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1. Coming off Active Duty, looking for new specialty

   zjesko replied to zjesko's topic in General Nursing

   Thank you all for the advice. It is much appreciated. I will look into those jobs and see what is in my area and what fits my personality and physical limitations.

2. Coming off Active Duty, looking for new specialty

   zjesko replied to zjesko's topic in General Nursing

   thanks for the ideas. FEMA might be interesting. That is what I kinda do in the Army.

3. Nursing School while still working?

   zjesko replied to djdietz's topic in General Nursing

   I congratulate you on looking into nursing school. It is a great field that provides vast opportunities unlike any other profession. That said, nursing school will be one of the hardest things you do in your life. Prepare for lots of homework and ...

4. Coming off Active Duty, looking for new specialty

   zjesko posted a topic in General Nursing

   I have been an RN for 6 yrs now. All of my nursing experience is in ER. I am also in the military and have been on active duty for 2.5 yrs now. I received injuries while in Iraq that caused me to have a L5-S1 spinal fusion and now I cannot go back...

5. Narcotics pyramid/tier

   zjesko replied to TonyaM73's topic in General Nursing

   5 mg morphine is equal to 1mg dilaudid. This is what I was told by our ER physician. either way dilaudid is a great pain medication when used correctly. I recently had back surgery and was on a morphine drip. The morphine didn't do anything but m...