ginaw623

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1. ICU yuck

   ginaw623 replied to ginaw623's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks for all the advise! Just to clarify: I handle all the things that go on in the ICU very well, but my responsibilities as a PCT (stocking, post-mortem care and taking bodies to the morgue, etc.) are what I don't like.

2. ICU yuck

   ginaw623 posted a topic in Pre-Nursing

   So I was interested in going back to school to pursue nursing...get my RN then maybe eventually my NP. I got a job as a Patient Care Tech at one of my local hospitals 2 months ago in the ICU. I am not a very big fan of this job. It is gross and de...

3. ICU yuck

   ginaw623 posted a topic in General Nursing

   So I was interested in going back to school to pursue nursing...get my RN then maybe eventually my NP. I got a job as a Patient Care Tech at one of my local hospitals 2 months ago in the ICU. I am not a very big fan of this job. It is gross and de...

4. ICU yuck

   ginaw623 posted a topic in MICU

   So I was interested in going back to school to pursue nursing...get my RN then maybe eventually my NP. I got a job as a Patient Care Tech at one of my local hospitals 2 months ago in the ICU. I am not a very big fan of this job. It is gross and de...

5. I feel incompetent

   ginaw623 posted a topic in General Students

   I had phlebotomy class today all day where we learned how to take blood specimens (butterfly, vacutainer, and blood cultures). Using fake arms of course not real ones lol. I felt like an idiot the entire day because I couldn't even tie the tourniqu...

6. Nurses who worked through school

   ginaw623 replied to ginaw623's topic in General Nursing

   The support means a lot to me! Thanks everyone! I feel so much better :).

7. University of Rochester ABPNN Fall 2012

   ginaw623 replied to VHFmia's topic in New York

   I know that I am probably going to get a lot of discouraging feedback on this BUT...how do you all feel about working part-time during this program? If I don't work about 20 hours a week (probably mostly on weekends), then I cannot afford to go. An...

8. Nurses who worked through school

   ginaw623 replied to ginaw623's topic in General Nursing

   NurseCard- good for you! I am thinking I will work Saturdays and Sundays (one 8 and one 12)...then I get my 20 hours in :).

9. Nurses who worked through school

   ginaw623 replied to ginaw623's topic in General Nursing

   Positive experiences only please! I have heard a million times "you won't be able to handle that", or "that's too much work". I want to hear from those of you who did it and succeeded. I don't need discouragement because as nice as it would be to ...

10. Nurses who worked through school

    ginaw623 replied to ginaw623's topic in General Nursing

    thanks everyone

11. Nurses who worked through school

    ginaw623 replied to ginaw623's topic in General Nursing

    thanks to both of you...you are both inspiring :)

12. Nurses who worked through school

    ginaw623 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hello everyone. I would like to hear from any nurses who went to school full-time and worked part-time, worked full-time and went to school part-time, or did both full-time! I am wanting to enter an accelerated BSN program since I have a previous B...

13. University of Rochester Accelerated Nursing Program - ABPNN

    ginaw623 replied to aalya123's topic in New York

    and also...did anyone/is anyone working part-time during this program?? is it possible?

14. Any Nurse Techs in RN nursing programs?

    ginaw623 replied to kv07's topic in Technicians

    Does anybody think it is possible to work 20 hours a week as a tech and attend a one-year accelerated BSN??

15. University of Rochester ABPNN Fall 2012

    ginaw623 replied to VHFmia's topic in New York

    Hey guys...I'm hoping somebody can help me out with a few questions. I eventually want to go through NP school (probably Psych NP). Should I just apply for the AMPNN instead of the ABPNN? They are seperate applications, right? Is the AMPNN more c...