Just Added to Sidebar

The "Radiation Units" link (under "Helpful Links") gives a little more info on the different units of radiation. There's a little chart for conversion too.

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Another S-marker order!

I've had a lot of requests to do another order of the markers. So, it's official. I will be taking orders until 9/1/09.

Some of the techs at clinical sites have also mentioned ordering. I will try to get an order sheet made this weekend. So, if you've had interest from your clinical site, let me know and I'll get one to you.

The markers are still $8.00 per pair.

Thanks!
Kimberly

2nd years--Research Paper Links

I took an online English class a couple years ago (w/Heather J it turns out). These are some of the links that we used for style and bibliographies:

APA Format & Style Guide:
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/

Basics of APA style:
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/664/01/

Annotated Bibliography:
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/614/01/

Bibliography generator: Just enter the info and viola...instant "bib". Your sanity will thank you!
http://www.carmun.com/easy-bibliography-formatting-APA-MLA.php

Imaging Links (The various places I find all my strange pics):

HINT: On these sites you have to check out the links to find the good stuff.

Street Anatomy Blog: http://streetanatomy.com/

Morbid Anatomy: http://morbidanatomy.blogspot.com/

Radiology Teaching Files: http://www.radiologyeducation.com/#RadiologyTeachingFiles

2nd years...info on Campus Project

Unfortunately, the powers that be shot down Kathy's idea of using our scientific posters as our Campus Project. What they would like us to do instead, is create a storyboard about Swine Flu (aka H1N1 virus) and hand out info about it in the Student Center.

I talked to Kathy, and we could probably do the handouts during our lunchtime one of the days we're on campus. I mean, we're in there anyway. More details will follow soon, but we need to get this done quickly.

If you guys could check your respective clinical sites and ask if they have any handouts or patient info re: Swine Flu that they'd be willing to donate to us, that we be awesome.

Basically, the jist of this is to point out who is at a higher risk for contracting the disease and the benefits of getting the vaccination (which apparently WILL be offered @ RCCC).

I'm going to try and get storyboard material printed out. If I could have a volunteer to supply the board and arrange it all nice, that would be great.

I'll keep you guys posted.

Kimberly,
Rad Club Prez.

Announcements for All Students

Per Kathy, any student that has not turned in their TB test documentation MUST contact Kathy or Frankie before the start of clinic on Monday. Failure to do so will mean that you are prohibited from clinic until this issue has been resolved.

Also, construction on the X-ray lab has yet to begin. Be advised that our class schedules may CHANGE because we will have access to both classroom during the 1st 8 weeks of the semester.

In other news, the club lottery was held today. The Rad club has pledged to do a few events for on both North & South campus. I will need volunteers for the following projects and times.

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Aug 25th (Tuesday) SOUTH CAMPUS: 5 people needed for the Welcome Back Breakfast
7:30-10:00am

Aug 26th (Wednesday) NORTH CAMPUS: 5 people needed for the Welcome Back Breakfast
7:30-10:00am

Sept: SOUTH CAMPUS: Need volunteers to set up bulletin board on South Campus. Details forthcoming from Kathy. Must be completed by end of Sept.

*For the breakfast projects, your clinic time can be reimbursed...if you so desire.

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Community Project-School Supply Drive

Checkout the flyer for our community project this semester! We are taking donations of new school supplies for the children at Nazareth Children's Home. Nazareth houses children of all ages, so if you are unsure of what to donate, check out the school supply lists at the local stores. I've seen them at Walgreen's and Walmart.

Along those lines, if anyone has a large box or bin where we can store these items that would be awesome, we're already having cramped quarters with the construction going on in the X-ray lab.

I figured we'd collect supplies from 8/1st-8/31st. Looks like that's what the Tools for School drives normally do.

Feel free to pass this along to co-workers, friends and family.

To print, right click on image and choose save as. You "should" be able to print from there. If not, let me know and I can e-mail this to you directly.

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*In case you First Years are wondering what all this is about, all clubs at RCCC are required to do at least one community project and one campus project per semester. We've already taken care of the campus project (the scientific posters we made will be on display in the Student Center). The school supply drive will satisfy the community project.

Why is that so important? The SGA gives us funds for completing these projects. Funds that we use for things like going to the NCSRT conference in the fall.

Hey First Years, Need Textbooks?

Hey guys, a couple of the senior students have copies of the Patient Care book to sell if you're interested. (We had such drama with books our 1st semester!). I'm sure you'll pay way less than you would at the bookstore or on Amazon even.

If you're interested, comment to this post and I'll hook you guys up.

Thanks!
Kimberly

Welcome First Years!

Congrats again for getting "here"! Now the hard part begins...staying here. I've said it before and I'll say it again, there will be days when the last thing you want to hear is the word "x-ray". Then there will be days when you love what you're learning to do. You will be frustrated, exhausted, burnt out, and dejected...and that's just the first week of clinic LOL!

I'm not trying to scare you guys. Believe me, when I was in your shoes for the "senior talk", I thought:"Pfft...how hard can this be really? What does an x-ray tech do, push a button?"

I've eaten those words many times over. As a tech-in-training you will learn more than you ever wanted to about anatomy, the insides of an x-ray machine, circuitry, physics, x-ray film processing. It's an amazing amount of material to absorb in a short period of time.

With that I'll get off my soapbox. This blog is here to help. Most of us second years (I can't believe we're seniors now!!!!) visit the blog. So if you have questions or need help with anything feel free to post it here. We don't have all the answers and we are still students like you, but every little bit helps.

Take a moment to look at the archives. There's quite a bit of helpful stuff there. If you need a link for something, let me know and I'll try to find one for you.

Again, welcome to x-ray boot camp! Good luck!

Kimberly Raines
RAD club prez