woody436

woody436 specializes in ER, Pre-Hospital.

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1. City Colleges of Chicago and HESI exit exam

   woody436 replied to 2btmanrn's topic in Illinois Nursing

   Something like this happens EVERY year with the City Colleges of Chicago...and nothing ever changes. It's nice to vent, but in the end nothing will

2. Moraine Valley College

   woody436 replied to teacher08's topic in Illinois Nursing

   I took the four week course with Timmons...it's great as long as you don't have any distractions like work. Kamal stood in for Timmons for a few class sessions and he was fine, but has a strong Indian...

3. Moraine Valley College

   woody436 replied to teacher08's topic in Illinois Nursing

   Professor Timmons is THE best! It seems as though that the negative ratings on ratemyprofessors.com simply didn't feel like putting in the effort. If you read what they say, it's easy to pick up on...

4. Should Doctors Have Guns?

   woody436 replied to Anxious Patient's topic in General Nursing

   I think ER docs should carry pre-filled syringes of potassium chloride holstered like a bandolier around their chests! Ready to go at a moment's

5. Medical school vs Nursing School

   woody436 replied to faraday68's topic in General Students

   Doctors treat diseases...nurses treat patients. Nursing is a better fit..for me at least. For me it wasn't a decision that nursing is the "low" road versus medical school. I don't think a doctor is...

6. HELP... what is the meaning of LYING-IN CLINIC..

   woody436 replied to chamisrielkat's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

   Northwestern Memorial Hospital here in Chicago used to have a facility attached to their Prentiss Women's Hospital called Chicago Lying-In..was strictly for

7. ACLS Classes In or Near Chicago?

   woody436 replied to loryces's topic in Illinois Nursing

   Oh..and at cprassociates, she feeds you...WELL!

8. Largest ED in the US

   woody436 replied to TeresaEDRN06's topic in Emergency

   OMG! 150 beds...just in the ED?!?!?!!? 100-150k visits/year?!?!?! --Dear God...I promise with all my heart never, ever, ever, will I complain about patient volumes

9. Bachelor's to ADN or BSN bridge programs

   woody436 replied to gamelas's topic in Illinois Nursing

   Many, if not most, programs that offer a masters degree offer an advanced entry program of some sort. If you have an undergrad degree in any field, you can attend one of these programs as a graduate...

10. An Online MSN -NP program?

    woody436 replied to smileysenior's topic in Post Graduate Students

    this is on their nursing dept's website (which is good enough for me :) ): [color=#0000a0]the master of science in nursing program is accredited by the commission on collegiate nursing education...

11. An Online MSN -NP program?

    woody436 replied to smileysenior's topic in Post Graduate Students

    I have to ask...but how exactly does on "online" NP program work? It doesn't seem, to me at least, that it's even possible...doesn't one need to perform a specific number of clinical hours? How are...

12. NCLEX RN result, how soon did you find out and how did you

    woody436 replied to exairex's topic in Illinois Nursing

    One can take the NCLEX at any testing faciltiy for any state...I tested in Chicago with people that were applying to be licensed in Massachusetts, New York, Indiana. PearsonVue happens to be the...

13. Largest ED in the US

    woody436 replied to TeresaEDRN06's topic in Emergency

    Ohhh....I LOVE the idea of the "pod" set up...it's like having a handful of mini-ed's in one large ED...very nice idea indeed! Does each resource nurse report to the charge nurse on a given shift? Are...

14. An Online MSN -NP program?

    woody436 replied to smileysenior's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Is the competition for MSN programs that fierce that one would need to apply to 36 programs?!?! That makes me a bit nervous as I consider graduate

15. Older Nursing Student 1st Timer

    woody436 replied to NewMexicoJohn's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Howdy John, Not sure how this thread escaped my attention when you first started it, but I'd just like to extend a "hello" to you as a fellow..older...male..nurse :) I left a tech-sales position in...