MikeyJ

MikeyJ RN

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  1. Can we feed the Family?

    MikeyJ replied to dcnballmom's topic in General Nursing

    Oh I totally agree on the OP's position -- I don't understand why administration is throwing a big fit about it (although if you look it from administration point of view -- if they were to charge...

  2. Can we feed the Family?

    MikeyJ replied to dcnballmom's topic in General Nursing

    When people say things like this, it kind of irks me (not a personal attack against you :) ). However, I wish people would take a business or healthcare finance class. Facilities (whether they be LTC,...

  3. Nevada Lowest Paying Nurses?????

    MikeyJ replied to buffalowing81's topic in Nevada Nursing

    How much do you have in student loans?? I know of students who graduated with $50K+ in loans and do fine. I will personally have $55K+ in loans and am not worried at all. You have to understand that...

  4. Salary range for New grads in Las Vegas

    MikeyJ replied to caballoazul78's topic in Nevada Nursing

    UMC's starting wages are around $21 an hour -- but there are better paying jobs elsewhere (I just spoke with a friend who graduated from UNLV and she was offered a job of $29 at St. Rose). But I guess...

  5. Nevada Lowest Paying Nurses?????

    MikeyJ replied to buffalowing81's topic in Nevada Nursing

    Yes, and the cost of living in SF is RIDICULOUS. My partner and I looked into SF and we couldn't find a decent home for less than 450K. Almost all of CA has high wages for nurses and you are not...

  6. NET test tonight!

    MikeyJ replied to jrwoodall79's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    The NET was insanely easy, if you ask me. You should definitely brush up on your math (fractions, decimals, percentages, etc.) but otherwise it really isn't that difficult. Ours had a ton of reading...

  7. Paying back $100, 000 back in loans

    MikeyJ replied to Lisa CCU RN's topic in General Nursing

    Haha.. excellent idea! I should do something similar to that my last semester in

  8. dictation part of the job

    MikeyJ replied to Nurse-One's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    My partner works in the IT field for an international medical transcription company, and I have transcribed for them before and have transcribed dictated reports from MD's, PA's, and

  9. Fingerprinting has taken over 4 months!

    MikeyJ replied to DesertRain's topic in Nevada Nursing

    Thats awesome that you were able to speak to someone about this, and get it figured out! I've only had one encounter with the BoN and it was a very negative experience. To make a really long story...

  10. New grad

    MikeyJ replied to Fresnozabuso1's topic in General Nursing

    And hospitals offering large sign-on bonuses and enormous pay rates should also send up a red-flag. My nursing professor was telling us that these hospitals usually have HORRIBLE nurse-patient ratios,...

  11. single parents and 12 hour shifts.

    MikeyJ replied to Lisa CCU RN's topic in General Nursing

    I am not a parent, however, I agree with the above poster that you need to get creative. What about putting an ad out for local college students that you are looking for someone available to pick up...

  12. Fingerprinting has taken over 4 months!

    MikeyJ replied to DesertRain's topic in Nevada Nursing

    I would definitely call and figure out what is taking so long. I have heard from others that Nevada is notorious for being slow when it comes to finger printing, but 4 months seems a tad

  13. Student Loans

    MikeyJ replied to Groo1sem's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with the above poster -- work. I too am in a 16 month program (accelerated BSN) and I am working part-time and I also take out a little to help me subsidize my living expenses not covered by...

  14. I want to go to Duke's CRNA program

    MikeyJ replied to stuckita1026's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I would suggest you post this in the "Pre-CRNA" forum, as this area is predominantly pre-nursing students.

  15. interleukins and functions

    MikeyJ replied to GingerSue's topic in General Nursing

    You have to know the function of each interleukin? Geesh.. in my A&P classes, I had to remember the important ones (not 24 of them!). But I personally just made an excel file and memorized them....

  16. TMCC Drug Calculation Test

    MikeyJ replied to 2bHelloNurse231's topic in Nevada Nursing

    Another good calculation book is "Calculation of Drug Dosages" by Ogden. They have a new 8th edition out which is pretty expensive (like $80 or $90), but I purchased a used 7th edition from Amazon for...

  17. TMCC Drug Calculation Test

    MikeyJ replied to 2bHelloNurse231's topic in Nevada Nursing

    I am not familiar with TMCC -- isn't that Truckee Meadows CC? I go to UNLV in Las Vegas, NV and start the nursing program in about a week. However, most nursing schools required a med calculation quiz...

  18. Letter to Dean??

    MikeyJ posted a topic in General Students

    I need some input/advice from other students or nursing instructors/professors. I am entering the School of Nursing in a few short weeks (May 14 to be exact), and at this point I am finishing up a...

  19. Average GPA

    MikeyJ replied to Mya87's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    You have got to be kidding me. "B's as a nurse are, in my opinion, skating on the edge." I understand that students should strive to do the best they can (especially considering the extremely...

  20. let's help ea other A&P fall 2007

    MikeyJ replied to RN28MD's topic in General Nursing

    I bet you would find a ton more responses in the pre-nursing forum -- in fact, I think they have a thread like this. :) When I took A&P I Fall of '05, I absolutely loved it! Although a beast of a...

  21. question about hysterectomy/cholecystectomy

    MikeyJ replied to chenoaspirit's topic in General Nursing

    Have you spoken with the surgeon who will be doing the procedure? He/She would be the one to

  22. So mad

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

    And if you don't get accepted, you will most definately be accepted next semester (especially considering there were only 112 applicants for the 90 or so spots). When I applied to my program last...

  23. Am I Required to Submit My Poor Transcripts?

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

    I know of instances where a student was kicked out of Medical School after they researched and found he had not reported all of his transcripts. It is really upto you whether or not you want to submit...

  24. how hard to get a job??

    MikeyJ replied to MerdalRN's topic in General Nursing

    You may also consider looking at your resume and perhaps revising it, or speak to your classmates with job offers and see what they are doing differently. There is a poster in the Nevada forum who had...

  25. what to do on days off

    MikeyJ replied to sunneeRN's topic in General Nursing

    Not a nurse yet, but I currently spend days off doing some volunteer work, spend time with family/friends, and training for a marathon in December. Have you thought about maybe taking a class? How...