CorpsmanRN BSN, RN

I have "cable organizer tubing" coiled around the steth tubing to protect it. I've heard the cloth covers aren't all that great to have on (sanitary issue I'm thinking).

I love Alegria shoes, they don't take as much getting used to as Danskos. Also, the sole is wider so I don't feel like I'm going to roll my ankle like danskos. I just bought a pair of Timberlands because pregnancy has caused my feet to swell and Ale...

I wear it around my neck. I have a cable organizer tubing wrapped around the steth tubing to protect it. I don't like it in my cargo pocket only because I have my trauma shears and reference book/notepad in it. Working in an ER, I've been around sev...

Don't beat yourself up, we've all made mistakes. I was not a new grad when I started but was new to the ER and often times left at the end of the day saying to myself "what in the world came over me?". I'm sure your coworkers know and understand you ...

Reading this took me back to my deployment a couple yrs ago. I was fortunate to be on a camp in Kuwait so we had some luxuries, and no mortars to deal with. It is amazing how fast you learn to be ready for anything, especially mid-shower or bathroom ...

Being from a state that has "legalized" marijuana, I think some people forget that it is still a Federal offense to use marijuana. States can say all they want that it is legal but the DEA comes in and shuts down marijuana shops because they are bre...

This is exactly my problem! Currently I work in a surgical center which provides our scrubs. I've found that at times the medium pants are so snug I could swear they are really smalls. The sizing fluctuates so much. Since I'm hippy (as in curvy, h...

We only have a few level 2 trauma hospitals and they are highly competitive, let alone the competitiveness of a level1 trauma hospital. I'm still a new nurse and have tried for 3 years to get an ED position. I was just offered an ED position an I can...

Very good info.! I had an interview early Feb and I thought for sure I had my usual moments of rambling. I was put to ease by one of the interviewers when they said my interview was going very well! :) I got the email this past week with an offer!...

Bummer Hang in there and just keep applying.

Any word yet? The waiting can sometimes be more stressful. Good luck!

Once you get your ATT you can schedule your test. I got my ATT a week after graduation. Some schools (like mine) send in your transcripts for you, while other schools make you send them yourself. It was crazy how fast after the secretary sent in o...

I'm in the CG, we don't have a Nurse Corp or commission RNs. You're either an HS (enlisted) or PA (officer, through the CG or PHS). Oh, & we deploy overseas as well - even to the desert, so no escaping deployments there. Do I prefer to not be de...

Since we don't have nurses in the Coast Guard, I've been thinking about switching into the Air Force to be a nurse. My recommendation is to look at all the branches. Look at what they all offer. I have never regretted my experience in the military. ...

It came up fine for me, so here are the distributors that were listed: Progressive Medical International Item #68017 PMI - Progressive Medical International: EMS Supplies, Medical Equipment, Medical Supplies, AEDs, defibrillators & patient mo...

I switch needles (it's what I was taught in Corpsman school). I don't recall what they taught us in nursing school though. Usually what I notice that causes discomfort is the medication being injected (& maybe how fast the person injected it).

$54,410.!! My ADN program at a CC cost around....$10,000. That's tuition & books. If I had to take out loans, boy would I choose the lesser of two evils. Again, you should check out the threads about all the CA new grads struggling to find a ...

Having graduated this year, we didn't get much teaching in the way of narrative writing. It was just embedded in our brains to "document everything" in order to "cover your backside." But then we were also taught about charting by exception (which ...

I'm laughing at the fact that so many are offended by the word "probie" If that's the worst of someone's "unprofessionalism" towards me as a new nurse, call me probie all you want. It's simply short for Probationer, what's the big deal?

You do not want to start your career in a huge amount of debt. Just look at the threads about how hard it is to find a job as a new grad. In the year you are waiting to get into a community college program, you could: take your pre-reqs at a commun...

I agree with other posts, if you don't want to move around, don't join the military. Once in, you are government property. Think about how you feel in terms of being deployed too (having a baby won't keep you from shipping out). Being in the mili...

Grammar too, all over the place (not just OP) "oh!! I thought all new grad RNs could only work night shifts to start?" Definitely not the story here. New grads can apply for & get any shift being offered for Residency.

Had you floated, wonder how the parents would have reacted if they found out you were not a peds nurse! Even with an interest in peds, I would have been scared to float without the proper training. Shoot, I still listen to my niece's HR & resps...

Unbelievable. Definitely a good thing you didn't turn in your notice! Hope things work out for you. :)