kristajaye

kristajaye

Pre-op, OR, & PACU

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About kristajaye

kristajaye has 9 years experience and specializes in Pre-op, OR, & PACU.


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  1. New Grad looking for fun tips

    Shoes with good support are a must. Compression socks will also help with leg fatigue.
  2. What's your best 'Nurse Hack'?

    If you don't do it already, wear compression socks. Spending an entire shift on your feet can be very taxing on your legs. Compression socks made a HUGE difference between my legs being a little achy and wanting to cry at the end of the day. Hang ...
  3. Clipboard case that opens - to hold & hide my mound of paperwork (also holds my quick reference sheets), a watch with a second hand, penlight, black pens, stethoscope, 4x6 notecards, scissors (very handy for packaging on pills that won't open), a...
  4. Stethoscope for School

    I have 2 different scopes from Prestige Medical. One is a Clinical I & the other is a Clear Sound. I love them both. They each retail for around $40. I have had other nurses on the floor borrow my Clinical I and they all commented how much they l...
  5. My nursing school story

    Thank you for sharing your story. No one should have ever criticized you for your "free ride"... you earned every penny of it with your service to our country! I am about to begin my first semester of nursing school (at a community college) next w...
  6. Tarrant County College fall 2013

    It got quiet in here. I guess most of us have migrated to the FB group. For the alternates...did you guys get in?
  7. Tarrant County College fall 2013

    This is a great site with practice questions: http://www.test-guide.com/free-hesi-a2-practice-tests.html Quizlet is a great site for vocabulary flashcards. My username on that site is the same as my user name here. Feel free to copy my flashcards i...
  8. Tarrant County College fall 2013

    I plan to use the backpack I've been using. I may get a rolling backpack if the load is too heavy.
  9. Tarrant County College fall 2013

    Send an email to the general email for the Nursing Dept to check that your acceptance form was received. They didn't get mine the first time I sent it so I had to resend it. Hopefully they just mistyped your email address when they sent the confirma...
  10. Tarrant County College fall 2013

    Thanks for the advice Verna! I remember you from one of the other TCC threads. Where is the TNSA office?
  11. Tarrant County College fall 2013

    I think someone on the Facebook page said Orientation will be during the first week of August.
  12. Tarrant County College fall 2013

    4.0 science & 96.5 HESI
  13. Tarrant County College fall 2013

    I got my acceptance letter around the same time as ktm. It was sent to my personal and school emails but my school email was misspelled.
  14. Tarrant County College fall 2013

    Me too!
  15. Tarrant County College fall 2013

    Congrats! Hopefully the rest of us will hear soon!