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  1. Looking for Contemporary Nutrition updated 6th ed. and Nutricalc

    Firehawk734 replied to Firehawk734's topic in Michigan Nursing

    Yeah I emailed him about it too. It's kind of silly considering I have no idea why anyone would ever buy a book from a school bookstore since they're marked up 100% or whatever. Who cares, there's...

  2. Wayne County Comm College New Students Registering for Courses Question

    Firehawk734 replied to Firehawk734's topic in Michigan Nursing

    I think i'm just gonan go to the classes. If there was a problem, then WebGate should not permit me to

  3. Wayne County Comm College New Students Registering for Courses Question

    Firehawk734 posted a topic in Michigan Nursing

    Sorry for confusing title, I received my acceptance letter to take courses at WC3. I am doing prereqs for the Accelerated 2nd degree program at OU for the BSN. Anyways, the letter said I had to go in...

  4. Paying for nursing school?

    Firehawk734 replied to jaytek13's topic in Michigan Nursing

    I guess I'd worry about them lowballing the salary then...if you sign a contract ahead of time and get locked into working there, they'd likely lowball your salary, unless it all somehow gets worked...

  5. Looking for Contemporary Nutrition updated 6th ed. and Nutricalc

    Firehawk734 replied to Firehawk734's topic in Michigan Nursing

    She won't have an answer. I am disputing the Philosophy requirement. I have to fill out a form to challenge it. I took 2 Social Science courses that were all philosophy at Lawrence Tech, but she...

  6. Paying for nursing school?

    Firehawk734 replied to jaytek13's topic in Michigan Nursing

    How does one get involved in this? Do you wait until you are accepted, then go to a hospital and sign the contract at that point, or do you go through college and then they reimburse you the amount...

  7. Paying for nursing school?

    Firehawk734 replied to jaytek13's topic in Michigan Nursing

    Oh Ok, i didn't read the entire thread...whew. I didn't think there was a college in Michigan higher than LTU anyways

  8. Paying for nursing school?

    Firehawk734 replied to jaytek13's topic in Michigan Nursing

    Hi there. I'm quitting the Engineering Field (been one for 8+ years now, received my degree at Lawrence Tech (Where they were charging asinine amounts per credit as well, right now I think up near...

  9. Student Nurse Position

    Firehawk734 replied to catherine_cardella's topic in Michigan Nursing

    What is the offered salary (or approximate, don't mean to be personal but I'm curious, as I'm starting prereqs in 1 month) to switch careers... Thank you very much.

  10. Tuition Question for Oakland Univ regarding NRS220 and Is that Cours Tough?

    Firehawk734 posted a topic in Michigan Nursing

    Hey all, I figured I'd get a faster answer here. If you go to the link here: http://www4.oakland.edu/upload/docs/SBS/200830%20tuition%20&%20fees.pdf You will see little notes at the top of the...

  11. Michigan area nurse agencies

    Firehawk734 replied to RN1982's topic in Michigan Nursing

    If these agencies pay so much money, why would anyone want to be hired in through a hospital? What are the cons to working for an Agency? There must be

  12. Tuition Question for Oakland Univ regarding NRS220 and Is that Cours Tough?

    Firehawk734 replied to Firehawk734's topic in Michigan Nursing

    Thank you, I already have it signed up through Oakland, and am going to attend Wayne County Community, would be weird trying to juggle 3 schools LOL. It's only 7 weeks through Oakland, which is nice...

  13. To all who starts the program at OCC in the fall

    Firehawk734 replied to DandJsmom's topic in Michigan Nursing

    You might want to take prereqs through a community college because you'll pay a fraction of the price. I don't know where you live, but I'm going to start at Wayne County Community College and their...

  14. Anyone else sick of the snow?

    Firehawk734 replied to DLS_PMHNP's topic in Michigan Nursing

    Yeah I'm sick of the fact that one day it's 45 out, the next day it's 5 with a wind chill of -15. I hate snow as well, hopefully will move out of Michigan someday. Can't stand it the weather. Would...

  15. Vacation Time/Time Off in Nursing...

    Firehawk734 posted a topic in Michigan Nursing

    I am just curious... How much vacation time do new graduate nurses get, and can you save your vacation time from year to year? Also how does sick time work? In Engineering, at my place of employment,...

  16. Starting Salary 2nd Career BSN, Detroit Area

    Firehawk734 posted a topic in Michigan Nursing

    Good Afternoon, I am thinking about switching from an Electrical Test Engineer (been doing this for 8+ years) to an RN and possibly later a Nurse Anesthetist. I'm planning to begin pre-reqs in the...

  17. Starting Salary 2nd Career BSN, Detroit Area

    Firehawk734 replied to Firehawk734's topic in Michigan Nursing

    Forgive my ignorance... Did you get on the med/surg unit before getting your RN (by volunteering or something)? At what point in relation to becoming a new grad did you learn the ropes in a med/surg...

  18. Starting Salary 2nd Career BSN, Detroit Area

    Firehawk734 replied to Firehawk734's topic in Michigan Nursing

    No problem on the hijacking. I'm learning. Katie is FIERY. WOOHOO! lol Anyways, I have an appointment to shadow a nurse in ICU on Thursday. I will report here with what my experience was. Big...

  19. Food Addiction?

    Firehawk734 replied to TheCommuter's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I'll tell ya what, weightwatchers is

  20. Starting Salary 2nd Career BSN, Detroit Area

    Firehawk734 replied to Firehawk734's topic in Michigan Nursing

    Spartan, I got your PM asking if I got your other PM...I didn't get it, and when I tried to reply, it said you were over storage space. That might be why it didnt' show in your sent box. But, I...

  21. Henry ford hospital

    Firehawk734 replied to Ms.RN's topic in Michigan Nursing

    It was the general surgeon that didn't know what an Ablation was and the cardiologist clearly was not updated either. But yea, bad experiences can happen anywhere. I have been fortunate to only have...

  22. Henry ford hospital

    Firehawk734 replied to Ms.RN's topic in Michigan Nursing

    I have had a bad experience with a cardiologist and a general surgeon there. The general surgeon's name is Harb. I do'nt remember the cardiologist. But I went there to get a hernia checked out, knew I...

  23. Lunch time...

    Firehawk734 posted a topic in Michigan Nursing

    Question for ya... Buddy of mine and I were discussing how shifts work (neither of us are nurses lol so it's pretty silly). But we were curious, do Nurses that work 12 hour shifts get paid lunch, and...

  24. Starting Salary 2nd Career BSN, Detroit Area

    Firehawk734 replied to Firehawk734's topic in Michigan Nursing

    I don't mind the tight budget, just need to make suer i can MAKE IT AT ALL with the starting salary! lol Thank you so

  25. Food Addiction?

    Firehawk734 replied to TheCommuter's topic in Nurses Recovery

    Good day all. I would like to offer my story and hopefully maybe something will rub off. I am a 29 year old male who had been fat most all of my life. I started getting chubby at age 8 and it just...