Alana R.

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1. Esme Needs Your Prayers and Well Wishes

   Alana R. replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in General Nursing

   Get well soon Esme! Sending prayers your way!!!

2. Interviewing at Texas Wesleyan in Colton

   Alana R. replied to Alana R.'s topic in SRNA

   Hi phillervin, I have exactly the same date. See you there! :) Good-luck!

3. Interviewing at Texas Wesleyan in Colton

   Alana R. replied to Alana R.'s topic in SRNA

   Thank you very much travelerjen! If you could give me any insight about the math assessment would be great! :)

4. Interviewing at Texas Wesleyan in Colton

   Alana R. replied to Alana R.'s topic in SRNA

   Thank you so much travelerjen! I did not receive a letter yet, they notified me about my scheduled interview by e-mail. Do you know what type of math are they testing on? Is it medication calculation problems? I will be watching my mailbox :) Congra...

5. Interviewing at Texas Wesleyan in Colton

   Alana R. posted a topic in SRNA

   Hello, I am so excited to have my interview scheduled for Texas Wesleyan!!! It will be in Colton, at Arrowhead Regional Medical Center. Please let me know if you have any advice for me - would be very welcomed! Also, I was reading on allnurses about ...

6. Fitbit Force Band - good for ICU environment

   Alana R. replied to Alana R.'s topic in MICU

   Thank you very much traumaRUs!!! :)

7. Fitbit Force Band - good for ICU environment

   Alana R. replied to Alana R.'s topic in MICU

   Thank you LakeEmerald and Nalon1 RN/EMT-P, I added military time to my list of criteria :) Great point!

8. Fitbit Force Band - good for ICU environment

   Alana R. replied to Alana R.'s topic in MICU

   Nalon1 RN/EMT-P, I apologize, looks like one of the administrators with best intentions changed the title of my topic. Fitbit Force is not a watch though, it is a wristband that tracks your daily activity, calories burned, sleep, weight... Besides tr...

9. Fitbit Force Band - good for ICU environment

   Alana R. posted a topic in MICU

   Please tell me your opinion, do you think the Fitbit Force would be appropriate to be used as a watch for a new graduate ICU RN? Displays the time digitally (hour and minutes), and has a stopwatch. Thank you very much!!!

10. They want me to teach developmental math!!!

    Alana R. replied to bookwormom's topic in Educators

    Did your school accredit you to teach math? You need to have a certain number of math credits, I believe 15 to be able to teach math, otherwise your school is in violation of the schools accreditation committee regulations. If you do have to teach ma...

11. New Grad just started Med-Surg job 2 weeks ago-crying!!!!

    Alana R. replied to tmoney's topic in Med-Surg

    Dear tmoney, it takes at least 6 months to become comfortable and to know most things in any new job. Since after 2 weeks you already feel ok with 3 patients, I think you are doing GREAT! It is a learning process, please be patient with yourself. It ...

12. Working to become more competitive - advice needed

    Alana R. replied to Alana R.'s topic in General Students

    Thank you Nurse2b209! :) That is an awesome idea! nohika, you are correct, one reason for my hesitation was the fact that there were no RN's in the place. Thank you for the clarification!

13. Working to become more competitive - advice needed

    Alana R. replied to Alana R.'s topic in General Students

    Thank you Katie! Great advice!

14. Working to become more competitive - advice needed

    Alana R. replied to Alana R.'s topic in General Students

    Thank you very much OKNurse2be, I just declined the Detox Tech position and I am confident I made the right choice :)

15. Working to become more competitive - advice needed

    Alana R. posted a topic in General Students

    I have 3 semesters left of nursing school. While in school, with my first degree I work part-time at a local college, teaching general education classes. Today I just got offered a position, Detox Tech, graveyard, at a rehabilitation center. They do...