jgcadet

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1. Do Male Nurses Get More Respect?

   jgcadet replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

   You don't work where I work. Most of the patients are either drug addicts, from the local jail or just plain violent and abusive. They threaten, not just run their mouths. Even if management didn't...

2. Do Male Nurses Get More Respect?

   jgcadet replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

   I have personally seen male nurses take less flak from patients and docs because frankly they are less likely to take it. I vividly recall a young male ICU nurse telling docs and patients alike if...

3. What do you love most about nursing?

   jgcadet replied to NickiLynne11's topic in General Nursing

   Money.

4. Where's the infection?

   jgcadet replied to LMH2687's topic in General Nursing

   Elevated WBC doesn't mean infection always, does she have a left shift? Lactate? Sounds stress induced. What's her kidney

5. online NP schools..

   jgcadet replied to SwoRN's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

   So you want to attend a school that requires 0 hands on check offs or clinical guidance aside from clinical time in your home state? Imagine a medical school doing the same thing.... C'mon be...

6. University of South Carolina Online NP

   jgcadet replied to jgcadet's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

   ACNP as well, nothing

7. South Alabama Summer 2015

   jgcadet replied to rnpedi14's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

   If you apply for summer but can't enroll at that time can you rollover to fall? Also I was emailed a bannerweb jag pin number to check financial aid docs, does that mean

8. Advice on military and graduate degree

   jgcadet replied to MavrickMan's topic in Government, Military

   You can join the reserves and guard easily and go to school. Now joining as a nurse is a different animal as the govt is currently gimped manpower and budget wise. Schools are getting cut left and...

9. University of South Carolina Online NP

   jgcadet posted a topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

   Anyone apply for this

10. From RN to PA in the military

    jgcadet replied to coconutzz's topic in Government, Military

    For the army I know they allow anyone with a BS and pre-reqs done (exception is they don't accept nursing cadets... however after you fulfill your nursing 4 years active I don't see why they would...

11. ROTC Vs. Direct commissioning

    jgcadet replied to armynursingstudent's topic in Government, Military

    Honestly it depends, remember nursing is the number one priority in all situations though. Some nursing cadets really want the same experience as all other officers, others don't care (You have to...

12. Army Nurse Candidate Program FY2011

    jgcadet replied to LindzRN's topic in Government, Military

    I don't understand, ROTC and nursing are definitely doable. For what reason would you be missing LDAC (a commissioning requirement btw which you can do the summer after your junior/sometimes senior...

13. New Fiscal Year Decisions

    jgcadet replied to New1LT's topic in Government, Military

    Makes sense to me,the military is one of the few employers which will take fresh BSNs with no experience. All the hospitals around me are either A. Barely hiring or B. Require at least a few years of...

14. Is there any shortage of military nurses?

    jgcadet replied to sholtzma's topic in Government, Military

    As of right now and for the next few years, there is no shortage. (unless you have some serious experience or furthered

15. New Fiscal Year Decisions

    jgcadet replied to New1LT's topic in Government, Military

    That makes sense, but I would assume that the air force and navy would long will fill up before the army. Traditionally, the army has more slots and the other branches seem to fill up faster...