CorazonDeOro

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  1. How to get an A?

    CorazonDeOro replied to neurontin's topic in General Students

    I think it just comes down to being able to answer NCLEX questions and studying the correct material. I have gotten A's in all of my nursing classes and I think it is just beause I figured out what to...

  2. Please Help

    CorazonDeOro replied to purple785's topic in General Students

    I agree with all of the answers the person above me

  3. Haven't taken a class yet and I am starting to freak.....

    CorazonDeOro replied to Scrub2Nurse's topic in General Students

    Same, we have to get 100% as well. You don't want your nurse to only get your meds right some of the time :) The calculations aren't that bad, we have never had anyone fail out due to math

  4. MCC-August Start

    CorazonDeOro replied to Orna01's topic in Michigan Nursing

    I have had several at MCC (I keep getting stuck with them!) Its usually 3-10:30pm. Sometimes you get out early, sometimes you get out late. Depends on the day and the

  5. Clinicals and patient care.....

    CorazonDeOro replied to D.R.A.'s topic in General Students

    We are expected to do our own and chart it, but the RN can decide to do her's as well if she would like, but usually they just let us do it and our instructor signs it

  6. OB/PEDI question

    CorazonDeOro replied to utadahikaru's topic in General Students

    My school's policy is that if a male student is doing any sort of assessment that is invasive on an OB patient that he must have a female student or nurse with him. As for deliveries, males are...

  7. Working in school (I promise this isn't the typical 'should I work' question!)

    CorazonDeOro replied to StangGang92's topic in General Students

    Personally, I think if you are anywhere near finishing nursing school you need to work in a hands-on role (nurse aid, tech, etc). It is really hard to get an RN job, and even nurse techs where I live...

  8. Following up on a job app

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

    If you can get a hold of someone at the hospital then go for it, it can't hurt,m but I have found that it can be very hard to get a number, much less get anyone to talk to you. I kept applying for a...

  9. WWYD: work experience

    CorazonDeOro replied to CaptScrubs13's topic in General Students

    My NA job requires me to work 8 hours a week. I have friends who are required to only work 8 hours a pay period (2 weeks). It really depends on the hospital though. I would look at their jobs online...

  10. Need to find a nursing school near Mount Clemens

    CorazonDeOro replied to abrawn's topic in Michigan Nursing

    Macomb Community College (macomb.edu), is very close to Mt. Clemens, and so are most of the clinical sites (I go there so I am biased, but its a great program). Other options not too far from there...

  11. Macomb Community Graduates 2012-13

    CorazonDeOro replied to LauJen's topic in Michigan Nursing

    A nurse pack is just a bag of stuff you need for lab (syringes, cath kits, bandages, ect). You use it for the first 8 weeks or so and then barely ever use it again. I have been in the program for a...

  12. Macomb Community Graduates 2012-13

    CorazonDeOro replied to LauJen's topic in Michigan Nursing

    I don't know which books they are telling you to buy this year but I can tell you the ones I almost NEVER used last year... -APA format book (I used it ONCE..and you can get all the info online...

  13. Macomb Community Graduates 2012-13

    CorazonDeOro replied to LauJen's topic in Michigan Nursing

    I have New Balance shoes (all white from DSW). My stethoscope is Littman Master Classic II (I got it online somewhere..I can't remember where). Cheap penlight from the nurse pack cheap bandage...

  14. Macomb Community Graduates 2012-13

    CorazonDeOro replied to LauJen's topic in Michigan Nursing

    I am not sure if you guys are buying Nurse Pacs for the new curriculum but our Nurse Pacs last year had penlights in them. And honestly in the first year I didn't use my penlight more than a couple of...

  15. Questions about DMC

    CorazonDeOro replied to doughboiwife's topic in Michigan Nursing

    I work in Detroit (and go to bars all over the city after work) and went to school in Detroit for 5 years and never had a single problem (my car locks didn't work for a long time and no one ever...

  16. Macomb Community Graduates 2012-13

    CorazonDeOro replied to LauJen's topic in Michigan Nursing

    Yep. St. John Hospital (Detroit campus), which is on

  17. Titers and Drug Panel for Macomb Students

    CorazonDeOro replied to zhockeymom77's topic in Michigan Nursing

    Wow that is crazy, I didn't call last year or tell them I was a student at MCC I just said I needed a drug test for school and it was 20 bucks and I got the results handed to me within

  18. Can I work at two different jobs at the same time?

    CorazonDeOro posted a topic in Nursing Career

    I hope this is the right place to ask this question, I am sorry if it isn't! I am an RN student (just finished my first year of a two year program). Since I have finished Med Surg I am qualified for...

  19. Titers and Drug Panel for Macomb Students

    CorazonDeOro replied to zhockeymom77's topic in Michigan Nursing

    There's a place at 17 and Dequindre called D.O.T.S. that will do a drug screen for about $20. I used it last year... Phone: (586)

  20. Current/Former Macomb Students

    CorazonDeOro replied to zhockeymom77's topic in Michigan Nursing

    They have all used powerpoints so far for me (first year done) and they are kind enough to print them off for you so you don't have to use your own paper and ink. You will get tons of papers before...

  21. Macomb Community Graduates 2012-13

    CorazonDeOro replied to LauJen's topic in Michigan Nursing

    Unless something changed when the curriculum changed, no you do not get to pick labs or clinicals. You can try to trade with people but they are assigned. Those of us already in the program receive a...

  22. Macomb Community Graduates 2012-13

    CorazonDeOro replied to LauJen's topic in Michigan Nursing

    I tried to give the nursing office proof of insurance last year and they said they didn't need it, so honestly I don't know how they even check if anyone is insured. This year I am uninsured and I...

  23. Macomb Community Graduates 2012-13

    CorazonDeOro replied to LauJen's topic in Michigan Nursing

    You know, I don't really have any good advice on that. I went to my primary physician and I ended up paying out of pocket for the vaccines that I needed because my insurance wouldn't cover them. I...

  24. Macomb Community Graduates 2012-13

    CorazonDeOro replied to LauJen's topic in Michigan Nursing

    Don't let them scare you. They did that to us last year. "You can't work or you'll fail" "you won't have time to do laundry or see your family"...etc...I worked full time for a while, go out with my...

  25. Macomb Community Graduates 2012-13

    CorazonDeOro replied to LauJen's topic in Michigan Nursing

    There is a place on Dequindre and 16 mile rd in Sterling Heights called DOTS, and they do a drug test for about $20. Here's the phone number: 586) 795-3687 Thats where I went last