SoldierNurse22 BSN, RN

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    People sure do have some nasty opinions about nursing

    SoldierNurse22 replied to seconddegreebsn's topic in General Students

    I had a coworker--a BSN-RN-prepared Army nurse--who agreed that nurses were basically flight attendants for patients. I voiced my opinion that those jobs were totally different. She had the same...
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    scolded for reading a book at work

    SoldierNurse22 replied to kismetRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    While I understand the distinction, downtime on days was fair game for folks to study, etc as well. In fact, our management encouraged us to read professional material when the ward got slow. I can...
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    Elderly coworkers becoming a burden.

    SoldierNurse22 replied to o3lissao's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    If your concerns as voiced in this post are true, then yes, there are performance issues that need to be addressed with this nurse. However, I'm sure her performance issues--not to mention anxiety...
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    scolded for reading a book at work

    SoldierNurse22 replied to kismetRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    This seems very silly to me, especially since it's a textbook. I used to learn Russian on night shift. I came off nights as a vampire with a very convincing accent.
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    Opportunities for Army Spouse/ Veteran

    SoldierNurse22 replied to XcrMat's topic in Government, Military

    Hello again, XcrMat! Unfortunately, hiring right now into the VA/DOD is extremely difficult. Most positions I'm aware of require at least 1-2 years of experience prior to getting hired into the...
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    Is nursing for me???

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

    I appreciate the clarification regarding the content of your previous post. You are correct--NPs and CRNAs are of course involved in patient care, but it is a very different type of involvement. NP...
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    Is nursing for me???

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

    Yes, lack of knowledge. You have seen a very narrow slice of the nursing pie in the military. It is hardly representative of the profession as a whole. FYI, I am well aware of the ANC's history and...
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    Is nursing for me???

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

    I understand and share the frustration of the PPs on this board at the OP's lack of knowledge surrounding the nursing field, but folks, please take into consideration how the military views nurses,...
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    diabetic patient

    SoldierNurse22 replied to Mavy's topic in Diabetes, Endocrine Nursing

    D5W is contraindicated in hyperglycemia. I'm not sure why the doc would order D5W. The tremor and sweating may have been a direct result of the hyperglycemia. Anyone
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    Pregnant Assignment Room

    SoldierNurse22 replied to souleater11's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    That is incorrect. Radiation obviously poses a threat. However, certain types of chemotherapy are excreted in sweat and urine. Hence, clothing, bed sheets, etc. contain varying concentrations of...
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    Pros -cons list of being a clinical instructor

    SoldierNurse22 replied to OCRN3's topic in General Nursing

    EEEEEH! Wrong! If anything, you are even more responsible than ever! You are responsible to your students to make sure they are doing what they need to be doing, and you're responsible even more so...
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    Prayer being disrupted by obsessing about work

    SoldierNurse22 replied to nervousnurse's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    Perhaps you're preoccupied with this because you need to be for some reason. Perhaps God wants you to talk to Him about it! After all, He invited us to cast our burdens on Him, for He cares for us...
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    Pregnant Assignment Room

    SoldierNurse22 replied to souleater11's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Patients who are receiving their first round of chemo are sometimes hospitalized, especially when they are receiving intensive regimens where the infusions are frequent or long-lasting. If they are...
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    OMG! *I* cannot pronounce death but a paramedic can????

    SoldierNurse22 replied to nervousnurse's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    EMT-Ps (paramedics) have education that is specific to medicine on the street. They are taught how to survive outside a hospital environment with the supplies that they have on hand. Their...
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    Every Mom, Dad, Sis, Uncle Believes They Know Better Than The Nurse...

    SoldierNurse22 replied to Joe V's topic in Nursing Humor

    That is not the scenario laid out in the cartoon. You're describing a family member who is intimately involved in the patient's care and knowledgeable from what is often years of caregiving. Not...
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    Impatiently waiting

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

    Nowadays, any job worth having is a job worth stalking. This philosophy should not be applied to significant
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    Indications for bed alarm use

    SoldierNurse22 replied to guest112's topic in General Nursing

    I've seen a couple scales used for scoring that occasionally indicate that a patient is a candidate for bed alarm use. "Compulsive", "not alert and oriented to self/place/time", "not oriented to own...
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    Discrimination against males in the nursing profession.

    SoldierNurse22 replied to Halim F. Dagher's topic in Men in Nursing

    I'm honestly curious...how do you figure? I've never heard this one
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    Handling a central venous line port

    SoldierNurse22 replied to ddexter's topic in General Nursing

    Not sterile gloves--just regular clean gloves. Sterile gloves are needed for changing a dressing or accessing a port. Clean gloves are used when pushing
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    Handling a central venous line port

    SoldierNurse22 replied to ddexter's topic in General Nursing

    Most of the links you included didn't open for me. As best I can tell you, sterile gloves are not needed with PICCs/ports/Hickmans etc unless you are actually inserting a line or changing a dressing....
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    "Doing too much"

    SoldierNurse22 replied to futurenurseOB's topic in First Year After Licensure

    If your description of your neighbor vs. yourself is correct, why are you even worried 1) about what she says and/or 2) about becoming like her? Elder does NOT equal wiser or worth listening to....
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    Every Mom, Dad, Sis, Uncle Believes They Know Better Than The Nurse...

    SoldierNurse22 replied to Joe V's topic in Nursing Humor

    If I had a dime for every family member who thought this, I could retire! It's really rather sad, I've always thought, when you get some know-it-all family member with an iPad who thinks their 20...
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    Handling a central venous line port

    SoldierNurse22 replied to ddexter's topic in General Nursing

    I'm assuming you mean for flushing or using an already accessed port with this question...? Let me put it this way: Accessing a port is ALWAYS a sterile procedure. (Accessing = inserting the Huber...
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    Marriage, military and nursing

    SoldierNurse22 replied to teletech111's topic in Government, Military

    With those creds, you should both be accepted into the Nurse Corps, not "unspecified branch". I know the Army has a married couples program where they try to station married dual mil within 50 miles...
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    Please tell me why you dreamed of being a nurse from a young age

    SoldierNurse22 replied to avhoney's topic in General Nursing

    https://allnurses.com/general-articles-about/to-the-beginning-831130.html