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chocokitten

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  1. Opinions spouted on religion and politics at nurses station

    chocokitten replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    TCJan, I am sorry to hear you had such a bad experience. However, I would like to point out that I am young, pagan, and liberal and I have been and always will be respectful to my coworkers,...

  2. Opinions spouted on religion and politics at nurses station

    chocokitten replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    Bigotry, sadly, does not discriminate between religious groups ^_^ There are bigots in every religion and people that openly discriminate against any religion other than their own. As a Wiccan I have...

  3. Opinions spouted on religion and politics at nurses station

    chocokitten replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    When I was in clinical on my OB rotation I was caring for a 14 year old woman and her nurse (during shift report) was talking down about this girl (ie "she shoulda kept her legs together", "where were...

  4. Nursing shortage: A myth?

    chocokitten replied to blacksea pebble's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with the above post. The shorage is a vicious cycle. As the shortage of floor nurses goes up the money that hospitals are willing to pay also increased (to lure nurses into working for...

  5. Nursing shortage: A myth?

    chocokitten replied to blacksea pebble's topic in General Nursing

    No, it is not a myth. I have only heard from ONE of my classmates that states she was having difficulty getting a job. Everyone else pretty much had a job lined up before they even grauated! ^_^ I...

  6. Doctors' Chart Bloopers

    chocokitten replied to Brian's topic in Nursing Humor

    "he has had c/o feelings of being lh and dizzy when he stands and ambulates from a seated position for more than one year." Was so funny I had to save it ^_^ I know that 365th day is

  7. Step Down Unit/Telemetry Cardiac Drips

    chocokitten replied to tanner1334's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    I am new to my Tele floor, but I know we do Nitro drips (titrate) up to 100meqs we do not accept insulin drips, and I think we allow amiodorone

  8. What kind of LTC resident will you be?

    chocokitten replied to squeakykitty's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I would be the escape artist also lol, and I would flirt with all the old men

  9. Education Benefits

    chocokitten replied to soontobenurse2's topic in Government, Military

    your welcome ^_^ glad to help! I'm currently applying for this program

  10. VA-Unions?

    chocokitten replied to Gottago's topic in Government, Military

    I am a member of my local AFGE and we are currently working to get 36/40 approve (working 36 hours, ie 3 12's, and getting 40). It may take forever to get things done in the US government, but you...

  11. Education Benefits

    chocokitten replied to soontobenurse2's topic in Government, Military

    The EDRP (education debt reduction program) would be a good program for you to look into at your local VA :) up to $40k to pay off student loans dispersed in $10,000 increments over 4 years....

  12. Roll Call for all Military and VA Nurses and those considering the Service

    chocokitten replied to RNPATL's topic in Government, Military

    I am a RN at a VA and I am not nor have I ever been in the military :) I applied, but I'm over the weight limit (5lbs -_-) so I have kinda given up lol. Short answer- no you do not have to be...

  13. OMG.Do Nursing students really practice on eachother??

    chocokitten replied to AspiringNurse7's topic in General Nursing

    I graduated in the spring and we did not practice IV's in class, but in one clinical the instructor let us do it cause NONE of us had ever drawn blood or started an IV before (we were seniors). I...

  14. Army Reserves

    chocokitten replied to edcampbe's topic in Government, Military

    I have the same questions as you do, so I am bumping this. Hopefully someone can answer this for us

  15. Is it possible to work VA FT and be a military reservist?

    chocokitten replied to IU95's topic in Government, Military

    I currently work for the VA and am applying for Army reserves. Once I get in I will receive an extra 2 weeks of paid vacation to cover my time spent in the reserves. This means I get paid my...

  16. VA in Hawaii

    chocokitten replied to Juneria1's topic in Government, Military

    Be sure to let us know how this goes, I'm also interested in transfering, eventually, to a VA in CA or Hawaii. I currently live in MI and we hate the winter.

  17. Roll Call for all Military and VA Nurses and those considering the Service

    chocokitten replied to RNPATL's topic in Government, Military

    I'm a graduate nurse from Michigan. I just graduated in April and will be taking the NCLEX in Sept. I currently work for the VISN 11 VA in Ann Arbor on the Telemetry floor. I am also applying for...

  18. Roll Call for all Military and VA Nurses and those considering the Service

    chocokitten replied to RNPATL's topic in Government, Military

    Hi, I am a nursing student (starting my senior year this fall) and I am considering Air Force Nursing. I'm most interested in psych, but the air force looks like it has great benefits (despite the...