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...
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...
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...
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...
mimimartina replied to newtress's topic in Psychiatric
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...
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...
mimimartina replied to Qtp2t RN's topic in Operating Room
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...
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...
mimimartina replied to mimimartina's topic in Operating Room
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...
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
"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
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,...
mimimartina replied to usnwbama's topic in Operating Room
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...
: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...
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...
mimimartina replied to tullosrn2010's topic in General Nursing
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...