MikeH2013

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1. New Grad RN in the OR feeling discouraged... Need advice

   MikeH2013 replied to YelenaRN's topic in Operating Room

   I was a new grad not all that long ago and feeling like a lost sheep once I hit the floor. I couldn't control the learning curve (more like climbing Mt. Everest with a gas station map), but I could control my attitude. I got psyched up every day I we...

2. psych is so hard to break into...

   MikeH2013 replied to heynow1313's topic in Psychiatric

   Leave Florida? Seriously. Maybe Florida just has a shortage of mental health patients... sunshine and all, but elsewhere psych nurses with a psychology background would be offered a position with the red carpet rolled out. Places in this area active...

3. Feedback for Capstone

   MikeH2013 replied to skimtnrn's topic in Texas (UTA)

   I think it depends on the instructor and the academic coach. It also depends on the student as well, I would venture. The bottom line is that this class is designed to generate a "thesis-lite" and preparation for students wanting to progress further ...

4. Feedback for Capstone

   MikeH2013 replied to skimtnrn's topic in Texas (UTA)

   Capstone could be renamed Tombstone... if you fall behind. It's an unbelievable deluge of writing, but so far I'm swimming with a 4.0. I know that I'm getting tired and cannot wait for the 5 weeks to end. In week 4 now, and it ends on the 12th of Sep...

5. NURS Research

   MikeH2013 replied to twindad85's topic in Texas (UTA)

   If there were Purple Hearts for a nursing class, everyone who survives nursing research would get one. If you don't trust the rest of your group, then you're going to have to take control the rest of the way. That means almost around the clock monito...

6. NURS Research

   MikeH2013 replied to twindad85's topic in Texas (UTA)

   From personal experience, the answers to 90% of both quizzes were in the class notes. The other 10% came from the book. Scoring a 90 on each quiz won't hurt in the least. If you have the time to do the work AND read the book, then you won't go wrong....

7. NURS Research

   MikeH2013 replied to twindad85's topic in Texas (UTA)

   The book is good to have as a fail-safe. This class is extraordinarily time consuming with OOH, JC club, and article critique. It's like trying to arm-wrestle an octopus with both hands tied behind your back and a fork jabbed in your eye for spite. I...

8. Easiest and Toughest Classes In UT Arlington RN-BSN Program

   MikeH2013 replied to commonsense's topic in Texas (UTA)

   There are no textbooks for Capstone. This is what you have learned in the previous 11 months (if you ran through it like I did) or two years or so. Think of it like a 'Choose your own adventure' book, where you are given a handful of vague directions...

9. Nurs 3300 SMART Goal

   MikeH2013 replied to BarbiJo's topic in Texas (UTA)

   Well... by this time you probably have already submitted the goal. Future reference, the goal just needs to be S.M.A.R.T. specific, measurable, attainable, realistic, time-bound (during the course). There three areas for which you will choose a goal...

10. NURS 3645

    MikeH2013 replied to yashnaba's topic in Texas (UTA)

    Purdue Owl is really the only reference needed - it's online and it's free. Some formatting tricks for Word 2010 and better for those who really "enjoy?" inputting their references one at a time. Type up your reference in Times New Roman 12 pt with ...

11. Saving time

    MikeH2013 replied to MikeH2013's topic in Texas (UTA)

    Sorry that your experience is so difficult. We had a good group for the most part, and it was still a brutal grind. There are advantages to fewer members involved - less editing for one. There is another user on here, MBrickle, and I would suggest c...

12. Saving time

    MikeH2013 replied to MikeH2013's topic in Texas (UTA)

    The quizzes are the easiest part of the course (download and save the notes that the professor has provided). The hardest part is the team - you are assigned a group by the instructor/coach, and each member of that group has to pull their weight or i...

13. RN-BSN students: Do I have to buy all the books?

    MikeH2013 replied to CheechosRN's topic in Texas (UTA)

    The only book you would be required to buy is if you take the elective 'Medical Terminology' - if you choose not to buy the book, you would still have to purchase the course code, so it's a wash. The other books that I would recommend buying are for ...

14. Leadership & Mgmt

    MikeH2013 replied to twindad85's topic in Texas (UTA)

    Leadership and management will not push you too hard. Follow the rubric and your paper will be fine - side note - some coaches ding hard for minor grammatical errors (my experience in another course), so be thorough and use the spell check. Avoid con...

15. Nursing Research online starting 5/19

    MikeH2013 replied to Guest07/13/15's topic in Texas (UTA)

    The JC club paper was the killer. If only I had known about Wiley and Cochrane at the time, so much wasted effort could have been spared going in circles with CINAHL and EsbscoHost. From what we experienced (and read), our group was graded much harde...