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1. A few military nursing questions

   cablefree posted a topic in Government

   Hello everyone, I have a few questions about reserve nursing... Thank you in advance for your answers! :) I was finally pulled off of the OML list for the Army Reserve. How long is BOLC for reservists? Do I get to pick a date, or am I assigned a da...

2. MSN vs MBA

   cablefree posted a topic in Management

   Hello everyone, I am currently an assistant nurse manager of an inpatient hospital unit. I have my BSN, and am ready to pursue a master's degree. An MBA in healthcare seems like a much more interesting curriculum than taking more nursing courses in a...

3. Army Reserve rank question

   cablefree posted a topic in Government

   Hello everyone, I am in the process of obtaining a direct commission as a nurse in the Army Reserve. I have over 4 years of civilian experience (3 years with an RN diploma and 1 year with a BSN). I asked my recruiter about rank, they told me that I...

4. Active duty nursing specialty

   cablefree replied to cablefree's topic in Government

   Thanks for the info!

5. Active duty nursing specialty

   cablefree posted a topic in Government

   I'm currently employed as an ICU nurse in a very large MICU. I don't have my BSN, but will be done with it soon. If I joined AD when I complete my BSN, is it possible to be guaranteed an ICU position?

6. A few questions about joining

   cablefree posted a topic in Government

   Hey everyone. I currently work in a very large MICU and am considering joining the military as a RN. I am working on completing my BSN within the next year. I am prior enlisted in the Marine Corps reserve. 1. Will my time as a civilian nurse count...

7. Incompatible drips

   cablefree replied to cablefree's topic in MICU

   lol... I guess Micromedics lists incompatibilities between drugs just for fun! And I'm glad you think that having pharmacists is a waste of hospital resources. Just because there is no "precipitate," does not mean that there isn't any type of react...

8. Incompatible drips

   cablefree replied to cablefree's topic in MICU

   There is no concern for the meds to mix together when they leave the lumens and meet in the blood vessel?

9. Incompatible drips

   cablefree posted a topic in MICU

   Running incompatible drips in different lumens of the same line... Thought??!

10. Yale New Haven Hospital and Bridgeport CT area hispital starting salaries

    cablefree replied to SkinyWinky's topic in Connecticut

    I started at bridgeport hospital as a new grad in 2013 with a diploma @ a base of 29.50/hr

11. Interview advice??

    cablefree replied to cablefree's topic in MICU

    Thanks for the advice!

12. Interview advice??

    cablefree posted a topic in MICU

    Hey everyone, I've been a nurse for a little over a year now, I work on a fast past pulmonary/tele unit, and I regularly care for vent patients. I've been afforded the opportunity to interview in a MICU in the same hospital that I already work at. ...

13. STRAP program

    cablefree replied to cablefree's topic in Government

    Thank you very much for the info!

14. STRAP program

    cablefree posted a topic in Government

    Hello, I'm a former enlisted Marine and have just completed my RN. I've been reading up on the BSN-STRAP program and I am very curious about it. My question is: my RN program was a hospital based diploma program, so I don't have my ADN. I am curr...

15. The Rundown: Bridgeport Hospital School of Nursing

    cablefree replied to cablefree's topic in Connecticut

    Unfortunately the schedule unpredictable. During level I, I was able to work on the days that we didn't have class/clinical; we usually had one day off during the week and the weekends (although, sometimes there are Saturday clinicals available...) ...