peytonsmom

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1. Mercy College of Northwest Ohio

   peytonsmom replied to Ms. Nurse Assistant's topic in Ohio Nursing

   I second the skills lab! There's no way to really study some things at home and knowing the procedure doesn't necessarily mean you now how to do the skill (or pass the checkoff!). My advice is to...

2. Anyone graduating Dec 2011 ?

   peytonsmom replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Students

   I graduate in December as well. I go to a nights program and we have summer classes so by the time December gets here I will have done 10 straight semesters of school (a whole 3 years and 4 months!)....

3. ADN to BSN to CRNA = Realistic Goal?

   peytonsmom replied to ILstudentnurse's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

   A lot of it will depend on where you live. We are super saturated w/ nursing grads in my area so there aren't any ICU's that hire new grads period. All of the ICU's require at least a year of med...

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

   peytonsmom replied to Edie618's topic in General Students

   I don't know of any hospital system in my area that hires CMA's. We have several STNA's on the floor and the rest of us that work as aides are just nursing students. In the major hospitals in my...

5. How to explain how hard you have to work in nursing school

   peytonsmom replied to guest10's topic in General Students

   I'm with most of the people that say don't even bother trying. They're not going to get it unless they've been there. I think this especially applies to people that have been to college for things...

6. Mercy College of Northwest Ohio

   peytonsmom replied to Ms. Nurse Assistant's topic in Ohio Nursing

   The new ADN uniforms have a flipping zipper instead of buttons. They also have a collar and princess seams. blah. They are very formal and professional looking though, I just think the new tops...

7. Mercy College of Northwest Ohio

   peytonsmom replied to Ms. Nurse Assistant's topic in Ohio Nursing

   I agree w/ LoveANurse. If you're able to knock out the BSN right away i'd do it. Like she said, jobs are scarce right now and hospitals can afford to be choosey. If there are plenty of qualified...

8. Beginner's guide to dosage calculations

   peytonsmom replied to ky_grl82's topic in General Students

   Yep! It does ratio/proportion, formula, &

9. Beginner's guide to dosage calculations

   peytonsmom replied to ky_grl82's topic in General Students

   I second Calculate w/ Confidence. We used that in our program and I found it pretty straight forward. I also second (third, fourth) using DA. I was very anti DA going in and was sticking w/ the...

10. Failure of non-required classes 5 years ago?

    peytonsmom replied to Warrior504th's topic in General Students

    I had a few issues on my transcript from my first go round in college when I was also dealing w/ some tough personal issues. When I applied to nursing school 5 years later, I had to write a letter...

11. Test Questions, your thoughts?

    peytonsmom posted a topic in General Students

    This is half vent and half to see if i'm not just using the correct thought process here. The question was "List 2 complications of a cast extremity" I listed foot drop as one of my answers and it...

12. Did/does Anyone Work while doing ABSN?

    peytonsmom replied to GoalsInTransition's topic in General Students

    I work a full time job, have a 27 y/o "big kid" husband , and a 4 y/o son. Dh is assistant coaching our nephew's pony league team and our 4 y/o has horse show and tball season starting. Did I...

13. What do you hate the most about nursing school?

    peytonsmom replied to Jewl's topic in General Students

    YES! We have a few of those in our class and I would die of embarrassment if I were their

14. What do you hate the most about nursing school?

    peytonsmom replied to Jewl's topic in General Students

    The time commitment! I knew what I was getting into beforehand but it doesn't make me hate missing out on time w/ my son and important activities. Our last clinical of the semester is the same day...

15. Mercy College of Northwest Ohio

    peytonsmom replied to Ms. Nurse Assistant's topic in Ohio Nursing

    sreed - I'm taking the classes a little bit out of the order they have listed just because of the way scheduling ended up for me. Just be careful to note which classes have pre-reqs so you don't miss...