Need Advice For Henry Ford Health System Nursing Program

[excited08]

hi everyone, i'm very excited and i start hfhs on mon. and i was looking for any advice that any of u have to offer who attends the henry ford health systems nursing program.

any is appreciated:bow:

thank u

[MySimplePlan]

I'm sorry I can't help you with that program, excited08. It's different from the Dbn. campus one. If you know your instructors' names, I can help you with that. Go to the orientation tomorrow, then PM me with specifics, and I can be more focused with my answers.

Congratulations for starting nursing school, and good luck to you!!

[mybrowneyedgirl, BSN, RN]

Congratulations!! I hope you do well and have fun there.

[tiffnshaker]

Im graduating from the program in 12 weeks. Good luck you'll need it. I have tons of advice, if you want to hit me up offline I'm here.... I think you guys have Joan Green if I'm not mistaken. She's awesome, listen to every word that comes out of that woman's mouth, even that horrid off-key singing she does. Kim Lindquist was supposed to be teaching 120 did you end up with her too? Those two and Susan Shunkwiler who teaches ob are the best, sweetest, nicest, teachers ever. Pray to god you get them as clinical instructors because you'll learn the most and they don't treat you like dog poo like some instructors. Trust me the clinical instructors can and do get worse. I almost didn't make it out of 126 on account of mine, but after that I never had a problem. Take as much clinical supplies home as they will 'let' you and practice practice practice at home. Lab time is not enough time to practice your clincal skills and feel confident when you get in front of your first patient and their whole family watching your every move.You will feel dumb, stupid, incompetent, and no better than carp food but it gets better. After this they will throw you in psych where you don't pass meds or do any patient care so stay fresh on your skills when you hit med/surg. I found utube to be helpfull if you forget how to put in a foley or insert an ng tube. Plus they only show you in lab once or twice and then you feel like an ass because you don't remember what to do when you get patients. I could go on forever but it's memorial day and have to get caught up on the house/yardwork that you won't have time to do anymore. Feel free to email me.