mom2michael

mom2michael MSN, RN, NP

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  1. Friends failing class :(

    mom2michael replied to hollya5334's topic in General Students

    Our 1st semester we lost 10 or so - not all due to grades some just didn't like the program and left. Our 2nd semester we lost 3 and they were due to grades. I had a really good friend of mine...

  2. OK I made a mistake.... but am I in danger of failing clinical now?

    mom2michael replied to luv2shopp85's topic in General Students

    You know, it's really sad that there are still schools operating under the Nazi school of nursing thought. We are grown adults. We've been thru h@ll with our pre-reqs and we've worked our...

  3. Background Check

    mom2michael replied to Nutmeg5575's topic in General Nursing

    You can go to any local law enforcement agency (police, sheriff) and ask them to help you obtain your criminal record. Most agencies will charge an administration fee ranging from $10-$50 to...

  4. Is this a for real "HIPAA" violation????

    mom2michael posted a topic in HIPAA Challenges

    I work in a very rural hospital with maybe 2 or 3 patients on the floor at a time. My son LOVES to visit me at work and walk down to the laundry with me or walk to the kitchen to pick up supplies,...

  5. do you feel like the CNA's run the floor?

    mom2michael replied to babynurse223's topic in General Nursing

    There is no "I" in teamwork....I love that saying. I had a nurse scream at me one day, down the hall to get patient X in room XX a blanket, she was standing in front of the blanket warmer and I was in...

  6. Is this a for real "HIPAA" violation????

    mom2michael replied to mom2michael's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    I just spoke with the HIPAA compliance officer for the "main" hospital. There is no issue with HIPAA, the issue is his age. In order for him to volunteer for this particular hospital, he must be 12....

  7. Is this a for real "HIPAA" violation????

    mom2michael replied to mom2michael's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    Actually, I have to disagree with that statement about my husband violating HIPAA. He agreed to attend the necessary training that all volunteers must go through, as well as sign the confidentality...

  8. How can this be legal?

    mom2michael replied to sweetcheekers's topic in General Nursing

    Contact your state labor board and see. They are the ones that set the rules and regulations in your state and they also account for jury duty in there. Nursing (at least in most states) is not...

  9. Is this a for real "HIPAA" violation????

    mom2michael replied to mom2michael's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    Ok, once again, let me clarify. We have an average of 2-3 patients on the floor at a time in private rooms. 80-85% of our patients are swing bed patients, they are not acute. They are simply buying...

  10. Is this a for real "HIPAA" violation????

    mom2michael replied to mom2michael's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    I guess I should clarify, when he comes to visit me it's has always been with my husband and it's on my own time during my unpaid lunch break, never while I'm on the clock. I made 1 simple mistake of...

  11. How Long Do You Take To Answer Call Bells?

    mom2michael replied to lisa41rn's topic in General Nursing

    Where I do my clinicals now, call lights are actually rang to the nurses station where the US "fields the call" per se and sees what the deal is. After they find out, it's rang directly to either the...

  12. ADN or BSN please read before you flame

    mom2michael replied to tankandroxy's topic in General Nursing

    My husband thought the same thing and what made it even worse, I already had 1 BS degree, so he figured I would just have to take a couple of classes and bam - I would be an RN with my BSN. Obviously...

  13. School's hidden agenda, "NCLEX pass rate: Weed out students who will not pass"

    mom2michael replied to Bala Shark's topic in General Students

    My program is largely self taught and peer to peer taught. Is that a bad thing? No, because it teaches us to become responsible for our own learning from day 1. When we are done in 2 years and we...

  14. Help! How to organize course material?

    mom2michael replied to bowkerj's topic in General Students

    My 2 hour class I have a 2" notebook with the outline and handouts divided up into sections. Whenever we complete a section, I have an accordian folder at home where I put that unit. We get so many...

  15. Quitting a nurse tech position...

    mom2michael replied to RazorbackRN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I understand your frustration, I was lead to believe at 2 different facilities that my "student nurse intern" position was to work side by side with an RN. Sounds good whenever HR tells you those...

  16. Failed the HESI exam again!!!

    mom2michael replied to blueiwahine's topic in General Students

    The class that just graduated had to take the HESI and according to the instructors, if they got below 850, they wouldn't pass the NCLEX. Out of 50+ students, only 1 or 2 scored above an 850..... So...

  17. How soon after graduation can I take the NCLEX?

    mom2michael replied to MayisontheWay's topic in General Students

    The class that just graduated finished on Dec 9th. Most had their ATT w/in 2 weeks from that day. A handful did not get their ATT because of some miscommunication from the school to the state - but...

  18. for those in a 4 sem. program, which semester was hardest??

    mom2michael replied to speedykicks's topic in General Students

    3rd for us. We are in a combo class. We are learning the patho behind 100+ diseases in 1 class on one day - the next day we are switched to OB/Peds where we learn all about OB/Peds is great detail -...

  19. Know hospitals that pay for school?

    mom2michael replied to jab3da's topic in General Nursing

    Missouri Dept. of Health has a program: http://www.dhss.mo.gov/LoanRepayment/index.html You have to work in a county of need for 4 years total regardless of how much you borrow. You can take up to...

  20. Where do I start??

    mom2michael replied to ddierker's topic in General Nursing

    Here is a web site - contact them and they can help you get started. http://www.mahec.org/ They have an awesome job shadowing program as well as several other programs that will help you get started...

  21. Can I still go to the gym regularly (Once I am nursing school)?

    mom2michael replied to ARRR10's topic in General Students

    I suggest from the very beginning you plan on the time at the gym every day. It's going to be the best stress reliever you can find out there. Don't let school overwhelm you to the point of not...

  22. New and frustrated; ready to quit!

    mom2michael replied to kwagner_51's topic in General Nursing

    Don't go into details about the 1st job, just tell your prospective employer that you didn't get the orientation you felt you needed and the position ended with termination. I agree, you need to come...

  23. NCLEX Review book recs?

    mom2michael replied to birthmamaew's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I'm going to have to give 2 thumbs up for Saunders as well - I use it to get through my nursing classes now - gonna love it when I go to review for my NCLEX. I also use NCLEX review made easy as...

  24. CNA before RN

    mom2michael replied to lpnstudentin2010's topic in General Students

    I became a Student Assistant on a Med/Surg floor after my 1st semester of school and I honestly didn't learn anything more than what I learned my 1st of clinicals. I was so freaking busy with 15+...

  25. New nurse & ? of future career plans....

    mom2michael replied to MrsMinor's topic in First Year After Licensure

    We have a Cardio Rehab department which is basically an excercise/wellness program for patients with heart Hx. The doc, patient and nurse (along with PT if necessary) work on programs for the...