SmackerNurse

SmackerNurse

M/S, MICU, Hospice, Homecare

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  1. Holidays in Home Health

    SmackerNurse replied to BethCNA's topic in Home Health

    I am PRN and we work when we want to work. I make my own schedule with my patients. If a SOC comes in and needs to be opened on a holiday, our scheduler will find a nurse to do the SOC that is...

  2. Nurses that graduated from Wayne County Community College

    SmackerNurse replied to Wen902's topic in Michigan Nursing

    Ohio university has a great RN to BSN program. Pain free transfer from WCCCD...I recommend taking all of the gen ed classes you can at WCCCD now...chem 105, statistics, history, philosphy, foreign...

  3. NRSE 4600 Starting on Aug 26

    SmackerNurse replied to MSTRN's topic in Ohio University

    Just seen the email. smh This should have been said at the beginning of the week at the very least. Time to jump on the treadmill and step up our game.

  4. The Smile that Changed Everything

    SmackerNurse replied to The_Optimist's topic in General Nursing

    So true, so true! This was one lesson I learned even before I became an RN. I was working as a nurse-extern at the time. It seemed like every time I received report I was told, "this one is mean...

  5. The Problem with Nursing

    SmackerNurse replied to The_Optimist's topic in General Nursing

    You are so correct! Nurses are not being paid more for getting a higher education and that is wrong. When the nursing profession decided to up the anti for the nursing profession by trying to make...

  6. The Problem with Nursing

    SmackerNurse replied to The_Optimist's topic in General Nursing

    Hope3456 hit the nail on the head. Just like the saying, "no one can love you until you love yourself first," it is the same for nursing. Others will not respect us until we can respect ourselves and...

  7. New hire and pregnant... need advice Please.

    SmackerNurse replied to Encast's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    First, congratulations on the pregnancy! What a blessing! Second, why are they not shielding you to begin with? At my facility everyone is either cleared from the x-ray or shielded if stepping away...

  8. Dismissed from nursing school...fought back and won in court!

    SmackerNurse replied to 28studentsfailed's topic in General Students

    I have a friend who was awarded a failing grade, (needed a 75 and her final grade in the class was 74.8) and when we recalculated her grade she actually earned a 78.4. The instructor calculated her...

  9. NRSE 4600 Starting on Aug 26

    SmackerNurse replied to MSTRN's topic in Ohio University

    I didnt have any issues with the assignment. As I stated before I thought it was pretty straight forward. My grades were submitted today too...definitely on the right track :) Glad everything worked...

  10. NRSE 4600 Starting on Aug 26

    SmackerNurse replied to MSTRN's topic in Ohio University

    The email you are referring to here. ) I didn't have any issues with the assignment, thank

  11. Nurses that graduated from Wayne County Community College

    SmackerNurse replied to Wen902's topic in Michigan Nursing

    I understand, when I was planning on attending WCCCD for my ADN I had a lot of folks telling me not to go there. I choose WCCCD for one reason and one reason only, they did NOT have a wait list and I...

  12. Nurses that graduated from Wayne County Community College

    SmackerNurse replied to Wen902's topic in Michigan Nursing

    You are welcome, Wen. I can tell you this, WCCCD nursing instructors care deeply about their students success. There is always one bad apple in every school, but I found that the majority of their...

  13. Walden University BEWARE

    SmackerNurse replied to SassieRN's topic in School, College Programs

    Thank you so much! This is so helpful. I am not planning on applying until the beginning of next year, but I wanted to get a head start now so that I can be

  14. Walden University BEWARE

    SmackerNurse replied to SassieRN's topic in School, College Programs

    I am looking at Walden for FNP. To those of you in the program; how did you find clinical locations and preceptors that are required? I seen that you have to give a list of prospects for the...

  15. NRSE 4600 Starting on Aug 26

    SmackerNurse replied to MSTRN's topic in Ohio University

    I am taking this class too. Seems pretty straight forward, although I didn't receive the email from the professor even though I have already submitted the first assignment. If someone could please...

  16. Nurses that graduated from Wayne County Community College

    SmackerNurse replied to Wen902's topic in Michigan Nursing

    I graduated from WCCCD and I know several of my classmates who were hired at DMC, Childrens, and HFHS. I even know of a couple graduates that were hired at the VA so the rumor that government...

  17. PRCM 3250J starting 8/26..anyone in?

    SmackerNurse replied to SamRNmedic's topic in Ohio University

    I was able to switch into professor "male" a week before class started. There was one spot that opened up and I grabbed it. Did the happy dance too. lol Can someone PM me the link to the facebook...

  18. Junior Comp

    SmackerNurse posted a topic in Ohio University

    Ok so I am one of the unlucky souls who has to take Prof. for Junior Comp. Anyone else take this prof. in the past and do you have any suggestions as to how to make it through the class successfully....

  19. Junior Comp

    SmackerNurse replied to SmackerNurse's topic in Ohio University

    Thank you RNinC for the wonderful advice. I appreciate your input. This helped me a lot.

  20. NRSE 4600

    SmackerNurse replied to Inimica18's topic in Ohio University

    I am taking this class Fall 1. It seems ok so far...nothing too involved...we shall see. Just curious, RNINME...what has changed with the classes? Have they changed that much with the switch from...

  21. Masters Program

    SmackerNurse replied to zookeeper5's topic in Ohio University

    I inquired about the MSN program and received an email stating that due to changes in the requirements for Ohio, that only Ohio residents of Ohio can receive their Master's degree from an online...

  22. I was accepted to WCCCD Spring 2012 RN Nursing Program. Any, How to Prepare Advice?

    SmackerNurse replied to rbrandnew's topic in Michigan Nursing

    Great!!!! Start with the lecture and lab book and read those first! Ask a current student on here if they can tell you the chapters to read first because they don't always go in order! Too bad you...

  23. I was accepted to WCCCD Spring 2012 RN Nursing Program. Any, How to Prepare Advice?

    SmackerNurse replied to rbrandnew's topic in Michigan Nursing

    LOL yes she is working in the ICU downtown! She is an awesome nurse! It's just funny how far we come from start to finish. You will see what I mean...that first semester is a bear, but you get used...

  24. I was accepted to WCCCD Spring 2012 RN Nursing Program. Any, How to Prepare Advice?

    SmackerNurse replied to rbrandnew's topic in Michigan Nursing

    Hey rbrandnew, Thanks for reposting my post ) You are doing yourself a huge favor reviewing medical terminology. It is invaluable to the new nursing student. I have a funny story for you...during...

  25. WCCCD Spring 2012 Hopefuls

    SmackerNurse replied to Chef.Jackie's topic in Michigan Nursing

    You are very welcome!!! One more pointer, after you complete your first semester start looking for and applying for Nurse Extern or Nurse Tech positions. It is an important step to getting your foot...