rntoben2008

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1. Application Meeting WCCCD

   rntoben2008 replied to SillyRabbit's topic in Michigan Nursing

   Think Positive!! You will get in!! Enjoy the journey

2. Application Meeting WCCCD

   rntoben2008 replied to SillyRabbit's topic in Michigan Nursing

   Thank you!! Keep your chin up and study hard once you are in the

3. Application Meeting WCCCD

   rntoben2008 replied to SillyRabbit's topic in Michigan Nursing

   Good luck to all of you. When I applied, there were over 300 people and that was two years ago. Don't sweat the GPA thing too much, and you might want to read the student nurse forum on this...

4. Wcccd Campus

   rntoben2008 replied to nurseO9's topic in Michigan Nursing

   I am a Senior Nursing student with one semester to go, graduating in December and this is my 4th year at WCCCD. I started out slow with my pre-req's and built up to four classes a semester, as I was...

5. Attn: All Registered Nurses

   rntoben2008 replied to rn2bn07's topic in Michigan Nursing

   Hi Rn07, I understood what you meant, and I am a student. I will be doing my Peds rotation at St. John's and know nothing about the hospital. I will be graduating in December,and I was wanting to...

6. How do you deal with Non-Urgent Patients

   rntoben2008 replied to mom2michael's topic in Emergency

   i do not have a "i'll be a better nurse than you" attitude, and i understand humor and dealing with stress, and no, i do not believe anyone literally let's a patient "rot" in the waiting area. i was...

7. What's the best RN to BSN program? EMU or OU

   rntoben2008 replied to rn2bn07's topic in Michigan Nursing

   Thanks for sharing your experience. I have my application online for the Nurse Tech position, but no calls so far. Some hospitals offer the RN to BSN through their hospital and pay up to 80 % of...

8. What's the best RN to BSN program? EMU or OU

   rntoben2008 replied to rn2bn07's topic in Michigan Nursing

   I am interested in this question too, I will be graduating in December. Can I ask you how your first year went as a new nurse? I am getting anxious. How were boards? Everything is coming at me...

9. How do you deal with Non-Urgent Patients

   rntoben2008 replied to mom2michael's topic in Emergency

   Oh my goodness!!! I am soon to be a Grad Nurse, switching careers in midlife, and I wouldn't ever want your attitude. "Let them rot"? good God almighty, you need to switch departments or careers. I...

10. Padded Rooms??!

    rntoben2008 replied to New2ER's topic in Psychiatric

    I am a nursing student on the Psych Unit at a local hospital, and yes we have several padded rooms there. The doors are not allowed to be locked as it is against Michigan law, according to my...

11. Oakwood Hospital-Good or Bad?

    rntoben2008 replied to thyme39's topic in Michigan Nursing

    I had to post, after all I am doing my Psych clinicals at Heritage and the staff there are terrific. Everyone has a different perception of things and I have learned this in school as well. Someone...

12. NCLEX BOOKs for WCCCD

    rntoben2008 replied to Amanda8883's topic in Michigan Nursing

    I use Mosby's NCLEX review and I just bought Saunders NCLEX review and love it..they both offer a different outlook. I have about 3 nursing care plan books, All in One....is okay, but not the...

13. All Wcccd Nursing Students

    rntoben2008 replied to rntoben2008's topic in Michigan Nursing

    Sorry I haven't gotten on here in a while. I have been busy during our break. Yes, it would only be 20 dollars to join if our school has a chapter. Our school did have a membership a few years ago,...

14. How clinicals work

    rntoben2008 replied to RN2B73's topic in Michigan Nursing

    I know a few people who failed trying to work full time... I know one who successfully does both...it's a load being in nursing school, but only you will know that answer, when you cross that

15. Any DMC nurses out there?

    rntoben2008 replied to rntoben2008's topic in Michigan Nursing

    It does help, and thank you!! One of my fellow classmates just hired on at Harper as a student nurse, she said she is learning many skills, it sounds great. I applied for a position, the only one...