michksmith14 MSN, RN

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    Wound with no change, good or bad

    michksmith14 replied to joyflnoyz's topic in Wound, Ostomy, Continence

    Is the WC electronic so that she can change angles? Does she have a custom chair cushion? The biggest thing will be offloading in order to get it to heal. As you know, even slight changes every hour...
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    Army FY 2019

    michksmith14 replied to msnapper's topic in Government, Military

    Awesome. You and msnapper will be in the same boat once you get scroll. Hopefully you won't have to wait as long as him for
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    Army FY 2019

    michksmith14 replied to msnapper's topic in Government, Military

    Oh good luck! I hope you hear something! You are AD, right? I am reserve, yes. I'm in New
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    Army FY 2019

    michksmith14 replied to msnapper's topic in Government, Military

    Finally have an update! I received my orders today nearly 6 months after commissioning! Waiting to hear back from my unit about when I'll start drilling and when I'll go to
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    Confused about WOCN

    michksmith14 replied to Forest2's topic in Wound, Ostomy, Continence

    There are still jobs out there that don't require certification. A lot prefer you to have it, yes, but some places may hire you without it and maybe even help you pay for your cert! I know there is...
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    Confused about WOCN

    michksmith14 replied to Forest2's topic in Wound, Ostomy, Continence

    I would also recommend going to CC for your clinical if you can swing it. I had such a difficult time finding preceptors in my area to get my clinical hours
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    Army FY 2019

    michksmith14 replied to msnapper's topic in Government, Military

    You won't be able to access DMs until you have a certain number of posts in the forums. Then it is "unlocked". I think it's like 10 or something like that, I can't remember exactly. Not very
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    Confused about WOCN

    michksmith14 replied to Forest2's topic in Wound, Ostomy, Continence

    Yes, this is an option if you don't want to find all of your own preceptors. You can opt to travel to CC for a couple weeks to get your clinical hours in, which was 40 hours each when I went through....
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    Confused about WOCN

    michksmith14 replied to Forest2's topic in Wound, Ostomy, Continence

    No problem! Good
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    Confused about WOCN

    michksmith14 replied to Forest2's topic in Wound, Ostomy, Continence

    I did my didactic classes through Cleveland Clinic's online option. I believe they have a hybrid for those who live close. Each class is about 2ish months long (I think). All the professors were great...
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    I hate fake call outs.

    michksmith14 replied to KonichiwaRN's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you for sharing. Yes, everyone has a right to privacy and the reason as to why they called out. The point of my post was frequency and that was just and example. It is made my business and my...
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    What's your favorite nursing task?

    michksmith14 replied to beekindRN's topic in General Nursing

    I love doing complicated VAC dressings! The greatest win to achieve a seal on the first
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    I hate fake call outs.

    michksmith14 replied to KonichiwaRN's topic in General Nursing

    She has made multiple comments when she comes back in that lead us all to believe she did not really have a migraine. Things like enjoying watching victorian era shows all day.... that doesn't sit...
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    I hate fake call outs.

    michksmith14 replied to KonichiwaRN's topic in General Nursing

    Our hospital also does the multiple days out in a row only = 1 absence. It's crap. We have one nurse who now has been approved for FMLA for migraines and so every time she calls out sick, she claims...
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    Army Nurse Corp Reserves advice/input on experience 2016

    michksmith14 replied to RayRN87's topic in Government, Military

    I've been waiting for orders for over 4 months now! I commissioned in
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    Dressing after JP drain removal.

    michksmith14 replied to Nursing Au's topic in Wound, Ostomy, Continence

    I have only ever seen the surgeons order gauze and tape over JP drain sites. I wouldn't like duoderm over the site because it's not absorbent enough. If there is still drainage, it would get awfully...
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    Inquiry about doing wound care as a new grad nurse

    michksmith14 replied to ilovenai95's topic in Wound, Ostomy, Continence

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    Iodoform and infection control

    michksmith14 replied to Zippy83's topic in Wound, Ostomy, Continence

    Hi Zippy, I understand your concern with the other nurse's strategy, though as long as the bottle is not touching the wound I don't really see a problem. Also as long as the bottle is only being used...
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    Wound care reference

    michksmith14 replied to PurdueBoiler's topic in Wound, Ostomy, Continence

    The WOCN has a set of textbooks that are great. The Core Curriculum - Wound Management is an excellent resource that is thorough and easy to understand. They also have texts for Ostomy and Continence...
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    Army Nurse Corp Reserves advice/input on experience 2016

    michksmith14 replied to RayRN87's topic in Government, Military

    Where did you get the guidebook from? Have you received orders
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    Army Nurse Corp Reserves advice/input on experience 2016

    michksmith14 replied to RayRN87's topic in Government, Military

    Congrats!! I have not received orders yet... still waiting. Have not been able to get ID, uniforms, or start drilling yet. A few weeks ago I spoke with the MAJ who swore me in, as my recruiter is out...
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    Hypochlorous wound cleansers

    michksmith14 replied to marienm, RN, CCRN's topic in Burn

    Acetic Acid is pretty old school but it does the trick ? Good
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    Hypochlorous wound cleansers

    michksmith14 replied to marienm, RN, CCRN's topic in Burn

    Hi Marienm, I don't work in a Burn ICU but I do work in a wound clinic. We use Vashe in our office. Essentially it's Dakin's solution. We usually soak gauze with it and allow that to dwell on the...
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    Army Nurse Corp Reserves advice/input on experience 2016

    michksmith14 replied to RayRN87's topic in Government, Military

    Congrats on your selection and commissioning! I also commissioned in December after being selected in the Oct board. I too am waiting on orders! Hope we hear soon... I'm wondering if the shutdown...
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    Army FY 2019

    michksmith14 replied to msnapper's topic in Government, Military

    Anyone do the OPAT yet? I have it on Monday and when I asked my recruiter what to wear he said "sweats". Okay, I don't run in sweatpants ? they are way too baggy. I have the Army t-shirt that he gave...