luvbug080688 replied to Bluebolt's topic in Government
If you are working an inpatient unit, you will most likely work 12-hour shifts. Most facilities try to do a panama type schedule where you work 14 shifts in a 28 day period. Additionally, you will, most likely, flip between day shift and night ever...
luvbug080688 replied to thefrenchfrys's topic in Government
It's really hard to say how likely you will be to get Germany. Where you are stationed at the time all depends on what the Air Force/Army needs at the time. There are definitely locations in Germany that both the Air Force and Army place nurses tho...
luvbug080688 replied to luckynurse_1234's topic in PACU
Where I work, we have 2 phases to our recovery: 1) PACU: they hang out with us there on their gurney for a minimum of 20 minutes.... ....after that.... 2) APU: they then hang out here for a minimum of an hour. the first 30 minutes they are there, th...
Hey All! Two questions for you: 1) What is the best place/accreditor for a medsurg certification? 2) My two year mark for experience is in October. I had been in a medsurg setting unil a month ago when I was transferred to the APU/PACU of my facili...
I will be graduating in May 2010 with my BSN. My current plan is to join the Air Force once I am done with school. I have spoken briefly to a recruiter but I am sure I could call him and ask him these questions but getting information from fellow nu...
Hey All! I have no experience with this, but I have heard several stories of people meeting their future spouses in hospitals when one is the nurse and one is the patient. How common is this really and is it allowed for nurses to give patients their...
]Does anyone have a favorite regulation pump that they wear that isn't one you can buy from AAFES??? ] ] ] ] ]Low cut, rounded throat shoe, with a raised heel no higher than 2 ½ inches (measured from the inside sole of shoe to the end of heel li...
luvbug080688 replied to tee_byrd's topic in Government
Like it's been said a billion times before on here, COT is what you make of it. If you have a good attitude and don't freak out over everything, you will be fine. Your flight is going to make or break it for you as well. A good flight and a good f...
luvbug080688 replied to tee_byrd's topic in Government
@tee_byrd for the comissioning? everyone is different as to how big or formal they want theirs to be. i didn't want anything big or showy or busy. i did mine in my living room wearing shorts and t-shirt, as was the lt col who was comissioning me. ...
luvbug080688 replied to luvbug080688's topic in Psychiatric
thanks for the tip. unfortunately, due to my current situation and placement, picking up shifts at a psych facility is out of the question. i will have to just do research and reading for now then.
Hey All! I am interested in the possibility of pursuing an advanced degree in mental health nursing. However, I currently am unable to switch out of my MedSurg environment to seek placement in a psych setting. Having said this, is there anything th...
luvbug080688 replied to IowaRNBSN's topic in Government
Hey Texas- I enjoy England. It's not as busy as Lackland would be obviously, but I like it here. I can give you a more in-depth view on it via e-mail or PM if you would like to do that. Feel free to e-mail me at my screen name at yahoo.com : ) I...
luvbug080688 replied to RoyalNurse2010's topic in Career Support
It's all about who you know and using what resources you have available to you to the max. Do what you need to do to get a job, as long as it isn't illegal.
luvbug080688 replied to IowaRNBSN's topic in Government
As a Dec 2010 graduate of the NTP program, I must admit that I fully enjoyed my time in a civilian location. The experiences that I was able to gain theire as opposed to what my cohorts were able to get at an MTF are not comparable. Civilian locati...
Hey All! I am sure that this is somewhere on this forum but I am too tired to dig. Do you need to take a statistics course to apply to graduate school? I am in a position where I can't take a statistics course in a school so it would have to be on...
Hey AllNurses!!!Quick question for those out there today/tonight. What is your hospital's procedures on documenting IV fluids for your shift?Thanks!luvbug080688
luvbug080688 replied to Lindsay Ann's topic in Government
i had all big hospitals that would have up-to-date technology on my dream sheet for conus and i got an oconus assignment. there are no guarantees with your dream sheet, but it doesnt hurt to put them down at least.
luvbug080688 replied to cacentralvalley's topic in Government
the echo what was already said to some of the questions....- My roommate and I woke up before we were supposed to be allowed every morning. You will learn that to be on time is frowned upon and you need to be early...for everything practically. - PT ...