SoldierNurse22 BSN, RN

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    failed med surg

    SoldierNurse22 replied to snowybee's topic in General Students

    Well, if you switch schools without trying again, you throw that money down the drain anyway. Time to pick yourself up, dust yourself off and get back to
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    Traige questions. Why do you hate me? So much?

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

    I'm aware this wasn't directed at me, but I felt compelled to reply. Triaging and prioritizing are not just handy tricks up your sleeve to have just in case you find yourself in a mass casualty...
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    New Grad Trying to Find Her Way

    SoldierNurse22 replied to n2biology's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    That is tough, but if you're really worried about your license and you're being told to do things with which you have no experience as a novice, you are putting the patients and yourself at risk....
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    New Grad Trying to Find Her Way

    SoldierNurse22 replied to n2biology's topic in Hospice, Palliative

    Time to find another job. If you're being pressured into doing things that you 1) haven't been trained to do, 2) aren't your responsibility and 3) are being made to feel like it's your fault the...
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    Office nursing = secretary

    SoldierNurse22 replied to sistasoul's topic in General Nursing

    Agreed. I was just whining with a coworker the other day that our jobs could be done by a secretary and an MA. Most of it is paperwork, referrals, screening patients before they see the doc, and a...
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    Traige questions. Why do you hate me? So much?

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

    Actually, there's a lot of info out there on triage. Emergency Medicine in particular has written the book (and most of the protocols) for triage, whether the scenario is pre-hospital,...
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    IV initiation

    SoldierNurse22 replied to Saasy's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    It's made by BD and if you didn't know to pull back on the needle (which sticks out behind the hub), a newbie could easily forget to remove the needle. It's not meant to be left in, just to clarify....
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    IV initiation

    SoldierNurse22 replied to Saasy's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Yep. With one of the IVs I use, you sure
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    Any Nurses Who Have Had Mono?

    SoldierNurse22 replied to Jentry's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Unfortunately, during the first bout of mono, I had to drop a semester of prereqs, which delayed my graduation by a month. The second one hit my last semester. It was in the summer and I did very...
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    Any Nurses Who Have Had Mono?

    SoldierNurse22 replied to Jentry's topic in Health, Stress Management

    I had mono in nursing school twice. It was physically and emotionally draining and took quite a while to recover from. I also got sick frequently afterward when I had a robust immune system before....
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    Last name on ID badge?

    SoldierNurse22 replied to ravenpuff's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I didn't say it was used as a noun. (Believe it or not, I did happen to see the definition of the adjective while I was looking at the MW page). However, the negativity associated with the noun may...
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    Last name on ID badge?

    SoldierNurse22 replied to ravenpuff's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Per Merriam-Webster, I think it's less to do with the acutal definition and more to do with the socioeconomic status associated with "menial" as a
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    Reasons for getting fired as a nurse?

    SoldierNurse22 replied to deetrain's topic in General Nursing

    10: https://allnurses.com/general-nursing-discussion/top-10-reasons-887582.html 9: https://allnurses.com/general-nursing-discussion/top-10-reasons-887895.html 8:...
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    If you are a male can you ask to only work for male patients?

    SoldierNurse22 replied to dbtw's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    If you're more inclined to put your faith in Yahoo Answers than in a website full of actual professionals, well... good night and good
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    If you are a male can you ask to only work for male patients?

    SoldierNurse22 replied to dbtw's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I'm really curious as to why you think
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    IVP Medication Problem

    SoldierNurse22 replied to Lissla's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Don't feel bad. I've never been able to control the size of the image,
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    IVP Medication Problem

    SoldierNurse22 replied to Lissla's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I always upload them using the "insert image" option (it's 4 in from the smiley button on the toolbar that appears above the post when you're typing), though for whatever reason, my computer likes to...
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    Why do some choose to pursue BSN over ASN first?

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

    The military requires BSN for active duty officers. It is not a point that was up for negotiation. However, I'd have done BSN either way. I was young, fresh out of high school, and I had the funds...
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    IVP Medication Problem

    SoldierNurse22 replied to Lissla's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I'm a very visual person. So here's a photo of the syringe referenced in the question. How do the marks on this syringe align with the question posed in the
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    IVP Medication Problem

    SoldierNurse22 replied to Lissla's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    This problem seems to revolve around basic math. As far as the "calibration on the syringe over 12 seconds", are they asking for where the plunger would be within the syringe at 12 seconds over the...
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    IVP Medication Problem

    SoldierNurse22 replied to Lissla's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Perhaps I'm not understanding this correctly, but this seems like a really easy question. You have 5mL that you need to give over 5 minutes. That boils down to 1mL/minute. Based on how the syringe...
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    NAVY - Can someone help figure this out?

    SoldierNurse22 replied to dfh5075's topic in Government, Military

    For current Navy enlistees who want to go to the officer's side, you'd go through the Medical Enlisted Commissioning Program, not the NCP. Medical Enlisted Commissioning
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    NAVY - Can someone help figure this out?

    SoldierNurse22 replied to dfh5075's topic in Government, Military

    I looked up the info on the Navy website, and it appears that the NCP is the same as the ANCP (Army's equivalent program). The ANCP is not open to currently enlisted soldiers. What your recruiter...
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    NAVY - Can someone help figure this out?

    SoldierNurse22 replied to dfh5075's topic in Government, Military

    If you're enlisted in the reserves, you are not eligible for NCP. NCP is for direct accession from the civilian side into the military. You'd have to apply and compete to get picked up for the...
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    Evidence Based Practice

    SoldierNurse22 replied to akanini's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Glad to help! I know EBP can be presented as really lofty and complicated, but really, it boils down to this: we don't do things in nursing anymore just because "that's how it's always been done"....