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  1. Bad Rep for Med Surg

    military girl replied to kellyskitties's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Med/Surg nursing is hard work. Physically hard and mentally hard at times. Too many patients and not enough staff. Multiple orders and nurses feeling overwhelmed. In the military, if you don't come...

  2. Should I hang it up before I get hung up?

    military girl replied to garciadiego's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I too agree with the others that have posted. Being in the military, we don't have the benefit of long term care, however, I did work as a nurse in a LTC for about a week. I couldn't stand it. Not...

  3. pca/ortho

    military girl replied to cherilee's topic in Medical-Surgical

    We have our fluids as primary and the PCA running secondary. A PCA should not be run without having fluids infusing and our PCA orders state this as well as well as not discontinuing fluids without...

  4. Passing with 265 questions???

    military girl replied to ktmiller's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    When I took my LPN boards, I went the whole 265 and passed. So stop beating yourself up. If you don't pass, then dust yourself off and try again. You made it this far, keep your head

  5. CEU's Western Schools.com?

    military girl replied to MiaLyse's topic in General Nursing

    I took a course through them, it was good. I don't like reading lengthy material, but it was their substance abuse course. I needed it for my BSN program. Would take another course through

  6. Things you'd LOVE to be able to tell patients, and get away with it.

    military girl replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Please add: I'm not the nanny. We don't change the sheets 20 times a day. Can't tell the kitchen what to cook and we don't have take out service. There will be an additional $10.00 fee to your bill...

  7. If For One More Day.......

    military girl posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi to all, If there is already a post out there concerning this, I'm sorry. The guy that wrote Tuesdays with Morrie and the Five People You Meet in Heaven has a new book out(His name is Mitch, can't...

  8. Would You Deploy Again?

    military girl posted a topic in Government, Military

    Hello to all, Just wondering, if you knew then what you know now concerning deployments, would you deploy again. What are your thoughts on the 15 month deployments? Should nurses only deploy for 6...

  9. Would You Deploy Again?

    military girl replied to military girl's topic in Government, Military

    Most people I know definately would not deploy again if they had a choice. But for me, it was a great experience. However, some of our doc felt like they had degradation of skills in the year that we...

  10. Where do I start?!!!

    military girl replied to canadaincali's topic in General Nursing

    You can do it. It is going to take a little creative planning, but you can do it. When I was an LPN going back to school for my RN, I had just gotten a divorce. I worked full time and went to school...

  11. Please pray for us

    military girl replied to PeachyERNurse's topic in General Nursing

    You will do fine. Just remember your ABCs and always remember, if you have a question that states what patient you would see first, the sickest one gets seen first. I will keep you in my thoughts and...

  12. Back from the Desert and Thankful-What are you thankful for?

    military girl posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hello to all, I've recently returned from an all expenses paid vacation to the desert(just a little humor). I'm very grateful to be home this year and have the holidays home with my family. We take so...

  13. How Far Have I Really Come?

    military girl replied to cmo421's topic in General Nursing

    Many times a patient may realize that we are the ones that need comforting. Hard to believe, but true. I had a patient about a month ago that had sustained fractures ribs due to a fall. He told us...

  14. So I'm fired. Again.

    military girl replied to SuesquatchRN's topic in General Nursing

    Saying I'm sorry seems so inappropriate. I don't know what I would do if I was fired. Please don't give up - we need nurses and good ones such as yourself. When I was first a nurse, I thought that I...

  15. An Unbelievable Night

    military girl replied to RNSuzq1's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Susan, HERE'S A BIG BEAR HUG!!!!!!! I am proud and amazed that you kept it together. I don't what I would personally have done if it was me. But the thing that I am most proud of is that your charge...

  16. Feeling like a loser.....

    military girl replied to Arky's topic in General Nursing

    Here is a big hug from me to you. I'm sorry that I can't imagine what you are going through. However, here is a tip that a girlfriend shared with me before I took my boards, and it really helped. 1....

  17. Nursing Subjects

    military girl posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am a unit educator on a Med/Surg floor. I have a bunch of new nurses and I am looking for education topics to present. The topics need to related to Med/Surg. Please, if you have any ideas, please...

  18. Nnei

    military girl replied to angel's topic in Government, Military

    From my experience with the NNEI, it was a positive experience. I am active duty in the Army as a nurse, but I worked at the VA in Michigan. I had to pay for my first semester because I had not been...

  19. Your Worst Mistake

    military girl replied to aurora_borealis's topic in General Nursing

    Hey, Don't be too hard on yourself. I know how you feel. My first 6 months out of school, I gave a dose of Vanc to a renal patient that was too high. I did not know the correct doseage for a renal...

  20. Deployment preparation

    military girl replied to cookie52784's topic in Government, Military

    I agree with Dan. Get as much experience as you can and any training that you can. Being a new nurse, you may be hesitant to do so, but in the long run, it will serve you well, and make you stand out...

  21. If you were administration for a day

    military girl posted a topic in Government, Military

    Okay, I hope that this will get some funny responses, as well as some serious ones. If for one day, you got to sit in the ivory tower, what would you change. And you have a blank check as well to do...

  22. Promotion timelines in the ANC

    military girl replied to Tanker's topic in Government, Military

    Hey Tanker, Just wondering, how are you able to come back on active duty when you retired as an

  23. Deployments for RNs by Branch?

    military girl replied to Beanseye RN's topic in Government, Military

    The army nurses are deploying for a year. I am an active duty nurse, gradutated from OBC in Apr '05, spent one year on station and then deployed from Apr '06 - Apr '07. There is a nursing shortage all...

  24. where have you deployed & been stationed?

    military girl replied to crazylilkelly's topic in Government, Military

    Just got back from a year in the sandbox (Apr '06 - Apr '07). Stationed in Georgia at this time. Would like to serve on humanitarian mission really bad. Applying to go the Army Public Health Course....

  25. What to expect as an Army nurse?

    military girl replied to roswell's topic in Government, Military

    When did you go the Iraq with the 21st CSH. I just got back from deploying with them (Apr '06 - Apr