klgann

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1. Roll Call

   klgann replied to Tweety's topic in Men

   Welcome! Kelly (Native, Washington State, now in Bethesda, MD, courtesy United States Navy)

2. Planning our future and outsourcing

   klgann replied to Mudwoman's topic in General Nursing

   I know that this discussion is about outsourcing, but have to correct the statement about maternal mortality. The actual rate is 22 out of 100,000, or .022%. See the below quote from United Press International. Obesity and other health condition...

3. Military Nurses: What do you think of Bush and the war?

   klgann replied to baby_gurl0604's topic in Government

   Follow this link for a plain english interpretation of politics and military law. http://usmilitary.about.com/cs/militarylaw1/a/milpolitics.htm yes, you can display a political sticker on your private vehicle. I have managed to write this reply se...

4. Roll Call

   klgann replied to Tweety's topic in Men

   Not that I have heard, but with the amount of contractors over there, it really wouldn't surprise me. As far as I know, we are not back filling Military positions in Iraq with civilian nurses. Operational concerns always outweigh the needs of the s...

5. Wearing scrubs in public...

   klgann replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in General Nursing

   Our Hospital supplies scrubs for OR/PACU/OB/NICU and most importantly of all, the place where all superbugs live, SICU/MICU! But I wear a Navy Uniform to and from work. Have a great Navy Day!

6. Roll Call

   klgann replied to Tweety's topic in Men

   Appealing to Physicians? Not sure what you mean by that? Waiting for you to come back from Wal-Mart! -Kelly (yes, Kelly is a male name too!)

7. Roll Call

   klgann replied to Tweety's topic in Men

   I wear a T-shirt and have a coffee mug that read "I'm a male, I'm a Nurse and I'm OK! I've had it since 92 or 93, can't remember that far back... :chuckle

8. 38 too old for school?

   klgann replied to akanarn's topic in CRNA

   Hang in there, in 1992, about half the students in our class were "non-traditional" students, I think the median age was 40 something. I waited 12 years to go back to college, first for my BSN, then for my Master's in Anesthesia. I suspect the medi...

9. 38 too old for school?

   klgann replied to akanarn's topic in CRNA

   Was 35 when I finished my BSN, am 47, in my 9th month of CRNA school and loving it. Is it hard? Yup, in a word, humbling. Good luck! Grampa Kelly

10. Demerol is passe?? Can anyone fill me in?

    klgann replied to steel magnolia's topic in Pain

    Just spent about 10 months working PACU, in a normothermic post-op shivering patient, 12.5 - 25mg IVP Demerol works quite effectively. Some of the younger Anesthesiologists however, won't touch it with a ten foot pole secondary to the potential fo...

11. Military nurses, recently become civilian nurses?

    klgann replied to Ms.Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    Listen to LT Dave, every Naval Hospital is a bit different in their opportunites for advancement/leadership. I have been lucky in my 12 years as a Navy Nurse to do the following: Med-Surg (10 months) ICU (2 1/2 years) Night Supervisor (not weekend d...

12. Beautiful Eyes????

    klgann posted a topic in General Nursing

    check out the following letter i sent to shape magazine and physiciansformula.com: dear physicians formula why on earth would you use such a stereotypical demeaning representation of nursing for your advertisement in a magazine that looks to appeal t...

13. To Good Not To Share

    klgann replied to hbscott's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you all, I am the lucky individual who was just selected for CRNA school, and am still in shock And am currently on call just in case I am needed, so may yet escape that bullet! Having just shifted back to the ICU from PACU just this last wee...