meesa214

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1. advice requested= track to PICU

   meesa214 replied to jopadeevra's topic in PICU, Pediatric

   I'm a new nurse (graduated last Dec) and I started out in the PICU right off the bat. My unit has a very good orientation. 16 weeks for new grad, includes didactic and bedside time with a preceptor....

2. pregnancy

   meesa214 replied to cmoleary1's topic in First Year After Licensure

   If you wait until you start a new job, consider planning it so that you won't be delivering until after your 1st year in that position. That way you will qualify for FMLA and be allowed 12 weeks off...

3. New Grad With Interview!

   meesa214 replied to o1les's topic in PICU, Pediatric

   I just interviewed for a PICU position on Friday. The questions I got asked were "Tell me about you, how you ended up in nursing, why you chose the school that you did. Where do you see yourself in...

4. OK all you ex or current CCBC catonsville students

   meesa214 replied to BoonersmomRN's topic in Maryland Nursing

   Kaiser was absolutely awesome. Hope you are enjoying his class. I think the Catonsville program is awesome. Of course, I have no experience in other nursing programs. I like the way our program is...

5. any advice on Salisbury University and UMBC RN-BSN programs?

   meesa214 replied to FutureNurse2B's topic in Maryland Nursing

   UMBC doesn't have a BSN program. They have something like "pre-nursing" and then you transfer over to U of M Baltimore. College of Notre Dame is known for their RN to BSN program, but I think it's...

6. Kernan Ortho & Rehab Hosp.

   meesa214 replied to Chickp's topic in Maryland Nursing

   I used to work there...but in HR, not patient care. It's a nice small hospital with the majority of patients on the rehab side (CVA, TBI, SCU, and

7. UMD vs. Johns Hopkins

   meesa214 replied to NeuroNP's topic in Maryland Nursing

   One of my coworkers worked at both JHH and UMD. She liked UMD but felt like she had to relearn everything after leaving there whereas JHH teaches things more "by the book" and was very meticulous....

8. Relocating to Maryland

   meesa214 replied to hellooonurse's topic in Maryland Nursing

   St. Agnes is near Catonsville, GBMC & St. Joe's are in Towson. Although I'm sure plenty of people commute across town (people in Towson go to St. Agnes, etc.) We have SO MANY hospitals in just the...

9. Micro and A&P online?

   meesa214 replied to GirlCalledJack's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

   I took Micro online and loved it. I went on campus twice a week (or was it once?) for lab, and I had to go in for the exams also. Quizzes were completed at the end of lab for us online students. My...

10. "Don't waste your time getting your BSN..."

    meesa214 replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    But there is some sort of difference. Couldn't tell you what it is but according to my school's director of nursing, my college had to jump through a lot of different hoops to get that ASN recognition...

11. Co-sleeping?

    meesa214 replied to amber1142's topic in Ob/Gyn

    That's what I've been thinking as I read through this thread. I just couldn't think of a polite way to state it. I have a question for the co-sleepers. How did it affect your relationship with your...

12. What do patients say that irks you?

    meesa214 replied to NurseforPreggers's topic in Ob/Gyn

    WOW! Admitting a baby (doing everything you just mentioned) takes us an hour...1.5 hours max unless the baby is really cold. 4 hours just doesn't seem

13. Is an hour too long to drive to work

    meesa214 replied to RnAngl's topic in General Nursing

    I personally would never take a job an hour away. I had a job that took me 45 minutes in rush hour traffic, and it was absolutely excrutiating. Now I work 15 minutes away and I love it. When I work...

14. RN training at hospitals

    meesa214 replied to cnelle101's topic in Maryland Nursing

    OORRRR she's talking about the nursing students who are there doing their clinicals. I did a rotation at Hopkins for

15. RN training at hospitals

    meesa214 replied to cnelle101's topic in Maryland Nursing

    Maybe this tech was enrolled at at Johns Hopkins University? RN training through a hospital would be considered a diploma program, and I don't think Maryland has any of those