Banginplates

Banginplates has 5 years experience and specializes in Surgical Heart ICU.

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1. Career Strategies on How to Enter the Health Care IT Industry

   Banginplates replied to rninformatics's topic in Informatics

   Hello I may be ridicously late but I just stumbled across this post. Here is the link to the webinar: http://healthinformatics.uic.edu/health-care-it-industry-career-strategies/

2. How can a ICU RN switch to ER Nursing?

   Banginplates posted a topic in Emergency

   :smokin:Hello all haven't posted in quite awhile. I have been a nurse for almost two years. I have been in ICU since graduating nursing school. I actually have been in a surgical heart ICU for 1 1/2 years. I know ICU is not far from ER nursing, but I...

3. Help!!! 2nd Semester is Killing me!!!!

   Banginplates replied to Banginplates's topic in General Students

   Well, I have had a chance to breath a little. I am feeling alot more confident, and am going to kick butt this last 8 weeks. I have done some serious soul searching,and have realized I am in control of this. I thank everyone who responded. Especially...

4. Help!!! 2nd Semester is Killing me!!!!

   Banginplates posted a topic in General Students

   Hello all, I am a 2nd semester ADN student. I am doing terrible. I am literally failing every class but Micro. I have a D in there also. I have taken 2 test in each class: Pharm, Patho, and Essentials of Nursing. I am totally lost as to what is going...

5. When does everyone go back to school?

   Banginplates replied to RNIAM's topic in General Students

   Jan. 20th after MLK Day. It will be my 2nd semester of 4 semesters. 1 down 3 too go. We start clinicals that day also. For some reason I wish we went back earlier( I must be loosing my mind!!!!) Nursing school is going to be the one thing that puts m...

6. Barely Passed

   Banginplates replied to Banginplates's topic in General Students

   Well CCU NRS, that is my nick name I was given at my gym. I bench press well over 400lbs,and a competitive power-lifter. I just love the sound of them plates bangin'. Weight plates that is.

7. Wanted: Out of Print Book - "You Are Smarter Than You Think"

   Banginplates replied to Pab_Meister's topic in General Students

   Hello I am a 2nd semester nursing student in Chicago,and I just got the book last Monday. Two days is all it took. Brand new and for only $12.00 + 2.99 for express shipping. Not knocking Amazon or Borders or Barnes & Noble, but Half. com has just...

8. Barely Passed

   Banginplates replied to Banginplates's topic in General Students

   Well I will say thank you too all who replied. I really needed the good words. I will do better. I just started reading " You are smarter than you think" book. It is excellent. I already feel better.I suggest it to all. Everyone have a Happy Holidays...

9. Class of 2005

   Banginplates replied to SanFranSRNA's topic in General Students

   1. School: South Suburban College 2. ADN 3. Second semester starts Jan.20,2004 4. 90 students ADN, 64 LPN. Not sure on how many continued. I knew of many who did not pass. In my foundations class 5 didn't pass. There are approx. 7 men I am included i...

10. Barely Passed

    Banginplates replied to Banginplates's topic in General Students

    Thanks trauma r us. I am 30 years young,and got a heck of a wake up call. Thanks for the support,and the very encouraging words. I will head them.

11. Barely Passed

    Banginplates posted a topic in General Students

    Well I did it. I passed my first semester of nursing school. I am in a 2 year ADN program. I really studied and had problems in my Foundations class all semester long. I got a 74,74,82,74,76. My final grade was 77.95, which they rounded up to 78%.78%...

12. Does your school discourage you from working?

    Banginplates replied to boopchick's topic in General Students

    Well I attend a 2year ADN program,and a teacher who is also the head of the LPN program at my school discourages us working. The people who work along with myself are finding school very challenging. Now in the 1st semester you may be able to get awa...

13. Rush University in Chicago??

    Banginplates replied to kimmathis14's topic in General Students

    Well all I can say is great things about the place. I have been going to Rush since I was 12. I was diagnosed with osteo sarcoma,and went through chemo, and all there. Such caring and compassionate people. I am currently an above knee amputee,and a 1...

14. Failed my first nursing exam

    Banginplates replied to Banginplates's topic in General Students

    Thanks again all. I have taken everyone's advice, and I do believe I will do better. I am actually studying right now,but needed to take a break. So I once again thank everyone who responded.

15. Failed my first nursing exam

    Banginplates replied to Banginplates's topic in General Students

    Thanks all for the advice. I am taking all of the replies to heart. It is good to see others who have been through the same thing. I have really improved since failing the test. Well Bean I did fail the 105 test. I hope it gets better. I talked to a...