matryoshka87

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1. working with homeless pts

   matryoshka87 replied to matryoshka87's topic in Public/Community

   sorry sour lemon. my issue was that this participant in the facility i work in, refused to go to the ER after i suggested that he would benefit from additional testing that would rule out something serious like dvt. this participant, is also aaox3, b...

2. working with homeless pts

   matryoshka87 posted a topic in Public/Community

   hi guys, i am seeking advice on how to effectively deal with a pt (or i should say participant) who refuses medical care/attention. to give u guys a low down on the setting in which i work, it is a homeless outreach/homeless services facility. anyho...

3. COC Fall 2014 accepted students!

   matryoshka87 replied to excited1's topic in California

   see yall tomorrow !!

4. COC Fall 2014 accepted students!

   matryoshka87 replied to excited1's topic in California

   Thanks for the info, Becca! I was wondering myself about the syllabus! See you all Monday!! Can't wait :)

5. COC Fall 2014

   matryoshka87 replied to drm2013's topic in California

   I'm super excited, you guys!

6. COC Fall 2014 accepted students!

   matryoshka87 replied to excited1's topic in California

   yeah, i didn't know that they ran so small! I'm not sure what style number I got but it was a thicker material than the other one. Have you gotten your patches yet?

7. COC Fall 2014 accepted students!

   matryoshka87 replied to excited1's topic in California

   Hey! I have already ordered my scrubs but not patches yet.. I actually went to a place kinda by me so I can try the uniform on. The sizes run really big! I ended up getting two sets too. When you posted about the registration date/time I panicked ...

8. COC Fall 2014 accepted students!

   matryoshka87 replied to excited1's topic in California

   i sure hope so! I just want to know already!

9. COC Fall 2014 accepted students!

   matryoshka87 replied to excited1's topic in California

   Hey guys! Been a while since I posted. I called the nursing dept and was told that the schedules will be "coming out soon" and that the professors are "working on them." I also called the admission and records dept about registration times and was ...

10. COC Fall 2014 accepted students!

    matryoshka87 replied to excited1's topic in California

    Yes, that's what I remember them saying - that we'd receive word at the end of the semester. I'm super excited... Im practically done with the to do list, just need to pick up some papers and turn everything in, which I will probably do either tomor...

11. COC Fall 2014 accepted students!

    matryoshka87 replied to excited1's topic in California

    that's great you got everything in so early in time @excited1! I have one last thing to finish up and that's the follow up for the TB test. Good to know we will be hearing from Kaplan soon. I'm super excited for the next steps...!

12. COC Fall 2014 accepted students!

    matryoshka87 replied to excited1's topic in California

    ah, okay. sounds good. thanks for the info!

13. COC Fall 2014 accepted students!

    matryoshka87 replied to excited1's topic in California

    Hey @excited1. Sorry I've been MIA! I see what you mean on the Kaplan website where it says $129 for the exam prep, but i'm not sure if that's what we need?? It is vague.... Also, I tried to PM you to get in better contact, but I don't think this si...

14. COC Fall 2014 accepted students!

    matryoshka87 replied to excited1's topic in California

    healthworks has a pretty quick turnaround. I went in yesterday and they already emailed me the results! I suggest you guys go there if you can, yeah, it's $72 but they also assured me that I wasn't the first COC nursing student to do the drug test,...

15. COC Fall 2014 accepted students!

    matryoshka87 replied to excited1's topic in California

    Hi Guys! I wish I had planned better to meet you all during orientation today. I'm hoping some of you will be there for the Fire Safety class in May so I will get a chance to then. @excited1, I know! They scared me with the background check taking...