marysuehil ADN

marysuehil has 6 years experience as a ADN.

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1. Going back to school in my 50's

   marysuehil replied to Wille78's topic in Share Tips

   It is absolutely doable. I will be 54 next week and will graduate from my program in May. And I continue to work full-time (In class/clinical Mon-Thur and work Fri-Sun). You've got this.

2. 42 Years Old - Is it too late to become a nurse?

   marysuehil replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Nurse Beth

   I am 53 and just completed the first year of my program. It is doable. Just go for it.

3. What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

   marysuehil replied to steffck's topic in General Nursing

   Well as this post is nearing 200 pages, I figured I would add another story from my experiences. I currently work in a small hospital that is under going renovation. I have experienced quite a few things since coming to work here several years ago....

4. What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

   marysuehil replied to steffck's topic in General Nursing

   Ok, I am back with another tale of strange occurrences. As from an earlier post, I was once stationed at a base in NM and the hospital was downsized to a clinic. We still ran ambulance services, Family Practice, Immunizations, Women's Health, etc, ...

5. What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

   marysuehil replied to steffck's topic in General Nursing

   Ok, I posted a couple of stories a while back so in the spirit (pun intended) of keeping things going and the fact that Halloween is coming, I will post again. I was stationed at a base in NM and worked in the hospital that was downsizing at the ti...

6. 1hr Drive to Nursing School

   marysuehil replied to hamolady's topic in General Students

   Hi, I commute 88 miles 1 way. Thru a lengthy construction zone and around the Research Triangle Park. Traffic blows and I spend anywhere from 1.5 to 2.5 hrs one way in traffic. It can be annoying but I am in the school I wanted which makes it wort...

7. PRINT IT OUT!

   marysuehil replied to LenaIsabel's topic in Share Tips

   Rather than printing things out, what worked for me was getting a Surface Book. I can write directly on the slides and hand write all my notes in OneNote. I just set up a "notebook" for each class and would take notes in which ever notebook I neede...

8. what's your pet peeve?

   marysuehil replied to chacha82's topic in General Nursing

   I think one of my biggest pet peeves is when you go in your patient's room and find the significant other "servicing" the patient......

9. UMO/Watts: ACCEPTED

   marysuehil replied to marysuehil's topic in School Programs

   Thanks. It's gonna take me about and hour and a half but I agree that it will be worth it. I go to UMO-RTP on Thurs to sign up for classes. I already faxed my VA paperwork to my financial aid person so hopefully that goes thru quickly. I didn't g...

10. UMO/Watts: ACCEPTED

    marysuehil replied to marysuehil's topic in School Programs

    Thanks! I am really happy to have gotten in. (although not looking forward to the drive to Durham but one does what one needs to.)

11. UMO/Watts: ACCEPTED

    marysuehil posted a topic in School Programs

    Just wanted to post this and say that I have been accepted to the University of Mount Olive/Watts School of Nursing program! I will do my prereqs in Jan thru UMO and start Watts in Aug. I am excited and happy to be finishing something I started a l...

12. What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

    marysuehil replied to steffck's topic in General Nursing

    Alrighty, in the spirit of Halloween week and because I have more than a few stories, here is another. This one is not hospital related as my first two were but I hope y'all like them. When I was around 6 or 7, I was at church and in between Sunday ...

13. What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

    marysuehil replied to steffck's topic in General Nursing

    Ok, one more before I call it a night. At my first assignment after training, I was at a base hospital in northern California. We had the usual stuff, call bells that went off when no one was in the room, tvs turning themselves on, etc. After about...

14. What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

    marysuehil replied to steffck's topic in General Nursing

    Ok, I have finally finished reading all these wonderful stories so I must add one of my own. I have many from over the years starting in childhood and continuing to present. I was a medic in the Air Force and since retirement, work in a hospital as a...

15. HESI A2 Passed

    marysuehil replied to marysuehil's topic in HESI

    I used The Compleet Idiot's Guide to Nursing Entrance Exams and Nursing School Entrance Exams by Learning Express.