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  1. Clinical

    oguesswhat replied to Cupcake Kitty's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Is it just this clinical that intimidates you? Maybe it will be better with a new instructor next

  2. Hfcc 221 Final!

    oguesswhat replied to amybethf's topic in Michigan Nursing

    I know poor justanillusion I had to be the bearer of your bad news. I'm quite happy with my new placement. Amybeth did you get a new placement too? Justanillusion and I are still at the same hospital...

  3. Hfcc 221 Final!

    oguesswhat replied to amybethf's topic in Michigan Nursing

    Wow...that's not a lot left. I'm not for sure how many are left from my 1st group. I know one failed 155. As of this final all were there except one I wasn't sure about (she always took her test in a...

  4. Hfcc 221 Final!

    oguesswhat replied to amybethf's topic in Michigan Nursing

    ...though I do wonder how many we lost in

  5. Hfcc 221 Final!

    oguesswhat replied to amybethf's topic in Michigan Nursing

    Well for some reason...I did extremely well on the final...I thought I was about to fail the class (I know 81% is not failing but to close for me!) And I managed to get 93 out of 98 points! So I got...

  6. HFCC Winter 09

    oguesswhat replied to lilhibs's topic in Michigan Nursing

    Don't hold your breath...I got in last winter...I found out in December I believe...maybe the last week of November. I had 2 weeks to get all the info in. There was actually people who never got a...

  7. Respiratory theripist

    oguesswhat replied to yasy21's topic in Michigan Nursing

    I heard their wait list is a bit shorter. Rumor has it pay starts off the same as an RN but generally stays the same where RN goes up. I don't know if it is harder or easier but there was a good deal...

  8. Med Surg II

    oguesswhat replied to brandi110's topic in Michigan Nursing

    Ha I am in the same boat you are except at HFCC. I have to study my butt off for the 2nd test cause I have very little wiggle room from the 1st test (I passed but not as well as I had hoped!) So as of...

  9. typical shift schedules?

    oguesswhat replied to goodgalpal's topic in Michigan Nursing

    I have seen mostly 12 hour shifts while in clinicals. Usually 7 to 7 as

  10. PDA Recommendations?

    oguesswhat replied to SnowStar4's topic in Michigan Nursing

    You can put books in Nintendo? Thats

  11. PDA Recommendations?

    oguesswhat replied to SnowStar4's topic in Michigan Nursing

    I don't know what a DS

  12. PDA Recommendations?

    oguesswhat replied to SnowStar4's topic in Michigan Nursing

    The nursing constellation that I got from unbound (from fadavis.com) included davis drug guide and tabers encyclopedia. My school required those books..some schools require other books. And it only...

  13. PDA Recommendations?

    oguesswhat replied to SnowStar4's topic in Michigan Nursing

    I agree with Serenity...I like technology...I don't like books

  14. PDA Recommendations?

    oguesswhat replied to SnowStar4's topic in Michigan Nursing

    Ha there fun...just don't buy it till you get into the program because you want the newest stuff available for your classes...because you are not going to update it every year (do you buy new books...

  15. PDA Recommendations?

    oguesswhat replied to SnowStar4's topic in Michigan Nursing

    I use mine quite frequently. Other people do not have them though. I got mine because 1st day of clinicals I almost lost my drug book (which we had to carry around all day) I find it much more...

  16. PDA Recommendations?

    oguesswhat replied to SnowStar4's topic in Michigan Nursing

    I have Palm Tungsten E2. I like it. With PDAs you have to make sure the software you want comes in that kind. Ex: I hear some blackberry's you can't download some programs onto. (not compatibility)...

  17. Everest Institute.. Anyone have info?

    oguesswhat replied to MISSALISSA777's topic in Michigan Nursing

    Are you sure its an LPN program and not an MA (medical assistant) program? I just looked on their web site because I didn't think they had an LPN program and I didn't see it. Maybe they do I don't...

  18. P.M. Clinicals at H.F.C.C.

    oguesswhat replied to Smartmom's topic in Michigan Nursing

    We gave partial bed baths mostly. If the pts get a little dirty during the day...so we don't never do them we just don't necessarily do them all at once or all the

  19. HFCC This Fall -- Are books available yet?

    oguesswhat replied to mybrowneyedgirl's topic in Michigan Nursing

    Oh I know Lehne is such a waste!...you do need to be able to reference it though (not actually use it...just say that you did

  20. HFCC This Fall -- Are books available yet?

    oguesswhat replied to mybrowneyedgirl's topic in Michigan Nursing

    P.S. there are different books I used more for the next semester

  21. HFCC This Fall -- Are books available yet?

    oguesswhat replied to mybrowneyedgirl's topic in Michigan Nursing

    Oh there are more than one...ha...1st semester my top 3 books were...Fundamentals of Nursing, Davis Drug guide, and Tabers dictionary. I did use other books though so don't only get those 3 :-p those...

  22. HFCC This Fall -- Are books available yet?

    oguesswhat replied to mybrowneyedgirl's topic in Michigan Nursing

    I have yet to use any of the optional books yet...heck there are even a few required books that I have barley used yet

  23. P.M. Clinicals at H.F.C.C.

    oguesswhat replied to Smartmom's topic in Michigan Nursing

    I have only pm clinicals so far. First semester we started at 4pm and went till 10-11pm at Henry Ford Hospital. The only thing we really missed was bed baths which I didn't mind. Then For 155 I was at...

  24. HFCC Students: Is a PDA important to have for school? (m)

    oguesswhat replied to mybrowneyedgirl's topic in Michigan Nursing

    P.S. you download them off the computer. The PDA comes with a cord to hook into the computer and then it downloads onto the

  25. HFCC Students: Is a PDA important to have for school? (m)

    oguesswhat replied to mybrowneyedgirl's topic in Michigan Nursing

    It depends on what you want to use the PDA for...For HFCC you are not allowed to have a PDA phone (I asked) sooo...you basically have 3 choices...cheap, medium and expensive. If money is no limit get...