3dogs1cat

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1. First patient complaint ever. Frustrated.

   3dogs1cat posted a topic in Emergency

   I had a pt's daughter come to the ED telling me she had given her father his third nitro and he was still having chest pain. I asked her where her father was and she said in the lobby. I had no patients pending so asked for his name. She gave it. I w...

2. What is it like to be a CNA?

   3dogs1cat replied to fulfillment's topic in General Nursing

   I actually enjoyed being a CNA while in nursing school. The most awesome thing in the world was to be praised by nurses and really feel like your work helped the patient and the staff. I have not had as much praise as a RN but the encouragement I r...

3. Valley Healthcare Systems and TRS

   3dogs1cat posted a topic in Travel

   Do all of the recruiting companies jump right on you when you fill out the application? I am reading the boards and seeing that everyone is talking about how competitive it is right now. Valley Healthcare Systems seems to have a lot of job openings a...

4. Indian Reservation Nursing

   3dogs1cat replied to am382406's topic in Travel

   My advice to you as a new grad coming into IHS is to come in with an open mind and flexibility. I can't speak for all of the facilities but it is not the same as the private sector. If you are lucky, you will get an awesome preceptor if not...You wi...

5. Austin, TX

   3dogs1cat replied to 3dogs1cat's topic in Texas

   Thank you for the info! I am hoping there are jobs available! Starting to apply for travel and contract agencies at the moment.

6. Austin, TX

   3dogs1cat posted a topic in Texas

   I am planning to leave my current position soon and wondering what job opportunities there are in Austin. I have 2.5 years of experience in the ED. Because I am at a rural ED I have helped deliver babies, assist with rescuscitation from 2 hours old ...

7. USPHS

   3dogs1cat replied to jennysong81's topic in Government

   I work at a rural IHS facility. I love the Commission Corps but I am prior civilian with no military experience. Being rural means: going to the mall is 3 hours away, you have one grocery store that has limited supplies which means you go 3 hours aw...

8. Limited Tour of Duty-USPHS

   3dogs1cat posted a topic in Government

   I was put on a limited tour of duty when commissioned related to taking Zoloft a long time ago (1999). My time is coming up for the tour to be over and I want to stay in..however, since being commissioned I developed Celiac Disease. I was in the Corp...

9. Uniformed Services University??

   3dogs1cat replied to 3dogs1cat's topic in Government

   Thank you wtbcrna! I don't think the USUHS website is real user friendly. Are you in CRNA school there or went there? I work in a rural ED and sedate people under the doctors supervision for intubation, conscious sedation for procedures, etc.. For wh...

10. Caring For A Family Suffering A Fetal Demise

    3dogs1cat replied to mother/babyRN's topic in General Nursing

    I would just like to say you are an excellent writer! Also, I feel that as nurses we are so blessed (even though it doesn't seem like it) to be there to share the most intimate parts of peoples lives and help them! I work in the ED and we see misca...

11. Uniformed Services University??

    3dogs1cat replied to 3dogs1cat's topic in Government

    We are a uniformed service not military. We always say, "We are the Surgeon General's Corps". You should check us out just so when you see people in the area with a little different uniform you know who they are. :) www.usphs.gov A large amount of...

12. Uniformed Services University??

    3dogs1cat replied to 3dogs1cat's topic in Government

    I am in the Commission Corps of the USPHS. I don't know that I could get in the Army! I am RN,BSN. Alot of people I work with have encouraged me to become a MD but I love nursing alot. I was thinking NP but some of the ones I work with depend on the ...

13. Uniformed Services University??

    3dogs1cat replied to 3dogs1cat's topic in Government

    My only concern now is that if I go there then I will be lowered back to O-1 and I am going to make O-3 in January. I have four years in now and know that the time in school works toward retirement. Just shopping around for schools and my next assig...

14. usphs SRCOSTEP

    3dogs1cat replied to btsteven's topic in Government

    Bureau of Prisons and Immigration are both considered hazardous duty. For some reason I can not find the 2009 benchmark document on our professional advisory website but here is the 2008: http://dcp.psc.gov/promotion_pages_08/PY08_Nur_Benchmarks.pd...

15. usphs SRCOSTEP

    3dogs1cat replied to btsteven's topic in Government

    Where are you in AZ? I'm here doing a payback. Looking for suggestions for my next assignment.