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  1. Makeup under mask

    HTCC posted a topic in Operating Room

    I'm looking for a good medium to full coverage foundation that will stay put under a mask all day. Before people jump on me for being vain, I have a skin condition that I would like to keep covered....

  2. Advice for a psych nurse wanting to transition to the OR

    HTCC replied to lyttlemomma's topic in Operating Room

    Honestly you probably don't have to worry about fresh IV skills to get into an OR. All of our IVs are started by techs in pre-op. If one has to be done in OR, anesthesia handles

  3. TAMU-CC Eline BSN

    HTCC posted a topic in Online Distance Learning

    Does anyone know if the eline BSN program is still available? I'm interested in finding out more about it. The website is pretty minimal as far as information goes. I've called and emailed the...

  4. Discharging patient from same day surgery - ambulatory vs wheelchair

    HTCC replied to TravlOn's topic in Operating Room

    We try to use a wheelchair for all of ours. However the occasional local or MAC insists on walking out. We walk with them, making sure they get into the car

  5. Compare OR to Cath Lab

    HTCC posted a topic in Operating Room

    I'm not sure which group to post this in, so I will start here. I work in peri op now, and I find the OR fascinating. However, I am in a specialty hospital where we do one specialty only. I'm very...

  6. Compare OR to Cath Lab

    HTCC replied to HTCC's topic in Operating Room

    Thanks! It's great to hear from someone that has experience in

  7. Cath Lab vs OR

    HTCC posted a topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    I posted this in the periop section as well since I didn't know which place would be better. I work in peri op now, and I find the OR fascinating. However, I am in a specialty hospital where we do one...

  8. I call shenanigans

    HTCC replied to cdmccarthy's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I've been there! My top choice program did a transcript review and ended up telling me I had to take 4 or 5 courses I hadn't already taken but that I'd also have to retake 9 other courses because they...

  9. New Career-Second Bachelors

    HTCC replied to csi4eyes's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    It sounds like we have very similar backgrounds. I also have a Bachelors and a Masters in health care but not nursing, and I'm going back for a second career as well. My plan is to do the ASN because...

  10. Online Microbiology class

    HTCC replied to kreyol77's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Clovis CC in New Mexico. I think it's $89/credit. I took chemistry through them last semester and am taking micro this

  11. Grade of compression stockings

    HTCC replied to heather42r's topic in Operating Room

    I have 2 pairs of sockwells. I do love that they're thicker and warmer than the others. They are just a tad too short for me. I need about 2 more inches on

  12. How will you pay for nursing school?

    HTCC replied to Mommyfuturenurse's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    This is a career change for me, so I won't qualify for federal loans. I'm paying for pre-reqs as I go. I will work during nursing school and hope to get some scholarships to offset the

  13. TAMU-CC Eline BSN

    HTCC replied to HTCC's topic in Online Distance Learning

    I'm from the DFW area too. Unfortunately I could never get anyone from the program to respond to my emails and phone calls. I sent multiple emails and finally several months later I got one back...

  14. SHOES??

    HTCC replied to BarbaraNM's topic in Operating Room

    Are the Sanitas as hard as the new Danskos? Do they have as much arch? I've tried on Danskos but 3 steps is all it takes to leave my arch feeling bruised for a week! Even the xp ones which are cushier...

  15. Vacation Schedule

    HTCC replied to kaykay3233's topic in Operating Room

    You could do it by seniority. Those who have been there longest pick their first week vacation, then it travels down the line, and back to the start for their second week (or however many you get)....

  16. What nursing specialty interests you the most for the future?

    HTCC replied to kingvonnBSN2017's topic in General Students

    This is why I'm making the jump from sports medicine to nursing! I love the huge variety of opportunities, and I'm betting I'll never get bored knowing I love

  17. Nurse Corps Scholarship "Required To Work 2 Years In Understaffed Facilities"

    HTCC replied to mirandaaa's topic in General Students

    I was under the impression that you were required to work in a qualifying facility but that it was up to you to find one and get hired. Do they actually assign you to one? How much say do you get in...

  18. Pre-Nursing Questions

    HTCC replied to lindseywillms's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I have seen a few schools that offer a bridge between paramedic and ADN. I believe it's a one year program similar to the LPN to ADN bridge. I don't know if you are willing to move for school, but...

  19. ABSN cost?

    HTCC replied to limepopsicles's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I'm in the same financial position as you, lots of debt from previous schooling with potentially lots more for an ABSN. After lots of consideration I decided the right thing for me is to do an ADN...

  20. Quiet Nurse = Bad Nurse?

    HTCC replied to brionnag's topic in General Students

    I'm not yet a nursing student, but I do work in healthcare and had clinicals where I heard the exact same thing! I was told I was too quiet, didn't ask enough questions, or seemed...

  21. Not a lapdog! would like input

    HTCC replied to RNWOMAN's topic in Operating Room

    He wants to view you beforehand? What purpose could that possibly serve?! Awfully reminiscent of middle school PE where they choose teams until that one poor kid that is always chosen last is left...

  22. How many hours a week do surgical nurse practitioners work on average?

    HTCC replied to burrelll12's topic in Operating Room

    Lol. My guess is almost all, which definitely dampens the

  23. Pursuing path towards 2nd career nurse

    HTCC replied to kaykay7212's topic in General Students

    I'm in a similar position as you. I have a BS and MS in a healthcare field, but there is no upward mobility in my career so I'm planning on going to nursing school. I gave a lot of thought to an...

  24. How many hours a week do surgical nurse practitioners work on average?

    HTCC replied to burrelll12's topic in Operating Room

    We use PA's where I am, and they probably average 60 hours per week. I was just talking to a NP the other day who keeps a similar schedule plus takes call for 3 weeks out of the month, which actually...

  25. Grade of compression stockings

    HTCC replied to heather42r's topic in Operating Room

    I wear the cheap ones from the local scrub shop, and for me they work just as well as the pricier ones I ordered online. Neither listed the actual compression but I'm sure they are on the lower end....