CandyGyrl

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  1. HFCC Students... Spring Break YAE US!!!! What are your Plans?

    CandyGyrl posted a topic in Michigan Nursing

    Just took finals for Med Surge 221 yesterday! I am officially moving on to 222 and also very grateful. We lost a few good soldiers and for them, I am sad . I really hate to see anyone fail because...

  2. Pediatric O.R what are the nursing responsibilities

    CandyGyrl posted a topic in Michigan Nursing

    Hey guys, As some of you know I've been up in limbo about whether to stay with the N.A position I recently accepted (first day was friday... It was awesome) or to take one of the many nurse extern...

  3. Pediatric O.R what are the nursing responsibilities

    CandyGyrl replied to CandyGyrl's topic in Michigan Nursing

    Ok... so I went to the interview... It went well. I'll have to wait and find out if I got it so it obviously didn't go great but I'm glad it's over. It was an Intra-operative position so,running...

  4. Too young to be a nurse?

    CandyGyrl replied to guiltysins's topic in General Students

    I wished I'd even thought about nursing school when I was 19. My mom was an RN and encouraged me to do it; but at the time I saw myself dressing up in suits not scrubs... after about 5 years of...

  5. Pediatric O.R what are the nursing responsibilities

    CandyGyrl replied to CandyGyrl's topic in Michigan Nursing

    Thanks you guys, I haven't cancelled the interview it's today so I had decided that I would go just to see for myself. I didn't base the decision off of 1 person although I didn't state that for the...

  6. Henry Ford Health System Accel program cancelled

    CandyGyrl replied to HFCC29's topic in Michigan Nursing

    I'm sorry u guys. You know I got alot of wind that HFHS would not continue the program for 09 so this is not news to me. Please believe that those of us who are in it now are eternally grateful and...

  7. University verses Community College

    CandyGyrl replied to lovedasonanddemi's topic in Michigan Nursing

    You could always apply for a job as an Nursing assistant. Some hospitals don't require previous experience and depending on how many hours you work, they may offer tuition reimbursement to help you...

  8. CNA or Nurse Extern

    CandyGyrl posted a topic in Michigan Nursing

    Well it's about that time... to start applying for nurse extern positions (which I've already done). I am between a decision that doesn't seem very complicated but it is. See prior to nursing school...

  9. CNA or Nurse Extern

    CandyGyrl replied to CandyGyrl's topic in Michigan Nursing

    you guys have been really helpful, supportive and informative. thanks! mybrowneyedgirl: the hospital that i accepted the na position with is a hf hospital so yes, i am under contract to give them 3...

  10. University verses Community College

    CandyGyrl replied to lovedasonanddemi's topic in Michigan Nursing

    It all depends on your situation and what you want with your nursing career. For instance: Floor RN? Management? Teaching? Nurse Practitioner? Nurse Anesthetist? I started school in fall of 06, not...

  11. CNA or Nurse Extern

    CandyGyrl replied to CandyGyrl's topic in Michigan Nursing

    i know it should be a "no brainer" right? thats why i posted because the nurse extern job was what i was looking forward to since i started nursing school. i had gotten so disappointed, because i...

  12. What Weekly Assignments do you have to turn in... Are they a real pain?

    CandyGyrl posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Hey I just wanted to get an idea of what some of you guys' weekly requirements are for your clinical program. I guess I am just looking for a reality check or just to see that maybe someone else has...

  13. Anbody Else Gain a Ton of Weight in Nursing School?

    CandyGyrl replied to CandyGyrl's topic in General Students

    "I initially thought this post was fake being your sign on name is ...... " Ha! Actually someone gave me the nickname a little while ago and it kinda stuck. My name is close enough to it, some people...

  14. Pneumonia...Sepsis... how are the two related?

    CandyGyrl posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Hey everyone, just need a little clarification. I was in pre conferences giving my case presentation and I stated that my female pt was admitted with a dx of pneumonia r/o sepsis. When I attempted...

  15. Pneumonia...Sepsis... how are the two related?

    CandyGyrl replied to CandyGyrl's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Understood. Thanks! Any additional explanations are also appreciated I'll check back later. Yay Steelers! Back to my

  16. Need some encouragement... It could be over for me!!!

    CandyGyrl posted a topic in General Students

    I've been doing really good in Nursing School, never struggled so far, not one time... I was probably a little too confident and we just started back last week. (MED SURG II) OK so I took the math...

  17. Need some encouragement... It could be over for me!!!

    CandyGyrl replied to CandyGyrl's topic in General Students

    THANKS AGAIN FOR ALL of your words of advice and those of you who made me smell my poo too! I passed the exam 100%. I thought about the silly errors that I made and realized that they are really not...

  18. Proofing 1st Nursing Care Plan

    CandyGyrl replied to stalisha's topic in General Students

    Day tonight I know that you said you had to leave nursing for personal/health reasons. Would those same reasons prevent you from becoming a instructor? I know you've been asked this a thousand times...

  19. Need some encouragement... It could be over for me!!!

    CandyGyrl replied to CandyGyrl's topic in General Students

    Thanks everyone! I am sure going to take all of your the advice to do more practice problems even if I feel like I know it (you can never be too sure) take the units requested and put them in the...

  20. henry ford community college

    CandyGyrl replied to c2nick's topic in Michigan Nursing

    I got on the wait list in jan 07 and I received my first letter in october 07. I postponed I received another letter in Febuary and then in April. SO to make a long story shortly I did not wait 12-18...

  21. Psych... 2nd Semester?

    CandyGyrl posted a topic in Michigan Nursing

    Whats up everyone! I have really been trying to understand how or why some schools make you take psych so early in the nursing program... I thought it was typically somewhere in the middle or close to...

  22. SCHOOLS OUT!!!! First day of my vacation from school!

    CandyGyrl posted a topic in Michigan Nursing

    SO we took finals yesterday (med surg I) and it wasn't too bad... Got the grade I wanted, got my materials for next semester and finally... what I've been waiting for. This is the FIRST break that...

  23. Things you would love to say to your fellow nursing students!

    CandyGyrl replied to Faeriewand's topic in General Students

    -to the guy who made the comment "How come all the retarded people do so good in the class,and all the smart ones are doing bad...Guess what it turned out you are the retard because you failed...

  24. What will YOU do with your first "real" paycheck!?

    CandyGyrl replied to DZcarrie's topic in General Students

    completely blowing my first check on everything i've missed out on since 2005 and treating myself

  25. IVPB dosage calculations

    CandyGyrl replied to caprisgoddess's topic in General Students

    " (conversion factor) = 200 ml/hour (infusion rate to program on the iv pump)" i see now that you were specifically reffering to how you would set it up on the iv pump in the hospital... "one more...