Thoenix

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1. How to apply for jobs with probable move

   Thoenix replied to Thoenix's topic in New Nurse

   The move will definitely materialize. It's just a matter of which of four locations and which of three different move dates. I haven't even started applying for jobs because of the fact that I am trying to figure out what's appropriate to eve...

2. How to apply for jobs with probable move

   Thoenix posted a topic in New Nurse

   I graduate in May with my ADN. I'm very near the top of my class and take advantage of every opportunity for more hands-on experience and to try and learn everything I can. I'm so excited to start nursing and I had intended to seek out a residency ...

3. Austin Community College ADN Spring 2020

   Thoenix replied to mariah0418's topic in School Programs

   Hey I know it's been a little bit since you posted this but I'm in the fall 2019 class and we just had orientation. Classes are mostly in mornings. Clinicals depend on your sites and are two days a week. Clinicals can be any time Wednesday afterno...

4. Any tips for two-person stethoscopes?

   Thoenix replied to Thoenix's topic in Student Assist

   This is really helpful. I really hate the double scopes. Even the really cheap classroom single ones, I can hear fine. I'll watch for the bounce. I know I have the vitals down cold. I know my 'vitals dialogue' cold. I have this. Thanks for the ...

5. Hep B vaccine requirement.

   Thoenix replied to Bnc1992's topic in General Students

   I'm Canadian and Hep B is a vaccine we get at about 11-13 years old in the province I grew up in. I go to school in the US, but with different countries having different ages for the vaccine, I can see where people could miss one window or another a...

6. Any tips for two-person stethoscopes?

   Thoenix posted a topic in Student Assist

   I have blood pressure down pat. I get accurate readings every time--as long as I'm using a single-person stethoscope. I cannot, for the life of me, hear anything on the two person stethoscopes. I'm being tested on this skill in a week with the two-...

7. Fall 2019 Austin Community College ADN applicants (ACC)

   Thoenix replied to Kwalker183's topic in Pre-Nursing

   Yeah, go ahead and email her. When she called me she said she was caught up on her student emails so I don't think it would annoy her.

8. Recording Lectures?

   Thoenix replied to FashionablyL8's topic in General Students

   If you have permission both to a) record and b) use a laptop or tablet in class, I highly recommend the program Sonocent audio notetaker. You can take notes in it that link directly to audio timecodes so that if your notes seem garbled or incorrect,...

9. Fall 2019 Austin Community College ADN applicants (ACC)

   Thoenix replied to Kwalker183's topic in Pre-Nursing

   I had those thoughts as well, but I'm sure that they're going to make sure we can go to class and to our clinicals, otherwise they're shooting themselves in the foot.

10. Fall 2019 Austin Community College ADN applicants (ACC)

    Thoenix replied to Kwalker183's topic in Pre-Nursing

    I'm an immigrant and Castlebranch was giving me troubles as a result so I had called awhile back to clarify what Castlebranch was meant to be doing because they clearly didn't know. I couldn't get a response in time so I had to do my best on my own,...

11. Fall 2019 Austin Community College ADN applicants (ACC)

    Thoenix replied to Kwalker183's topic in Pre-Nursing

    CEC students should probably be aware that we're running a little behind. The woman in charge of our cohort had to have emergency surgery a little while ago and she's been struggling to get us all caught back up. She's very nice and doing her best ...

12. Roadkill Cuisine Perks and Pitfalls

    Thoenix replied to J.Adderton's topic in General Nursing

    It's so normal where I grew up. Very north, very rural, very poor. We don't think twice about it at all. I've probably eaten roadkill meat, though I didn't know it at the time. My family hunted in the fall for our winter meat and had deals with f...

13. Roadkill Cuisine Perks and Pitfalls

    Thoenix replied to J.Adderton's topic in General Nursing

    Police where I grew up had a call list for deer and other largish animals--when people called in to say they'd been in an accident with a critter, or to report an injured/dead deer/bear/whatever, the police would call the next person on the call list...

14. Fall 2019 Austin Community College ADN applicants (ACC)

    Thoenix replied to Kwalker183's topic in Pre-Nursing

    Same. Now I have to coordinate the TB testing. I'm allergic to everything so I'm expecting to have to do the blood test because I have no doubt that I'll be allergic to a component of the skin test and welt up. I've got it scheduled but I am not l...

15. Vaccination for clinical

    Thoenix replied to Grad 2020's topic in General Students

    Every single thing you've ever posted is anti-vax. Do you just sit and lurk and wait for years for opportunities to do anti-vax trolling? Is that your only interest? Fascinating.