BunkyRN

BunkyRN

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  1. September 2013 Caption Contest: Win $100!

    I don't feel like a nurse at work, I feel like a waitress... Are you sure I am a nurse ????
  2. I was wondering what other nurses use for their bedside conscious sedation. Where I am at we are no longer allowed to push propofol. So we end up using etomidate often. I have a friend who is a CRNA and he thinks thats just nuts ! Just curious - Than...
  3. What do you use for conscious sedation in your ER ?

    Thanks for the responses.. We always have the MD in the room for sedation, and it is funny that we NOW cant push propofol, but the doctor can... even though the doctor is in the room. Well, when I worked in SICU, we titrated our propofol and it wasn...
  4. I was wanting to know if anyone out there knows about an online program for RN's with their 2 yr degree and a BS in another field.... I just got my packet from Froniter School of Nursing and their program seems pretty good... but after I read all th...
  5. July 09 OBLC

    I got back from OBLC-RC 2 weeks ago.... it was a pretty awesome experience.... looking back !!! But be glad glad that you aren't going in the summer (if you got bumped).... it will be miserably hot. It was gross most of the time when I was there in A...
  6. Experiences from OBLC??

    I just got back from the OBLC-RC 2 weeks ago... totally take your car if your not too far away. You'll be in the field m-f for 3 weeks regardless if your reserve or not. But you will have your "diagnostic" PT test the 2nd day you are there. I recomme...
  7. Help! Advice (long)

    Hi there ! I am a research nurse and maybe can give you some help. I work as a clinical research coordinator (CRC). You dont have to be a nurse to do this job but you do need medical experience... which you have. I work for a group of doctors that ...
  8. Want to learn about OBLC?

    thanks for the pics ! I really enjoyed them.... I'll be at OBLC in April 09 !!! Hoorah !
  9. Needs of the Military First: O.R or NICU

    Hi there, there is a NICU nurse in my reserve unit and she is classified as a 66H (med/surg) nurse in my unit. I would recommend OR if your thinking about the army. There is not much of a need for NICU nurses in the army reserves (if your thinking r...
  10. Reserve OBLC questions

    Hey there, Congrats to you. I'm a 66H in the reserves (only had one drill so far) and I spoke with a few others in my unit who recently completed OBLC and this is what they told me: You are now mostly in the field the whole time. You are not really ...
  11. Too much time to think...

    It is Sgt Ramsey in that office. Maj Massaligia has also helped me alot. She is based out of that office but lives in Wichita like me.
  12. Too much time to think...

    I just swore in with my commission in May.... I know that they check your credit (cant be having bill collectors running after you !)...... My AMED recruiter is in KC. He was pretty helpful on letting me know what to put in and leave out. I'm sure th...
  13. SANEs: How many of you DID NOT start in the ER

    Hey there ! I was a SANE nurse for 4 years and DID NOT start out in the ER...... but I eventually wound up there and loved it ! I started out as a med/surg nurse when I started my job as a sane. So ..... no you dont HAVE to be an ER nurse. I would s...
  14. Hi there, I was a SANE nurse for 4 years. I would recommend that you find out where you can take the 40 hour sane/sart course in your area and start there. They usually require you to have a couple years of nursing experience (for assessment purpose...
  15. Currently in OBLC

    Hello there ! I will have to check out your pics. Hope the rest of your OBLC goes well. I sign my papers for commission this weekend, but I am a reservist. Great to hear it from the front lines ! I'm totally excited for this experience and totally wo...
  16. Hi out there from doo-dah... Have not used this site in a looong time but have found it helpful. I am almost done with my packet to comission as a 2nd Lt in the Army Reserves. I'm totally excited for the opportunity and wanting to talk with anyone ...
  17. Please ... any ex-ICU, now ER nurses for advice!

    Good call sista ! I worked Trauma/Surgical ICU for about 2 years and then went to ER after 1 year of back tracking to the floor I previously worked on (due to wanting out of ICU so bad and they need me.... vice/versa). I totally love ER.... I have b...