goshin706

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1. Daytonite

   goshin706 replied to reidesert's topic in General Students

   daytonite, hope you are feeling better...glad to see you are up and around and back to the keyboard...take care of yourself and thanks for all the help and inspiration you provide on allnurses.com.... -me-

2. What sight at the hospital has stayed forever in your mind?

   goshin706 replied to SA2BDOCTOR's topic in General Students

   my father's eyes staring off into space.... we were all called into the ICU @ 2am. my dad had been ill for a while, but he had always come back home...maybe a little weaker...but he always came back. the doctor came out into the waiting room, my mom...

3. interview from hell

   goshin706 replied to grv68's topic in General Nursing

   lol, sounds like you would be just as good at writing as you are at nursing. that story was very descriptive, i felt like i was sitting next to you....good luck:monkeydance:

4. what to know @ scene of accident

   goshin706 replied to NurseNature's topic in General Nursing

   ok so if you pulled up on an accident: first thing to do, is make sure the scene is safe enough for you to respond. are there any hazards, more traffic, haz-mat, downed lines, gas leaks, fire etc. as you are assessing count your potential patients, #...

5. Daily/monthly/ weekly planners/calenders/schedules

   goshin706 replied to shippoRN's topic in General Students

   At the school bookstore they sell the DayMinder....its what i've been using since spring for classes, assignments, appointments and such. But now that I'm working in the ER and going to school, I think I'm going to upgrade to a PDA that syncs with m...

6. Amount Of Adn Program At Community College

   goshin706 replied to S-Rank's topic in General Nursing

   3500/semester at a private catholic college. but the poster who mentioned other classes is correct, like i have to take religion classes. wish my books were covered too.

7. Selling myself for an ER position?

   goshin706 replied to alkaleidi's topic in Emergency

   Well, hopefully you won't have to read this without already having that ER job you are interviewing for. But, if you do...maybe getting your EMT, or first responder cert might help. Joining a volunteer fire department, and getting some pre hospital...

8. male nurse haircut rules

   goshin706 replied to albert6jed's topic in Male Students

   the only reqs here are that your hair be neat. no burns below the ear, no 'extreme' styles. clean shaven, or neatly kept facial hair. long hair needs to be kept back and up. me i shave my head once every week or so.

9. Can you work while going to Nursing School?

   goshin706 replied to 2btxnurse1972's topic in General Students

   The short answer is 'Yes', you can work. I work, one because feeding the family is always a good thing, two because I need to do something else other than study or I'll go nuts, and three because I finally got a ER tech job, and I'm learning sooooo ...

10. What type of bag for books?

    goshin706 replied to nursemidestiny's topic in General Students

    I have an old laptop bag for my classes and supplies. And then I have a smaller messenger type bag for my clinicals and work. Here is a bit of advice I received from a co-worker, if you want to keep your white shoes 'white', wear the shoe covers fr...

11. RN student in the ER

    goshin706 replied to goshin706's topic in General Students

    I was hired as an ER tech. But at this hospital lots of the techs that grad nursing school are hired. Every day that I have a shift, I learn so much, and I actually get to see some of the things that we only read about in school. The hospital wante...

12. ER Interview Question

    goshin706 replied to USA RN's topic in Emergency

    Well, coming from the business field, I think the suit should be for a management type interview. When I interviewed for the ER, I went in with a white button down, sweater vest, khakis and matching leather belt and shoes. I think its important to ...

13. RN student in the ER

    goshin706 posted a topic in General Students

    I'm in my second semester as an RN student (ADN), and most of the grads that I talked to told me to get an aid job to help me get accustomed to medical terminology, and working in the field. So of course I did, I started Monday in the ER at a local ...

14. Cardiac patients in the ER - a poll

    goshin706 replied to NurseCherlove's topic in Emergency

    i would have to say that our er % is about 40% cardiac, sob, cp etc.

15. More men pleeeaaaasse get into nursing!!!

    goshin706 replied to Athenas83's topic in General Nursing

    That seems to be the consensus. When I started nursing school in spring, I thought I was going to be the only guy, and probably the old man of the group. I was VERY mistaken. There are about 8 of us in a class of 45, and we all seem to be fitting ...