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  1. Is OR nursing too specialized to move to other fields if forced (layoffs etc)

    SnowStar4 posted a topic in Operating Room

    i'm a student who is going to graduate in the fall. i really want to be an or nurse. it has been my goal since i started school. right now i am a tech on an orthopedic surgery floor working on...

  2. CNA Jobs $14-17 possible?

    SnowStar4 replied to antmotley's topic in Michigan Nursing

    Student Nurse Associates in the DMC start at 15.95 plus shift

  3. What can I expect?

    SnowStar4 replied to shawnb's topic in Michigan Nursing

    Get the blue Saunder's NCLEX book for sure. Several instructors take questions right out of the book. Always look them over! They assign clinicals but you can swap them with

  4. Nursing School Rankings???

    SnowStar4 replied to Cathylady's topic in General Nursing

    Just keep in mind that these are graduate school

  5. Is OR nursing too specialized to move to other fields if forced (layoffs etc)

    SnowStar4 replied to SnowStar4's topic in Operating Room

    Thanks for your

  6. NO LUNCH? NO BREAKS? Is that common in nursing?

    SnowStar4 replied to CleveRN2008's topic in General Nursing

    How long does it take you guys to pee? Seriously! How hard is it to duck into the restroom for a

  7. Need some input....please!

    SnowStar4 replied to LETRN's topic in General Nursing

    I would not wait that long to contact the ER NM. Do it now. Promt follow-up to any interview is a must in my

  8. How would you rate RN school

    SnowStar4 replied to inspire's topic in Michigan Nursing

    I'm almost done at MCC and it is much easier than my previous BS degree! Then I had 3-5 classes at the same time including labs, which was much more time consuming, many more exams, and hw...

  9. 2010 Macomb Community College Applicants.

    SnowStar4 replied to McGinnis's topic in Michigan Nursing

    For me it's pretty easy but I seem to be the odd one out. People in the program are nuts...they think everything is hard and overwheleming. Like inthe first 8 weeks you have class ONE day a week and...

  10. MCC March starts

    SnowStar4 replied to Mzam2012's topic in Michigan Nursing

    gaylord, i don't think there is a code or anything. i just logged into angel one day for an online class i was taking at the time and the nursing group was on there, on the left side under my other...

  11. Hi, I'm New and a Few Questions...

    SnowStar4 replied to Despareux's topic in Michigan Nursing

    Your GPA may indicate doing well on entrance exams and it may not. Do you have a 4.0 from gym, basket weaving and psych 101? Big whoop! Do you have a 4.0 from composition, micro, A&P? more...

  12. MCC March starts

    SnowStar4 replied to Mzam2012's topic in Michigan Nursing

    Can you Access Angel? They have moved the MCC forum there. You should be enrolled as a member. Doesn't seem like anyone uses it though since it moved but maybe you newguys can change that. ps. Yes...

  13. Vanguard to Purchase DMC?

    SnowStar4 replied to Just_An_Illusion's topic in Michigan Nursing

    I think it will be good. Our system provides great care, but the facilities really need updating. Some of the buildings are over 100 years old. If you look at the plans they have, they are really...

  14. Spring/Summer Classes at MCC Question

    SnowStar4 replied to Dream2011's topic in Michigan Nursing

    Online is different though. Online classes always involve a ton of work. It's just the nature of the beast. I took Psych 1010 online too....tons of works but easy as hell. Same goes for nutrition if...

  15. Spring/Summer Classes at MCC Question

    SnowStar4 replied to Dream2011's topic in Michigan Nursing

    The classes aren't harder, just faster. Some of the summer classes I have taken have had less hw assignments due to being a short summer class. That was

  16. How many of you took Maths in High School?

    SnowStar4 replied to jess112's topic in General Nursing

    Nursing math compares to what you would get in middle school. Simple basic

  17. Is nursing a good idea?

    SnowStar4 replied to bs3516's topic in Michigan Nursing

    It's frustrating that they keep advertising that everyone should go into nursing because there are "so many" jobs out there. Yes there are some jobs, but not for new grads. I know way too many people...

  18. The first time you ever used a needle and/or cath

    SnowStar4 replied to Lala27poodles's topic in General Nursing

    I do tons of straight caths at work (as a student nurse) and I'll take doing a catheter on a male over a female any day. It's so easy...just one hole. And unless they have issues, there really isn't...

  19. how much time did you study a day in nursing school?

    SnowStar4 replied to johnnyDoGood's topic in General Nursing

    Depends on the person. I study the night before an exam for about 5 hours. That's

  20. Scrub Colors!

    SnowStar4 replied to WayneStateKatie's topic in Michigan Nursing

    At the DMC Surgery Hospital we were whatever we want, and at RIM (at least the floors I have picked up random shifts on) They never had a problem with me wearing my normal random

  21. Can you tell me more about Ortho/Neuro Nursing?

    SnowStar4 replied to RNStudy's topic in General Nursing

    The thing to remember on an ortho flow is that patients can be very time consuming. On our floor, they can't get up alone until they are practically out the door for safety reasons. They have walkers,...

  22. MCC March starts

    SnowStar4 replied to Mzam2012's topic in Michigan Nursing

    I wouldn't waste my money on the bp cuff. We used them one day in lab, and actually i didn't even use mine since we had partners and there were some provided the

  23. Anyone who is already in MCC program

    SnowStar4 replied to Mzam2012's topic in Michigan Nursing

    I use a pda with Davis drug book and Taber's medical dictionary. I actually bought the whole skyscape package but do not use most of it and think I wasted my money. If I were you I would go with just...

  24. CRNA program out of high school

    SnowStar4 replied to thechamster's topic in Michigan Nursing

    When in doubt, call the

  25. 2010 Macomb Community College Applicants.

    SnowStar4 replied to McGinnis's topic in Michigan Nursing

    It's probably going to be really hard to tell until the first round of applicants are accepted under the new terms. Only a handfull of people are on this website, (and it seems most of them are the...