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
