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  1. Nursing Jobs

    missrisa77 replied to silentRN's topic in Arizona Nursing

    Ha! :chuckle I had that mentality before you gave me the talk about where to apply. Although I haven't applied to any companies besides Banner.....yet. And as for intelligent, what was your score on...

  2. Nursing Jobs

    missrisa77 replied to silentRN's topic in Arizona Nursing

    LOL. Just reality checking in. :chuckle As much as I'd like to, I can't put all my eggs in one

  3. Nursing Jobs

    missrisa77 replied to silentRN's topic in Arizona Nursing

    I graduate in March and am fervently applying for all kinds of positions. I've talked to a recruiter or two and the have told me to contact them in February when it is closer to graduation. There...

  4. Banner Health's student id badge

    missrisa77 replied to sweetsmuckers's topic in Arizona Nursing

    The border differentiates your badge from others and lets people know you are a student Royal blue- volunteers Green- students Yellow- Residents Pink- Physicians Orange - contract service providers I...

  5. For Fun - Things You Want to Buy Once You're a Nurse

    missrisa77 replied to Multicollinearity's topic in General Students

    A big TV, XBOX 360, a Dyson vaccuum, and start saving for a baby and a trip to

  6. Completely frustrated w/ MCCDNP

    missrisa77 replied to LydiaLyn's topic in Arizona Nursing

    I think it may be because of how the curriculum will be taught and more spread out over the 4 blocks, instead of distinctly dividing it into 1-2 LPN, 3-4 RN. I know they just reorganized the whole...

  7. What type of nurse does everyone want to eventually end up being?

    missrisa77 replied to silentRN's topic in Arizona Nursing

    ICU, then maybe on to PACU or possibly being a clinical

  8. Current students at EMCC??

    missrisa77 replied to smelton5's topic in Arizona Nursing

    I am in the BNFP at Estrella. I started last October. For Block 1, class was 8hrs Mon. and Tues. with 8hr labs Wed. and Thurs. Once lab was done, clinicals were 8hrs for Wed. and Thurs. Block 2 was...

  9. Don't Rain On My Parade ....2009 Grads

    missrisa77 replied to AnalegnaRN's topic in General Students

    Ohhhh yeah, I can't wait until March!!! RN here I

  10. How many hours do Nurse Techs and Externs work a week?

    missrisa77 replied to Lajimolala's topic in General Students

    Where I extern, a person can only work one 12hr shift a pay period (which is 2 weeks). It comes out to twice a month. A person can extern more if they are off of school (i.e. the 2 week break between...

  11. Looking for Estrella Mountain C.C. Block One students!

    missrisa77 replied to ERTiger's topic in Arizona Nursing

    Funny you say that, there are only about 5 in my class who want ICU...the rest are kind of mixed (peds, ER, tele), with some who aren't sure yet. Me? I'm ICU all the way!!!! Some ICU's will hire new...

  12. ASU 16 month program vs. 24 month program

    missrisa77 replied to carmeenoe's topic in Arizona Nursing

    I love your name

  13. Extern? Preceptor?

    missrisa77 replied to goodgalpal's topic in General Students

    1. I don't mean to do things out of your scope..... I meant if you can get an externship position, go for it! 2. Also, yes, externs are paid employees of the

  14. Extern? Preceptor?

    missrisa77 replied to goodgalpal's topic in General Students

    At Banner Health, a nursing student can become an extern if they are within one year of graduating nursing school. You are basically a nurses (your preceptor) shadow. You get to perform basic nursing...

  15. Made Incredibly Easy Books

    missrisa77 replied to shoebottom's topic in General Students

    I have the NCLEX made easy book. I really like it. The questions are good and the rationales really make

  16. NET and Banner Nurse Fellows

    missrisa77 replied to TinkRN8's topic in Arizona Nursing

    I'm not even sure they looked at the NET scores. I took the NET because you need it to apply to the MCCD program----which following that, you can apply to Banner. Banner has a separate application you...

  17. Nursing Against the Odds

    missrisa77 replied to silentRN's topic in Arizona Nursing

    LOL :chuckle Interesting thought! NP is just not for me, I don't want to be a doc. I rather like doing bedside care and interacting with patients one-on-one on their road to

  18. Nursing Against the Odds

    missrisa77 replied to silentRN's topic in Arizona Nursing

    NP? Yeah right. I don't think so. :chuckle I'm thinking clinical instructor. That would be

  19. Banner Fellows October cohorts

    missrisa77 replied to UofAPNP2B's topic in Arizona Nursing

    Just to let you know.... I interviewed last August for the October '08 program and didn't find out until the end of August that I was accepted. They usually interview up 'til mid-August, so it may be...

  20. Nursing Against the Odds

    missrisa77 replied to silentRN's topic in Arizona Nursing

    I totally agree! I love coming on shift as a student or an extern (I'll love it more when I don't have schoolwork to do and I'm a full RN!). People in my class complain about clinicals or being at the...

  21. Shift Change Hand Offs

    missrisa77 replied to silentRN's topic in Arizona Nursing

    For report, I just follow my personal sheet. In the ICU, it's long and detailed, but this is how it usually goes... Patient name, birthday code status allergies attending docs current hx (events...

  22. ASU BSN "critical track" course questions..

    missrisa77 replied to Hausfrau's topic in Arizona Nursing

    From my understanding, ASU has an alliance with the community colleges. Once you finish with your ADN at the community college level, you can apply and be accepted into the ASU accelerated ADN to BSN....

  23. Nursing Students in MCC Program..

    missrisa77 replied to lilworried's topic in Arizona Nursing

    I am in the accelerated BNFP at Estrella. I study constantly. For me, the most challenging part of nursing school is trying to master the enormous mounds of material in a short time. On a typical day...

  24. Age you will/were graduated?

    missrisa77 replied to sweetiez's topic in General Students

    I'll be 29 when I graduate in March of

  25. Banner Nurse Fellows Program

    missrisa77 replied to UofAPNP2B's topic in Arizona Nursing

    Wow! It sounds like our cohorts are same in some ways and different in others! Although we too have those same age ranges and medical experience ranges. I don't think being a career changer is...