PedsNurse322

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  1. The assignment is this: "Mary, a 33yr old female, presents to the clinic w/a complaint of a skin rash." And that is all the information that we are provided. It goes on to ask what...
  2. Working Full Time and Going to School Full Time

    I work full-time, and go to nursing school - so far, I'm surviving and doing well in my courses. I wish that I could work part-time, but I'm a single mom with a LOT of bills to pay. What helps is...
  3. phone calls no outsider would believe

    I have the lovely job of answering the phones in the EC every night. Yeah, I just love the callers that want to know how long the wait is. Larry, I like your response, I'm going to use it. And I've...
  4. Tips for becoming an ER nurse

    I work in an EC as a Unit Sec'y... my manager told me that after I finish my first med/surg rotation, I can work as an EC tech. I know that in this hospital, and in the hospital I worked at...
  5. I hate to say it, but no matter where you work, there will always be one [evil]person[/evil] who will either drive you nuts or make your work life almost unbearable - sometimes both. What's worse, is...
  6. Will I Be Too Old??

    I am just entering the ADN program at the age of 41. My 7yr old son asked me recently, "Mommy, why are you going to school?" My reply: "Because it's never too late." Go for it! (and I agree with...
  7. 4.0 - hope I can keep it up thru nursing school!
  8. Rate My Professor

    Eeek.. I'm sorry, I didn't know that, and I've mentioned a couple of prof's here. :smackingf I'll refrain in the future from doing
  9. Microbiology at Macomb

    Glad to hear that you had a good experience... you're the first one that I've heard say
  10. I totally agree!!! As for the HESI... I was always an English/grammar "ace" all thru school... and I was really stressed about the math (not my best subject - or so I thought) - and I scored the best...
  11. Don't beat yourself up over it... pick yourself up, brush yourself off, and be determined to do better next time! :) One thing that I have learned is not to go back and change answers - because I...
  12. RN school and tattoos?

    I have lots of tats, some of which are on my arms, and my nose is pierced. At work (city ER) it's no big deal, a lot of staff have tats and nose piercings, but for clinicals, I have to take the nose...
  13. what to expect in pay for RN

    From what I've heard, Beaumont pays the best in Metro Detroit - I know that's true for Unit Sec'ys,
  14. MCC, OCC students, question....

    I got the HESI study guide and found it to be very helpful - and worth the $25, because I got into the program (I start next month!) fyi - I had a 4.0gpa and a 92 on the HESI. Good luck
  15. Microbiology at Macomb

    I took Path Micro at Macomb CC last fall - I had X as my prof. He was a good instructor - tough, but fair. I got an A, no prob. I had friends who had Xfor their instructor and all I heard were horror...