MikeyJ

MikeyJ RN

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  1. How many hours do you study each day?

    MikeyJ replied to olufemi254's topic in General Students

    I am a few months into my first semester, but I can give you an idea how how much I study. My current classes are: .Nursing Fundamentals. .Nursing Fundamentals Clinical Lab....

  2. desperately looking for DENVER!!!

    MikeyJ replied to ALEXIS VALIENTE's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    That link isn't to the Denver assessment -- that looks like a paper someone wrote after they did the assessment on a child. The Denver assessment is much longer (when we did ours, we were given an...

  3. Bedpans

    MikeyJ replied to Michelle123's topic in General Students

    The "slip pans" are used for patients with some type of contraindication of lifting their hips, such as a hip fracture. And yes, bed pans are no fun. I wonder if the folks to manufacture bedpans ever...

  4. Are there any 2nd semester nursing students from CCSN here?

    MikeyJ replied to 1pinkrose's topic in Nevada Nursing

    I go to UNLV, but I have heard from students at many different schools that 2nd semester and on are much more exciting than 1st semester. You have a solid foundation and begin to expand your scope of...

  5. Questions to ask in an interview...

    MikeyJ replied to MikeyJ's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks a ton!!!!

  6. Questions to ask in an interview...

    MikeyJ posted a topic in General Nursing

    I wanted to get some input from working nurses. I am interviewing tomorrow for a student nurse position in a pediatrics department. What type of questions should I be asking? I am new this...

  7. I think I just wasted the last 2 yrs of my life!

    MikeyJ replied to newmomRN's topic in General Nursing

    You didn't really elaborate on what you don't like about nursing. Do you enjoy working with people? Perhaps you could do work at a clinic, or public health, or family services, or detention centers......

  8. I'm Really Stuggling with Micro

    MikeyJ replied to JdNNurse2B's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Micro was incredibly difficult for me (lecture anyway -- lab was exciting and easy). I struggled to stay afloat in Micro and somehow managed a 'B'. I can say though that nursing school exams are...

  9. what do you all think about 12 hour shifts?

    MikeyJ replied to emmycRN's topic in General Nursing

    Kelly -- that is exactly the answer I received from a nurse I was talking to at a local hospital. I asked her if she enjoyed the 12-hour shifts (8 hour shifts are unheard of in Southern Nevada) and...

  10. CDE Salary

    MikeyJ replied to AimersTriageRN's topic in Diabetes, Endocrine Nursing

    I am still a nursing student; however, last year I worked at a local clinic that had a nurse who was a CDE. Her entire scope of work was developing and teaching both adult and pediatric diabetics. I...

  11. apollo RN program

    MikeyJ replied to ohmeowzer RN's topic in Nevada Nursing

    I have not personally spoken with Apollo, but there are a few students in my class (BSN program at UNLV) that have supposedly called Apollo and the BON, and apparently they have no accreditation. Not...

  12. Exercise and Stress

    MikeyJ replied to scuba5794's topic in Health, Stress Management

    I run 4 nights a week (3 - 5 miles a night) and do very long runs on Sunday mornings (~ 10 miles) and I must say that I am the happiest, most chipper, and most optimistic person you will ever...

  13. do you make your study plan from your objectives?

    MikeyJ replied to SA2BDOCTOR's topic in General Students

    Our professors told us to try and focus on our objectives when studying -- I haven't looked at my objectives since they went over them with us and I am maintaining 'A's'. The objectives are OVERALL...

  14. What is the passing test grade at your school?

    MikeyJ replied to Wsmith16's topic in General Students

    75% at our school is considered an "unsuccessful" -- however, that is overall.. so you can do poorly on an exam as long as you maintain the 75% average overall. There is a school here in Southern...

  15. High School Junior

    MikeyJ replied to phillykixx17's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    I would probably post this in the PA section and you will most likely get more responses than on the general pre-nursing forum. But to answer a few of your questions -- being a male does not help one...

  16. How was the NET?

    MikeyJ replied to RN2bemommyof3's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I took the NET test a few months ago and didn't pick up a book to study for it and scored in the 90th percentile. If I would have studied a bit (especially reviewed my math), I would have done far...

  17. What is the hardest semester in nursing school

    MikeyJ replied to ccstudent's topic in General Students

    I am still in 1st semester, but have spoken with many students who are ahead of me or who have graduated. This is how they tend to rank the semesters (btw, I am in a 4 "trimester" accelerated BSN...

  18. What nursing class at your school has the most failure rate?

    MikeyJ replied to msteresa97's topic in General Students

    If a nursing school has a failure rate as high as 25%+, I seriously question that nursing school and their intentions. It seems as if so many nursing schools intentionally try to get students to fail....

  19. Being Sexually Harrassed

    MikeyJ replied to markymark's topic in General Nursing

    I experienced a very similar circumstance approximately 4 or 5 years ago. I was a senior in high school working for a very small company. The night manager constantly sexually harassed me and try and...

  20. Sistermike, how's school going?

    MikeyJ replied to HikingNinja's topic in Nevada Nursing

    Congratulations!! :) In another threat I read a post by you stating that the accelerated program at NSC is 3 semesters now? Does that take effect when you start? I will definitely be looking for a...

  21. Still can't believe what I did this week!

    MikeyJ replied to Laniev's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Thats awesome -- I can imagine how stressful it must have

  22. How many hours to study in a day?

    MikeyJ replied to shailee's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Whoa.. what?? I have 15 credit hours which means I should be studying 75 hours a week!? Holy hell.. lol. That seems very very steep. I personally spend roughly 30+ hours a week reading, going over...

  23. Rn, Lpn, & Cna

    MikeyJ posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am currently a nursing student in an accelerated BSN program and I start my clinicals in a few short weeks; however, I have a quick question. When a unit has CNA's, LPN's, & RN's.. how is the...

  24. Nursing-student Malpractice Insurance

    MikeyJ replied to Jenny67's topic in General Students

    Oh I forgot to add one thing. The clinical coordinator at our local county hospital came and spoke to my class about rules & regulations about clinicals at their hospital. She told us about a...

  25. Nursing-student Malpractice Insurance

    MikeyJ replied to Jenny67's topic in General Students

    My school doesn't talk to us students about malpractice insurance; however, in the student handbook it says that "student nurse malpractice insurance is suggested...". It was only $29 for the year, so...