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  1. 2011 Macomb Community College HESI and GPA scores for nursing program

    CorazonDeOro replied to lalabean's topic in Michigan Nursing

    I am graduating from MCC on Thursday and let me put you at ease, you WILL have time for a life. Anyone who says you won't needs to learn some better time management skills. I have friends , I play a...

  2. 2011 Macomb Community College HESI and GPA scores for nursing program

    CorazonDeOro replied to lalabean's topic in Michigan Nursing

    You start whenever the second 8 weeks of classes start at MCC. Check Macomb's website for that info. As for the rankings and start dates....when I started two years ago it was a little different...

  3. 2011 grads..jobs?

    CorazonDeOro replied to CorazonDeOro's topic in Michigan Nursing

    Thanks for the input! I am crossing my fingers that my current hospital and manager will help me get a position, I guess I am lucky to work for one of the bigger systems in the

  4. How is New RN Job market Looking?

    CorazonDeOro replied to pat8585's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I hear good and bad, depending on who I ask. I have heard that all 30 or so graduates from my school's December 2010 class are now employed as RNs. But on the other hand out of the maybe 12 of those...

  5. RN-BSN/MSN at Oakland University

    CorazonDeOro replied to purevintage's topic in Michigan Nursing

    They would ask you for a copy of your transcripts and figure out which classes they count towards your nursing GPA and use those. All nursing classes at MCC start with NURS so it wouldn't be that hard...

  6. CNA, Medical Assistant or other - fastest way to a hospital job?

    CorazonDeOro replied to Edie618's topic in General Students

    Agreed. I started as an NA (not certified, just in nursing school) and was trained to do EKGs and phlebotomy by the hospital during my orientation. I am an extern now and I still perform both of those...

  7. Med Surg.

    CorazonDeOro replied to BMT_survivor's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Buy an NCLEX book. I recommend Saunders. There is a chapter in Saunders for each system and for each system's

  8. Macomb Pharmacology

    CorazonDeOro replied to zhockeymom77's topic in Michigan Nursing

    Don't worry, the first week is always the most overwhelming. They will ALWAYS bombard you with things your first week. I just had my first day of the last 8 weeks today and it was just as...

  9. Macomb Pharmacology

    CorazonDeOro replied to zhockeymom77's topic in Michigan Nursing

    I think the MCC nursing program does a great job integrating pharm into the curriculum so that it isn't all thrown at you at once. As a fellow nursing student, about to graduate, I don't think you...

  10. ...So working & going to NS is out of the quest?

    CorazonDeOro replied to Thirdwatch's topic in General Students

    At my school the rule is you can do clinicals at the hospital you work at, but not on the unit you are employed on...due to conflict of interest type

  11. Another jobless new grad

    CorazonDeOro replied to TiffanyRN!!'s topic in Michigan Nursing

    I wouldn't get too discouraged. My manager (where I am an Extern) just hired 7 new nurses, all new grads as far as I know. This surprised me a lot actually. So there are managers out there that are...

  12. Work as pt. care tech w/o CNA after completion of nursing skills??

    CorazonDeOro replied to mgrn2b's topic in General Students

    I got a job as a "CNA" after my first year of nursing school. The job posting said something like "CNA or nursing school with 1 med/surg clinical completed. I also applied for ones that didn't mention...

  13. Already want to give up :(

    CorazonDeOro replied to Studentnewbie's topic in General Students

    It DOES get better. I had a really rough time first year. I was really stressed, I felt incompetent at clinicals, and I was sick of having no life. Second year I gradually made more time for a social...

  14. Is this universal or just my program?

    CorazonDeOro replied to NnSweets's topic in General Students

    We have the same policy. 3 tries to get 100%. I am not sure they are super strict about labels and stuff but I am not sure since I have always passed! Next week is my LAST dosage test!!

  15. May 2011 grad!

    CorazonDeOro posted a topic in General Students

    Who is getting nervous about graduation? I finish in 8 weeks! I set up a meeting with my manager (where I work as an Extern) for this week to see if there will be a place for me once I pass my NCLEX....

  16. Macomb

    CorazonDeOro replied to zhockeymom77's topic in Michigan Nursing

    For the first class people went nuts and brought every book, by the second 8 weeks not many people were bringing suitcases and rolling bags anymore. I never even use a backpack. I bring a purse and...

  17. IV training for new nurse

    CorazonDeOro replied to gregsbouch0816's topic in Michigan Nursing

    When I learned to draw blood at my Extern job I practiced on my coworkers before real people, most of them were totally willing to let me try. I am not allowed to start IVs at work

  18. New Grad Job Outlook

    CorazonDeOro replied to kvisintine's topic in Michigan Nursing

    I graduate in May. I spend the first year of nursing school applying to every PCT/Tech/Extern job at every hospital in the metro area. The summer before this year I got a nursing assistant job at...

  19. Job dilemma! Just looking for advice

    CorazonDeOro replied to HaylyAmber's topic in General Students

    Get your foot in the door at a hospital. Maybe you can work one day a week and keep your current job...but definitely get your foot in the door. If you look around the boards here you see how hard it...

  20. Just talked to a nurse- I feel so down & anxious

    CorazonDeOro replied to StudentNrseMcFarland's topic in General Students

    A couple years ago I was on this board reading all of the horror stories about new grads and the job market, while I was preparing to apply to nursing school. I ended up applying (as a second degree...

  21. Drug Testing for NS

    CorazonDeOro replied to PhiladelphiaLove's topic in General Students

    Yep we had to do one before we started the program. We pay out of pocket for it, I got it for 25

  22. Macomb January Starts

    CorazonDeOro replied to LauJen's topic in Michigan Nursing

    D.O.T.S for the drug test (586) 795-3687 I paid about 22 bucks when I got it there. Its really fast and easy and no appointment needed. Its at 16 and dequindre. ACE passport doesn't really take that...

  23. Calling all 2011 graduating class

    CorazonDeOro replied to Unique87's topic in General Students

    Also graduating in May! All I have left is Peds and Leadership/Med Surg 3. It is so nice to finally see a light a the end of the

  24. tell me about L&D/PP clinicals

    CorazonDeOro replied to anonymousstudent's topic in General Students

    I agree with the other two posts. I am just finishing Maternity and I hate it. The day drags on forever and its so boring to me. I happened to get placed at a hospital that isn't quite as busy as some...

  25. New job and holidays

    CorazonDeOro replied to K nurse-one-day's topic in General Students

    When I started my NA job it was around labor day and since I was in orientation I wasn't even allowed to sign up for the holiday because they will not pay time and a half for employees who aren't on...