TerreP

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1. Poll: What do you love about the NICU?

   TerreP replied to carolina_girl's topic in NICU

   I'm also a nursing student, 6 weeks from the end of my second semester, and the only thing I want to do is work in NICU!!! I'm hoping to get into a nurse extern program in NICU, and then I am applying for the new grad program at the children's hospi...

2. PIMA Medical Institute

   TerreP replied to PaSsIoN_4_NuRsInG's topic in Arizona

   First semester was Microbiology on Tuesdays (3 hours of class, 2 hours of lab, with an hour for lunch), Study Skills (1 hour) and Chemistry (2 hours of class, 2 hours of lab) on Wednesday, Nursing 100 theory & lab (2 hours), and Human Growth and ...

3. PIMA Medical Institute

   TerreP replied to PaSsIoN_4_NuRsInG's topic in Arizona

   We met the Albuquerque campus' nursing director a couple months ago, and she seems really great! She toured our campus and spent a couple of days observing the classes. Be prepared to study A LOT!! Of course, that goes for any nursing program, bu...

4. PIMA Medical Institute

   TerreP replied to PaSsIoN_4_NuRsInG's topic in Arizona

   I am about to finish my first sequence (16 weeks) at PMI, and I have to say I love it! The teachers are great, and really willing to help you, as long as you ask for the help!!! Yes, the classes are hard...but I'd rather have hard classes and know th...

5. Is 26 too old to go back to school?

   TerreP replied to anouk's topic in General Nursing

   I started working on my prereqs when I was 45...I'm now 48 and start the nursing program in January. So no, you are far from too old!!!! Age is a number, and since we all live longer and have to work longer in our lives than people did before, why ...

6. Hospital Reputations in Phoenix

   TerreP replied to Sunlover's topic in Arizona

   I have heard too many bad stories about Maryvale (Scaryvale) to ever work there! I won't say what I've heard due to confidentiality, but Maryvale is at the bottom of my list!!!! I haven't heard anything about their ER though.

7. Hospital Reputations in Phoenix

   TerreP replied to Sunlover's topic in Arizona

   I work with Jason (Dr. Knight) a LOT!!! He's a good guy! Lucille is a sweetie...very funny...but very demanding! Told me my first night in ER that she expects the copier to be full when she comes in!!!! LOL But I took her at her word and make su...

8. Hospital Reputations in Phoenix

   TerreP replied to Sunlover's topic in Arizona

   If you're ever working at County through agency (I don't know if you ever work nights), go through ER and see if Terre is listed on the assignment board as the HUC. If so, come and say hi! Did you know Lucille, Sara, Kim, or Marc (the day & swi...

9. Hospital Reputations in Phoenix

   TerreP replied to Sunlover's topic in Arizona

   They are all there still! Most of those nurses work day shift, and since I work nights, I don't work with them much, but I know all of them and they are great people. Dr. Blackburn is a hoot!!!! I work with him a lot when he's attending in ER at n...

10. Hospital Reputations in Phoenix

    TerreP replied to Sunlover's topic in Arizona

11. *** A&P II Winter 2006 Club ***

    TerreP replied to kayel's topic in Pre-Nursing

    Haven't had time to post since school started! I just finished my 2nd week of A&P2. We are doing the endocrine system, and it's pretty interesting, other than trying to memorize all the hormones! We only have four tests in the semester in class...

12. *** A&P II Winter 2006 Club ***

    TerreP replied to kayel's topic in Pre-Nursing

    A couple of the nurses I work with had a great suggestion that I thought I would share. They suggested getting a digital voice recorder to record all the lectures. I found one on eBay for $40, and it downloads to your PC, so you can save the lectur...

13. *** A&P II Winter 2006 Club ***

    TerreP replied to kayel's topic in Pre-Nursing

    My first day is Jan. 17th, both lecture and lab, and I am actually anxious to get started!!! Not that I'm not enjoying the break, but I am ready to get started again. (Actually, I'm ready to be finished...getting really burned out on school and wor...

14. *** A&P II Winter 2006 Club ***

    TerreP replied to kayel's topic in Pre-Nursing

    Using the Tortora one too, but it's the 11th edition. For A&P1, we used the 10th, so I had to buy the new book. Found it on eBay for about $30 less than at the school bookstore though, which was good! Terre

15. Lpn to Rn program Pima Medical Institute

    TerreP replied to kris19620's topic in Arizona

    I don't know about the LPN to RN bridge, but I have done all the testing, interviews, essay, etc. for the full nursing associates degree program at Pima Medical, and if I get in (which it looks like my chances are good), I will be going there. I'm n...