mimimartina

mimimartina

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  1. Anyone currently attending or that has attended Baton Rouge General Hospital School of Nursing have any input about the school? I've requested an admissions application packet, just curious of...
  2. I think I hate nursing school

    I am finally in my 1st semester of nursing school. We have just started going to clinicals. The information we have to go and get the day prior to, put together, research,etc. is unbelievable ! I am a...
  3. Charity Nac1 exam next week...

    For me NAC I was Tegrity, Tegrity, Tegrity...focus on your weak areas, and listen while watching those powerpoints. I listened via my IPOD while commuting. The lectures from the evening instructor...
  4. Nursing Help! LSU va CSN

    You also think if you'll be wanting to go on for your master's. The BSN will get you there quicker. I am at Charity, and just finished clinicals at Children's Hospital,,,LSU students were there at the...
  5. ochsner nurse tech summer program

    I have heard several people talking about their interviews,,,done last week at Ochsner. Call
  6. Are LPN's hired much for psych facilities?

    I worked psych for the state of Louisiana several years back as LPN,,,we passed meds, did treatments, and took off med orders. Took care of stocking meds,,,,,meds, meds,meds....I felt like I was just...
  7. CNA

    In my understanding,,,you do not get a CNA "license", you get a certification. In my area, near New Orleans, many nursing homes offer CNA courses to work there, or you can go to a vocational school...
  8. I'm in my last year of school, and hoping to go into the OR. I am also 52 y/o. I was reading how much $$ the hospital puts into training a new OR nurse. Do you all think that my age will lower my...
  9. How do I get started?

    HI, I asked a while back about nurse techs in the O.R., and actually found an opening at a local hospital. I applied but got a letter yesterday saying the position had already been filled....I am...
  10. How do I get started?

    OK, here's my dilema(sp?),,,I applied for the nurse tech position in the OR,,didn't get it,,the HR person who interviewed me , asked point blank if I had given notice on my previous jobs which I had...
  11. considering nursing school at 45 yo

    To Fort Worth,,,that is my plan also...what type of nursing do you do? I don't think Med-surg is gonna get it for me,,,and am hoping for O.R.,,I graduate in Dec. '09,,,I'll be 52
  12. Charity January 2009

    OK, good, just saw previous post said,"cheaper than American Heart",,,glad you knew the
  13. Charity January 2009

    Be careful !! I'm about 99.9% sure CSN requires "American Heart" CPR certification !! Check with the
  14. considering nursing school at 45 yo

    "I am a R.N., been one since 1993. What is a PSB test. Never took it, never heard of it, and it just escapes me"--quote I was wondering the same thing.....what is a PSB
  15. Charity Fall 2009

    :yeah: congratulations!!
  16. CSN Mental Health ??

    I have a silly question for anyone who has been through mental health at Charity..Do you still have to wear your hair up and wear uniforms to
  17. Advice on how to pass NAC 1

    Tegrity, Tegrity, Tegrity...I listened constantly. I played it while doing housework,,,I put it on an IPOD and listened while commuting. You'll hear something every time that you missed before. Also,...
  18. Charity January 2009

    call the local hospital's education
  19. What do you like about being an OR nurse??

    Hi, I'm really interested in the O.R. (student right now),,,but after observing (for only one day) , I never saw the circulator giving any meds. It was mentioned above that fingersticks are more...
  20. WOOHOO !!! Can't wait til I get there too !!! YOU DID IT
  21. CSN Mental Health ??

    Hey, futurenursela, was your friend days or evenings? Did she have to wear her hair
  22. CSN Mental Health ??

    Thanks, I'm going to be at St. Charles Parish Hospital
  23. considering nursing school at 45 yo

    :yeah:WooHoo ! To everyone! I am heading into my 3rd level of RN program,,and I see the "younger" students dropping like flies...they do not want to commit enough time and effort into the program as...
  24. Charity NAC I question

    My rotations were 1st at Ochsner days, pick up pt. day before,,took about and hour to hour & half,,be there in the morning at 6:30, and left at varied times depending on what was going on that...
  25. Jcjc

    Congrats on school, I am originally from Laurel. Been in Louisiana a very long time now,,like 33 years....I did a semester at JC,, but not in nursing. Am presently going to ns in New Orleans....good...