MikeyJ

MikeyJ RN

Peds, PICU, Home health, Dialysis

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  1. Starting to really HATE clinicals!!!! LONG

    MikeyJ replied to shoegalRN's topic in General Nursing

    Some advice -- ignore them and do what you have to do to get through your clinicals. I absolutely DESPISE every waking second during clinicals -- no exaggeration -- DESPISE.. perhaps verging on HATE....

  2. CNA online courses?

    MikeyJ replied to VanillaGirlilla's topic in General Nursing

    I would call your State Board of Nursing and ask for a list of approved CNA programs (or you can go online). You could call local nursing homes -- many LTC facilities have CNA programs if you promise...

  3. How old is too old?

    MikeyJ replied to Hopefull1840's topic in Nevada Nursing

    I say go for it! There was a guy in his late 50's wh started nursing school with my class. Unfortunately he left due to personal reasons but I definitely respected his

  4. Apollo College

    MikeyJ replied to hopinginlv's topic in Nevada Nursing

    I do not go to Apollo, however, you would be forced to take out private loans (Sallie Mae, Citiassist, etc.). There is a cap on the amount of federal aid you can get, but no cap on private

  5. ANY RN's WANTING TO BE MD's

    MikeyJ replied to Ibsen0006's topic in General Nursing

    There is a resident on the ped's floor where I work who started out as an RN, proceeded to finish her MSN and worked as a neonatal NP for many many years. Finally in her 40's decided to pursue medical...

  6. Any RNs going back to school for MBA/Business School?

    MikeyJ replied to cameroondiva's topic in General Nursing

    Hospital CEO's are typically not those with nursing backgrounds -- but rather very strong business backgrounds. You could pursue CNO (Chief Nursing Officer)... it is sometimes titled something...

  7. How is 4th semester at CSN

    MikeyJ replied to RegNurstobe2008's topic in Nevada Nursing

    I understand that. :) Was just making a general comparison. We actually have a CSN graduate in our research class that is bridging to the BSN -- he may actually bridging to the MSN.. not

  8. How is 4th semester at CSN

    MikeyJ replied to RegNurstobe2008's topic in Nevada Nursing

    Only 10 12-hour shifts? Dang! @ UNLV -- they are making us do 2 12-hour shifts a week for 12 weeks. They also make us do 124 hours of community and management rotations. There was a CSN student who...

  9. Nurse Anesthetist?????

    MikeyJ replied to Hawaii2LasVegas's topic in Nevada Nursing

    I highly doubt there will be any type of nurse anesthetist program in Las Vegas anytime soon. The only school that would really implement a program like that in Las Vegas would be UNLV or perhaps...

  10. Reasons to give IV questions

    MikeyJ replied to Snoba77er's topic in General Nursing

    In regards to your antibiotics via IV -- think about absorption and distribution. What is the best route to administer a medication if you are looking for quick absorption and distribution? That would...

  11. Does anyone else find themselves doing this...

    MikeyJ replied to MrsCaseyRN's topic in General Nursing

    I would hope that anyone (nurse or non-nurse) would do stuff like that. I have always helped others -- far before I knew I wanted to go into nursing. Unfortunately, many people are so "rushed" and...

  12. Med Surg NIGHTMARE

    MikeyJ replied to jewelsg627's topic in General Nursing

    I have come to discover that nursing school is more about learning how to take an exam rather than understanding the material. Of course you need to learn and understand the material at hand, but far...

  13. OR or ICU what will u choose ?

    MikeyJ replied to simwes's topic in General Nursing

    That is very dependent on the hospital. I am currently at a large county teaching hospital, and will work in their Pediatrics ICU upon graduation. Our OR is staffed 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. We...

  14. OR or ICU what will u choose ?

    MikeyJ replied to simwes's topic in General Nursing

    After doing 2 OR clinical rotations, I would never want to be an OR nurse. Very little patient care. It seems as OR nurses are "project managers" -- they manage the OR room. They still run their butts...

  15. Ph.D. without the MSN?

    MikeyJ posted a topic in Post Graduate Students

    I will be finishing up my BSN in August and will be applying to BSN-to-PhD programs throughout the country. There are a few programs that look very promising, and have been in contact with the faculty...

  16. When should an infusion pump indicate an alarm

    MikeyJ replied to djmac's topic in General Nursing

    This actually just happened to me on Friday in clinicals. I was using a single pump infuser, thus the piggybacks run by gravity. There was a line already there to use, so I flushed the line and then...

  17. Ph.D. without the MSN?

    MikeyJ replied to MikeyJ's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Thanks, llg! I am applying to numerous schools (UCSF, UW-Madison, Drexel, and a few other schools... all very well known schools). Llg... since you seem to be the most responsive Ph.D. nurse here on...

  18. During school, did you see anything gruesome

    MikeyJ replied to ThePretender's topic in General Nursing

    It is almost guaranteed that you will see something "grusome" in nursing school. You do rotations throughout the hospital and you will see things that astonish you. Very little astonishes me, but I...

  19. Gre Update!

    MikeyJ replied to LaeDeesNP's topic in General Nursing

    Congrats!!!! :) I need to take the GRE right after I graduate with my BSN in August and the school I am looking into requires > 1200.

  20. How long did you take off work post cholesystectomy

    MikeyJ replied to madwife2002's topic in General Nursing

    I had an appendectomy last Friday and my manager wanted me back to work on our pediatric floor less than a week later. With a few pain killers, I probably could have... but my surgeon put a stop to...

  21. IT department demanding password

    MikeyJ replied to Turk1822's topic in General Nursing

    They probably needed your password to log onto your computer to fix any problems. You can change it for your peace of mind, but the password they asked for was to probably log onto your Windows...

  22. LVNs in Las Vegas NV

    MikeyJ replied to marifrancis's topic in Nevada Nursing

    LPN/LVN's here in Las Vegas actually have some semi-difficulty finding jobs. Many of the hospitals have actually stopped hiring them. UMC (County Hospital) completely did away with hiring LPN's within...

  23. Questions--Moving to Las Vegas

    MikeyJ replied to rashan1053's topic in Nevada Nursing

    There are an abundance of RN jobs here in Las Vegas. Hospitals such as Sunrise and the Valley Hospitals (I think it is referred to as Valley Health Systems) have 100's of open RN positions. Positions...

  24. Pulse ox, or other monitor, question

    MikeyJ replied to perfectbluebuildings's topic in Pediatric

    On our floor we try to educate our parents what the pulse ox is and what it implies when it is beeping. For infants, it is ok if an infant de-sat's to 86 or 87 every once in a while.. infants do that....

  25. Is It Wrong to Look at Your Own Medical Info?

    MikeyJ replied to jamonit's topic in General Nursing

    What if a patient walked upto you one day and asked "could you pull up my medical information on your computer so I can look at it?" You obviously would not let them because every hospital has a...