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  1. RN-BSN 6-1-15 start

    drgnflydggr replied to spearsfm's topic in Western Governors University

    I'm using an iMac and a MacBook, and the only issue I've had was trying to go through the orientation course using Safari. It was incredibly slow, so the Help Desk (I agree with the other poster -...

  2. RN-BSN 6-1-15 start

    drgnflydggr replied to spearsfm's topic in Western Governors University

    I've taken 6 of the pre-tests and started writing two of the Humanities essays. I also bought a new laptop and downloaded the free copy of Microsoft Office that we get for being students at WGU. I'm...

  3. RN-BSN 6-1-15 start

    drgnflydggr replied to spearsfm's topic in Western Governors University

    I've been emailing with my mentor, and my understanding is that we're not able to be registered for classes until after the 1st. Your mentor should set up an appointment shortly thereafter to go over...

  4. RN-BSN 6-1-15 start

    drgnflydggr replied to spearsfm's topic in Western Governors University

    Hi there - I'm starting on June 1st as well. The difference between tasks 1 and 2 is that task 1 is a review of a piece of writing while task 2 asks us to consider music or sculpture. The...

  5. Applying for Online College

    drgnflydggr replied to nkochrn's topic in Nursing Informatics

    Thank you for the great questions, rninformatics. I've written, and re-written this email six times, attempting to answer them. I honestly am not sure what I want to wind up doing. I enjoyed the...

  6. Applying for Online College

    drgnflydggr replied to nkochrn's topic in Nursing Informatics

    I am also considering WGU, but I am thinking that their RN-BSN completion program will allow me more flexibility in my future. I am currently working as a clinical applications analyst, building and...

  7. New Grad, new job... My First emergency!

    drgnflydggr replied to beatrice1's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    In ACLS and tele courses, I was taught that RVR = Rapid Ventricular

  8. It's a new day!

    drgnflydggr posted a topic in Nursing Informatics

    After two years in the OR, I have married my loves of technology and nursing. I start in IS

  9. It's a new day!

    drgnflydggr replied to drgnflydggr's topic in Nursing Informatics

    Thank you all for the congratulatory posts. I'm just finishing my third week in the department, and I love it. Next week starts my on-site certification at Epic. I've learned so much in these first...

  10. Political Discussions at Work

    drgnflydggr posted a topic in General Nursing

    As my name indicates, I am a nurse in the operating room. Since I've started, I have had to endure political discussions by surgeons who assume that everyone in the room agree with them. I do not....

  11. Political Discussions at Work

    drgnflydggr replied to drgnflydggr's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you for your thoughtful responses. I am taking them all under

  12. Political Discussions at Work

    drgnflydggr replied to drgnflydggr's topic in General Nursing

    You're absolutely right, CRNA1982, that was a generalized statement, and I apologize. In my haste to reply, I neglected to make it clear that I was referring only to this one CRNA and a few docs. I...

  13. Political Discussions at Work

    drgnflydggr replied to drgnflydggr's topic in General Nursing

    When I worked on the floor, I would have patients attempt to engage me in political discussions. Regardless of whether I agreed with them or not, I would always maintain a neutral position. I'm not...

  14. Fired because of Facebook???

    drgnflydggr replied to hairtocare's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, I have heard of something similar. A friend of mine was fired last year for posting disparaging remarks about our place of employment on his own

  15. New Grads - Share your success at getting your 1st Job

    drgnflydggr replied to joifulgirl's topic in General Nursing

    RN-Ella is spot-on. I worked as a nurse tech in the OR during my senior year of school. I'm now working there as a registered nurse. They actually held a position open for me from December 2010...

  16. Do Accelerated BSN Programs look at Undergrad School??

    drgnflydggr replied to guest_57352's topic in General Nursing

    ". . . top 15 Ivy League school?" - There are only eight Ivies. Brown, Columbia, Cornell, Dartmouth, Harvard, Princeton, Penn, and

  17. A Major reason for Hiring freeze

    drgnflydggr replied to BackfromRetirement's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Hahahahaha! Gotta laugh. Anytime some jerk starts yammering about "Obamacare" I shut down. They're partisan, and narrow, and totally disinterested in an honest discourse about healthcare in...

  18. CURE FOR HIV

    drgnflydggr replied to healthstar's topic in General Nursing

    Heck, I'd settle for some affordable medications. The prescription coverage at my current hospital is so terrible that I wind up spending over $300/month on my meds. I understand that scientific...

  19. Pearsonvue Trick Is this TRUE? Does it work every time?

    drgnflydggr replied to brichielpn08's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    PVT worked for

  20. The best nursing advice you've ever received

    drgnflydggr replied to findingmywayRN's topic in General Nursing

    I actually learned this one from a very wise bartender with whom I once worked. Her motto was, "I can do what I can do when I can do it, and nothing more". It certainly pertains to my nursing

  21. Please review my resignation letter!

    drgnflydggr replied to chuburna's topic in General Nursing

    It's a great letter - professional, succinct. However, if I may make one suggestion, replace the exclamation point after "five years!" with a period. While exclamation points are wonderful in...

  22. VENT - Caring for patients in 3 bed rooms

    drgnflydggr replied to abbaking's topic in General Nursing

    That's awful! So glad I don't work there, or have to receive care there. My hospital is (slowly) moving to all private rooms - as it should be. How does one abide by HIPAA while discussing medical...

  23. New MALE nurse asking for fashion advice! Help please...?

    drgnflydggr replied to _quarks_RN_'s topic in Men in Nursing

    I've worn a dark suit and a tie to every interview I've had since entering the healthcare field three years ago. That includes CNA

  24. Tornado Evacutation

    drgnflydggr replied to sassy_cassie's topic in General Nursing

    For a tornado watch, we close all blinds. For a warning, we move the patients out into the hall and close the doors to their

  25. OR Questions.

    drgnflydggr replied to Fowldogg's topic in Operating Room

    I'll take a shot. 1. They apply to an OR position. 2. Depends on the OR. You'd need to take that up with the OR manager in which you hope to work. 3. Without prior scrub training, I would say at...