God, could you imagine them talking with each other... Someone should make a bumper sticker that says "Rogers and Rogers for president."
To measure out the "45 minute hour." This would be great. I want one.
Snacks. Office slippers to wear between patients. Insulated lunch bag and coffee mug. Office utensils.
I think you are right. I might reserve one for my own home office because I like the look of them. Thanks for the insight!
If you are talking office at the VA, a small coffee maker for my office (when I had one there) was money. No needing to run across the hospital for my caffeine.
Some of these actually look suprinsingly good. We have some at home, and I once mistakenly watered one!
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A good speech-to-text program/application, plus reliable headset-mic combination
I believe the VA will provide something if they accept a job there. And, most system jobs will as well. But if you're doing PP, especially if you do any assessment. Dragon or a similar quality program is awesome. I held on to only typing out reports for far too long.
I speak softly and quickly, so that is helpful to know. Thank you!
It's not bad - Just keep a little list of things you can say. A good headset is a must. Training names can be obnoxious - but that's not dragon's fault.
I think I'm finally going to take the plunge. I've used transcription services for years, but I know speech to text has improved in the 10+ years since I've used Dragon regularly.
Once I was using dragon to enter a history/current concerns for a little guy who got overly focused on climbing and jumping off of chairs and step ladders. I dictated that he liked to "climb on chairs and ladders." Dragon transcribed that this 2 y.o. boy like to "climb on CHEERLEADERS." Lesson is to enunciate and proofread.
Is it or is this 2 y.o. LEGEN...wait for it....DARY
(I've been watching too many HIMYM reruns recently).A grow light is necessary where there’s no natural light sources. There are many different kinds, but the ones with red/blue/purple light are ideal. There are some that operate on a timer and turn on/off at the same time every day. I bought one (for home use) from Amazon for ~$20 and I use it indoors on cloudy days or times of the year where there’s less sunlight coming in. It has a clip so it can be anchored just about anywhere.
My VA actually had a coffee maker that started a fire overnight in one of the other sections of the clinic.
Ha! My sister got my this little hydroponic kit. I think I'm gonna put it on my desk and grow herbs and stuff. My microwave tomales are gonna get some fresh chilis and cilantro.
The wife and I have Ember mugs that we bought as Christmas presents a couple of years ago. I don't think they are worth the money, but it is a nice convenience as I like to sip on my coffee during therapy sessions.
Herman Miller from an office shutting down on craigslist/offer up/FBM
