replied to kvargas69's topic in Illinois

   I would suggest that you look into applying for a "scholarship" through the Workforce Investment Act (WIA) program. I'm in Springfield, and I learned about the program through my local community college. There are hoops to jump through in order to ...

9. RN to BSN online -- Illinois programs (SIUE, UIC, MCN, etc.)

   erin3900 posted a topic in Online Learning

   Is anyone here a student in the RN-to-BSN program through the University of Illinois' Global Campus (i.e., online campus)? The College of Nursing at the University of Illinois at Chicago recently began offering this online degree through the U of I G...