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  1. PCT ratio to patients 34:1 ..... how is this safe?

    blackbird singing replied to katehensley's topic in Patient Care Technician, Assistants

    that's awful! we have that happen frequently where i work, too. but when there is only 1 pca on the floor, the call lights ring to the nurses' phones primary and then if they don't answer them, or if...

  2. Sitting

    blackbird singing replied to whichone'spink's topic in Patient Care Technician, Assistants

    Yes, we often have to sit for patients. And yes, I dislike it as well, but for a different reason than you... I get bored! A lot of times, we will be sitters for confused patients who are huge fall...

  3. Any tips with smells? Please!!!

    blackbird singing replied to AML2007's topic in General Students

    yup. time will definitely help that. i carry air freshener in my pocket every day.. one of those small 2 oz bottles that we keep in the clean hold. it doesn't help DURING the changing, but afterwards,...

  4. Vanderbilt Grad Entry 2012 Application

    blackbird singing replied to blackbird singing's topic in Advanced Practice

    maybe try saving it as a pdf? if i'm remembering correctly, i think it has to be a .doc (can't be a .docx.... which is the 2 most recent versions of word, which i'm guessing maybe you have?). HTH!

  5. Vanderbilt Grad Entry 2012 Application

    blackbird singing replied to blackbird singing's topic in Advanced Practice

    Some of mine were anywhere from a whole page (only 1 question) to a couple short paragraphs. I think a couple of paragraphs like you say is just fine! I was reading over forums from last year and some...

  6. CNA in Labor and Delivery?

    blackbird singing replied to LetLive's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    As others have said on here, the only job offering I have seen that is related to this would be an OB tech. When I applied for some, in the process of following up, I called and found out that...

  7. Seattle U - APNI 2012

    blackbird singing replied to Calinca's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    @mzmarit: i can't answer your other questions, but given that it's a Jesuit Catholic school, I would bet that its stance on abortion is anti-abortion. That's an assumption, but I think it's a fair...

  8. Refuse to administer abortion?

    blackbird singing replied to ixchel's topic in Certified Nurse-Midwives, CNM

    Can CNMs even do abortions? I don't think that's part of the typical teaching that CNMs receive, which means they would have to go out of their way to be trained in abortions. If you aren't trained in...

  9. I need some CNA career advice....

    blackbird singing replied to hope4thefuture's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Just gonna throw this one out there. I work at a hospital and on the days I have less than 10 patients, I'm joyously walking around the halls, savoring the moment because I KNOW it won't last. I have...

  10. So what exactly is a bed alarm?

    blackbird singing replied to abbaking's topic in General Nursing

    We have beds that you can zero out, weigh with the pt in it, and then the bed alarm functions off of movement based on the weight of the pt. Also, if the bed is plugged into the wall (as it should...

  11. Marquette Direct Entry MSN 2012

    blackbird singing replied to MissHolland's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Every time I receive a letter from a school I applied to, my heart stops for a minute while I open it. Too bad it's never an acceptance letter! haha And Marquette's came in such an official envelope!...

  12. Seattle U - APNI 2012

    blackbird singing replied to Calinca's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I sent the resume and letter via regular mail, but when I called to ask, she said you could send it via email if you preferred. I just felt more comfortable sending it through snail mail. I sent them...

  13. Vanderbilt Grad Entry 2012 Application

    blackbird singing replied to blackbird singing's topic in Advanced Practice

    From reading boards from last year, it seemed like the most popular specialties did phone interviews (NMW, FNP). In addition to the PMHNP...but I don't know for

  14. Marquette Direct Entry MSN 2012

    blackbird singing replied to MissHolland's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Congrats on your acceptance!! Is marquette on a rolling application cycle? When did you submit your

  15. Marquette Direct Entry MSN 2012

    blackbird singing replied to MissHolland's topic in Post Graduate Students

    I just checked and there is nothing left in my "to do" list column, so I am guessing all is in? But I don't exactly know where to check the application status. Where did you see that they are...

  16. most troubling trend in healthcare

    blackbird singing replied to sophie09's topic in General Nursing

    The NM hangs up the comments from the surveys each week and one comment was a complaint that this woman was never offered to have her pillows fluffed or to get a back rub. Seriously? Honestly, I will...

  17. CNA Question

    blackbird singing replied to Apophenia84's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I found a class that was 2.5 weeks long, with evening classes from 530-10 and then 2 clinical days on a weekend. I was also taking classes full time and working part time when I took it. Sure, it was...

  18. Marquette Direct Entry MSN 2012

    blackbird singing replied to MissHolland's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Did anyone else here submit your GRE and/or transcripts before submitting it online? I know the FAQ on the website said you had to submit the online app first, but I read that after I had already had...

  19. Vanderbilt Grad Entry 2012 Application

    blackbird singing replied to blackbird singing's topic in Advanced Practice

    I sent them in, too! I just thought it was a normal part of the application process... And then I got nervous when I saw that same thing saying don't send them in unless they request them. Oh wells....

  20. STNA question

    blackbird singing replied to Michael88's topic in General Nursing

    It's a good way to get your foot in the door in a hospital or ECF that you want to work. You get to meet tons of nurses and MDs and it's a good way to make connections and build bridges with them. And...

  21. Seattle U - APNI 2012

    blackbird singing replied to Calinca's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Hey banannie! I have a Spanish degree from OSU, too!! We probably have had some classes along the way at some point... I just graduated in

  22. Becoming CNA questions

    blackbird singing replied to KaylaSD's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    It is very hard to get hired right away in the hospital unless you know someone within the hiring process (i.e. nurse manager, recruiting manager, someone in HR, etc.). A lot of hospitals will even...

  23. Seattle University 2012 Applicants

    blackbird singing replied to Barbaraleev's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Hi!! I am, too!

  24. Seattle U - APNI 2012

    blackbird singing replied to Calinca's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I just graduated in June, and since then I have worked as a PCA. In college I volunteered, but that is just about the small extent of my health care experience. And I just called to clarify, but yes,...

  25. Seattle U - APNI 2012

    blackbird singing replied to Calinca's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Hi! I am applying, too! I'm actually working on it now and had some questions, so I googled them haha. I am applying to the CNM route. And hey, my background is in microbiology, too! (from ohio state)...