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  1. Hurricane Irma

    A number of others have already made some suggestions for ear plugs, air mattress, snacks, changes of clothes, and etc. I would also bring a good book or two. If the power goes out on your tablet, phone, kindle, etc you can still read a book. :...
  2. Hurricane Irma

    Yes. In Florida and a number of other states they can legally force you to stay during an emergency such as a hurricane. They often call it "patient abandonment". Also, because Florida is a "right to slavery".. .er I mean a "right to work" or "at ...
  3. Which field of nursing is the most technically hard?

    Technically hard would be something like transplant ICU nursing. Or maybe open heart. areas with lots of machines, dialysis, and etc. When you have to watch 6 drips, 4 monitors, and physically assess the patient every hour that is pretty technical...
  4. Is hospital nursing an unbearably dirty job?

    Your friend may have an unusually discriminating sense of smell. People with an acute sense of smell often have trouble dealing with the "dirty" part of nursing or healthcare. She may also have a germ phobia. I mean that darn E-coli just hangs out...
  5. Is hospital nursing an unbearably dirty job?

    Are you being humorous? Or are you really unaware that the CNA role is usually the "grunt" of nursing? They are usually the one that is called when someone needs lifted, turned, fed, cleaned, and etc. If someone throws up the first person the RN ...
  6. Best Online LPN to BSN Bridge Program???

    It depends on what your priorities are. I recommend LPN to BSN if you can. RN is great. But if you don't have a minimum of a BSN some doors just won't open as easy. If you never intend to leave clinical nursing you don't need to worry so much abo...
  7. A cautionary tale: advice/help needed

    Have you consider Naturopathic Medicine? Naturopathy - Wikipedia I know people have already mentioned psych nursing. There is also ARNP in psych. Then you get to diagnose, treat, counsel, and prescribe. If you think nursing is just totally...
  8. Possible HIPAA trouble help me please!

    If you have not contacted your exes employer about violating your privacy you should strongly consider doing so. Secondly, contact the authorities and ask if you can file a no contact order against your ex for harassment. Thirdly, if your hospital ...
  9. "Your job is to make me happy"

    Welcome to the "service industry". When Hospitals use customer satisfaction (i.e. how happy they are with their stay) as a metric it does indeed become the nurses job to make the customer/client happy. And if you don't believe that hospitals have...
  10. I am pretty sure that they cannot *force* you to stay after your shift has ended. They can require mandatory OT as allowed by law. But, I am reasonably sure that coercion or forcing you to stay after your shift has ended might be considered kidnapp...
  11. Does this sound like case management to you?

    There is a fine line between case manager and care manager. A case manager actively works to acheive optimal wellness outcomes for the client while being a good steward of the resources available to them. This role often looks like a chinese acrob...
  12. Just about anyplace the Air Force has a mental health clinic or behavioral health inpatient ward will have a need for the PMH NP. Wilford Hall has merged with Brooke Army Medical center in San Antonio TX and they have a huge need for psych nurses an...
  13. It really is going to depend on where you are stationed. If I understand your question correctly you want to join the Navy Nurse Corp and work in an ER in the Navy. To do that you will need to be assigned to a location that has an active ER departme...
  14. Single parent military nursing?

    A family care plan is a document that you fill out certifying that you have a workable plan for who will take care of your dependent children if you are deployed or assigned to a duty station that does not allow dependents to accompany you. You have...
  15. Student clinical's at VA hospital?

    Best thing to do is find out who runs the education programs at the VA hospital you want to do clinicals at. If they don't have a memorandum of agreeement with your college you may have to do some leg work. Once you find that person talk to them a...
  16. Starting Salary for VA LPN

    If your job in the military is equivalent to the job at the VA you get credit for experience. And you can/may use your military time towards the retirement plan the VA has. If you are a qualifying veteran you also receive hiring preference. As ...
  17. Amry Reserve Nurse

    Wow Annette Good Questions: #1 - commitment for reserves is 8 years initial obligation #2 - Deployments can be overseas or in the U.S. Whereever they need nurses. Sometimes you deploy as a group with your unit. Other times you can volunteer to j...
  18. New Grad nurse wanting to join the Army

    you probably have checked with just about everyone but just in case try looking at this link Nurses | GoArmy.com They have some links that allow you to search for a recruiter and/or contact them directly. The drawdown is impacting the medical peo...
  19. case management certification

    The ANCC also has a good CCM certification process that is universally recognized. The cost is comparable to the others mentioned and they give a discount if you are a member of the ANA. If you belong to your state association you might be a member...
  20. New Grad nurse wanting to join the Army

    If you are strongly interested in joining the military one there is another option. Focus on finishing your BSN and then go to work in a high demand area such as ICU, Psych Nursing, or Emergency Nursing. Once you have one or two years experience in...
  21. Travel agencies for newbie travelers??? Need advice

    I did a lot of per diem type work with Favorites several years ago. I was pretty happy with them. They had a nice range of benefits and were able to supply the work I wanted.
  22. Need ideas to reward nurses that successfully pass their CCRN

    See if you can get a place that does massages and day spa activities to give you coupons. Some of them will do a special giving up to 50% off services. They love to do things like this for first time customers as it generates repeat business. If ...
  23. Why is unionization a subject of taboo??

    You do know that if you belong to a union that you can ask not to pay for the portion of your dues that support political causes that the union supports or contributes to? Or maybe you don't because you keep saying you don't want to support union...
  24. What options does an LPN/LVN have with the Navy?

    Check into ROTC. You may be able to go to nursing school and get your BSN in return for signing up for the military. the Air Force, Army and the Navy all have ROTC programs. The Army has the most openings but all of the forces have advantages and d...
  25. ANA is still a decent national organization but they have had challenges over the last few years because it's damn hard being everything to everybody. The worst schism's have occurred because it's not easy representating professional nursing and try...