m4howie

m4howie ADN, BSN

LTC, TCU, Drug Rehab, Med/Surg, ICU Stepdown

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  1. Moving to Minneapolis, need suggestions!

    m4howie replied to jj224's topic in General Nursing

    Hi JJ, Congratulations on getting into the program. I value SHORT COMMUTES! My recommendations are directly based off that. The U of M campus is HUGE. It covers two cities. There are two hospitals...

  2. Fast-track RN programs?

    m4howie replied to sechaorre's topic in School, College Programs

    Hi Sechaorre, Squishy kinda summed things up nicely. However I have heard accelerated BSN programs referred to as fast track BSN. I live in MN and studnets enrolled in accelerated RN programs...

  3. Accelerated BSN Programs in San Diego

    m4howie replied to MichaelDoherty's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Hi Michael, I do not live in San Diego. I live in MN. However, I have some tips you may find useful. If you ever want to find a list of nursing schools in any state just got the that states board of...

  4. Too Many Schools in Albany, NY area to Choose From...HELP!

    m4howie replied to NYguy2Bnurse's topic in School, College Programs

    NYS Nursing:Nursing

  5. Too Many Schools in Albany, NY area to Choose From...HELP!

    m4howie replied to NYguy2Bnurse's topic in School, College Programs

    Hi NYguy2Bnurse, I am not in NY so I know nothing about the schools there. However, I remember being in your place and trying to figure out which school to go to and BSN vs RN vs LPN. Here are a few...

  6. Learning From the Ancients: The Nurse Becomes a Shaman

    m4howie replied to zenman's topic in General Nursing

    Zenman, I was looking at NP schools in up state NY and some ran across your profile and then this article. I have been a nurse for four years. I started out in a nursing home and worked wth a lot of...

  7. Exit Strategies For Nurses Who Deal With Overly Talkative Patients

    m4howie replied to TheCommuter's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Usually patients have questions or are talking about a very specific topic. I refocus the conversation onto that one issue and state, "Did you have any more questions about (insert topic)?" They...

  8. New Grad Moving to Upstate NY

    m4howie replied to m4howie's topic in New York Nursing

    What area are you in? How much further north? I am pulling up google maps right now. LOL Thanks for the info. I will check it out. :) Oh and good luck on the

  9. New Grad Moving to Upstate NY

    m4howie posted a topic in New York Nursing

    Hi Nurses, I currently live in MN and want to move to Syracuse. I am a fairly new grad with an associates RN. I got a job in LTC September 2011. I am looking to move in March or April of 2012. I am...

  10. New Grad Moving to Upstate NY

    m4howie replied to m4howie's topic in New York Nursing

    Thanks for the response. I will post what I find out. Are you familiar with that area. Is it nice...safe? Do you recommen any

  11. Back to school for BSN in Minneapolis. Need advice on starting prereqs.

    m4howie replied to megstudent7's topic in General Nursing

    If you have future plans of being a Nurse Practioner I would look into the physicians assistant program at Augsburg College.

  12. Just starting out, could use some direction

    m4howie replied to christinalm024's topic in General Nursing

    This is what I did. 1) Make a list of all the programs you might go to. Go to the MN Board of Nursing site to see what programs are in your area. (...

  13. HURST REVIEW--Is it worth it?

    m4howie replied to m4howie's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Hi guys, Thanks for you your responses. I was at a book store and found a Hurst Prep book. I read 60 pages while there and realized I should just buy the darn thing. I loved all the info on how the...

  14. HURST REVIEW--Is it worth it?

    m4howie replied to m4howie's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Once again thanks for all the info. I checked out the Hurst Website. I really like it. It links all the key concepts together in an easy straight forward manner. After reviewing it and talking to...

  15. HURST REVIEW--Is it worth it?

    m4howie replied to m4howie's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I am in MN. I wonder if Kaplan has cornered the market here. I seriously have never heard of Hurst except on here. Everyone uses Kaplan. Our prgram uses ATI. But outside of my school I have not heard...

  16. HURST REVIEW--Is it worth it?

    m4howie replied to m4howie's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    stl2008, rn ---thanks for the info. did you use a kaplan book or pay the $400-$500 for the actual class? what is exam cram? dream_nurse2b--you are crazy!! that is a most thorough and indept assessment...

  17. Northwestern Tech College

    m4howie replied to Ella26's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know about Northwestern. I just graduated from MCTC December 2010. I didn't use their bridge program but my friends did. Here is what you don't know about the LPN--RN bridge. The reason...