nurse2033 MSN, RN

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    Active Duty Military Seeking Career Advice

    nurse2033 replied to coast2coast10's topic in Government, Military

    I did not know that. I does narrow his options,
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    Active Duty Military Seeking Career Advice

    nurse2033 replied to coast2coast10's topic in Government, Military

    As I already noted, this is not true. Excelsior is accredited and reputable. If your service job is corpsman, for example, you might qualify for the Excelsior program, with no clinical time. There is...
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    new Ebola patient

    nurse2033 replied to Mulan's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Are you implying that nurses should choose the patients they take care of? So anyone who has TB, HIV, cholera, plague, C-dif, or Ebola should only be taken care of by volunteers? (We are all...
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    Active Duty Military Seeking Career Advice

    nurse2033 replied to coast2coast10's topic in Government, Military

    Not entirely true! I hope you work in medical because this might give you a chance. See page 20......
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    new Ebola patient

    nurse2033 replied to Mulan's topic in Disaster Preparation

    The more patients we care for in the US successfully, the more it will hopefully build the public's confidence and reduce hysteria. It also allows us to try new treatments and improve the care for the...
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    Ebola- Quarantine/Quasi quarantine Yes or No?

    nurse2033 replied to NutmeggeRN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    What's unpredictable is human behavior. Ebola is not really unpredictable. OK it's not at all. It's just like any other disease, you can get it from close contact with an infectious person who is...
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    Need msn rn preceptor in tampa,florida asap!!

    nurse2033 replied to tampanurse2000's topic in Post Graduate Students

    What
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    PRO's/CON's USAFR Flight RN

    nurse2033 replied to amiodarone3's topic in Government, Military

    "Wings" are more than a patch. It signifies that you are part of the flight crew, a flyer. It entitles you to crew rest, regulated flight duty day, and you always stay with the aircraft. It also...
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    Discovered a possible diversion of meds, now what?

    nurse2033 replied to msnurse123's topic in Patient Medications

    Be careful, you could open up your "own file" to subpoena and everything else that is in there. If you included patient information in your own records you have violated HIPAA. An official incident...
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    Exercise for night shift.

    nurse2033 replied to jar312's topic in Health, Stress Management

    When I worked nights, I would get up around 3-4p, workout, then go to work. No way in the morning! Get to sleep as soon as you can after your shift. Also, blackout shades changed my life, your sleep...
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    Can anyone recommend a great ED/Critical Care Book

    nurse2033 replied to DMcDevitt35's topic in Emergency

    Just get a free app like Medscape for drugs. It's the best, Epocrates second best. Sheehys book on ER nursing is
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    What is your opinion on getting the flu shot?

    nurse2033 replied to Surg-OncRN's topic in Holistic

    Amen!
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    PRO's/CON's USAFR Flight RN

    nurse2033 replied to amiodarone3's topic in Government, Military

    Maybe you should think about how your skills can best serve the wounded warriors. You describe the commitment as 2 weekends per month which is not the case. You will have more requirements if you are...
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    How to remember everything, when giving report?

    nurse2033 replied to SeaH20RN's topic in Emergency

    I also just tell the story. What happened, what we did, what we
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    Support Kaci Hickox

    nurse2033 replied to nurse2033's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Her quarantine was invoked by the state of New Jersey, hardly a medical authority. This is the entire point. She does not meet the medical criteria for quarantine, because she IS NOT SICK. You must...
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    Esme Needs Your Prayers and Well Wishes

    nurse2033 replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in General Nursing

    Get
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    Ebola- Quarantine/Quasi quarantine Yes or No?

    nurse2033 replied to NutmeggeRN's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Too bad that the hysteria was allowed to carry the day. There is a balance between public safety and public trust. Trust is gone. How many nurses returning from volunteering in Africa will be...
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    Nursing Student in Illinois

    nurse2033 replied to celgeness's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    Yes, many times. There is no negative. Your job is to care for your patient to the best of your ability, regardless of their background. When you do that you fulfill your nursing
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    trouble understanding thoracic pressures

    nurse2033 replied to zacarias's topic in Pulmonary

    akulahawk, yeah! Atmospheric pressure is equal at the end of expiration. Inhalation builds positive pressure that is released passively as the chest expansion naturally returns to baseline. Blow up a...
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    Name one of your favorite things about being a male nurse.

    nurse2033 replied to DatMurse's topic in Men in Nursing

    I also like breaking the stereotype. Patients appreciate the manly approach, my coworkers like that I'm a workhorse, and I never, ever cry, except that one time my tablesaw ate my
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    Military Nursing// May not be single parents

    nurse2033 replied to msive22's topic in Government, Military

    Holy ****! Thanks for your service. I sure hope I'm not the first to say that. I'm a single parent, but with a supportive ex who covers me for my commitments (I'm Guard so it's easier). I had to...
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    CEN

    nurse2033 replied to Happynurse12's topic in Emergency

    It depends more on your knowledge than your experience, I think. I would study a book, like Sheehy's Manual. Having the real world perspective would help but is not necessary. Your ER and location...
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    when an employee "tattles"

    nurse2033 replied to I<3H2O's topic in Nurse Management

    Ask the "teller" if they are modeling the professional behaviors of nursing. I would inform them of how destructive gossip can be and how that behavior can negatively reflect on an evaluation. You...
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    I feel like I'm never going to get good at IVs

    nurse2033 replied to greyL's topic in General Nursing

    Keep going... If you are continually trying to improve your practice, it is inevitable. I was once "counseled" on my IV success rate, and have since become the "go-to" person for difficult hospital...
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    Am I being bullied? Or is this normal?

    nurse2033 replied to baymar67's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Things that you "don't know you should have done" is a failing of your orientation. Do you have an educator? You might find a tactful way to explain you don't feel the orientation was sufficient. But...