GreyWolf

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1. Performance Improvement Project

   GreyWolf replied to nursepanda0326's topic in Operating Room

   Always room for improvement: Time out audits- you would be surprised how many times the room does not stop for a time out. Pre-anesthesia audits: This is a time out before the patient is intubated using the anesthesia consent, many times the consent...

2. Home from Afghanistan!

   GreyWolf replied to Lunah's topic in Government

   Glad you are home safe and sound, is it not amazaing how much has changed for you over the last three years. Take care and again, glad you are back safe and sound.

3. Annoying female coworker conversations

   GreyWolf replied to kool-aide, RN's topic in Men

   Sorry, cannot support you too, much, maybe so twenty years ago when I was your age, but now, I like hearing about my coworker's lives, because by just casual listening, I have an idea of how this may affect there work, mood and dealing with patient's...

4. March BOLC

   GreyWolf replied to traumaRN1908's topic in Government

   Graduation for 66H is 30 May, Some may have additional tracking after that. Funding sites have been held up for many of the March BLOC class, but should be released in 10-14 days according to my CO. If you are not an odd size you can usually find ACU...

5. Pearson Vue Trick - Does it Work Every Time? Part 2

   GreyWolf replied to Silverdragon102's topic in NCLEX

   The PV trick works. Got the good pop-up after my exam. Was freaked out because the test stopped at 75 questions, and now I see that I passed.

6. Quick question for Army nurses

   GreyWolf replied to kyexplorer's topic in Government

   Your NCOER needs to be filled out as if your are moving forward in the enlisted core. Unfortunately the Army does not see AECP as an automatic 2LT advancement for you must get through nursing school and your NCLEX first. You will still have at leas...

7. Sport Medicine????

   GreyWolf replied to swayman2202's topic in General Nursing

   actually those who work with teams in the care and prevention of sports injuries and rehab are certified athletic trainers or atc's certified by the national athletic trainer's association-nataboc which requires a four year degree in an accredited pr...

8. Army PFT

   GreyWolf replied to Jams95's topic in Government

   The Army APFT: You do a warm up, than 2 minutes of push-ups, minimum 10 min. rest no more than 20, usually, 10-15, than you do sit ups for 2 minutes, remember this is sit ups with fingertips touching behind the head, not on top, not in front and no...

9. ACEP schools

   GreyWolf replied to eureeka8's topic in Government

   Schools that worked well with the ACEP program is any program that lets the student come in with all of their prerequisites and finish their degree in 24 months. Schools that fit this billing are: the University of Kansas, University of Maryland at ...

10. Anyone applied to Salisbury University's ABSN for Fall 2009?

    GreyWolf replied to nursing8648's topic in Maryland

    i am not big on facebooks, but i agree with the trying to find housing and such. trying to figure out what part of salisbury to live and be affordable at the same time is looking to be a challenge, especially with a family. congratulations on getti...

11. Anyone applied to Salisbury University's ABSN for Fall 2009?

    GreyWolf replied to nursing8648's topic in Maryland

    I am in the Second Degree BSN program, but was deferred from last year. I was supposed to start in Sep ’08, but since the US Army is paying for me to go to school and for my school I did not mind waiting. I did not find out until mid-February last ...

12. Officer Training Coarse, What Do I Need to Expect

    GreyWolf replied to Lexsmom's topic in Government

    here is the web site to a co 187th training battalion that conducts obc training for nurses. http://www.cs.amedd.army.mil/obc/. the first thing you do is get commissioned and fill out all of that paperwork, than you go through in processing which in...