MiaKeaRN

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  1. Medical Missions

    MiaKeaRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    hi everyone, i recently completed a 1-week medical mission trip to mexico. if anyone is interested in seeing the photos, please pm me and i will send you the link to my facebook page. i have also...

  2. Memory Notebook of Nursing?

    MiaKeaRN posted a topic in General Students

    Has anyone ever used the Memory Notebook of Nursing? If so, do you think it is a worthwhile purchase?? Now that I have completed my required textbook purchases, I'm going to try to add a few more...

  3. Easiest drug calculation method?

    MiaKeaRN posted a topic in General Students

    I'm preparing for my first drug calculation test and am hoping for some input on what others think is the easiest drug calc method/formula. I have always, always, always struggled in math.....so the...

  4. Senior Nursing Student wants to take a team of nursing students to Haiti or DR

    MiaKeaRN replied to jilliang's topic in General Nursing

    Try

  5. jealousy/avoidance of top students?

    MiaKeaRN replied to queenjane's topic in General Nursing

    We also have people in our class who try to make everyone think that they are doing exceptional, but really aren't doing as well as they pretend. Not only was it going on in our nursing classes, but...

  6. ATI, PDA, and stethoscope.

    MiaKeaRN replied to Tabula-rasa's topic in General Students

    If you don't have to buy the ATI books, then don't do it. There are a multitude of good NCLEX style books that you can purchase that have CD's with thousands of questions for practice. We HAD to...

  7. How much do you put in your 401K and other questions

    MiaKeaRN replied to JessicaSN's topic in General Nursing

    This is a great thread! I don't have much to contribute here, but I am learning so much from the detailed explanations.

  8. I just can't do it....

    MiaKeaRN replied to luvmy3kids's topic in General Nursing

    If you like the idea of the medical field but do not want to do the hands-on type of stuff, why not look into medical transcription? I have worked from home for many, many, many years doing...

  9. No more internet access

    MiaKeaRN replied to racing-mom4's topic in General Nursing

    As a student, the last unit that I was on in a VERY BIG city hospital was filled with nurses and techs who spent a lot of time online (shopping at Target for Christmas gifts, playing games, pricing...

  10. i got a needle stick today need prayer

    MiaKeaRN replied to texas_lvn's topic in General Nursing

    I will keep you in my prayers. Keep us posted, okay? Hugs to you.

  11. Medical Transcription RN

    MiaKeaRN replied to Sunflower3's topic in General Nursing

    Hi there, I was an MT for 20+ years and am now pursuing a nursing career. I worked from home for 13 of those 20 years and made a very good income. Honestly, I will probably make about the same as a...

  12. Psych nursing as a new grad?

    MiaKeaRN replied to blacksheep's topic in General Nursing

    We just had a very similar conversation at clinicals with our instructor, and she said basically that if you go into psych nursing and later decide to go into another specialty it would be...

  13. Hospice - PCT Position

    MiaKeaRN posted a topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Hi Everyone, My long-term goal is to become a hospice nurse, although as a student I know that goal is a long way off. I have heard from several nurses that I should probably go into a hospital...

  14. What do you want to tell Nursing Students?

    MiaKeaRN replied to jessiern's topic in General Nursing

    Just remember that you were a student and didn't roll out of bed one day and suddenly were a nurse. As a first year student, we have been limited with what we are allowed to do....and in my situation...

  15. A letter to my clinical instructor..

    MiaKeaRN replied to mlisk589's topic in General Students

    Your heart is in the right place. Trust me, I think we have all felt the same way at one time or another with school. Don't let it defeat you....keep your head high and your eye on the the light at...

  16. dont want to be a pitn but have another question

    MiaKeaRN replied to bymysoultosqueezeRN's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Normal laboratory levels vary from facility to facility and 135 may not be a normal for the facility that this student is

  17. Should I be expelled?

    MiaKeaRN replied to casurfer's topic in General Students

    We are allowed to review our tests, but are absolutely not allowed to write anything down. I don't think you did anything wrong, but this is the perfect example of why I don't share any of my notes...

  18. PCT Patient care tech ?????...

    MiaKeaRN replied to KibbsRNstudent's topic in General Nursing

    I think that they would definitely consider you for a job either as a CNA or as a PCT. You have a strong background, just with some time lapsing since you last worked. Go for it!! Good

  19. Nurse to Doctor

    MiaKeaRN replied to nrsman1's topic in General Nursing

    We have a family friend who was a nurse and now is an OB/GYN. I also know of a medical assistant who went on to be an RN, who then went on to be an

  20. Is There A Thing as "Over Studying"

    MiaKeaRN replied to NurseMeco's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I have to agree with your teacher. I finally, finally, finally gave up erasing an answer that I thought was wrong. I would go back and forth, change it, and then find out that my first answer was...

  21. Suggestions for volunteer opportunities

    MiaKeaRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    What opportunities are there for volunteering as a nurse, once I graduate next year? I have participated in a medical mission, but what I'm trying to get information on is more of volunteering...

  22. Terminated? Do I get paid for unused paid time off?

    MiaKeaRN replied to GooeyRN's topic in General Nursing

    I'm not a nurse (still a student), but with my current employer if you didn't come back to work after 6-12 weeks (lady partsl or c-section, or FMLA) it would be assumed that you were not coming back...

  23. How many hours do you work?

    MiaKeaRN replied to 2bnurseforce1's topic in General Nursing

    I work 40-45 hours per week, daylight hours. I attend class in the evenings and do clinicals on Saturdays. It is difficult and some weeks I want to just give up, because I am so tired from working...

  24. Got the phone call, not the letter

    MiaKeaRN replied to Penny8611's topic in General Nursing

    sending hugs and prayers for good

  25. I Just Got Accepted !!!!

    MiaKeaRN replied to reckton's topic in General Nursing

    Way to