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  1. invisible Nurse tech

    runsalot replied to MariposaNoir's topic in Patient Care Technician, Assistants

    I am a nursing student and a tech. The nurses on my unit know I am a student and if there is time they might show me something. Otherwise. No. I am there to tech not to learn how to be a nurse. And...

  2. Piedmont New Grad nurse Residency 2014

    runsalot replied to BGsparkle82's topic in Georgia Nursing

    I know people that are already interviewing at

  3. Do you want to be jobless after nursing school? I didn't think so...

    runsalot replied to Manny92's topic in Patient Care Technician, Assistants

    There are lots of considerations that go in to play when hiring new nurses. On my floor the two that were hired out of more than 5 for the residency positions were the youngest and the oldest. Did our...

  4. One thing I learned today is that honesty will get you nowhere in Nursing School.

    runsalot replied to guest08/05/2014's topic in General Students

    In real life nursing we are all going to over sleep our alarm clock every great once in a while. Life happens. Luckily in the real world they are more understanding. That being said. Nursing school...

  5. I want to travel too

    runsalot replied to charnwww's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Travel. Travel travel. Travel. See the world. I have friends that go all over the world with a backpack and an open heart. I know it sounds impossible and out of reach. And you are asking this...

  6. Gwinnett Medical Center Nurse Residency August 2014

    runsalot replied to oopsiedaise's topic in Georgia Nursing

    Yes. I

  7. Gwinnett Medical Center Nurse Residency August 2014

    runsalot replied to oopsiedaise's topic in Georgia Nursing

    I think most of the interviews were arranged via email. So I would not worry about the

  8. HELP!!! Online or Classroom...GPC or Gwinnett Tech for A&P

    runsalot replied to Concrete Rose's topic in Georgia Nursing

    Took two different teachers. One had us do lots of work using a program call mastering a&p. the other case studies. Both were fine. I took micro on campus. Learned similar amounts of

  9. should I buy an iPad?

    runsalot replied to NurseSN45696's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Love my iPad. And now that I can open up windows stuff on it. Even better. If u want to take notes with it. Get a holder with a key

  10. HELP!!! Online or Classroom...GPC or Gwinnett Tech for A&P

    runsalot replied to Concrete Rose's topic in Georgia Nursing

    I took both my a&p's lectures online at gpc. The lab is in person. Would highly recommend it. Check to see if the schools your are interested in take the online credit. Still learned a&p. just...

  11. Nursing school and tattoos...

    runsalot replied to cannolis's topic in Georgia Nursing

    Clinical sites really don't care what you wear. It's the school that does. And the school lets you wear sleeves and a lab coat. And I edited my self. So much else to stress

  12. Nursing school and tattoos...

    runsalot replied to cannolis's topic in Georgia Nursing

    Tons of tattoos in NS. Cover them. Worry about

  13. Grade in High school need Opinion

    runsalot replied to Winter559's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Hi Besides getting into college , high school has very little baring on getting to to your major in college. It has no baring once you get past 30 credits (about 4 semesters). If you don't have the...

  14. linkedin name and title confusion, help?

    runsalot replied to _nursemarjorie's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    LinkedIn is a free resource that HR departments/hiring managers DO use. I would search other profiles and is see if you like any thing. One recruiter once told me their is no plagiarism in resume...

  15. PCT jobs harder than they once were?

    runsalot replied to funtimes's topic in Patient Care Technician, Assistants

    It's a stressful job. It's a physically demanding job. I cannot imagine doing it for years. I almost got my finger broke this past weekend by a confused agitated patient. Gots to be quick with the...

  16. GPC Fall 2014 hopefuls

    runsalot replied to PaperButterfly's topic in Georgia Nursing

    And just another point. At GPC now too. For my year. We could only take pych in the Summer. So, don't plan on having the option early graduation. And it is based on grades to get into any of the...

  17. Get into Emory...check! Now where to live?!

    runsalot replied to ccurry's topic in Georgia Nursing

    City of Decatur has some of the best schools in the state. Not unincorporated Dekalb that gets called

  18. Get into Emory...check! Now where to live?!

    runsalot replied to ccurry's topic in Georgia Nursing

    If you have kids look at decatur. Great

  19. What would you do?

    runsalot replied to 2 Left Feet's topic in TEAS Exam Help

    My teas got screwed up. And I had to come back and take it on a different day. Also happened during my peds class. Out ati got messed up and we all had to retake. Crap

  20. nursing care plan for patient with cryptococcal meningitis.

    runsalot replied to chicharitob10's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

  21. Steps to Nursing/Clinicals

    runsalot replied to Stephaniyah90's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Look at each schools course listings for their nursing departments. Otherwise that's a lot of schools for us to list. Short answer. Most people attend clinicals every semester. And it depends on the...

  22. Overwhelmed First Level Nursing Student!!

    runsalot replied to cate3624's topic in General Students

    Just one small piece of advice. Play nice. Ask nicely. I get you are frustrated but allnurses did not give you the bad grade. My first semester I was often like why is this so hard , why are they so...

  23. What is an "overflow" Patient care tech

    runsalot replied to ArrowRN's topic in Patient Care Technician, Assistants

    Overflow at my hospital is they get a variety of stuff when we are full. Mostly med

  24. GPC Fall 2014 hopefuls

    runsalot replied to PaperButterfly's topic in Georgia Nursing

    At gpc first semester you are in class 2 days a week and clinicals usually every other week 2 days a week. But you also have skill lab that you have to account for. Good luck. Enjoy your pre nursing...

  25. Why NOT private??

    runsalot replied to MssNurse2b's topic in Pre-Nursing Students