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  1. Denied time off for a critical doctors appointment? Can they do this?

    tech1000 replied to HeatherGurl84's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I would suck it up and go another day. We have this issue often because I work with a ton of people in my department but the department needs a certain number of people. People get denied time off...

  2. Accredit school VS Non Accredit school?

    tech1000 replied to ILuvmylil1's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    DO NOT GO TO A NON ACCREDITED SCHOOL! My only words of advice. I don't care how far you need to drive, but if it's not accredited, it's basically useless if you ever want to pursue education anywhere...

  3. I am having trouble getting a PCT job in Georgia...

    tech1000 replied to apspct's topic in Patient Care Technician, Assistants

    I was told the other day it's illegal in GA to be employed as a tech when you're an RN anyway... So I wouldn't worry. Which hospitals did you look at? Where metro Atlanta? They have Emory, Dekalb...

  4. Anyone here ever failed out of nursing school?

    tech1000 replied to blessed2bfree's topic in General Students

    Once you fail out, you're kind of stuck. What school is going to accept you into a nursing program when you've failed THREE nursing classes?! Wait it out. If you want your BSN, take some core classes...

  5. Is it even worth it?

    tech1000 replied to Awesomepossum's topic in General Students

    It's worth it. The economy won't suck forever. Also, FIND A TECH JOB! I don't care how little time you have when you're in school but do this!!!! I don't know anybody who was a tech and didn't get a...

  6. Emory applicant for 2011

    tech1000 replied to williamhart1984's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I can't imagine paying for Emory for an undergrad!!! I have a friend (from a LOT of money) who is there now doing the bachelors to BSN bridge and she likes it. But I'd rather save the big...

  7. wearing makeup to work?

    tech1000 replied to meghan91's topic in General Nursing

    I wear powder, blush, eyeliner on the bottom, usually really light eyeshadow, and mascara. A lot of people in hospitals wear their hair down all the time. I wear mine down sometimes, sometimes up....

  8. Hooters as Job History...Could this hurt my chances of getting a job?

    tech1000 replied to AMD88's topic in Nursing Career

    Omit it completely. I don't use any references on my resumes unless they pertain to the job. If you need to use the other 2 jobs, do it. But I wouldn't lie and I also wouldn't list

  9. Advice? Significant Other: "You make too much for what you do."

    tech1000 replied to Coffeebeanie's topic in First Year After Licensure

    My boyfriend and I were long distance for the first year of nursing school and he moved in with me during the summer. Before I went back to school in the fall, we got into an arguement about how I...

  10. first day at hospital

    tech1000 replied to TamTam23's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Don't stress out! Being a CNA isn't too bad. I worked med surg and my first day, I worked with a foreign lady and had no clue what she was saying to me. You'll get it though. I had maybe 6 days of...

  11. CNA job at a bran new hospital...and feel sad for the new grads

    tech1000 replied to Thirdwatch's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Yeah, that's how it is. But if you are working at the hospital already, you will most likely get a job there. Every person I know who was working at a hospital during nursing school is now working at...

  12. Am I totally out?

    tech1000 replied to pupnj's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    High school credits don't count towards anything related to nursing programs. You will start attending college, with pre nursing as your declared major. Then you will take prerequisites. These are...

  13. Does where I take my prerequisites matter?

    tech1000 replied to karamarie91's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Where are you living? I'm attending an ASN nursing program in north Atlanta. I would personally go to a school with a nursing program. They need to be accredited, and most nursing programs take time...

  14. Anatomy Class???

    tech1000 replied to jballa34's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    It is memory for parts of the body, but A&P is way more than just memorizing. Honestly, I remember bones and some muscles, but that wasn't the first time I had learned

  15. Unsure of my interview

    tech1000 replied to TmC1999's topic in Patient Care Technician, Assistants

    I went to an interview and basically the hiring manager did all the talking. I left thinking she knew nothing about me, but I was hired (I was called within the time frame stated). Did you call the...

  16. Nclex Pass rate for your school

    tech1000 replied to CNM2B201?'s topic in General Students

    97% at my college. I would make the NCLEX pass rate a big part of your decision in where to go. I wouldn't attend one with a 75% pass rate. That's only 3/4 that pass the boards! Not good enough for...

  17. Need help on one clinical calculation

    tech1000 replied to sau90's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I did 250 * 10 and got 2500. 2500/8000=0.3125mL per min, but it wants for an hour. So I multiplied 0.3125 * 60 min and got

  18. Risk for Infection Outcomes question

    tech1000 replied to applesaucesm's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I like "Pt will maintain respirations below 20" or "Pt will maintain temp under 99" or whatever. Also, cancer is a medial diagnosis, so that shouldn't be in your nursing dx. I would make "Risk for...

  19. Please, please set me straight!

    tech1000 replied to glovedgoddess's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I've always kinked the

  20. CNA Task Delegation & Patient Care Coordination Advice Needed

    tech1000 replied to Umrn1's topic in General Nursing

    I worked on a floor for awhile as a tech. I usually had 8 patients a day, sometimes up to 12 or 13. I'll tell you, with 8 patients a day, I NEVER shampooed hair UNLESS a patient asked for it. Even...

  21. Finding a Nursing Job

    tech1000 replied to FutureRN0711's topic in General Nursing

    If you can work as a tech in a hospital, do it! I just went back to look at RN jobs at the old hospital I was teching at. Every position on my old floor requested 1 year RN experience, but when I was...

  22. What will you do after floor nursing?

    tech1000 replied to Blouis's topic in General Nursing

    I want to work in an ED as soon as I get my degree. I'm teching in one now and love it, but really, I'm definitely seeing that I DON'T want to work in hospitals. I plan on getting my BSN while working...

  23. You Guys Are Making Me Worry.

    tech1000 replied to bella_autore's topic in General Nursing

    Once you get your 1st semester of nursing school done, most hospitals will hire you as a patient care tech (a CNA, basically). It's what I did, and I made $10ish/hr and there are plenty of...

  24. The Great Double Standard?

    tech1000 replied to Doog's topic in Men in Nursing

    "Try these on for size: "I don't want a black nurse." not ok - racism "I don't want a gay nurse." not ok - discrimination "I don't want a male nurse." oh, that's understandable, and we'll try to...

  25. The Great Double Standard?

    tech1000 replied to Doog's topic in Men in Nursing

    I work in an ED, and generally, males do male foleys and females do female foleys. Obviously traumas are different, but we like to keep it that way. When I worked on a floor, we had a male tech and he...