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1. Resume "objective" or no?

   agoodusername posted a topic in Career Support

   Quick question: I'm trying to finish up my resume, and am having conflicting opinions on whether or not to include an "objective." Various business professionals that I've run into over the years have advised AGAINST the objective, saying it makes yo...

2. NEED HELP, Send my resume two-three weeks ago!

   agoodusername replied to nurseo's topic in Career Support

   I'd call for sure. Also, did you submit online? Most applications are all through the internet...

3. Internships at GW Hospital

   agoodusername replied to RNchemo's topic in Washington DC

   I posted previously on this thread, having misread it at first. I said I'd talked with GEORGETOWN recruiters (which is true), but this thread is for George WASHINGTON. Sorry about that. Anyway, I've been trying to get information out of GWU and they'...

4. CHICAGO NURSING for new grad

   agoodusername replied to ADNYCRN's topic in Illinois

   I'm interested in Chicago as a new-grad too...I've heard very few things as far as magnet hospitals, etc goes...but I do know that Swedish Cov doesn't get very high ratings from the locals. Keep us posted if you find anything!

5. How are you judgemental?

   agoodusername replied to GardenDove's topic in General Nursing

   A few things in response to my previous post: 1. I in no way want to get across the message that I am perfect and never judge. Clearly, when I said that my very FIRST patient was an example of following a judgment and making it my own, I was hoping t...

6. How are you judgemental?

   agoodusername replied to GardenDove's topic in General Nursing

   I really don't appreciate this thread. Aren't we perpetuating stereotypes by highlighting them in a discussion? This is exactly how "drug seekers" and "complainers" are created, marked, studied and pegged -- before we ever even experience them! I'm i...

7. Do physicians deserve credit for the work nurses do?

   agoodusername replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Activism

   So, what is this fight about? Ensuring that we, nurses, get due credit for all of our accomplishments, ie, "tooting our own horn," or making sure that doctors don't? I understand, and completely agree with the need for recognition and societal change...

8. The evil reign of PowerPoint Lectures

   agoodusername replied to agoodusername's topic in General Students

   Ok, so this seems to be a HUGE issue... ...what can we do about it?! We're obviously smart enough to figure this out if nursing school is boring us...any ideas??

9. The evil reign of PowerPoint Lectures

   agoodusername replied to agoodusername's topic in General Students

   Don't get me wrong, the invention of the PowerPoint program is great -- if used in the correct way. I have had great professors who have used it to add to their lectures, through guidance and visual aid, while still demanding my attention by giving a...

10. The evil reign of PowerPoint Lectures

    agoodusername replied to agoodusername's topic in General Students

    I totally agree with you BlueEyedRN -- my med/surg prof was my favorite one because he didn't use PowerPoint at all! It forces you to think about things, because without an outline you have to put it into your own words and therefore remember/are for...

11. The evil reign of PowerPoint Lectures

    agoodusername posted a topic in General Students

    Maybe I'm the only one, but this is bothering me enough to ask: Does anyone else feel like their nursing education has been hijacked by Microsoft PowerPoint? I feel like I sit in all of my senior lectures and am fed notes-page after notes-page of fil...

12. Ca & renal failure??

    agoodusername replied to MyEBee's topic in General Nursing

    Crap, I just had a test about this last week...so here goes. :) In the body, Calcium levels and phosphate levels are inveresly related, so when calcium is high, phos is low, etc. etc. In renal failure, the kidneys lose the ability to excrete phosphat...

13. If You Could Work Anywhere

    agoodusername replied to RachieH's topic in General Nursing

    Check out this site: Fortune: 100 Best Companies to Work For Although its a list of all kinds of best-companies to work for, there are a number of healthcare corps and hospitals on it that definitely sound promising. I have yet to find an official l...

14. Internships at GW Hospital

    agoodusername replied to RNchemo's topic in Washington DC

    I've recently been talking to GW nurse recruiters about their new grad program. After e-mailing them early one morning, I received an e-mail within an hour with some very good info (such a prompt response has yet to happen at any other hospital I've ...