stanquim

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1. So excited about Neuro!

   stanquim replied to MaverickyMaverick's topic in Neuro

   sweet, i just started neuro icu a few weeks ago. No it is not the most popular, but it is awesome, quite interesting, it has its days, but I am glad I'm in the neuro ICU. It will be a lot of hard work , but you will succeed.

2. VENT.....transferred out of icu 6 weeks into orientation.

   stanquim posted a topic in New Nurse

   I'm sorry this is so long... So I'm here to vent. I felt like I had the worst day in my life the last day I was at work, and as I had thought it was going to to be the last day that I had worked on the unit for the time being. I started out wor...

3. trauma icu or msicu

   stanquim replied to stanquim's topic in SRNA

   the med-surg is a med-surg at a level 1 trauma hospital, big teaching, research hospital its 15 beds very sick patients. thank you for all of the info , much appreciated.

4. trauma icu or msicu

   stanquim posted a topic in SRNA

   Hello all, gotta question, which would be better for me to work at in preparing to go to anestheis school , which would look better on a resume, the trauma icu or working in a med-surg icu, which one is a more challenging place to work at , and which...

5. Trauma ICU vs Med-surg

   stanquim posted a topic in MICU

   Hello all, I have question...I want to know something about Trauma vs Med-Surg ICU....is there anybody here that has worked both, or knows a lot about both...which one do you consider a more challenging place to work, I know in trauma, there is not a...

6. Piedmont CC vs. Germanna CC

   stanquim replied to wonderment99's topic in Virginia

   hello there, pm me and I'll be able to give you some info...I know a lot about the germanna program, I went through it

7. Fredericksburg/Medicorp/Germanna Nurses?

   stanquim replied to Mrs.LuckyLady's topic in Virginia

   Hello you are in luck today... I'm actually graduating from the traditional ADNS program in May. Now about MediCorp I've been there a few years and I like the hospital a lot. I've been taking care of from flexibility, to tuition reimbursement ...

8. Listen to this madness crazy madness...

   stanquim replied to stanquim's topic in General Students

   I know, initially the tests are failed, and then magically or somehow there tests grades always shot up weeks after or at the end of the semester........most people end up moving on but its just ridiculoous to me to have to add so many points to a te...

9. Listen to this madness crazy madness...

   stanquim posted a topic in General Students

   I am second year nursing student in an associates degree nursing porgram. There were a lot of problems with the program last year regarding the second year. The class averages on every Med-Surg test was failing. Every single test. However, most ended...

10. Nursing care partner/CNA/Tech. position for nursing studen

    stanquim replied to vastudent09's topic in General Students

    Hey, I am also graduating next year and just started a nursing extern position in the ER now, and I will have two other departments I will rotate through, and I love it, it couldn't be better, one I love the ER i've been working there the past 3 year...

11. Has anyone here had to do clinicals in OB

    stanquim replied to edsdcs's topic in Male Students

    Just got done with OB clinicals, I saw a few c sections, and one vaginal delivery, a few ladies didn't want males in for them, I don't want to see another anyways, one was enough. Staff was cool though, didn't have any problems.

12. Externship!

    stanquim replied to Nurse-To-Be-Joy's topic in General Students

    I also got an externship in VA outside DC area. I walked in and got asked my GPA, I told her, she said ok your hired, woooow, it was that easy, because not enough people applied so I will rotate through the ICU cardiac and a med surg floor

13. Community Colleges vs. Major Universities

    stanquim replied to lilredbedhed's topic in General Students

    Associates, 90% of the people I work witih have an associates. BSN really isn't taken into consideration when hiring people. A lot of community colleges take pride in their nursing programs and their great. I'm a 21 y/o male. Wiping butt and taking c...