ms mimi

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1. Background check/drug screen before clinicals

   ms mimi replied to RANCH GIRL's topic in General Students

   yes my school drug tests, and we have to have fingerprints done before we can go into any clinical facility. i am glad they are drug testing because i wouldn't want a drug user as my nurse, they dont...

2. what nursing shoes r best?

   ms mimi replied to crzmomof3boys's topic in General Nursing

   i am not working 12 hr shifts yet, but for clinicals the old althletic shoes were not cutting it. they hurt my feet, so i looked around and talked to some nurses and i found SAS shoes. they might be a...

3. OMG! Allnurses withdrawal!

   ms mimi replied to LanaBanana's topic in General Nursing

   ok, good. i thought i was the only one, like maybe my connection was bad or it was my dinosaur PC. wonder why though.

4. nursing school and being a stay at home mom

   ms mimi replied to AmericanChai's topic in General Students

   When i took my pre-reqs i could schedule them around my son, but in nursing school the schedule is not very flexible. You will have to work your life around nursing school and clinicals. So i would...

5. do you read everything?

   ms mimi replied to guest64485's topic in General Students

   YESSS!! i read every little reading assignment that there was and i got 9 points away from an A! talk about total frustration. nursing school is pretty much reading, that is the majority of your time...

6. What to do before classes start?

   ms mimi replied to midcom's topic in General Students

   i totally agree with the last post!! your break is a great time to catch up on "you" time: house, family, and freinds. use this time now before the craziness starts. i had the greatest intentions to...

7. Still Breastfeeding

   ms mimi replied to tigress_8207's topic in General Nursing

   i breastfed my child until he was about 2 1/2. you just have to say no and stick to it. i know that it is a great time for mother/child bonding but once you make the resolve to stop your child will...

8. Tucson PCC Students~

   ms mimi replied to cardiacRN2006's topic in Arizona Nursing

   yes she stepped down, and somebody said that it would be a 4th semester instructor taking over. what i want to know is will this change things in any way. i also know somebody that is starting in fall...

9. Day Shift vs. Night Shift

   ms mimi replied to RNtugladimurnurse2b's topic in General Nursing

   i wonder what shift i will work when i get out of school. i hate the night shift; worked it for a few months, thought i would die. but i dont think i can work day shift because during my son's summer...

10. Do you think I'm overreacting?

    ms mimi replied to fifi2323's topic in General Nursing

    don't listen to your tutor, you made the decision to pursue nursing and you are an adult. i don't know if there is a specific type of person that is "right" for nursing. if you go thru school and...

11. failed nursing student

    ms mimi replied to Maisie's topic in General Nursing

    i am so sorry to hear that; keep your head up and your options open. the other term for unit secretary is UA-unit assistant. try that or PCT-patient care tech.

12. Hep B Vaccine for Program.

    ms mimi replied to mingez's topic in General Nursing

    i think that part of the reason that the waiver is there has to do with the fact that it takes awhile to complete the Hep. B series. you take the first 2 shots close together but have to wait about 6...

13. ADN vs. BSN for Entry Level Nursing

    ms mimi replied to pattycakebaby's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I strongly dought that any of the ADN programs are in danger of not being around any more, if anything there are more cropping up

14. Nursing school with a GED.

    ms mimi replied to desireef's topic in General Nursing

    i have my GED and a 3.7 GPA, its no big deal. and i think my friend that is in a BSN program does too. she was home-schooled so she didn't get her

15. RN to MD

    ms mimi replied to tatty's topic in General Nursing

    the university where i live lets you get into their med-school if you have 30 units of upper division courses (almost a bachelors) and take m-cat. they do not require that you have your bachelors, and...