SurrenderDorothy

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   resume & cover letter-- awful or awesome?

   SurrenderDorothy replied to ktliz's topic in Job Hunt

   In my opinion - Awesome!
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   Does Death Have A Smell?

   SurrenderDorothy replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

   Yes! I, too, thought I was crazy, but I've smelled it on people in the days leading up to their death.
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   ? about working as an LPN before being registered as an LPN

   SurrenderDorothy replied to LPNTO's topic in LPN/LVN

   I was hired and the hospital said I just needed to be licensed within about 60 days or so.
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   Graduated from ADN program but feel like a failure

   SurrenderDorothy replied to Whitley86's topic in Missouri

   I am just over the border from you in KS. It took me about 5 months to get a job. I revamped my resume and used more of a skills-based one (I am a second-career nurse) and bam! The first position I applied to, got an interview and a subsequent job of...
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   I'm a nurse...for animals?

   SurrenderDorothy replied to trauma_lama's topic in General Nursing

   The way you stated how you were walking around with notes about PE, aortic dissection, etc...and it irked you a "vet tech" would call herself a nurse is what made me reply the way I did. To address many of your further comments from above, you state...
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   I'm a nurse...for animals?

   SurrenderDorothy replied to trauma_lama's topic in General Nursing

   Just to prove my point a little further - Veterinarians are doctors. They address themselves as "doctor" and so does everyone else. By your logic, does this "Irk" you too? Yep, didn't think so.
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   I'm a nurse...for animals?

   SurrenderDorothy replied to trauma_lama's topic in General Nursing

   Oh, here we go again. Your ignorance of the veterinary profession is outstanding, and unfortunately all too common. The vet techs I have known have an amazing amount of knowledge. I was in large animal research, so basically a vet tech before this a...
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   How long after interview did you receive job offer?

   SurrenderDorothy replied to butterfly_kisses9188's topic in Job Hunt

   I was told by the nurse manager and doc that they loved me and everything was a go and to expect a call anytime from HR. It was about 5 days until HR called to officially offer me the job. In the past I've had offers the very next day or up to a week...
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   Wink Scrubs

   SurrenderDorothy replied to Akeos's topic in Uniform/Gear

   I don't know about the actual scrubs made by Wonderwink, but I purchased one of their silky long sleeve tees and the thing pilled after just wearing it once and looks awful now.
10. 

    Is an RN refresher course even worth it at this point?

    SurrenderDorothy replied to I Am ReadyRN's topic in Career Support

    I was in a similar situation than you recently. '09 graduate, never worked as a nurse. Started applying in January to positions. A few weeks ago I revamped my resume in more of a skills based, professional format rather than the typical nursing templ...
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    If you could do it all over again, would you choose nursing as your career?

    SurrenderDorothy replied to jordanl's topic in General Nursing

    No, and that is why I am switching to surgical technology. If I didn't do that, I would have probably went for ultrasound.
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    EduKan

    SurrenderDorothy replied to KAMARAkamara's topic in Kansas

    The embedded books can be a pain. I like having a hard copy of a book in order to study while I am not in front of the computer. I have no idea why more and more EduKan classes are doing this. You pay an additional $115 for Micro for use of the embed...
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    EduKan

    SurrenderDorothy replied to KAMARAkamara's topic in Kansas

    I am not sure about A&P because when I took it 4-5 years ago there was a book that you needed to purchase that came with a CD-ROM. Microbiology has a book that is embedded within the course and a lab program you download and use from your compute...
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    Negative feedback

    SurrenderDorothy replied to diamond823's topic in Relations

    I was a large animal research tech and coordinator before nursing, so not really a vet tech even though I used a ton of clinical skills. The biggest challenge for me during the switch was that, with animals, I could do virtually anything. I have perf...
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    First RN Interview with HR - advice needed

    SurrenderDorothy replied to littlenurse21's topic in Job Hunt

    I just had one of these last week. She asked basic interview type questions. The ones I can remember are: Tell Me About Yourself Describe your perfect job What are your strengths? What are your weaknesses? What would former supervisors say about you?...