MikeyJ

MikeyJ RN

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  1. Please tell me your studying schedule.

    MikeyJ replied to ONEGR8MOM's topic in General Students

    I work part-time (20 hrs a week) and the way I do it is sit down EVERY night for roughly 2 hours (sometimes more depending on what needs to be read or what needs to be done). I read my assigned...

  2. Nurses: Who came from a dysfuntional family?

    MikeyJ replied to kstec's topic in General Nursing

    Father, mother, and step-father all have been alcoholics. Both mother and step-father (whom I grew up with) have depression. Started taking care of my siblings at the age of 10. But I agree with...

  3. Leeches, sneeches-- oh my!

    MikeyJ replied to bumpkittynurse's topic in General Nursing

    In my "Intro to Nursing" class last year, my professor had a nurse entrepreneur come in and speak to us. She opened a medical leech business where she breeds leeches and then sells them to hospitals...

  4. How do you handle student complaints?

    MikeyJ replied to nursebrandie28's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    I am very interested in pursuing nursing education, and I tell myself all the time that I will not have this attitude. I am lucky that my nursing professors thus far haven't had this type of attitude....

  5. Repeating 1st semester of nursing school:(

    MikeyJ replied to turbohound's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Wow, my heart goes out to you. I would honestly go speak to the dean and see what you can do. I have this clinical instructor who does similar things to this girl in my class who speaks very little...

  6. Info session left me feeling down

    MikeyJ replied to Crouton2004's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Many nursing programs around the country are doing this -- especially Accelerated BSN programs. It provides the program with a few different benefits: #1: Easier on them to select applicants to enroll...

  7. How do you handle student complaints?

    MikeyJ replied to nursebrandie28's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    From a nursing student standpoint (and I am not a slacker at all -- I study my butt off!), I really enjoy when professors give at least some direction as to what to study. Such as, if you want your...

  8. Do I have any legal recourse???

    MikeyJ replied to Dakkon76's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, I wanted to add one more thing! :) I work in a court house and I am in small claims court all the time (I am a court mediator), and judge's usually chuckle when someone files a suit against...

  9. Do I have any legal recourse???

    MikeyJ replied to Dakkon76's topic in General Nursing

    I must agree with TurtleSoup. This doesn't at all give this instructor the right to speak poorly of you to hospitals; however, I must concur that going over an instructors head about ONE question is...

  10. I was let go !

    MikeyJ replied to gt4everpn's topic in General Nursing

    If you encountered that many problems with staff within your first week, I would probably count my blessings that I no longer worked there. Lift yourself back up and start looking for another job! :)...

  11. Money Matters article..your thoughts??

    MikeyJ replied to evans_c1's topic in General Nursing

    It says you need an account to view the article -- could you perhaps post it on

  12. Veterinary nurse

    MikeyJ replied to kasia2's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I highly doubt Vet Tech wages will ever rise significantly. It has everything to do with the fact that there is very little money coming into a vet clinic compared to a physicians clinic or hospital....

  13. Help!! Math Test!!

    MikeyJ replied to nurseangel78's topic in General Nursing

    Eek! They make you memorize the conversions?? Well if I were you, I would only try memorizing those conversions that you will need. For example, you said a lot of it was gr to mg -- 1 gr = 60 mg. I...

  14. Veterinary nurse

    MikeyJ replied to kasia2's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I kind of feel bad for vets because they put in 8 years of school (4 years of undergrad + 4 years of vet school) which is similar to an MD/DO. Although, most vet's do not complete a "residency",...

  15. Veterinary nurse

    MikeyJ replied to kasia2's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Vet "nurses" are called Vet Techs, and they make substantially lower wages than nurses. I know a friend from high school went on to become a vet tech (I think it is a 2 year program) and she makes...

  16. Self inflicted

    MikeyJ replied to SCRN1's topic in General Nursing

    Oh my dear lordy!! Haha... I wonder where people get these

  17. Dimensional Analysis as a Nurse?

    MikeyJ posted a topic in General Students

    In NS they teach us to use dimensional analysis when faced with med math. I am curious if practicing nurses actually use dimensional analysis everytime they are doing a calculation, or does it just...

  18. Dimensional Analysis as a Nurse?

    MikeyJ replied to MikeyJ's topic in General Students

    Wow, how odd. I can see schools showing students both ways and allowing them to choose which works best for them. But that is odd that a school doesn't allow their students to use DA. If it works, and...

  19. Dimensional Analysis as a Nurse?

    MikeyJ replied to MikeyJ's topic in General Students

    I love dimensional analysis, and a few of the older nurses I've spoken with did not learn it and find it a little lengthy. And in regards to one of the previous posters who said that DA doesn't work...

  20. Nurse with experience needs Vegas job..hello???

    MikeyJ replied to InfoNurse81's topic in Nevada Nursing

    What does North Vista

  21. Salary range for New grads in Las Vegas

    MikeyJ replied to caballoazul78's topic in Nevada Nursing

    She/He is a grad in the San Francisco area. Most hospitals in expensive cities in California (LA, San Fran, San Diego) pay their new grads $40 - 50. But you must understand that it is all relative --...

  22. Nursing Floors... Dumb Question

    MikeyJ replied to DaughteroftheKing's topic in General Nursing

    NSICU is Neurological Sciences ICU (a.k.a. Neuro

  23. Scared To Start Nursing School

    MikeyJ replied to Mustang Sally's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I started an accelerated BSN program this week, and I must admit I am a little freaked out. I think so much is thrown at you in the first week (20 page syllabi, 400 pages of required text to read a...

  24. anyone taking an accelerated BSN course?

    MikeyJ replied to mafiamom's topic in General Students

    I am in my first week of an accelerated BSN program. We were instructed to read almost 400 pages of text before classes began. We have weekly quizzes and modules in almost every class. Our patho/pharm...

  25. Cancer clusters

    MikeyJ replied to allantiques4me's topic in General Nursing

    This sounds like something off of the movie Erin Brockovitch. Do you have any type of factories or the like where you live? There are areas of the country where cancer rates are much higher and they...