jeani

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1. ARMY nursing for this new male grad? good or bad?

   jeani replied to brehon's topic in General Nursing

   Well, brehon, sorry I'm so long in answering you. You say that you are married and have two small children. I want to urge you first to discuss this fully with your spouse. A supportive spouse is a MUST when you are in the military. There will be ...

2. It's hard to live with a nurse because...

   jeani replied to Brian's topic in Humor

   Oh my! A very conscientious and thorough nurse on our unit was soooooo tired after her first baby. She'd come to work just dragging! One day she admitted that she had been waking up every two hours to reposition her little one!!! We still have a gr...

3. ARMY nursing for this new male grad? good or bad?

   jeani replied to brehon's topic in General Nursing

   Forgot to ask if you have checked into the other branches of service. Like the AirForce or the Navy? I recall the Air Force had better chow halls and billeting. In the desert, they had indoor flushing type latrines, and indoor showers!!!! -----------...

4. ARMY nursing for this new male grad? good or bad?

   jeani replied to brehon's topic in General Nursing

   Go for it buddy!! Was an AD nurse in the active Army for over 8 years. Yes, I was enlisted, but gained so much experience about nursing and the world in general, do not regret it in the least. You will be surprised at how quickly 3-4 years pass. I ...

5. Indigent patient - differences in medical treatment

   jeani replied to TBoltRN's topic in Safety

   tbolt--yes sad to say, a reply to tpn request from a pt's spouse/myself for an end stage ca pt from a physican "you have run out of tribal funds. i'm not going to start a $300/day iv nutrition on a dying pt. you need to apply for medicaid. you have a...

6. documentation

   jeani replied to MichelleT's topic in Med-Surg

   Joy, are you saying that your flowsheet can document all those restraint requirements? If so, I'd really like to see it. Seems like we have so many forms generated for restraints thateven the most meticulous of the nurses miss one from time to time. ...