Vikingkitten

Was NCOIC of TMC 7 and Platoon Sgt. of HHC 1st Medical Bn.( no longer in existence) back in the 90's. Had a lot of field time there and it was a good post for training. We had the Nursing staff and physicans in the field for their annual Field Traini...

I didn't have much trouble getting into my BSN program: I jokingly referred to myself as the token Male! School was definitely more stressful. By the time I went to school I was an experienced Army LPN, medic and paramedic and medical instruct...

Sniper, You already graduated from the most stressful school you'll ever attend! Congrats on almost being done! Some of us FOGs want to retire some day! Former Sniper

OK, I guess I won't be applying to Walden anytime soon. My wife did go through something similar when she applied to a graduate program . She was then in her 30's, we had been married for years, served 12+ years in the Army, and her previous co...

My $.02: -Instead of thorough and prudent nurse,how about Professional Nurse. -Too many "I"s. 'Nuff said. -Definitely eliminate the last "nonjudgemental " paragraph! -Don't "hope". "expect" and "plan". Use concrete words and ideas to convey your ...

Just some thoughts I had when reading it: -"Incredible Institution"- sounds a little vague and shallow. How about Nationally Recognised (is it?) Institution; Award winning; Well thought of;Innovative. You might have to do some homework on the ins...

I'm with those who say not to use that supervisor again. The job market is hard enough these days, and losing a position to a lukewarm recommendation isn't what you planned for. Use other supervisors and co-workers. Just my $.02.

I was a Flight Medic in the Army back in the 70's. Loved flying too and the hard work it entailed. Of course, this was in the days before every town and city had an Air Ambulance Service of some kind, so we did a lot of flying for civilians. Lot...

Ahhh, yes! ***** is standard Military vernacular! Used it many times in my career.

Had something similar at Children's : anything removed during a surgical procedure HAS to be sent to Pathology for "proper" evaluation/examination (hospital policy). So, one day in ENT, little "Johnny" comes in with a part of a crayon shoved so deep ...

Mine is a combination of my codename when I worked for an initialed Government agency and the second half is from a Martial arts class I was in when the Instructor told me "a kitten could have hit me harder than that!" Well, I was holding back some...

DON'T pick Meditech; it's expensicve, it's cumbersome, it's not user friendly.......... it's just the worse! Try SIS- Surgical Information System, or ORMIS. I know they are OR systems, but are available for the rest of the hospital. Just don't get ...

And I knew a stripper of the same name! Uh, no I didn't.

"I have to put my hand where?" From a 2 1/2 year (male) L&D nurse who stilll thinks it was the best experience of my 30+ year career! btw, not serious about the previous quote.

Wow! Pelican Bay! The scumbags of the scumbags are there, as I'm sure your Uncle told you. Had an experience with an inmate there in a Surgical setting at a nearby Hospital once, and all I can say is you Corrections Nurses are the gutsiest Nurses I'v...

Hi, sorry I haven't been on in awhile, again. You aren't bugging me, so don't worry about it. As for the perks, well, that's a matter of opinion. If you like the increasing responsibility with the increasing rank, then , yes, it's worth it. It was fo...

I'm going with those of you who say "it's about the patient"! I can remember being assigned to do a D and C on a pt. because the assigned nurse "dosn't believe in abortion". I don't either, but it isn't about me in that case, it's about the Patient! ...

Of course it is normal to feel a bit overwhelmed by a new profession. There is no way to teach you everything in school-your education is continual throughout your entire career. I think it's normal to feel a little bit overwhelmed at this point in ...

WT*? Has someone said anything to you about it? I'm working with a tech in the OR that has both arms done! She looks like an advertisment for "LA Ink". Don't worry about it. Just my $.02.

X2! Also stay away from the smell of bone cement, if you are in the OR. Our Orthos don't even let the pregnant nurses or techs in the room.

I did L&D for about 2 1/2 years, and I never saw that one! It usually was the opposite scenario: the reluctant husband being told- "You stay right here! You got me in this condition!" Still funny after all these years. Just my $.02.

ANY Manager that explains away her Nursing Staff's lack of professionalism, concern for the patients and just plain rude, crude and socially unaceptable behavior, is a sorry Manager at that. Seems to me you are trying to sitck it out so you can buy a...

This woman's daughter sounds like a Poster Child for Birth Control. Just saying.........

:nmbrn:I'm here too!