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  1. Bellevue College 2011 hopefuls

    Bandaide replied to sltenbroeck's topic in Washington Nursing

    I would suggest taking a deep breath, relaxing, and stop calling! It won't change the outcome and can only annoy those taking your calls. If I were applying, I would really try not to do that! Some of...

  2. Bellevue College 2011 hopefuls

    Bandaide replied to sltenbroeck's topic in Washington Nursing

    No problem. I'm happy to help, so just ask if you have questions and I'll do my best to

  3. Bellevue College 2011 hopefuls

    Bandaide replied to sltenbroeck's topic in Washington Nursing

    The schedule varies from week to week, depending on what needs to be covered, staff availability (most instructors are working nurses), clinical site availability, etc. IN the first quarter, count on...

  4. Bellevue College 2011 hopefuls

    Bandaide replied to sltenbroeck's topic in Washington Nursing

    I really like it. I find the instructors to be supportive, and there is no feeling that they are trying to weed people out. We are given lots of resources to help us - more than we would ever have...

  5. Bellevue College 2011 hopefuls

    Bandaide replied to sltenbroeck's topic in Washington Nursing

    Last April we got acceptance letters in the mail. Good

  6. Question about drawing blood on an inpatient

    Bandaide replied to PaddyCake's topic in General Nursing

    Ex-phlebotomist here. Used to pre-tear tape and put it on my glove, on the back of my non-dominant hand. I considered just about every surface to be contaminated. Unless the draw site was obviously...

  7. Question regarding internships/externships (in WA)

    Bandaide replied to danimarie19's topic in Washington Nursing

    Some (but not all) ADN programs in Washington require a CNA for entry into their programs, so getting that might be very much worth your time. It may also give you insight into if nursing is a good...

  8. Trying to set up interviews for a visit, HELP!!

    Bandaide replied to baschaff's topic in Washington Nursing

    We have a vast over-abundance of nurses here (many nursing schools) so that employers may not be be very good about getting back to applicants. I've also heard that the hospitals are wary of hiring...

  9. ATI Bare Naked! What do you want to know?

    Bandaide replied to ggabri07's topic in General Students

    The ATI was easy compared to our regular exams for Fundamentals and Med-Surg I. I don't think many in our program even opened the book, and I think everyone passed it the first

  10. First time on the floor I already violated infection control, is this the end?

    Bandaide replied to Datu's topic in General Students

    Consider the floor in a hospital to be equal to an open sewer. Urine, poo, blood, who knows what get tracked from room to room. Anything that touches the floor is

  11. HELP! 1 class short of my degree!

    Bandaide replied to debstmomy's topic in General Students

    Lots of distance ed classes here:

  12. Japan Disaster

    Bandaide replied to IcanHealYou's topic in General Nursing

    This group is sending teams:

  13. RN Program help

    Bandaide replied to mdevil15's topic in General Nursing

    You probably want to put the full name of the program you are interested in into the title of your post. There are many TCCs across the country and we don't know which one you

  14. ICE " in case of emergency " apps worth it ?

    Bandaide replied to Trekfan's topic in Emergency

    Road ID:

  15. Bellevue College

    Bandaide replied to BR1013's topic in Washington Nursing

    I could be mistaken. Since I was already in, it wasn't a statistic that I was focused on. Good luck with getting in. It's such a relief to have that part over

  16. Bellevue College

    Bandaide replied to BR1013's topic in Washington Nursing

    I haven't heard what the lowest was, but the average was 92. I had an 86, so I'm definitely below average. Luckily, it hasn't been a predictor of my grades. Good luck with your

  17. BC canada LPN to work in US

    Bandaide replied to raaaax's topic in International Nursing

    Oh good! I just thought I'd check, as many Americans don't know the difference. Good Luck in

  18. BC canada LPN to work in US

    Bandaide replied to raaaax's topic in International Nursing

    You probably know this, but just in case you got bad information I thought I should check. You do know that Washington DC is all the way across the US from Vancouver, right? Washington state is...

  19. Hospital LOST the blood of a pt I was infected with?!

    Bandaide replied to squatmunkie_RN's topic in General Nursing

    I've usually found my missing specimens still in the biohazard bag I sent them in.... in the trash next to the logger's desk. Sometimes I've found them off in aanother lab when for some reason they...

  20. I am very scared....

    Bandaide replied to CHRISTINE HEARTS's topic in General Students

    I think nearly everyone in my class felt this way. Once you start classes, it can take a few weeks to settle in and feel like you can make it. When you get to the second term, you may feel that way...

  21. Hospital LOST the blood of a pt I was infected with?!

    Bandaide replied to squatmunkie_RN's topic in General Nursing

    You don't know that you've been infected. You've had an exposure. Of very dilute blood in saline, no needle involved. While it is scary as #*!!, if it were me (and I have had a dirty needle stick), I...

  22. Hospital LOST the blood of a pt I was infected with?!

    Bandaide replied to squatmunkie_RN's topic in General Nursing

    Working as a phlebotomist, samples went missing all the time. They could usually eventually be found somewhere in one of the 7 labs in the bldg if the phlebotomist was persistant. In cases where a...

  23. Please help and give me your opinion

    Bandaide replied to calihelper's topic in General Nursing

    It is valuable to explain your motivation, but you also want to show the admissions committee that that you know about their particular school. Nearly all the applicants to nursing programs have a...

  24. Please help and give me your opinion

    Bandaide replied to calihelper's topic in General Nursing

    Your feeling and internal motivation come through strongly. It looks like this letter is written to several Admissions Officers as a group, rather than to one particular institution. Speaking as an...

  25. People in healthcare should speak Spanish, she said

    Bandaide replied to Paulie G's topic in General Nursing

    So are all of our Chinese, Ukrainian, Ethopian, Tibetan, Vietnamese, Pakistani, Cambodian, Korean, Somali and East Indian support personnel supposed to quit working on their English so that they can...