NBMom1225

NBMom1225

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  1. January/March MCC group

    NBMom1225 replied to deftonez188's topic in Michigan Nursing

    Yep...they're all pass/fail in my mind now, not just the clinicals. Kiss that 4.0

  2. January/March MCC group

    NBMom1225 replied to deftonez188's topic in Michigan Nursing

    The assigned reading needs to be done before going to the theory classes, so we will have an understanding of the material and can answer any questions that may be thrown our way. Do NOT underestimate...

  3. January/March MCC group

    NBMom1225 replied to deftonez188's topic in Michigan Nursing

    Hi, I just started in the August group...and let me just say it's been an extreamly fast paced five weeks! We just had our first exams on Monday, and I thank God I passed. There is a LOT of reading...

  4. Macomb Students Starting in August

    NBMom1225 replied to NBMom1225's topic in Michigan Nursing

    I ended up getting one size bigger than they suggested on the scrubs, but the size they suggested for the lab coat was fine. There's a "fitting tool", or something like that, on the site where you...

  5. Macomb Students Starting in August

    NBMom1225 posted a topic in Michigan Nursing

    Was anyone else slightly overwhelmed by the most recent info they received from the Nursing Program? We won't get to pick up our syllabus until just two weeks before we start class, and yet the...

  6. Macomb Students Starting in August

    NBMom1225 replied to NBMom1225's topic in Michigan Nursing

    Try giving Teri a call at the Nursing Department. They did sent the list in plenty on time to order our uniforms. Beware though, at least for some of us the uniforms ran on the tight side...I ordered...

  7. Anyone buy nursing supplies yet?

    NBMom1225 replied to amybethf's topic in Michigan Nursing

    Macomb does not allow clogs...only all white, fully enclosed shoes without holes or colored writing/designs on

  8. Pet Peeve: Poor Grammar by Nurses

    NBMom1225 replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    Yep, and his mother pronounces puberty as "poo-berdy" and his sister doesn't have diabetes, no, she "has sugar"...medical illiterates, the entire

  9. Pet Peeve: Poor Grammar by Nurses

    NBMom1225 replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    My husband has always insisted on pronouncing testosterone as "tes-tos-ta-stair-own"...just another reason to be grateful the divorce will be finalized in

  10. Anyone buy nursing supplies yet?

    NBMom1225 replied to amybethf's topic in Michigan Nursing

    All but four of my textbooks are used, but I did buy my drug reference and medical dictionary new also. The two pairs of shoes seemed like a good idea, one pair for nursing and the other to replace my...

  11. What are the best BLACK PENS

    NBMom1225 replied to dark10gable's topic in General Students

    Bic Atlantis...no skipping, smearing, and retractable to

  12. Anyone buy nursing supplies yet?

    NBMom1225 replied to amybethf's topic in Michigan Nursing

    Nope, tuition is not included...here's the break down: $221.50 Uniforms (2 sets scrubs, 1 lab coat, 3 patches) $95.39 Shoes (2/$90 deal on New Balance...heard they were good!) $886.05 Books (incl. all...

  13. Anyone buy nursing supplies yet?

    NBMom1225 replied to amybethf's topic in Michigan Nursing

    I've already managed to put out about $1400 so far on books, uniforms, supplies

  14. Retired Husband at Walmart

    NBMom1225 replied to Christie RN2006's topic in Nursing Humor

    :lol2: I gotta ask though...what IS a "code

  15. Tb skin test and varicella titer

    NBMom1225 replied to ThatGuyTom's topic in General Students

    I just had the same tests done...you go back to have the TB test checked 24-48 hrs after getting the injection, and the titer results only took 2-3 days to get back. If the TB ends up positive, it's...

  16. Math Whizs please reply

    NBMom1225 replied to nurse2btracy's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I highly recommend the book "Math for Meds" by Curren. It's a great review of the basics (+,-,X, decimals, ect) all the way up through dosage calculations and IV flow rates. Each chapter includes...

  17. Microbiology at Macomb

    NBMom1225 replied to Nurse2bNicole's topic in Michigan Nursing

    I just took Pathogenic micro at CC this past semester with an adjunct professor named X. I did well in the class (a B+) and liked the instructor, but I was in the minority. She has an X, and doesn't...

  18. Amount Of Adn Program At Community College

    NBMom1225 replied to S-Rank's topic in General Nursing

    The Dean of Nursing at my cc said our 2yr program will cost $5,500 for everything including tuition, books, uniforms. I think that's a very low estimation because I am spending about $1300 in books...

  19. Macomb Students~ HELP!

    NBMom1225 replied to Falafel's topic in Michigan Nursing

    While people do drop classes before they start, it's usually at the last minute or after they've been to the first class and decide they don't like the instructor (in my experience). I honestly think...

  20. Student Loans for not so good credit?

    NBMom1225 replied to miranda819's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Try applying for private scholarships through your school as well. I am 33 yrs old and my cc gave me over $2,300 just in scholarships alone for this upcoming school year. I also received a Pell which...

  21. I wish someone would write a book about....

    NBMom1225 replied to mycatmax's topic in General Nursing

    This just makes me all the more relieved that I'll be divorced by the time I finish my first semester of nursing school this fall! My soon to be ex had always complained about how I "just stayed at...

  22. The Truth

    NBMom1225 replied to Falafel's topic in Michigan Nursing

    At MCC they only look at your GPA from your most recent 12 credit hours, not just at the GPA from the prereq's for the Nursing Program. So your best bet is to take 12 credits of "blow-off" classes...

  23. The Truth

    NBMom1225 replied to Falafel's topic in Michigan Nursing

    I say go for it. If you don't at least try, you may always wonder if you could have gotten it. I am starting the nursing program at MCC this August. PLEASE don't be afraid of the HESI, it's really not...

  24. I could kick myself in the .....

    NBMom1225 replied to tigress_8207's topic in General Nursing

    I'm in the same boat, as far as idiot soon to be ex-husbands are concerned. Oh well, I got two great kids out of the deal so it wasn't a complete waste of

  25. HESI Exam

    NBMom1225 replied to 3Triages's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    The pre-nursing entrance HESI I took consisted of Vocabulary, General Knowledge, Grammer, Reading Comprehension, and Math. The test also includes sections on A&P, Biology, and Chemistry but my...