jenni2

*bump* Lots of good info here for those starting maternity this semester!

Congratulations!!!!!!!!!!!!! I can't wait for oreintation!!!!!!!!!!

Hey just saw your post and I wanted to first off say congratulations! I'll be starting weatherford this fall as well, I'm so excited! I wish I could bottle some of this enthusiasm for later in the year... See ya at oreintation!

Hey there I'm starting the ADN program at Weatherford College this fall, during oreintation they are suppose to discuss student insurance that can be obtained while in school, I hope this helps! Good luck, Jennifer

Hey there Night Owl, I'm a scrub tech, who in august will be starting nursing school. In our program we were taught to practice practice practice, 3 min's to gown and glove is a long time, however I'm sure with practice you'll be doing that in 30 seconds in no time at all ... Our instructors urged us to practice at home by refolding our gowns as well as placing our gloves back in the wrappers and repeating the same steps over and over, yes it takes time and is tedious but I guarentee you you'll get that extra practice you need. Good luck with your program, Jennifer

I didn't find these types of questions to be on the NET, however if your planning to take any tests other than the NET these questions may be fair game. If your just taking the NET I would mainly study the reading sections which involve critical thinking, as they can be very tricky. Good luck, Jennifer

A Kelly clamp is similar to a crile(aka. hemostat or stat) the main difference is that the kelly clamp is slightly thicker with wider jaws. They come in "regular" as well as "long" sizes, so make sure you find out what size you need. http://www.allheart.com/pm501.html heres a link with a picture of a "kelly clamp"

Thats great!!!!!! Congratulations, and good luck with your schooling!!!!

I would love a copy of the list!!! Thanks so much!!!!!

Thanks. I'll keep my fingers crossed for you!!!

name: jennifer school: weatherford college, weatherford tx program: adn what area of interest at this time: operating room (i work there now as a surgical technologist) biggest fear: starting iv's, and paying for all this what you'd like us to know about you: i feel blessed to have been given this opprotunity to further my education, i'm sure there are many out there who are equally deserving, and when things get rough and i'm ready to throw in the towel so to speak i'm going to remember that!

I got my call on thrusday I'm no longer a alternate!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Woohooo!!!!!!!!!!! :balloons: Wow what a great feeling! Is there anyone else out there starting the ADN program at Weatherford College this fall??? The lady that called me told me thrusday she'd be mailing my official acceptance letter out friday and I still have yet to get it (yes I know it's only monday!), but I'm worried that the mailman might of lost it or they could have possibly forgot about me.........Im so nervous I don't want my spot to be given to someone else. I'm going to wait till wendsday and then start calling.

Hey there, your not alone there are many of us out there in the same situation, so please dont get down! Ive been trying to stay busy and keep my mind off of it. I walked 5 miles today havent done that in forever! I don't even know where I fall on the list or how many alternates they sent letters out too, that would atleast help me guage my chances of getting in. Perhaps we should start a support group thread for alternates.. with some catchy little title lol Anyway I'm going to go on planning things like I have been accepted because I know someday (hopefully someday soon) I'll be able to say that I too have been accepted.

Hey beachbum, I'm currently a surgical tech pursuing a degree in nursing. My answer to your question would be it depends on the facility. The facility I work at allows Rn's to scrub as well as circulate.While doing clincals for surg tech I noticed it was up to each facility there are lots of facilitys in the dallas/ fortworth area where RN"s scrub, as a matter of fact some of my best preceptors while in school happened to be scrub nurses.

I feel your pain, nubian really I do. It's great to always have a back up plan and keep the hope up. I'd love to know where on the list I stand and how many letters went out yanno. I also had one class left "phed" which I'm currently enrolled in. Its nice that they invite us to orientation in the event we are accepted we arent totally out of the loop, some schools don't invite alternates. Anyhow good luck!

Thanks so much! Please keep sending good vibes my way!

Hey yall! Got my letter today and I'm officially a alternate for the Fall 2007 program at Weatherford College. At this point I'm cautiously optomistic, the letter gave me no information about what number alternate I am, just that I am one. My question is, does anyone know the number of alternates weatherford usually sends out letters to? I know they are accepting 40 students. Oh goodness, and I thought the suspense would be over once I got my letter *sigh* it's only begun!!!!!

I was told the acceptence letters would be mailed out "mid march" I cant help but go to the mailbox each day wishfully thinking it will contain "the letter" ......I keep trying not to get my hopes up but it's hard!

Nothing is ever going to be 100% sterile, you can autoclave instruments and as soon as that flash door is opened and the outside air is introduced they are "contaminated", the same goes with skin, you can not sterilize skin but you can try your best not to willingly add more microbes to the skins surface.

Hey there I'm a CST/current nursing student, I know this sounds cliché but if I knew then what I know now I would of skipped surgical tech school and became a RN. If your the kind of person thats constantly challenging yourself to learn more, I urge you to go ahead and go to nursing school, that extra year of schooling be over before you know it. I LOVE SCRUBBING, and I work at a facility where Rn's and CST's scrub so I will be able to continue scrubing after graduating nursing school! I personally think that Rn's who scrub are better able to anticipate the needs of the case, especially if they are working with a new scrub, or a scrub who is unfamiliar with the case.So if you really have an interest in "passing instruments to Dr's" go ahead and go to nursing school, not only will you be able to scrub, you'll be able to first assist, you'll earn higher pay, more respect (I'm sure some of you Rn's are rolling your eyes at this but its true, if in doubt refer to the quotations above!)and last but not least you'll be able to provide better patient care because of your education in all aspects of nursing verses surgical tech schooling which is limited to the operating room. Best Wishes, Jennifer PS. Ive been a CST for a year and a half and I earn 15 dollars an hour, my facility starts new nurses out at 19 dollars an hour, it's not all about the money!

Hello everyone, I'm currently attending school to be a certified surgical technologist. I have a associate in arts degree, and may eventually pursue a B.S.N. I agree that all individuals in the OR should undergo some sort of formal schooling, by hiring tech's right off the street it makes the whole surgical tech profession look bad and subjects some of the most competent techs to a predetermined bias that only RN's should scrub. I'm currently in the first half of my clinical, during this time all we are doing is circulating with RN's. In Texas only RN's can circulate i'm not sure how it is in the rest of the country, but being taught some aspects of circulating such as prepping, inserting catheters, assisting with positioning, and hooking up various equipment will allow us to better assist the RN should we be needed. Circulating also allows us to be more knowledgeable of the RN's role, and I would hope gain a better understanding and respect for each other.