armyicurn

armyicurn

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  1. Anyone else studying for CCRN exam?

    armyicurn replied to deeDawntee's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    70% is passing? Really? My notification letter says 87... What

  2. Anyone else studying for CCRN exam?

    armyicurn replied to deeDawntee's topic in General Nursing

    Passing score is 87 out of 125 ?s. The whole enchilada has 150 ?s but 25 are not counted. Those 25 are for future versions of the

  3. Anyone else studying for CCRN exam?

    armyicurn replied to deeDawntee's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Passing score is 87 out of 125 ?s. The whole enchilada has 150 ?s but 25 are not counted. Those 25 are for future versions of the

  4. Anyone else studying for CCRN exam?

    armyicurn replied to deeDawntee's topic in General Nursing

    Laura G is my girl! :redbeathe:redbeathe I just got my results and her materials (cd's, book and Pass CCRN) helped. I also did study a lot. Good luck to all going for it. You can do

  5. Anyone else studying for CCRN exam?

    armyicurn replied to deeDawntee's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Laura G is my girl! :redbeathe:redbeathe I just got my results and her materials (cd's, book and Pass CCRN) helped. I also did study a lot. Good luck to all going for it. You can do

  6. NO bonus and NO student loan repayment to join USAF?

    armyicurn replied to mommy2BCD's topic in Government, Military

    Why do you want to go AF? Not trying to start a multi component war in here. We already have one that is basically depleting our resources... Really, you need to think why the AF and what exactly are...

  7. Whats it like to be an army nurse?

    armyicurn replied to IHeartNurses33's topic in Government, Military

    How flexible are you with changes? In the Army, the name of the game is hurry up and wait. Deployments are 6 months to 12 months up to 15 depending on assignment. My last tour to wonderful Iraq was...

  8. Pass CCRN review

    armyicurn replied to Nacki's topic in MICU, SICU

    Forgot to add on my previous post... use the Pass CCRN book as a reference. If you get into it too much, you could get overloaded. To be honest, I looked-read the first section on cardiac and never...

  9. Pass CCRN review

    armyicurn replied to Nacki's topic in MICU, SICU

    I was getting mid 70s to the point that I had almost memorized what they were asking on each question. Keep in mind that you must understand what the question is asking. I studied for about 4-5...

  10. Pass CCRN review

    armyicurn replied to Nacki's topic in MICU, SICU

    Passing score is 87 out of 125 questions. You will actually have 150 ?s but 25 are not counted towards the final score. These 25 ?s are for future tests. I just got notice of my score today. So...

  11. need info on type of communications device

    armyicurn replied to athena55's topic in Government, Military

    Kein Problem. Good luck to you at

  12. Reusing IV tubing - An infection control issue?

    armyicurn replied to navalnurse's topic in MICU, SICU

    Hey Chris, What team are you at LRMC-ICU? You should check with Maj Womble or LTC Garcia about reusing of tubbing. For the kind of pt's you guys get there, I would say just get a new one line. LRMC...

  13. I want to serve my country- Q's about the Reserves

    armyicurn replied to summey87's topic in Government, Military

    I second what CAPRN77

  14. Travel nurse in the reserves?

    armyicurn replied to CallLightHater's topic in Government, Military

    You will be assigned to a unit where you claim your home of record. Your employer will have to excuse you to go to drills and such or you could try to get a travel assignment at a base where you could...

  15. Army vs. Navy

    armyicurn replied to venicequeen's topic in Government, Military

    You need to talk to a medical recruiter. this recruiter must be an officer. do not let an enlisted recruiter talk to you. they only care to bring you in as a recruit and that is it. The officer...

  16. Civilian jobs on military bases

    armyicurn replied to RNBSNGRADUATE's topic in Government, Military

    Or find out who has a contract with the base. Spectrum is one of

  17. Army Nurse deployment?

    armyicurn replied to Gennaver's topic in Government, Military

    For those of you trying to get your loans paid off, if you can deploy for longer than 6 months do it. When I was on my last tour, the army paid off my loans and all the taxes I paid from the money...

  18. Army vs. Navy

    armyicurn replied to venicequeen's topic in Government, Military

    Cool, I will be sending you a PM. Got some

  19. need info on type of communications device

    armyicurn replied to athena55's topic in Government, Military

    What do you want to do with it? text msg to the states? Some folks have a blackberry. You can also use VoIP to call the states and is a lot cheaper. If you come to Europe, be very careful of the cell...

  20. Army vs. Navy

    armyicurn replied to venicequeen's topic in Government, Military

    WTBCRNA has basically cleared the smoke. Stay away from med students since they get promoted differently and get more "candy" than nurses do. Are you in the CRNA program right now? I need to touch...

  21. OBLC class in March 2008

    armyicurn replied to newmeafter45's topic in Government, Military

    Hey ladies and gentlemen, Just make sure whatever you get promised in your contract is on black and white and keep copies of it. Will you be at Fort Sam? It is interesting that you will have roomies...

  22. Army vs. Navy

    armyicurn replied to venicequeen's topic in Government, Military

    Hello Venice! What are you up to these days? I am an Army Nurse and have been doing this for over 20 + years. I can tell you that the Army has more opportunities for advancement and work experiences....

  23. PPCC advice

    armyicurn replied to robynv's topic in Colorado Nursing

    Is Larry T. still teaching? He acts to be tough but it is the class not his personality that makes A&P hard. I really enjoyed his

  24. True ER stories

    armyicurn replied to Kel Cardaras's topic in Nursing Humor

    Thanks for all the stories. Love

  25. ICU nurse to pt ratio "norm" on your unit?

    armyicurn replied to Natef26's topic in General Nursing

    Where I work is currently 1:1 or 1:2 depending on acuity. Each team has a min of 12-15 RN (days) and 11-13 (nocs) plus some LPNs and techs. This is in a 24 bed ICU. Lately, we been getting the short...