moosicle

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1. Please give me Pros and Cons of being an Army Nurse

   moosicle replied to cuttiepie79's topic in Government

   It really depends on the assignment. MEDCENs can be grueling places to work, with 55-60 hour work weeks and a ton of extra duties (think Walter Reed). For the money, you would probably do better working the 60 hours at a local hospital and have less ...

2. Can you use the Army's loan repayment program more than once?

   moosicle replied to rcj2009's topic in Government

   I got about 95k for student loans from Army. But, I do not know if you can do it twice.

3. Last minute questions for OBLC.....

   moosicle replied to olderthandirt2's topic in Government

   Hello, I cannot help you with ACU's but I am at OBLC right now. You will have a shared room with light daily maid service with weekly bed linen changes. You could bring some linens if you get cold. We were issued a sleeping bag for the field.

4. Shut up when I am giving you report...

   moosicle replied to RN1982's topic in General Nursing

   The JP reminds me of my last day at my last job. I had 3 ICU patients for three consecutive nights, and was handing one off to an experienced, orienting ICU nurse. She asked me if I took a daily weight on the last day. I said "no, that is usually don...

5. Reluctant to ask, but...

   moosicle replied to AWanderingMinstral's topic in Government

   I would not worry about it too much. I had a very outspoken gay Army friend, he loved his job. I am a new commission to the Army Nurse Corps, so, I cannot tell you how LGBT are treated except from his accounts.

6. Who is in Nursing for the money?

   moosicle replied to rnmomtobe2010's topic in General Nursing

   How funny. Nurses who work for the money, how much do you make? Maybe I work for the wrong hospital because it sounds like they are becoming millionaires. I do not think it makes anyone a bad nurse to be in it just for money, but it sounds kind of s...

7. Help!

   moosicle replied to Justin08's topic in Maryland

   >>Is a trauma nurse usually just an RN?? Yes, UMD is probably a good school for this since many of the instructors work or worked at Shock Trauma. They also offer a Trauma NP (Master's). Trauma is a specialty, not a degree but I think you can g...

8. Administration/Organization at UMD

   moosicle replied to MZTwin's topic in Maryland

   You can get things done but it will be a lot of work if it is at all out of the ordinary (example: study abroad). Financial Aid is absolutely horrible and you can always count on them to be late. But, I feel considerably more capable and confident c...

9. Pain Management

   moosicle posted a topic in MICU

   Hello, I am a new grad in the ICU since February. During my orientation, I have noticed that we care for a large number of nursing home patients with Stage III and IV decubitus ulcers. Usually, these patients have little or no way to advocate for t...

10. Latent TB and Army

    moosicle replied to moosicle's topic in Government

    I have not taken the oath, I have just been told that I am accepted and that I WILL take my oath. I may want to delay it also for financial reasons. Thanks for your help; I feel much better about this.

11. do you chart vent settings?

    moosicle replied to bigreddog1934's topic in Emergency

    We do; some in my unit chart settings in multiple locations. This brings up a concern fir me; can a nurse chart too much? I mean , if respiratory charts it and I chart in a separate location but someone makes a typo, does this suspicion when somethi...

12. Latent TB and Army

    moosicle replied to moosicle's topic in Government

    I trust my recruiter and I don't think she is trying to mislead me. She said that they will start me on meds once I actually start. But this information that you quote seems to conflict with her statement. I looked over the form and I think I answer...

13. Latent TB and Army

    moosicle posted a topic in Government

    Hello, I was recently accepted for a commission in the Army Nurse Corps, which I am very excited about. As I recall, the paperwork they required did not ask me about latent TB, which I have tested positive for. Nor did I see this as an illness, so,...

14. Universal Healthcare/Nursing Salaries

    moosicle replied to JerseyGir1's topic in General Nursing

    Choskins, You are describing a single payer system. Universal just means everyone is insured somehow. Single payer could decrease pay by decreasing reimbursements or if the government owned the hospitals, it could directly decrease nursing pay. I t...

15. Universal Healthcare/Nursing Salaries

    moosicle replied to JerseyGir1's topic in General Nursing

    I think UHC and Single Payer are two different but related topics. Single Payer, the government pays and insures, Universal HC can be accomplished in quite a few different ways. I think UHC will increase demand for nursing services and ultimately wag...