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  1. ED interview advice

    silkysteph posted a topic in Emergency

    I just got an invitation to interview at ZSFGH, Level 1 Trauma Center. The interview includes case scenarios. What's your advice for me? How should I study and what should I study?

  2. ED interview advice

    silkysteph replied to silkysteph's topic in Emergency

    awesome, thanks for the great advice. buying those books right

  3. ED interview advice

    silkysteph replied to silkysteph's topic in Emergency

    thank you so much. do you have a recommendation for a good website or

  4. Please critique my resume

    silkysteph posted a topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Hello! I would love your opinions of my resume. It looks much better aesthetically on word doc (for example, the "education, certification, awards" portion is organized into a box), but I am more...

  5. friendship with patient after discharge?

    silkysteph posted a topic in United Kingdom

    I am an RN at an ambulatory center for plastic surgery. One of my roles is to provide overnight care for post-op patients in the recovery suite. One of my patients and I got along very well during her...

  6. I feel stupid and useless

    silkysteph posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    I'm a new grad RN four months into my first job at an Ambulatory Surgical Center. I feel I am an extra slow learner and that everybody hates me. I want to be excellent, so if I make even a tiny...

  7. I feel stupid and useless

    silkysteph replied to silkysteph's topic in First Year After Licensure

    thanks for all the wonderful responses. you have no idea how much reading this helps

  8. Let's Learn About Sutures!

    silkysteph replied to CheesePotato's topic in Operating Room

    thank you very

  9. Emory Residency Program--your experience?

    silkysteph replied to peachnurse22's topic in Georgia Nursing

    thanks foe letting us know. Looks like I didn't get in then. haha. oh

  10. Emory Residency Program--your experience?

    silkysteph replied to peachnurse22's topic in Georgia Nursing

    I got it too, and I'm also out of state. I don't think I'm going to go, but at the same time I'm wondering if showing up can help my chances? Maybe they consider the people showing up to be more...

  11. New Grad Program - 3 year commitment?

    silkysteph replied to LGD2011's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Ugh, It seems to be the norm these days. Initially, I thought "no way" to anything over a year, but I've become so desperate that I would sign on for

  12. Emory Residency Program--your experience?

    silkysteph replied to peachnurse22's topic in Georgia Nursing

    Sedem, I applied for the Perioperative track. Which one did you apply

  13. Emory Residency Program--your experience?

    silkysteph replied to peachnurse22's topic in Georgia Nursing

    Funny, I checked my application status on the Emory website literally a second before you sent this. I'm still "under consideration." I'm applying all over the place. Trying to keep my options

  14. Emory Residency Program--your experience?

    silkysteph replied to peachnurse22's topic in Georgia Nursing

    thanks sedem. I saw that one earlier today. glad to know how they interview, so I prepare accordingly in case I get an invitation. Best of luck to

  15. Emory Residency Program--your experience?

    silkysteph replied to peachnurse22's topic in Georgia Nursing

    I just submitted my questionnaire for the September 2013 Operating Room Residency. For those of you who interviewed, what happens after? Do they request

  16. is this description of a CABG clear and correct?

    silkysteph posted a topic in Operating Room

    I am writing as essay for "why I want to work in the OR." there is a paragraph about the first surgery I saw, a CABG. I just want some feedback on it, please! Is it clear, well paced, correct, etc?...

  17. Why are there no nursing jobs available for new grads? What is going on??

    silkysteph replied to vab229's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    where do you

  18. Alexander's Care of the Patient in Surgery 13th or 14th edition?

    silkysteph posted a topic in Operating Room

    What's the difference between the 13th and 14th editions of Alexander's Care of the Patient in Surgery? Ideally, I'd like to buy the more recent, but the older one's so much cheaper. but if there's a...

  19. can you critique my rn case manager cover letter?

    silkysteph posted a topic in Case Management

    Dear Hiring Manager, As an applicant for the RN Case Manager Position at xxx, I am submitting a resume and outline of my qualifications. The HIV/AIDS patients I have been exposed to are immensely...

  20. Help with "Why I Want to be a Perioperative Nurse" Essay

    silkysteph posted a topic in Operating Room

    The OR job I'm applying for requires a "Why I Want to be a Perioperative Nurse" essay. I mention that the first surgery I saw (CABG) made me want to work in the OR, and then I describe the surgery in...

  21. Help with "Why I Want to be a Perioperative Nurse" Essay

    silkysteph replied to silkysteph's topic in Operating Room

    yeah, i ended up emphasizing that, and i really like how the essay turned out. thanks for the luck, i want to work in the OR sooo

  22. can you critique my rn case manager cover letter?

    silkysteph replied to silkysteph's topic in Case Management

    thanks, let's see if they get back to me

  23. Help with "Why I Want to be a Perioperative Nurse" Essay

    silkysteph replied to silkysteph's topic in Operating Room

    thanks, all great ideas. I got over the writer's block and wrote a pretty good essay. I do mention the stuff you

  24. is this description of a CABG clear and correct?

    silkysteph replied to silkysteph's topic in Operating Room

    this is just one paragraph from my essay that I'm concerned about. I certainly talk about why I want to work in the

  25. is this description of a CABG clear and correct?

    silkysteph replied to silkysteph's topic in Operating Room

    i just wanted to paint a very general picture for the procedure, which I think i did a good job of. But the last part, where I say "The cross clamp was removed from the aorta and the heart...