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"In Australia the containers that hold pottasium are similar to the ones that hold sterile water and normal saline, (10ml), only the colour of the writing is different. I hope this is changed soon." Why do you have K on the floor? That's just asking for a sentinel event. All of our K is kept in the pharmacy and only sent out if diluted, ie piggyback, large volume. Yikes!

"Can someone who's already taken the HESI give me a few examples of the vocabulary that was on there? The study guide lists a few pages but they're more general medical terms, nothing specific like you would cover in an A&P class. I'm starting to wonder if I should go out and buy a medical terms book and cram!" I hate to inform you, but that would be cheating. Each of us has to sign a disclaimer before taking the test that we will not release specific info (ie. exact vocab words) from the test. Sorry!

"There are 50 doses per Advair discus I believe. A number reading is near the mouthpiece to let you know when it is getting low" It's 28 doses per inhaler and available in at least three different strengths. Which I cannot remember off the top of my head right now.

I'm currently a inpatient hospital Pharm tech (about 5years now), soon to be RN student. Your calculation sounds correct to me. Combination drugs are usually only dosed upon one component. Unasyn being a combination drug, is only dosed upon the ampicillin component. One question I have for you, why didn't pharmacy prepare this?

No, I still had psych and ethics to take. For MCC you only have to take the math, vocab, grammar and reading comprehension portions of the HESI. So having your pre-reqs done isn't a necessity. But completing A&P and psych would be beneficial for the vocab portion. I know it's stressful. This past year has been one of the toughest of my life, between waiting for the "letter" and dealing with family problems, but keep your chin up if it's meant to be, it will happen. :) If you have any other questions feel free to PM me.

Composition 1, Intro to Psych, A&P, Nutrition,Intro to Ethics or Comparative Religion and Microbiology (not a true pre-req but has to be completed before 2nd semester of nursing classes). The school looks at your last 12 credits + the score of the HESI exam. Good luck!

If I were you I'd shoot for Fall.. You are still working on pre-reqs right? The only two you may have trouble getting into would be A/P and micro..those two tend to fill up fast, and if you are planning on applying for Fall '07 you'll have until probably Feb '07 to get all of your info together (transcripts etc..) BUT you'll have to register before November to take the HESI. There are test dates into January but registration ends much earlier^. A lot of people got burned by that last year thinking that they had until February and the HESI is mandatory. Just some more FYI. Good luck ! Jennifer

Ditto. I've been at MCC since Winter of '05 and am starting the RN program in October. I HIGHLY recommend Macomb over many schools in the area. I attended OU after graduating HS 10 years ago and have found that my experience at MCC so far has been much more positive. Smaller classes, caring/helpfull instructors etc... As for the pre-req's A/P, Comp I&II, Intro to Psych, Nutrition, comparative religion (or ethics, not sure if it has to be completed before start of program) and micro (doesn't have to be completed before start of program but they do recommend it). Plus their success rate is quite high.. 96% of graduates go on and pass the NCLEX first try..(we were informed of this stat at orientation) and everyone I've talked to has not said one bad thing about MCC's program, so how could you lose? Good luck to you in your decision!

Check into St Clair Community College.

OK so I'm not an RN yet, but I think what you did was appropriate. You're not odd and definitely not stupid. If I were your patient and you took the time to explain to me meds/procedures that I didn't understand or have any knowledge of, I would be greatly appreciative. Those "med sheets" can be confusing. The world needs a few more RN's like you that think of the needs of the patient first. :)

No it isn't worth the $40. I actually gave mine away and suggested she do the same after looking through it. Check out the site below talking about the same topic. Good luck to you! https://allnurses.com/forums/f154/any-michiganders-take-hesi-recently-prenursing-school-one-165460.html

I'd highly recommend getting into a hospital in any position that you can. Being that you don't have any experience with CNA I'm not sure how much luck you'll have in obtaining a position. I know of quite a few people that have started out in dietary or housekeeping (have to stay in that spot for at least a year) and then taken the 1 week orientation required by the hospital to become a CNA. The hospital I work for gives students $1200/year in tuition reimbursement, once accepted in an accredited program students are eligible for a work forgiveness loan. In my case ADN= $3000/year and for every $3000 I'm indebted to the hospital for a year. If I choose to not work for said hospital I then get to repay the $$ +10% compounded interest. Good luck to you in your endeavors!

What phys ed class can you take online? If you don't have your CPR certification I would recommend the First Aid/CPR class. I know I said this before but don't stress out you have plenty of time!

No, I didn't interview with St John. The postion sounded like a CNA and I don't really want to do that. I currently work at a local hospital inpatient pharmacy and will stay there for a little while. This hospital has a program that allows nursing students to be Nurse Techs once they have completed one med-surg clinical. So I'm thinking about that for next summer. My friend Beth also starts in August and is getting really nervous, so I'll tell her about you.:) As for A&P I had Mr. Allen and loved him! I didn't think micro was bad, but then again I took it last summer so it's really a bit of a blur..

I thought the 88 was my death sentence, but I got in. My original start date was January and I asked if possible to be bumped up, an opening arose and I took it. Yes, I took micro and A&P before applying. Got 92% in micro and 96% in A&P. For anatomy just read your notes EVERYDAY! You don't have to tell me about the pressure. After I finished the HESI test I balled like a baby, you would've thought it was the end of the world. The three months after taking that test were rough, my husband tired of my talking about it. Are you planning on taking anything else with A&P? Have you scheduled you date for the HESI?