ddr436

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1. The ICU nurse struggle

   ddr436 posted a topic in Critical

   Ever since becoming an ICU nurse I've been faced with a tremendous amount of anxiety when it comes to taking care of really sick, critically ill patients. Now let me explain. I'm not talking about the kind of critically ill patients that just need to...

2. MIHS Phoenix

   ddr436 posted a topic in Career Support

   Hello, Are there any nurses here that work at Maricopa County Medical Center? I am looking to get a job in one of the ICU's and hoping someone can tell me what it is like to work there. What is the patient population like, what are the nurse/physici...

3. new student, not what it seems.

   ddr436 replied to ddr436's topic in General Students

   im not trying to undermine anyone. its just that i have spoken so several nursing students who set me up to think that this is the hardest thing anyone could ever go through... and you know you've heard it too..its out there. i just wanted to see wha...

4. new student, not what it seems.

   ddr436 replied to ddr436's topic in General Students

   lol i dont understand why people are getting so hateful. i wasnt trying to make anyone mad i was just trying to understand why its not as hard for me and really hard for some poeple. and like i said I DO study i do comprehend the material. i think a ...

5. Banner Nurse Fellows Program

   ddr436 replied to UofAPNP2B's topic in Arizona

   Im in block one in the march cohort and weve been in school for 9 weeks we often talk about how many people were in their interview, how fast they got the call etc. i put in my app, got a call for an interview in 3 weeks, then 3 weeks later recieved ...

6. new student, not what it seems.

   ddr436 replied to ddr436's topic in General Students

   Well thank you for all of your advice i definetly felt like something was not right. Its not like i dont study at all, after all i do realize that ill be dealing with peoples lives and thats what i focus on when i study and i guess thats what motivat...

7. new student, not what it seems.

   ddr436 replied to ddr436's topic in General Students

   Can you please re read my post and realize that no where in there did I say it was easy. I simply said that its not as hard as everyone makes it seem. And I think people exagerate. And just a reminder I'm not asking for lectures this isn't about righ...

8. new student, not what it seems.

   ddr436 posted a topic in General Students

   I am 9 weeks into an accelerated bsn program. we just finished all of our skills checkoffs and start clinical rotations soon. So far i have taken 4 theory tests and did 9 check offs, above average. I do not study that much. I am definetely not one of...

9. banner layoffs

   ddr436 replied to mzloco's topic in Arizona

   wow thats pretty depressing... how can this be when i just read on Yahoo that healthcare was the #1 recession proof career (along with education and...energy related jobs) i start the banner fellows program in a few weeks so hopefully by the time i g...

10. Banner Nurse Fellows Program

    ddr436 replied to UofAPNP2B's topic in Arizona

    ooops almost forgot another question.. i read somewhere that uniforms are around $250!? granted thats nothing compare to the fact that everything is paid for and i dont mind paying it but the paper we got shows the prices are around $30 a piece so ho...

11. Banner Nurse Fellows Program

    ddr436 replied to UofAPNP2B's topic in Arizona

    i am in banner mesa cohort 4 and i had a question about the schedule that we got... sooo in week 9 we start clinicals..is it just wed/thurs or will they schedule you whenever meaning weekends as well?i just wanna make sure that weekends are free beca...

12. Banner Nurse Fellows Program

    ddr436 replied to UofAPNP2B's topic in Arizona

    Well that would work. I live a few miles away from MCC anyway. It would be great to meet everyone, hopefully i dont work that day.

13. Banner Nurse Fellows Program

    ddr436 replied to UofAPNP2B's topic in Arizona

    Hello, i am pretty new to this website but i have been reading it ever since i was called for an interview for banner. i will be in the march 09 mesa cohort and i am super excited! I got my packet last week and i have been trying to get a lot of the...