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  1. AF or Navy Nursing RN-BSN

    deftonez188 replied to JustADream's topic in Government, Military

    The Navy required a CCNE accredited school for me, however I was able to attend an online (nursing classes only) program. I did however, have to take the other required coursework in class (thing like...

  2. Please, please, please remember the 5 rights!

    deftonez188 replied to Double-Helix's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Mouth

  3. The War On Fat

    deftonez188 replied to Crazed's topic in General Nursing

    Really?? Yikes...I mean I hope you don't get on their bad side one day, because those epithets may be used to describe you Sometimes you wonder how we get to old age and still hold narrow views like...

  4. How do I set limits on caregiving with a family member?

    deftonez188 replied to beachmom's topic in General Nursing

    Arguments are a fact of life - no one enjoys the emotional 'spin-up' of one, but they are necessary. People argue all the time when threatened with facing realities about themselves. It can be very...

  5. How do you remember to check on patients q 15min or 2hrs, etc?

    deftonez188 replied to northmississippi's topic in General Nursing

    Nothing fancy, mental note. Set the alarm clock on your phone if you haven trouble

  6. How do I set limits on caregiving with a family member?

    deftonez188 replied to beachmom's topic in General Nursing

    He is family - but don't let cliches about blood being thicker than water hold you back from ending this behavior. It isn't fair to you that you are in this situation - and you are not responsible for...

  7. The War On Fat

    deftonez188 replied to Crazed's topic in General Nursing

    I enjoy home work-outs too. My wife bought the Tae Bo series and their elastic bands - I may have poked funny at her looking 'silly' once to which I was told to try it for myself. Tae Bo is no joke

  8. At my boiling point...you are NOT a Nurse...of ANY kind!!!!

    deftonez188 replied to nursehunnie's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Chuck Palahniuk wants his

  9. The War On Fat

    deftonez188 replied to Crazed's topic in General Nursing

    Really? Where were you planning on going to the gym? 3 weeks worth of pay? What? Are the treadmills laden in gold? $45 (total) a month for both my wife and I. Over the past decade, living in multiple...

  10. Getting a C in Nursing

    deftonez188 replied to Annachu512's topic in General Students

    Is that an either / or situation? Strive to be good at both. I remember when I was in school, those who didn't do so hot on the tests would ego defense and posit that they were much better clinicians...

  11. The War On Fat

    deftonez188 replied to Crazed's topic in General Nursing

    This.

  12. When should I start thinking about Nurse Corps?

    deftonez188 replied to Mintyfreshness23's topic in Government, Military

    Yes, the navy is the only branch that offers an RN-BSN type entry to the NCP. The Air Force doesn't have one, and the Army candidate program didn't do ADN RN's I was told when I met with them. The NCP...

  13. Air Force, Army, and Navy...Help Me Understand...

    deftonez188 replied to AWanderingMinstral's topic in Government, Military

    Don't let that stop you if you really want

  14. When should I start thinking about Nurse Corps?

    deftonez188 replied to Mintyfreshness23's topic in Government, Military

    Let me give you an idea of how it went for me so you can estimate time. Left AD in 2006, spent the next year and a half doing prereqs, followed by my application to the CC I was going to (along with...

  15. New to Navy, ODS, Portsmouth-need any help?

    deftonez188 replied to Sw88tpea's topic in Government, Military

    No head shaving at ODS (enlisted is another story). Community showers rock if you have a ton of people who need to get clean quick. If you're bashful, you'll get over it quick :) (from what I've read...

  16. Ensign/Lieutenant relationships.

    deftonez188 replied to Louise25's topic in Government, Military

    Just like bb14 said, if he's in her chain of command (if he has some form of supervisory role over her or potential to 'enhance' her career) then its not good. If he's in a different chain of command,...

  17. New Grad Nurse Dilemma. Please help.

    deftonez188 replied to peacelives10's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Read my lips carefully: Keep the job for at least 1 year. If not, you will very likely spend that next year looking for another. Tele rocks, don't be nuts

  18. low HOB better for urine flow?

    deftonez188 replied to unsaint77's topic in General Nursing

    Foggy here, but the only explanation I can offer (albeit my first instinct is that gravity = >GFR) is that when lying supine, the fluid distribution of the body isn't acted on toward solely the...

  19. Spouses being asked to leave the room

    deftonez188 replied to Indenial's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Spouse or family member, you really don't have rights to patient information, unless they want to share it or they are unable to communicate and you are their PoA. I doubt anyone is considering the...

  20. Joining the Army Reserve Nurse Corps... Help me w/ pros and cons

    deftonez188 replied to GetBehindtheBarn's topic in Government, Military

    At the BX I shop at, the quality is poor for non-processed items. I've been occasionally commissary shopping since 2002 at 3 different bases - most of the produce and meats seem to be of the lowest...

  21. When should I start thinking about Nurse Corps?

    deftonez188 replied to Mintyfreshness23's topic in Government, Military

    Used the old GI BILL as well to pay my way through school - it lasted me around 5ish years that it took for school. I groan these days to think persons with bachelor's in other areas can become a...

  22. What does Florence Nightingale mean to you?

    deftonez188 replied to Joe V's topic in Nurses Rock

    The subject of a minimum of 5 papers while in nursing school, 10 if doing an RN-BSN program lol. At least that was my experience. Nothing like deifying that old chestnut

  23. Navy Nursing: Anyone have experience with the NCP?

    deftonez188 replied to GuelnRn's topic in Men in Nursing

    The government forums would give you better responses. I'm not certain whether the NCP gives out slots for accelerated bachelor's personally. I do know that if you get your bachelor's and don't go the...

  24. This made me mad when I saw it.

    deftonez188 replied to netglow's topic in General Nursing

    That's a riot. I made more than $10 an hour in 1997 as a high school graduate working at a Kinko's like business I think if I ever needed a job that badly, I'd go live in the

  25. Spouses being asked to leave the room

    deftonez188 replied to Indenial's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I have spouses/etc. leave unless the patient requests they stay. They have their right to privacy as well, and maybe they don't want their significant other knowing some pertinent details regarding...