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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

  16. Anyone else hate their clinicals?

    meesa214 replied to moonbunnie's topic in General Nursing

    I can't give you the "real world" perspective, but I can tell you from another student's point of view...When I was at your point in school (though I'm not that much further along!) I hated my...

  17. Should all nursing students be required to be a CNA for one year?

    meesa214 replied to SophieMae's topic in General Nursing

    My fundamentals class spent plenty of time on the stuff a CNA does. I'm now in my 3rd out of 4 semesters and we still do a CNA's job during clinicals (The CNAs on the units we go to tend to love us...

  18. How do I get my foot in the OB door?

    meesa214 replied to Cassandre''s topic in Ob/Gyn

    Are you in nursing school now? I'm not quite sure based on your post where you are in your education. My hospital occasionally hires nursing students in L&D, and then they have the best shot at...

  19. motorcycle accidents

    meesa214 replied to Oregon Runner's topic in General Nursing

    In the end, it's purely your choice. I don't know what type of bike you're thinking about...Harley-type bike or sportbike...but just don't be one of those a**holes speeding along at 150mph on a...

  20. How did you find out about allnurses?

    meesa214 replied to cnelle101's topic in General Nursing

    It was listed as a resource in a book called "How to survive nursing

  21. Recommended reading

    meesa214 replied to wannabenursetx's topic in General Nursing

    I'm currently reading a book called "Trauma Junkie" by Janice Hudson. It's her memoirs of being an emergency flight nurse in California. If you're into trauma/ER, this is a good

  22. What does your spouse do?

    meesa214 replied to vaughanmk's topic in General Nursing

    My husband's a CAD (computer aided design) drafter for an engineering firm that creates/builds mostly bridges. He takes the blueprints etc from the engineers and draws them into the

  23. Help - What style of scrub tops do you prefer?

    meesa214 replied to NewNurse2be's topic in General Nursing

    Another vote for the two front pockets! They're comfy and they're not supposed to be tucked

  24. what other degrees do you have outside of RN

    meesa214 replied to Carotid's topic in General Nursing

    BA in Health Services Administration. Not knowing what to do with that, I worked for a few years in Human Resources in a hospital. Now I'm getting my AA in

  25. Silly questions from a student

    meesa214 replied to ayndim's topic in Operating Room

    See if you can set up an observation time in the hospital OR where you are doing your clinicals. My instructor was able to get all 8 of us in to see a surgery at some point during this semester. I...