Marcia Peterson

Dumfries, VA

currently: Job hunting

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What's your ideal work environment?

Working with knowledgeable, friendly, caring people. The people you work with make or break a job; it's not the environment.

Posted @ 08:33AM, January 22, 2008 by Marcia Peterson | Permalink
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Work history

Inova Fairfax Hospital for Women and Children January 2001 to January 2004
RN staff nurse

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How would you describe your time at Inova Fairfax Hospital for ...?

transferred to Fairfax in order to get more hours (was working per diem). Also wanted to experience the NICU there, as it is well known. Both here and Georgetown I floated to Pediatrics, PICU, and Newborn Nursery at Alexandria.
Inova Alexandria Hospital January 1999 to January 2001
rn STAFF NURSE

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How would you describe your time at Inova Alexandria Hospital?

was able to attend many deliveries with the neonatologists, worked in a smaller, less intense environment, which was a nice change from the hectic pace of Georgetown.
I got on well with the staff, the docs,and the parents.
Georgetown University Hospital January 1994 to January 1999
Staff nurse RN levels 2 and 3 NICU

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How would you describe your time at Georgetown University Hospital?

excellent learning experience, worked with critically ill, premature,etc. infants in a teaching hospital. gained confidence in assessment skills, communication with families, attended high risk deliveries, worked with infants readying to be discharged.
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Education

George Mason University June 1988 to June 1992
Nursing

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How would you describe your time at George Mason University?

I was a former LPN back in the late 70's and early 80's. I then attended art school, earning a Bachelors in Fine Arts. After completion, I realized I wanted to make a different kind of contribution to life. I missed nursing, and so went to GMU and went through their accelerated degree program. This enabled anyone with a bachelors degree in anything to complete 4 years of nursing classes in 2. I had to take a ton of prerequisites, however, for the only classes that transferred were English and Humanities. It took me several years to complete all of them .
I was a very serious student, and ended up graduating magna cum laude. I formed many study groups and made good friends as well as getting the benefit of learning together.... read more

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