SoldierNurse22 BSN, RN

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    Can you learn nursing in the military?

    SoldierNurse22 replied to sakiohma's topic in Government, Military

    Speaking for the Army, the Army commissions all of its BSN-prepared RNs AFTER they have completed school. We don't usually accept ADN nurses (except in some rare cases). The Army trains LPNs on the...
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    Is this a legal part of the job?

    SoldierNurse22 replied to BuckyBadgerRN's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Is it in your contract? I sincerely doubt they can make you do this. That is beyond
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    Drug Seeker Stories

    SoldierNurse22 replied to ER-RN2's topic in Emergency

    We had a lady come in who had a history of cancer, but was somehow always admitted to our oncology ward. She was middle-age, morbidly obese, and one particularly busy night when we were busy taking...
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    It is so hard to be nice sometimes.

    SoldierNurse22 replied to taydian's topic in Psychiatric

    I have a patient like this who comes in every now and then. I feel the same way. I intensely dislike interacting with her for the same reasons you stated in your post. It isn't a matter of...
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    Admitting you are wrong

    SoldierNurse22 replied to madwife2002's topic in General Nursing

    Given the responses (while many are sarcastic) to this particular thread, I find it funny and perhaps a bit ironic that this thread and Madwife's "Top Ten Reasons for being Fired: Falsification of...
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    Help with application letter?

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

    Above is my edited version of your letter. A few grammatical errors here and there, but overall, not bad. I personally think you should include the fact that you were homeless and met RNs on the...
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    Help with application letter?

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

    Are you looking for assistance with diction? Syntax?
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    Got to use my neuro skills in real life!

    SoldierNurse22 replied to RunninNurse's topic in General Students

    How do you know he had a concussoin? How do you know something more serious wasn't going on? (Someone mentioned a slow bleed early in the conversation). The point of PPs on the thread was that...
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    Quit nursing school after two months...

    SoldierNurse22 replied to keeyumbow66's topic in Nursing Career

    Considering we weren't even allowed to do injections on each other, much less practice IV starts and NGT (!) placements, I cannot imagine what psychopath in the guise of an instructor would allow this...
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    co worker is a bully, help!

    SoldierNurse22 replied to jane_34's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Wait, is she a coworker or are you her supervisor? You can't be both unless she's also a supervisor. If you have the authority to fire her, then I'd strongly suggest you do so. Otherwise, you're...
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    Require laptop purchase

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

    I think it's silly, but I'm not sure that it should be included in tuition. Not that it really matters what any of us
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    Nursing School Graduate, Still waiting for ATT

    SoldierNurse22 replied to seablue711's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    Well, if you moved states, you have another BON to deal with. It's back to square one as I understand it. Good
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    Not helping fellow student

    SoldierNurse22 replied to dunkin donuts's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    ...I'm not really sure what the question is. I'm sorry you failed and that your "friend" doesn't seem interested in helping you anymore, but your motivation to take and pass the boards should not...
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    co worker is a bully, help!

    SoldierNurse22 replied to jane_34's topic in Health, Stress Management

    If you really need to make a point, another option is calling her at home on her days off if you see that the application was documented but you can't find the patch. That'll get the message home...
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    co worker is a bully, help!

    SoldierNurse22 replied to jane_34's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Does she work at the same time as you? If she does and you can't find the patch, I'd ask her directly. Otherwise, the location of the patch should be documented at time of application in the MAR....
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    Stop the drama already...

    SoldierNurse22 replied to Joe V's topic in General Students

    I wouldn't generalize about drama by sex/gender. One of the most dramatic liars I've ever encountered was a male
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    Opioids for cancer pain

    SoldierNurse22 replied to jsmarthaler's topic in Oncology

    Slide 4: "affected", not "effected". Otherwise, yes. Whatever is most effective for each individual patient is used to treat pain. I would emphasize that this varies widely by patient and cancer...
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    oncology vs ortho/neuro

    SoldierNurse22 replied to novicenurse123's topic in Oncology

    Honestly, take a job where you can get it. Onc and neuro/ortho are both specialties. Along with basic nursing skills, you'll pick up extras along the way in both areas. I started in oncology and...
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    YOU CAN'T BE SERIOUS

    SoldierNurse22 replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in General Students

    You passed! It's a B+, not the end of nursing school, so be happy and congrats! We've seen worse on this board of
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    Nursing Shortage

    SoldierNurse22 replied to zack1110's topic in General Nursing

    I didn't start the griping. Please read your own thread before you start making accusations. T-10 seconds to mod
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    Nursing Shortage

    SoldierNurse22 replied to zack1110's topic in General Nursing

    No need to get defensive, Zack. I'm not about to get off-topic by checking another member's post history to divulge a minute grammatical error. It's all right to have interests in talents that aren't...
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    Nursing Shortage

    SoldierNurse22 replied to zack1110's topic in General Nursing

    It's funny that this rumor has been out there for so long. I can remember when I was in elementary school and people (nurses included) told me that there was a shortage and nursing would offer great...
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    Nursing Shortage

    SoldierNurse22 replied to zack1110's topic in General Nursing

    Zack, chill. Seriously. Your earlier post on this thread about finding it funny when people get defensive at the smallest thing is really starting to read ironically. Besides, we're about to get a...
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    Nursing Shortage

    SoldierNurse22 replied to zack1110's topic in General Nursing

    Just because you value good grammar on a forum (where the conversation is, by the very nature of the medium, written) doesn't mean one should abandon ship and become an English
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    Everyone Won't Succeed. And That's Okay!

    SoldierNurse22 replied to TheCommuter's topic in General Students

    After a recent monster thread where a failing student couldn't take the advice of probably 20 well-meaning posters, that's what I thought,