Quetzalcoatl

Quetzalcoatl

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  1. Becoming a nurse is no longer an option for me?

    Quetzalcoatl replied to KAThftf's topic in General Students

    Get a part time job. If need be, put off nursing school to get the money first and work full time. If you have to wait until you're 18, so be it. It's not that far off. Obstacles and postponements...

  2. Health One vs Centura

    Quetzalcoatl replied to Nurse216's topic in Colorado Nursing

    At least for CNAs, Centura has gutter-level pay. HealthOne offered me over $2/hour more for my

  3. Denver School of Nursing - January 2016

    Quetzalcoatl replied to chancifur's topic in School, College Programs

    I don't think they care. It helps, but it's not like it's a stumblingblock to getting

  4. Denver School of Nursing's job placement rate, is it accurate?

    Quetzalcoatl replied to RonaldLS's topic in Colorado Nursing

    CU Nursing only admits people with a 3.0+ cumulative average

  5. Telemetry Course via Hospital

    Quetzalcoatl replied to MochaFiend's topic in Patient Care Technician, Assistants

    I could also add that watching telemetry means you have to learn to distinguish dangerous arrythmias (specifically vtach and torsades) from artifact, which is when the EKG tracing wiggles in a mess...

  6. Denver School of Nursing - October 2015 start date

    Quetzalcoatl replied to MntEMStoBSN's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Colorado doesn't have a wide variety of schools at affordable prices. Relocating to Florida, I could

  7. Telemetry Course via Hospital

    Quetzalcoatl replied to MochaFiend's topic in Patient Care Technician, Assistants

    Tele tech? Basic 5 lead monitoring. Basic EKG interpretation - meaning identifying rhythms, learning premature contractions such as atrial, ventricular, junctional. Learning lethal arrythmias. If you...

  8. "My Tech" or "My Aide"

    Quetzalcoatl replied to dreamer30's topic in Patient Care Technician, Assistants

    Yelling for the CNA with pitcher in hand???? Oh. My.

  9. Denver School of Nursing - October 2015 start date

    Quetzalcoatl replied to MntEMStoBSN's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Why are people coming from outside of Colorado to go to nursing school

  10. Telemetry info

    Quetzalcoatl replied to melcolbstorm's topic in Patient Care Technician, Assistants

    Be wary cross training into new skills because chances are you'll end up like me -- exploited and dumped on. You'll be hired for a position and the next thing you know, they're forcing you to work...

  11. New PCT on Med-Surg Floor, Need Tips!

    Quetzalcoatl replied to eclectmint's topic in Patient Care Technician, Assistants

    I think it's also a matter of state law. My state no longer allows us to remote foleys or

  12. New PCT on Med-Surg Floor, Need Tips!

    Quetzalcoatl replied to eclectmint's topic in Patient Care Technician, Assistants

    What type of cardiac unit? I would suggest this: Be very wary in cross-training to multiple positions (CNA/tele tech/Unit Secretary) for chances are you are going to be stiffed in wages, exploited,...

  13. If I hate being a Cna, should I stop pursuing Nursing?

    Quetzalcoatl replied to Pattycakes85's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    CNAs in hospitals do a wide variety of work. You could be a CNA in day surgery or the main OR. Hospitals are different than nursing homes unless you work on a unit that takes hospice-type patients. I...