chuckz

chuckz BSN, RN

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  1. Starting Last Semester

    chuckz posted a topic in General Students

    Well, here it is. My last semester of my BSN program. I can't wait to get this done, but I don't want to start in the morning. I know the volume of work it takes and I am just not mentally prepared...

  2. Spring 2010 Graduates

    chuckz replied to dannibee's topic in General Students

    I'm an extern in a very busy trauma 1 ER, my immersion for my final semester is a cardiac ICU....I don't have a smiley that represents me. I just want this crap

  3. On my way to my last semester!!!

    chuckz replied to blynn9173's topic in General Students

    I'm in the last semester too and I can't fricken' wait. I am really tired of taking time away from my amazing 4 year old....almost resentful. My boy has waited patiently for his dad to spend time...

  4. **St. Johns, Beaumont, or Henry Ford...Job opprotunity question**

    chuckz replied to Dream2011's topic in Michigan Nursing

    I have worked at 3 different hospitals and Henry Ford is by far the best. They treat you with respect, offer great help with tuition and stipends, allow a great deal of autonomy and are very well...

  5. ATI for each class

    chuckz replied to KathyRN2B's topic in General Students

    Seriously, they are more annoying than anything. I use the ATI books to look at new material that has to be learned in classes. It gives me a bullet point version of the material, than I look at the...

  6. Please Share Your 5 Most Effective Study Strategies

    chuckz replied to jd2nurse's topic in General Students

    Nothing personal, but I can't do flash cards. They waste my time and I don't get any use out of them. Read to learn, not to read. You have to read and actively engage in the material. I can't...

  7. Suggestions to prepare for school

    chuckz replied to Dennis88's topic in General Students

    Seriously, August knows what she is talking about. Relax, sit back and take the 2 months and enjoy your life. You will not be doing that once you get in the program. This is coming from a guy that...

  8. End of the semester laziness

    chuckz replied to ~Mi Vida Loca~RN's topic in General Students

    I'm with each and every one of you. I have until Dec 15th and I just don't feel like doing anything. I am finding excuses to not study and feel almost resentful. I'm in third term so I have one...

  9. Nursing school and social life?

    chuckz replied to lizzyberry's topic in General Students

    I have a wife and three year old boy that haven't seen me much these past couple of years. I work and go to school full time. I am in a BSN program that requires a lot of extra curricular activities...

  10. help with a NANDA diagnosis

    chuckz replied to maria87's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Let me be the millionth person to say that nursing diagnosis's suck and are a colossal waste of time. A person has CHF, he doesn't have excess fluid volume or an activity intolerance. Get rid of...

  11. What is the Craziest Nursing Story You Have?

    chuckz replied to NurseStephen's topic in Male Nursing Students

    I work in an ER: The ems brought in a lady on a cart with a towel draped over her midsection. The lady was sitting up in the cart and had a dazed look in her eyes. The paramedic called me over and...

  12. Men in Nursing

    chuckz replied to eas78's topic in General Students

    This dude graduates in

  13. People are dropping like flies

    chuckz replied to 20mom10's topic in General Students

    The difference between regular classes and nursing school is pretty extreme. In gen ed classes you can get away with bombing a test and still being able to pull out a good grade. That is hard to do...

  14. May 2010 Grads - When are you applying for jobs?

    chuckz replied to pdpeanut's topic in General Students

    I have been working through school for the last 1.5 years in a hospital. I just got an externship in a hospital that I really wanted to be at. I am hoping my experience and grades transfer into a...

  15. Job Tips for the student nurse

    chuckz replied to wife&mommyRN's topic in General Students

    Keep emailing. Ask if you can go in and shadow. It will show your face and prove you are interested as well as allow you the chance to network and make connections with people that can help

  16. Studying and reading....

    chuckz replied to sunnie123's topic in General Students

    I honestly feel that reading is key to nursing school, but don't just read to read, read to understand. In my program we tend to teach ourselves everything. I don't feel that I get much from my...

  17. I am officially a GRADUATE NURSE!!!!!!!! SO EXCITED!

    chuckz replied to CandyGyrl's topic in Michigan Nursing

    Congratulations candygirl. We are all proud of

  18. has anyone previously worked as an endoscopy tech?

    chuckz replied to ErinDel's topic in General Nursing

    I didn't really like working in endo. It is like the previous person said, you are essentially setting up rooms, cleaning scopes and doing basic work with the doctors and nurses. It was neat working...

  19. Study groups?I dont know how

    chuckz replied to mom35's topic in General Students

    I used to like to study alone. When I started nursing school I decided to give a group a try. I hated it, except for one guy that we seemed to click in the way we both studied. We both ask...

  20. This is so hard! How do I do it?

    chuckz replied to scrublifenurse10's topic in General Students

    I am a dad to a 3 year old, the breadwinner (I work two hospital jobs) and my family depends on me. I am in a BSN program full time and only have 2 semesters to go. It seems impossible at times, but...

  21. The First Days of Nursing School by the Fall 2009ers!!!

    chuckz replied to craziechiq's topic in General Students

    First I want to congratulate all of you. It is quite an accomplishment to get accepted into the programs that you all have due to the demand and the lack of teachers available. I am a third term...

  22. What makes Nursing school hard?

    chuckz replied to Back2Nursing09's topic in General Students

    The hardest thing is the volume. Much like all of you, I have a 3 year old little boy that is my everything. It hurts that I work and go to school and can't see him like I want to. I want to be...

  23. How will I know what to do in Clinicals when it's my first week of school??

    chuckz replied to kmwyman's topic in General Students

    The best advice that I can give to you is to go in and try and learn everything you can. Be assertive and dive right in. If your patient has a colostomy, ask your instructor to walk you through how...

  24. Is it possible to successful in nursing school.....

    chuckz replied to lala2287's topic in General Students

    Seriously, the key is to not memorize, it is to LEARN the material. A lot of people can memorize facts, but applying them and putting them together, much like a puzzle, sets people apart in

  25. Scared

    chuckz replied to miksyrak3's topic in General Students

    Don't be scared or intimidated. I am a 36 year old dude who quit a job making 75k a year, with a wife and a 3 year old counting on me...who has 2 semesters left of nursing school. Sure there is a...