PedsNurse322

It sounds to me like your partner was a little too much "type A". She shouldn't have tried to lift the patient by herself (I mean, did she even ask you for help? And it seems like you didn't even have a chance to offer help before she jumped in ther...

vlsgirl makes a great point. I've seen RNs who are totally "booksmart", but are lousy nurses.. because from what I've seen, nursing isn't all about being booksmart (though that is part of it); a big part of nursing is plain old common sense and intu...

Exactly! In some settings one needs to have a much thicker skin than in others.

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 stud out and wear a long sleeve tshirt under my sc...

From what I've heard, Beaumont pays the best in Metro Detroit - I know that's true for Unit Sec'ys, too!

Whoa... peace, people... I wasn't suggesting that the eff word is awesome or cool... and I definitely do not think that it should be used by staff in front of patients! But I hear it used in private by docs, RNs, and other med staff a LOT, and it wa...

futureRN07: I totally respect you for doing it alone... I cannot imagine. You're definitely an inspiration :)

ps... if anyone here is going to be starting at MCCC, drop me a note! :)

hi all my name is laurie... a 41 years-young mom of two little boys, ages 7 and 4. i've been a hosptial unit secretary for over 20 years, and i've finally decided it's time for me to get out from behind the desk and become a nurse! i live in se ...

I will be trying this myself very soon... I work full-time (midnites, 12hr shifts) at a hospital, have two little boys, and am going to be starting the ADN program next month... I'm nervous about it, but I have to work FT. At least I only have to wo...

If you're going to work in healthcare, especially an ER like I do, you'd better get used to lots of "F-bombs" and more! Don't sweat the small stuff is what I always say :)

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 :-)

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 stories about that guy - try to avoid him if you c...