SallyA781

SallyA781 has 6 years experience and specializes in Pediatrics, Ambulatory Care, Military.

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1. Favorite Motivational Quote

   SallyA781 replied to allnurses's topic in General Nursing

   A smooth sea never made a skillful sailor-FDR

2. Becoming a Navy Nurse

   SallyA781 replied to hanabethh's topic in Government

   You will definitely need your BSN, you cannot be an officer without it. It has become very competitive to get a commission as a Navy nurse, particularly if you don't have any experience. You can try the enlisted to officer route, as briski3 suggest...

3. Questions about being A Navy Nurse with Civilian Husband

   SallyA781 replied to daniaurit's topic in Government

   -No, the designations are not binding. You can hold up to three subspecialty designations at one time, but the detailer/assignment officer/senior nurse can and often does ignore them when it comes time for your placement. I agree that an advantage ...

4. Questions about being A Navy Nurse with Civilian Husband

   SallyA781 replied to daniaurit's topic in Government

   The Navy does have a designation for pediatric nurses, the designation code is 1922. I actually started out for my first two years working on an inpatient pediatrics floor, and eventually moved to the pediatric ICU for about 9 months before I transf...

5. What area of nursing do I need to specialize in to get accepted as an Active Navy nurse?

   SallyA781 replied to Chadmasters's topic in Government

   If your goal is to be stationed in Europe, especially Germany or England, Navy is not the way to go. The Navy does send a few nurses to the hospital in Germany, but those are few and far between, especially for active duty. European duty stations f...

6. What nursing task do you loathe???

   SallyA781 replied to richardgecko's topic in General Nursing

   I can't stand suctioning trachs or trach care, but I oddly enough I find suctioning endotracheal tubes satisfying. Don't ask me why, I just feel there is a difference.

7. Naval Nursing Corps

   SallyA781 replied to ErichGreulich's topic in Government

   If you truly want to be a field medic, or more involved with combat operations, joining as a nurse corps officer would not be your best course of action. The ones actually on the front lines caring for wounded people under fire are the enlisted corp...

8. You know you're tired when...

   SallyA781 replied to ICURN3020's topic in General Nursing

   I must have a similar voice as the wife of one of the docs I used to work with, because he did this to me during night shift more than once. A few times I was so tired/confused I naturally answered, "love you too." We probably had some rumors about...

9. What's your Myers-Briggs personality type?

   SallyA781 replied to bekahinpink's topic in General Nursing

   Very true extroverts probably aren't spending a lot of time on the internet! The biggest difference between introverts and extroverts is in how you re-charge. Introverts can be just as personable, pleasant, and certainly can have friends and enjoy ...

10. On Negative Feedback

    SallyA781 replied to Ruby Vee's topic in Relations

    [quote=macawake;8092985 Negative feedback can be useful and productive. Delivering it in a way so that the other person will rationally contemplate and evaluate it is however, a bit of an art. It’s not always easy. Good post RubyVee! -It is an art i...

11. What's your nursing kryptonite?

    SallyA781 replied to ktliz's topic in General Nursing

    It's random, but I cannot handle any sort of bleeding from the male genitalia (circumcisions, vasectomies, confused pts pulling out catheters with balloons fully intact, etc.) I'll usually pass out. During TNCC, when we got to that section I knew i...

12. More Examples of posting on Facebook and getting fired

    SallyA781 replied to RNIBCLC's topic in General Nursing

    Well, to be fair, it isn't just nurses who are held up to a higher standard. The CEO down the street probably would have just as much, if not more, of a negative backlash. A great example is Donald Sterling, the LA Clippers coach, who was banned fr...