pattykolo888

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1. Popping off top from lab tube when drawing labs

   pattykolo888 replied to pattykolo888's topic in General Nursing

   when you say "safety transfer device" do you mean a vacutainer?

2. Popping off top from lab tube when drawing labs

   pattykolo888 posted a topic in General Nursing

   I am brand new to nursing. I am working at a hospital that utilizes an IV team. I was taking care of a patient that was on a heparin gtt that needed a PTT lab drawn. She was a hard stick so we had IV team come and draw from the line. I was watching t...

3. Student Loan Debt

   pattykolo888 replied to KeepItRealRN's topic in General Students

   I wish I made smarter choices from the start, but I was thinking like an 18 year old. My parents are immigrants who had zero knowledge about student loans and the cost of college. I went to a private Catholic university that put me in the hole for $1...

4. VA Hiring Process

   pattykolo888 replied to wife&mommyRN's topic in Government

   Thank you! I know that the manager called at least one of my references who was my professor. I asked him if the VA contacted him and he said yes.

5. VA Hiring Process

   pattykolo888 replied to wife&mommyRN's topic in Government

   Just wanted to leave a comment about my hiring experience thus far. I graduated from an accelerated second degree program end of February 2016. From November 2015 to February 2016 I did my senior clinical rotation at the Milwaukee VA. In the middle o...