MannaKay

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1. Already disillusioned and need to VENT!

   MannaKay posted a topic in Job Hunt

   I am in what I feel is a uniquely crappy situation, at least in the class I graduated from. I graduated in May of this year, had already accepted an offer at a local hospital on the Med/Surg floor and was super excited. Unfortunately I got denied to ...

2. Rolling cart instead of rolling backpack?

   MannaKay replied to imapsychrn's topic in General Students

   A few people in our class got this scrapbooking tote from Hobby Lobby. It's a little pricey, but it will last. It fits all of the books we needed daily, plus has lots of little pockets for pens, pencils, highlights, post-its, etc. http://shop.hobbyl...

3. Take your wage and plug it into this inflation calculator... Discuss

   MannaKay replied to tater.jake's topic in General Nursing

   Coming from a job at a hardware store making $7.50 an hour, I will also be glad to start around $20/hr. I'll be making what my mom does after 13 years w/JB Hunt straight out of the gate. Now how is that a bad thing? Granted, that is if I can actually...

4. Tell me about your study group/study sessions

   MannaKay replied to on eagles wings's topic in General Students

   We have a super study group. There are anywhere from 2-8 of us at any given meeting, but usually it's about 6. We meet in hotel lobbies w/wi-fi (after we call and make sure it's ok, of course) and basically just read through our powerpoints/notes. We...

5. How do you organize your school items?

   MannaKay replied to havehope's topic in General Students

   I have a 3in binder for each class. I print out every pp and label them with tiny post-its so I know where everything is at a glance. I have a ton of 1in binders at home where I keep things divided and labeled by class/test. So far I haven't had any ...

6. Ever carried a patient to PACU?

   MannaKay replied to hypnus's topic in CRNA

   Anesthesia carried them and the OR nurse would follow with the bed. They handed them to me and made sure I was holding them safely before they left.

7. Ever carried a patient to PACU?

   MannaKay replied to hypnus's topic in CRNA

   I'm in nursing school and did OR rotation last semester and was the "baby holder" on one of my PACU days. It was ENT day, tons of T&As and tubes, they carried almost all of the little ones back from surgery and handed them off to me to hold. The ...

8. Powerpoint Overkill

   MannaKay replied to TJMICHAEL's topic in General Students

   Oh my geez, we have a couple of these. It drives me crazy! If you're just going to read me slides and not elaborate at all or answer questions, what is the point of us being here? We can read the slides to ourselves in the comfort of our own homes, t...

9. Should I take Micro and Physiology in the same semester?

   MannaKay replied to MonkeyMama's topic in Pre-Nursing

   I took both A&P2 and Micro in the same semester (as well as human growth) and got As in all three. If you're not working, I think you can do it. Good luck!

10. SUPPLIES!!!!

    MannaKay replied to Shandra2008's topic in General Students

    What queenjulie said, wait. You can stock up on basic school supplies and the success books (fundamentals, med surg) but you don't want to waste money on anything they don't want you to have. Also, my school had a 'sale' during orientation where we c...