Mookie427

Mookie427 specializes in Trauma/Telemetry; MICU.

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1. How much is school costing you?

   Mookie427 replied to tbell2's topic in General Students

   I wish that my schooling cost only $20,000. I returned to nursing school into an accelerated BSN program and because my undergraduate credits were both older than 10 years, AND from another country's...

2. Silly question--what to wear for class

   Mookie427 replied to knittingmonster's topic in General Students

   I went to nursing school in South Florida, having lived my entire life before in Northern Europe and NYC. I walked around the campus prior to my first day of class, and looked at the attire of the...

3. Parents at Orientation

   Mookie427 replied to lak20019's topic in General Students

   Someone needs to have that umbilical cord cut already. If you will be living at home while going to school (i'll pray for you dear.... this is just the beginning of your mother's interference in your...

4. How old is too old?!?!?

   Mookie427 replied to Amy Married to Art's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

   I went to Nursing School at 47 when the market dried up for systems analysts. I had a masters in Biology, and even though they were over 25 yrs old and from foreign universities in Holland, 4 schools...

5. Advantage for Speaking Spanish?

   Mookie427 replied to Multicollinearity's topic in Arizona Nursing

   Try looking into a medical-Spanish class to make you more marketable, if your geographic area warrents such. I grew up in The Netherlands where mandatory language knowlegde of at least 2 other...

6. Those nursing students that just don't seem to "get it"

   Mookie427 replied to SolaireSolstice's topic in General Students

   Dont forget to let your professor of your experience. Maybe in the future, she (he) will not pass the buck onto you to weed out the losers who do not belong in this

7. My God, these family members!!

   Mookie427 replied to SoundofMusic's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   RNperdiem MUST live in a fantasy world where one can 'limit' and control the visiting hours. In my Medical ICU, the nurse manager just increased the amount of hours to allow the family in. As a...

8. Those nursing students that just don't seem to "get it"

   Mookie427 replied to SolaireSolstice's topic in General Students

   This student sounds as if he needs everything spelled out for him, has gotten thru on the backs of others and expects the same in nursing school.... You seem to understand and grasp time frames and...

9. Nursing, the field of medicine or customer service?

   Mookie427 replied to jalvino1's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   Mookie is very satisfied with the line of work HE does (RubyVee - im a male nurse - a growing species in the field). And thank you RubyVee for seeing a point of view shared by many nurses but are...

10. Nursing, the field of medicine or customer service?

    Mookie427 replied to jalvino1's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    If the doctors had to put up with the Customer Service crap that the nurses must abide by, there would be a revolution. Remember, to the hospitals the DOCTOR is the MONEY MAKER while the NURSE is the...

11. Nursing, the field of medicine or customer service?

    Mookie427 replied to jalvino1's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    ""I am not a nurse yet, so probably shouldn't answer this, But I have volunteered and worked as an emt and at a hospital, so here is my $0.02. I don't mind kissing a little a$$, if it makes them more...

12. Interview etiquette for finding out the pay!!!

    Mookie427 replied to XYnurse2B's topic in General Students

    I have no clue as to what geographic area you plan on being a nurse, BUT even though there is a shortage, new grad jobs are hard to come by in certain areas of this country. Why dont you...

13. NCLEX ? in different states

    Mookie427 replied to ORhopeful's topic in General Nursing

    I dont know how it works in NV. I moved from NY to Florida to attend nursing school. The school I attended verified that i was NCLEX eligible. I registered to take the test in Florida. At the time...

14. Specialty with low/least stress?

    Mookie427 replied to PAERRN20's topic in General Nursing

    I started my nursing career in Telemetry/Trauma and handling 6 patients was a chore, especially giving all meds and doing documentation. After 2 years of that i went ino Medical ICU. Granted it was...

15. Nursing, the field of medicine or customer service?

    Mookie427 replied to jalvino1's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    And i did fail to mention, that i documented all this in my nursing notes as to the events of this occurrence. Remember, if it isnt documented it wasnt done! And as one nurse later mentioned that...