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1. Resume "objective" or no?

   agoodusername posted a topic in Nursing Career

   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...

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

   agoodusername replied to nurseo's topic in Nursing Career

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

3. Internships at GW Hospital

   agoodusername replied to RNchemo's topic in General Nursing

   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...

4. CHICAGO NURSING for new grad

   agoodusername replied to ADNYCRN's topic in Illinois Nursing

   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...

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...

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...

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

   agoodusername replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

   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...

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

14. Internships at GW Hospital

    agoodusername replied to RNchemo's topic in General Nursing

    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...