MikeyJ

MikeyJ RN

Peds, PICU, Home health, Dialysis

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  1. Better pay if Bilingual?

    MikeyJ replied to Little Doe's topic in General Nursing

    Once I become fluent in Spanish, I want to try a non-latin based language. I have been studying Spanish for sooooo long that I am honestly kind of sick of the language.. lol... but I will become...

  2. P.A. vs FNP

    MikeyJ replied to buffscotty's topic in General Nursing

    I would probably pursue your P.A. if you are interested in Trauma or ER. However, PA school will require similar pre-req's as medical school, where FNP should require no additional pre-req's. Thus, I...

  3. Better pay if Bilingual?

    MikeyJ replied to Little Doe's topic in General Nursing

    There was a doctor on a Discovery Health show I had watched a few years back who was fluent in 10 languages (could have been more.. it has been a while) but he learned them all using Rosetta

  4. Better pay if Bilingual?

    MikeyJ replied to Little Doe's topic in General Nursing

    Very impressive! Did your parents speak one of those languages in the home, or did you learn them as an

  5. Better pay if Bilingual?

    MikeyJ replied to Little Doe's topic in General Nursing

    I live in a part of the country where we have a very very large Spanish speaking population. However, I have never seen a nursing position posting that says "Bilingual Preferred." I have actually only...

  6. Starting out in nursing school

    MikeyJ replied to Mogol's topic in General Nursing

    Those people who try to memorize everything in nursing school typically do very very poorly. Nursing school (and most health profession degrees, actually) require an understanding of the body and the...

  7. How long should I study?

    MikeyJ posted a topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I will graduate August 21st (I am incredibly excited about this!!), but would like some input as to how long I should study for the NCLEX. I was thinking of taking the exam late September and study 5...

  8. How long should I study?

    MikeyJ replied to MikeyJ's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    COGRATS!!

  9. How long should I study?

    MikeyJ replied to MikeyJ's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    They actually recommend to not study the day before the NCLEX. They day before the NCLEX, I plan on relaxing the entire day, perhaps going to dinner and seeing a movie -- anything but look at study...

  10. How long should I study?

    MikeyJ replied to MikeyJ's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I guess I should have reworded my original post. When I say "study", I mean only doing questions and reading their rationales. And when I study, I usually sit down for 2 hours and then get up for an...

  11. How do you waste medications?

    MikeyJ replied to WondeRNurse's topic in General Nursing

    Ah.. that makes sense to only waste syringes at the nurses

  12. How do you waste medications?

    MikeyJ replied to WondeRNurse's topic in General Nursing

    If it is a liquid narcotic, nurses at my hospital waste them in the sink. If they are not narcotics, just put them in the sharps container. Some nurses waste any liquid medication in the

  13. DID anyone try LEARNINGEXT.COM

    MikeyJ replied to Michelle Davis's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    My school requires we purchase it and complete it -- it is actually worth 20% of one of my course grades. I think the questions are decent (although some of the answers I think are wrong). However,...

  14. honestly!

    MikeyJ replied to 2bManNurse1017's topic in Male Nursing Students

    I have worked 2 jobs since nursing school began. Some weeks I only work 20, and other weeks I work 45 hours a week. It actually has not been that bad. It has been incredibly stressful, especially now...

  15. need help in psychiatric nursing book

    MikeyJ replied to ddc22's topic in General Nursing

    You are going to study an entire psych book to prepare for the NCLEX?? Bad idea in my opinion. I think buying an NCLEX review book and reviewing the section on psych nursing is

  16. Witnessed an RN stealing medication

    MikeyJ replied to OzBound's topic in General Nursing

    Agree with the other posters -- be a whistleblower. I live in the city where there was recently many many clinics closed down due to doctors and nurses reusing syringes. Those nurses that knew this...

  17. Resumes and titles/certifications/degrees

    MikeyJ replied to Sterren's topic in General Nursing

    I have always been told that the proper way to do it is to put the certifications/degrees in the order you received them, starting with the most recent. But only include those that apply. For ex:...

  18. Resumes and titles/certifications/degrees

    MikeyJ replied to Sterren's topic in General Nursing

    You aren't going to apply for nursing jobs? It should be Jane Doe, RN, BSN And on your resume, put your RN license under

  19. RN with LPN license

    MikeyJ replied to Rhonda V's topic in General Nursing

    If you are hired on as an LPN, I would be sure to self-advocate... because there may be the slight chance that the clinic hires you as an LPN, pays you LPN wages, and then asks you to do work that is...

  20. Does GPA matter in terms of getting a job?

    MikeyJ replied to firstyearRN's topic in General Nursing

    I would hope to god that a nursing school would not pass a student who maintained a 2.0 GPA. There should definitely be a cut-off GPA when it comes down to health professionals. At my school you fail...

  21. *~*~Question About: PN/VN Boards~*~*

    MikeyJ replied to NurseCubanitaRN2b's topic in Nevada Nursing

    I have no idea, but I would contact PearsonVue or look on their

  22. Did you have to speak at your pinning ceremony?

    MikeyJ replied to bobs201's topic in General Nursing

    Our nursing class votes on someone who wants to speak at our ceremony. It is only going to be a 5 - 10 minute speech, and there is only one person who wants to do it... so it goes to

  23. HOPKINS: 20 minutes into the show

    MikeyJ replied to HopeItWorksDNP's topic in General Nursing

    The purpose of these reality hospital programs (Trauma ER, Hopkins, etc.) are not to expose different health care professions or to even expose different diseases. They are produced for one reason and...

  24. Why are nurses discriminated

    MikeyJ replied to macgyver16's topic in General Nursing

    This subject matter is broughten up every day (it seems that way anyway). It is not the norm anymore for doctors to scream and yell at nurses. Does it happen still? Absolutely. But I have witnessed...

  25. Dealing with personal prejudices?

    MikeyJ replied to purplepanda's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I am doing my practicum in the pediatric ICU at a county hospital, thus most of our patients are those who have suffered severe traumatic accidents or child abuse (shaken babies, children who are...