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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 - service was fantastic!) suggested that I try Firefox...

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 so glad to have found this thread! Having a supp...

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 your course plan.

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 requirements are very similar, it's just the piece of art th...

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 rush of running a trauma room, but I also enjoy the ...

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 supporting Epic's OpTime and Anesthesia modules. ...

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

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

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 three weeks, but I haven't really felt as though ...

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. Because we are not on equal footing, I feel that I...

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

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 work with amazing anesthetists, surgeons, CRNA's, ...

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 there to make a political ally or alienate a patie...

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 time.

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 until I graduated in May 2010. I got the NT position...

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

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 America. Hopefully people will realize this, and stop tr...

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 innovation probably needs to be financially rewarded,...

PVT worked for me.

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 job.

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 children's fiction and high school year books, they have...

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 care in a room with other patients. I hated havin...

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 positions.

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 rooms.

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 least three years, and possibly longer. In my OR, ...