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annietart

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  1. Skills Lab kit

    annietart replied to Yummy Chocolate's topic in General Students

    We were given ours at the start of the semester. It had a whole bunch of stuff like an injection pad, practice PPE, needle-less syringes, cath kit, wound care kit, etc... We also had to get iPod...

  2. What will YOU do with your first "real" paycheck!?

    annietart replied to DZcarrie's topic in General Students

    Cash it then roll around in

  3. Ashamed of nursing school

    annietart replied to MzTayTay's topic in General Students

    There's nothing wrong with wanting to go to medical school after nursing school. As I go through my program I'm finding that I like puzzle aspect of medicine, but I still enjoy nursing and will work...

  4. How long is clinical prep?

    annietart replied to nianava's topic in General Students

    We get our patient the morning of and have the voice care report and the chart to get basic info, than we go and talk to the patient. My school has completely redone their curriculum and we don't have...

  5. Have I dug a hole I'll never get out of?

    annietart replied to anon2013's topic in General Nursing

    Was this customer service job in the health care field? If it wasn't than how is what you did a HIPAA violation? Or were they just thinking that sense you had violated one privacy policy, you could...

  6. Calling briefs "diapers"....*vent*

    annietart replied to cherrybreeze's topic in General Nursing

    Personally, calling an adult brief a diaper just reeks of the really creepy adult baby fetish. It's... horrifying and I want no part of it no matter how small or removed it is; so I'll continue to...

  7. Question about Pittsburgh Hospitals

    annietart replied to Bethany_RN's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    It's hard to judge UPMC from one person's experiences because it is so large, and each hospital has their own policies. I work for Presby in medical records, and I go to nursing school at Mercy. I can...

  8. Diet Coke Commercial: Nurses are Extraordinary

    annietart replied to s_david_a's topic in General Nursing

    It would be better is it were Coke Zero or Diet Dr. Pepper. Diet Coke is just so

  9. Mercy Hospital School of Nursing Fall 2010

    annietart posted a topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    Hi all! I was just wondering if there was anyone else here who was planning on going to Mercy in Fall 2010? I mailed my deposit last week and filed my FAFSA today. I excited! I know Shadyside probably...

  10. Is UPMC moving ALL of the L&D to Magee?

    annietart replied to SiennaGreen's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    Yeah, I'm dumb. I got it confused with another West Penn

  11. Is UPMC moving ALL of the L&D to Magee?

    annietart replied to SiennaGreen's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    Jefferson Regional is part of the West Penn health system. I know that there aren't many choices in Pittsburgh, but at least there are choices. I live in Westmoreland County and really the only two...

  12. Mercy Hospital School of Nursing Fall 2010

    annietart replied to annietart's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    I'm an EMT-B so I have my CPR from the AHA, and I worked for a YMCA with children so that's how I have my clearances

  13. Mercy Hospital School of Nursing Fall 2010

    annietart replied to annietart's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    Yay! Another Mercy student! Luckily I already have all my clearances and my CPR, so all I have to is my physical. I need to dig out my vaccination card so I can see what immunizations I need. Hope to...