green34

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1. Having a procedure done

   green34 posted a topic in General Students

   Jumping the gun here, but I have pain in my shoulder and a massage therapist/ultrasound tech informed me that it may be a lipoma or an abscess. She said to make an appointment ASAP due to the size. It...

2. When should I start applying for jobs?

   green34 replied to Nolander's topic in General Students

   I applied for a residency now and will apply for jobs around November. I graduate in December. The worst thing is if a job filters you out due to no license number but hue. You become licensed,...

3. Clinical PT. info

   green34 replied to ASPEN.88's topic in General Students

   Also, not all paperwork is equal. Some schools require significantly less paperwork than what my school

4. Where do YOU sit in class?

   green34 replied to Caribbean Character's topic in General Students

   Sometimes up front. Sometimes in the back. I don't adhere to a ritual of "that's MY seat." Change is

5. Interview Attire

   green34 replied to green34's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

   Plus maybe the suit will make me look older. I know when I go to take drug tests, people comment on how young I

6. Don't look at the charts!

   green34 posted a topic in HIPAA Challenges

   So the way the system is, you can't make major changes when certain people are in the charts. The doctor needed to put orders in and a nurse up on the floor who was not going to receive the patient...

7. TEXT?

   green34 replied to cmurra6745's topic in General Students

   Depends on the instructor. Now I skim chapters but focus on power points. Other instructors test on material they do not cover so I read those chapters multiple

8. where do you see yourself in 5-10 years

   green34 replied to sourapril's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

   I'd say that I would be working on my MSN so I can start working additionally as a clinical instructor and preceptor while continuing to work with X department. Preferably on nights and full-time at...

9. Clinical PT. info

   green34 replied to ASPEN.88's topic in General Students

   We are supposed to research the day before but most research before we go in since we're afternoon. What it usually is you research basic information then do the careplan after clinical. Like our...

10. Interview Attire

    green34 replied to green34's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Well, I am not really fashion inclined. I am more of a t-shirt and jeans type of person. When I did my interview, I wore khakis and a blue shirt. It would be an entry-level nursing position. Around...

11. Blood cultures

    green34 replied to Belle2013's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Well, I don't have a written policy but I can probably find one for you when I go back to work. The ER has stricter rules due to high number of contaminated cultures we've had recently. Basically, we...

12. Hourly Rounding in an ER

    green34 replied to green34's topic in Patient Care Technician, Assistants

    Are you on the floor or in the ER? Also, with my hospital there is no mention of rotating it between RNs and ancillary staff, just "one person will do it each hour." Most of the other hospitals do...

13. Interview Attire

    green34 posted a topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Do people still wear suites for interviews? I'm looking at: http://www.kohls.com/product/prd-c36333/212-collection-pin-striped-suit-separates.jsp...

14. Is it worth it going to a private school for BSN?

    green34 replied to coolinbysound's topic in General Students

    Yes, but you are considering going to the other school and then doing an accelerated BSN. You may not get financial aid for the accelerated

15. How Long Until Graduation?

    green34 replied to RN-BSNheather's topic in General Students

    Not sure the exact number. Around 80