82airborne

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1. Introduction - I Want to Join the Military and Nobody Understands

   82airborne replied to raskolnikov's topic in Government

   Having served in the military my advice would be to go into the Airforce. Not sure what the reg is on hair length but as long as you have your BSN you can join. You dont need ROTC if you are going into the medical field. Medical officer are not compl...

2. heplock needle size

   82airborne replied to greenbean's topic in General Nursing

   Our ED doc's preach that everyone that comes to th ED is a surgical candidate until proven otherwise so if they get an IV it starts at an 18 if their veins will hold it. It also depends on the complaint anything that you think may get CT'd needs at l...

3. As a Nurse, what gives you the willies?

   82airborne replied to shippoRN's topic in Pre-Nursing

   Shawna... I take it you don't have much experience starting IV's. If I'm wrong please don't think I'm talking down to you. I've learned that when you start an IV don't worry about hurting the pt. it sounds mean but if you do you will go slow and it w...

4. Is nursing your second career?

   82airborne replied to Ready2BRN's topic in General Students

   I started out in the Army out of high school. Wasn't a medic but my unit needed combat lifesavers so they sent me to the course. Was kinda like a crash course on treating for shock basically first aid that started IV's. I enjoyed it but never really ...

5. As a Nurse, what gives you the willies?

   82airborne replied to shippoRN's topic in Pre-Nursing

   Have seen maggots in several wounds you just have to flush them out

6. As a Nurse, what gives you the willies?

   82airborne replied to shippoRN's topic in Pre-Nursing

   suctioning a trach gets me every time thank god for RT's, but the worst has to be pt's that have magots in wounds.

7. How are you judgemental?

   82airborne replied to GardenDove's topic in General Nursing

   Some of the things that irritate me are the person who call the ER to ask how long the wait is. My standard response... there is no wait for a true emergency. Pt. who come to the ER by squad for some minor complaint thats been going on for 47 years...

8. Most RN's first borns?

   82airborne replied to lvs2nrs3535's topic in General Nursing

   1st born male 1 younger brother , etoh single mother who wasnt around much.

9. Thinking about becoming a correctional nurse

   82airborne replied to 82airborne's topic in Correctional

   Thanks for your response. I have an interview in a couple days. I guess I'm just nervous at the idea of leaving my comfort zone (ER) being such a new nurse. I've been searching the web to try and get an idea of what to expect. The facility I have the...

10. Thinking about becoming a correctional nurse

    82airborne posted a topic in Correctional

    Hello all. I am considering going into correctional nursing in ohio. I wanted to ask for everyones input on this. I am a recent grad, have worked the last year and a half in a medium sized ER. I have also heard that male nurses are not taken to very ...