SoldierNurse22 BSN, RN

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    If you are not a nurse, do NOT use the title, please

    SoldierNurse22 replied to RNsRWe's topic in General Students

    #ThisIsn'tTwitter #StepAwayFromYourComputerBeforeSomeoneGetsHurt
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    If you are not a nurse, do NOT use the title, please

    SoldierNurse22 replied to RNsRWe's topic in General Students

    Seriously, RNsRWe, how much did you pay "Nurse"Ladi? Her attitude is absolutely horrendous and her timing was impeccable. It's like a perfect train wreck of everything your OP harps on.... I'm a...
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    If you are not a nurse, do NOT use the title, please

    SoldierNurse22 replied to RNsRWe's topic in General Students

    Sorry, Ladi, the joke's on you. You, an MA, coming onto a nursing site and trying to toot your own "life-saving" horn? Thank goodness I'm not at work today, because it might just take half the...
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    If you are not a nurse, do NOT use the title, please

    SoldierNurse22 replied to RNsRWe's topic in General Students

    Why is this remarkable? Many, many non-medical folks know CPR. It doesn't work just because you're an
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    If you are not a nurse, do NOT use the title, please

    SoldierNurse22 replied to RNsRWe's topic in General Students

    I couldn't have said it better myself. I think that people who aren't actually licensed nurses yet (to include students) have a limited understanding of how challenging it can be to preserve the...
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    Afghanistan

    SoldierNurse22 replied to FerRN's topic in International Nursing

    As far as I was aware, the military doesn't utilize anything but military nurses downrange. Contractors/DOD Civs/DA Civs are an absolute
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    If you are not a nurse, do NOT use the title, please

    SoldierNurse22 replied to RNsRWe's topic in General Students

    Rather remarkable. I knew it was a matter of time, but in less than 3 hours from the OP? Wow! That happened fast, and on a Sunday, even! Here's hoping that folks like that come to understand that...
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    If you are not a nurse, do NOT use the title, please

    SoldierNurse22 replied to RNsRWe's topic in General Students

    Really? Perhaps you should edit your username to reflect that pride, per the TOS as well. Also, if you're still a pre-nursing student, you're not a student nurse yet. Keep that in
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    If you are not a nurse, do NOT use the title, please

    SoldierNurse22 replied to RNsRWe's topic in General Students

    . How very ironic that you should comment, "Nurse"Ladi, as your profile indicates you're a pre-nursing student, and not in fact a nurse. You're an excellent example of the exact issue this thread...
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    PT fell... Now I'm paralyzed with fear

    SoldierNurse22 replied to mevsmom's topic in General Students

    Let me tell you a story. It was Christmas night several years ago in a big military hospital. Yours truly had a minimal patient load. I spent the night caring for a LOL with cancer of the throat....
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    Feeling Blue & havent taken NCLEX

    SoldierNurse22 replied to LoveMeSomeLDL's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    You're studying from 9-4 every day? Since December? For the boards in late April? How are you still sane? I used to study with a friend. We'd study a few hours--maybe 3 at most--per day. I'd make...
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    Venipuncture - gauze vs cotton ball

    SoldierNurse22 replied to fozziebear's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    We also don't carry cotton balls. I'd think the chances of that happening are slim, but I'd also bet it'd be pretty unpleasant for the unlucky patient who couldn't get their cotton ball out of their...
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    Anxiety about nursing medical errors

    SoldierNurse22 replied to whitenoise5's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    It's quite common. To a certain extent, that fear is good. It keeps professionals across the medical field alert and attentive to possible problems, specifically in their own practice. Of course, if...
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    I hated being a CNA.....

    SoldierNurse22 replied to lovelove254's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Healthcare in general would upset me a lot less if this were true. I might really, really enjoy work some
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    I hated being a CNA.....

    SoldierNurse22 replied to lovelove254's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    It depends on what bothers you about CNA work. There's a good chance you'll dislike nursing if you dislike CNA work as CNA work is really the basics of the nursing
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    Current preceptor as reference?

    SoldierNurse22 replied to resa92's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I'd make an exception. This preceptor is the current observer of your clinical progression. If you need someone to vouch for your professional development, she's probably your best candidate....
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    Hanging vs Pushing IV Meds- Which do you do?

    SoldierNurse22 replied to mitral's topic in Patient Medications

    A filter? Not unless it's needed for the drug itself. Otherwise, I'm not sure why you'd need a filter to push meds on a central line.
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    Getting Started

    SoldierNurse22 replied to 14Danib's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    You need to speak with a counselor at whichever college you're applying to in order to determine what classes are required, etc. With regards to high school classes, anatomy & physiology and...
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    Dating a Doctor

    SoldierNurse22 replied to Wildcat2009's topic in Male Nursing Students

    You're dating someone who thinks your profession and your work is inferior? No wonder you have an inferiority complex, in addition to your own opinion of yourself and your future career ("I am but a...
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    TB Protocol

    SoldierNurse22 replied to RNlove17's topic in Infectious Disease

    Really and seriously, utilize Google. I got this first swing from the CDC: CDC -Transmission-Based Precautions BICPP - HICPAC ...and there's a lot more where that came from. Many, many universities...
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    Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

    SoldierNurse22 replied to nursinghopeful23's topic in Psychiatric

    Have you ever encountered a patient with PTSD? Yes...many of them, all day long. Can nurses screen for PTSD (I know we cannot diagnose) or are you trained to be on the look out for the signs? We can...
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    Boots & curls to an interview: Yay or Nay??

    SoldierNurse22 replied to ProudMom511's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    No boots. Curly is fine as long as you're not pushing it out of your face. Think interview, not night at the dance
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    Caring as Facade profession

    SoldierNurse22 replied to souleater11's topic in General Nursing

    You had one of those days, too? I recently got to tell a family member that they were to leave the room until they could learn to keep their hands off the patient's medical equipment. I guarantee...
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    Caring as Facade profession

    SoldierNurse22 replied to souleater11's topic in General Nursing

    True. And that goes for EVERY occupation in most every workplace that's ever existed. Nursing culture has nothing to do with
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    Caring as Facade profession

    SoldierNurse22 replied to souleater11's topic in General Nursing

    I'm sorry. As to your original question, sure. I'm sure some people do. But as I'm not omniscient, I don't think it's my job to speculate as to which nurse genuinely likes his/her job and cares for...