nurse2033 MSN, RN

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    Pt for enlisted = met, what difference for officer?

    nurse2033 replied to heydelilah's topic in Government, Military

    I was the Group PT Officer for my class at COT. We had a huge increase in pass rates on the PT test from the first week to the fourth. In fact we had a 100% pass rate the second time. That's because...
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    Health & Illness Through the Lens of Literature/Media... Ideas?

    nurse2033 replied to illinois22's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    I'm a bit confused about your focus. Very little media portrays reality. Whether the news or entertainment, it is rarely realistic. Even reality TV is highly edited and staged. Perhaps I'm missing...
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    LPN/LVN demand in Colorado

    nurse2033 replied to marymargaret55's topic in Colorado Nursing

    As far as I know (I'm an RN) the Front Range hospitals don't employ LPNs, but nursing homes do. Base pay here in general, across all fields is pretty low. Starting pay for RNs is around $23/hr. Hope...
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    A one-armed nurse and ADA?

    nurse2033 replied to 42pines's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    Unless you are working alone at a wilderness clinic their argument makes no
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    Should I become a nurse?

    nurse2033 replied to KimiKoa's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    There are plenty of nursing jobs, they are just full with plenty of nurses. The economic downturn tightened the number of nursing jobs. The data show there will be many jobs in the future as the...
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    China: Male nurse want to promote himself

    nurse2033 replied to paulxiong881217's topic in International Nursing

    I would say you should create your own springboard, then jump. That is easier said than done however. Can you apply your passion to improving the role of nursing in China? Maybe this could be done...
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    Thinking about joining the military as a nurse

    nurse2033 replied to mikealty's topic in Government, Military

    I stand corrected, I was writing imprecisely. Navyman is correct (about FOBs). What I meant is that nursing is not a combat position. There have been nurses killed by enemy
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    Coping Mechanisms- How do you cope?

    nurse2033 replied to dstevens25's topic in Men in Nursing

    I cry. Like the time I hit my thumb with a hammer, or put the same thumb into the tablesaw blade. OK, I have cried on the way home from work. It is good to grieve a tragic case, and I talk it over...
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    When the doctor doesn't respond to their page...

    nurse2033 replied to kate4rn's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Why didn't the ER get her under control? She should have gotten a diuretic in the ER. I realize that's a moot point. I would bring it up with risk management, or at least pass it on to your boss. The...
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    I accidentally took home a narcotic!

    nurse2033 replied to xtclass08's topic in Patient Medications

    I've done it a few times. Just bring it back and waste
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    My aunt is a 92yo working nurse and would like to nominate her for nurse of the year

    nurse2033 replied to CharleneLoveBoncal's topic in General Nursing

    She wins! Holy
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    Men In Nursing Issues

    nurse2033 replied to adpie28's topic in Men in Nursing

    So you can comfort a patient, and I can comfort a patient AND pick them up... Hmmmm... lol Wait- what was the debate
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    finding a preceptor

    nurse2033 replied to lefrench123's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    I made a bunch of cold contacts via email and found a site. Many people do it at their work site, in professional ed. I did mine at a community college, the director liked my idea for a Capstone. What...
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    Men In Nursing Issues

    nurse2033 replied to adpie28's topic in Men in Nursing

    The focus on this just promotes stereotypes. Some men are top nurses and some are not, just like women. Are all women cut out to be nurses? All I know is that I've had plenty of patients thank me and...
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    Missing Cap on PICC line

    nurse2033 replied to janeybirdRN's topic in Infusion, Intravenous

    Why didn't you call the MD? They should be allowed to measure the risk. Obviously you should aspirate to make sure it is patent and get any air out, flush, then put a clean cap on. If a cap isn't...
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    Is Navy after ADN graduation a bad idea? Lose clinical skills?

    nurse2033 replied to newbie13's topic in Government, Military

    I agree with navy man, you will have trouble finishing your BSN if you enlist. You will spend up to a year in schools learning your trade, which won't be nursing. Then between travel and work you will...
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    What are my options for entering NG as an ADN?

    nurse2033 replied to lugnutz's topic in Government, Military

    OK, the Air Guard is not an MOS, it is the Air Force. Your options are army reserves or national guard (army). Or the Air Guard (Air Force guard), or Air Force reserve. The main difference is that the...
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    What are HHA, agencies, hospices going to do with ACA?

    nurse2033 replied to SuzieVN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I heard this on the news today, small companies may eliminate or reduce the number of full time employees and just go with a larger number of part
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    I said nothing; family, friends or a job will stop me from being a nurse

    nurse2033 replied to rportee0's topic in Male Nursing Students

    I would stay employed and see your job as a means to an end. I stayed in a nursing job I didn't like for two years to get me through grad school. Get as much school as you can while still working and...
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    Thinking about joining the military as a nurse

    nurse2033 replied to mikealty's topic in Government, Military

    Nurse don't go near the battlefield (with perhaps some crazy exceptions). You don't pick your base, you are assigned based on current needs. If you join, you give up a fair amount of choices. This is...
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    Nursing Education: A Call for Radical Transformation

    nurse2033 replied to Tait's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    I read it a while ago and felt it wasn't very radical. That said, I think they have some good ideas about how to improve nursing education. But that, like nursing practice, is at the mercy of...
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    Lpn near F.E.Warren AFB

    nurse2033 replied to Kaligirl02's topic in General Nursing

    If you can finish Excelsior before you move again you can get a WY license and get some experience. Once you get experience I believe the Excelsior degree won't
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    Guys are boring

    nurse2033 replied to exit96's topic in Men in Nursing

    That's because we're doing, not talking about
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    Starting a Nurses Registry Business

    nurse2033 replied to student63's topic in Nurse Entrepreneurs, Innovators

    What is
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    Selected as AF Nurse--Now What??

    nurse2033 replied to Sheila023's topic in Government, Military

    Sorry but all I can think about is scuba diving, surfing, wind surfing, body surfing, sailing, spear fishing, skin