SoldierNurse22 BSN, RN

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    Living with the decision I made

    SoldierNurse22 replied to Williss2's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds financial advice, methinks
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    Haunted Jobs?

    SoldierNurse22 replied to green34's topic in General Nursing

    I think every place has its myths and ghost stories. After all, medical professionals deal with people in pain and the dying on a nearly constant basis. The opportunity is readily at hand. Walter...
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    "Learning a New Language?"

    SoldierNurse22 replied to smoup's topic in General Students

    They are referring to the terminology and the medical slang/jargon that is commonly used in nursing. I was an EMT-B, so I was quite familiar with a good amount of the terminology and the slang. It's...
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    Military Nurse

    SoldierNurse22 replied to MsArroyo's topic in Government, Military

    In order to join the military, you will need a BSN. ROTC is usually a good option, especially if you can get the scholarship. However, ROTC is currently having difficulty slotting students for Active...
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    Poop in nursing

    SoldierNurse22 replied to KATRN78's topic in General Students

    I think that's a big problem nowadays, given the content of TV shows. There's another active thread on AN right now about public misconceptions about nursing. Those misconceptions are not at all...
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    The way we ask for someone's pain level?

    SoldierNurse22 replied to cmav8's topic in General Nursing

    If someone is planning to abuse the pain scale system in order to get drugs, your word choice will have very little to do with
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    Public's lack of knowledge about what nursing actually is

    SoldierNurse22 replied to priorities2's topic in General Students

    On AD, there aren't really that many exceptions left. Most have been phased out, and the Navy/Army especially do not make exceptions anymore. If the Navy CDR was AD, she would likely have run into...
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    Army OB/GYN RN

    SoldierNurse22 replied to GretchRB's topic in Government, Military

    While I am not a 66G, I have worked postpartum and floated to L&D while at Walter Reed-Bethesda. 1. Patient ratio: 1:4 couplets max, but usually less than that. 2. Army RNs work 12 hour shifts,...
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    Public's lack of knowledge about what nursing actually is

    SoldierNurse22 replied to priorities2's topic in General Students

    Military RNs are BSN-prepared only, no exceptions. To achieve the rank of CDR, most people do have masters' degrees, but not necessarily. She may not realized (being that she has likely been in the...
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    Can I qualify for military?

    SoldierNurse22 replied to Residentmaid's topic in Government, Military

    It'll be a long shot, but as others have said, you'll never know if you don't try. Good
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    Cancer clinic nursing job - no oncology experience?

    SoldierNurse22 replied to AlphaPig's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    It will be a lot to learn, but if you're up for the challenge, I say go for it! The ONS has great resources on their website and the oncology forum under specialties on AllNurses is also a great...
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    BE CAREFUL on social networks

    SoldierNurse22 replied to Chico David's topic in General Nursing

    8 Facebook privacy flaps - Technology & Science - CBC News Serious security flaw found in Facebook's privacy settings | News | TechRadar The latest Facebook privacy flaw is a doozy A New Drama...
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    BE CAREFUL on social networks

    SoldierNurse22 replied to Chico David's topic in General Nursing

    Well, isn't that unfortunate. I suppose my employer will have to trust my references and my job history to vouch for my abilites instead of a made-up persona created in a social networking site. The...
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    Stuck In The Middle With You

    SoldierNurse22 posted a topic in Nurse Management

    But within the conference room, voices rose, comments intruded, thought processes were interrupted by a constant onslaught of questions and opinions, and the low, distracting mumble of sidebar...
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    The nurse who can smile when things go wrong...

    SoldierNurse22 replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    And if she's smart, she's doing so in a
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    New handoff report- scared!

    SoldierNurse22 replied to lilaclover6984's topic in General Nursing

    We ran into this issue on my ward, too. It was 22 beds and some people were REALLY detailed. We'd sit in report for an hour sometimes because miss smarty pants couldn't figure out when to stop...
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    Question on swallowing precautions

    SoldierNurse22 replied to Glycerine82's topic in Patient Education

    Infection risk is another thing to consider. In those who are chronically bedbound or ill, a feeding tube is another potential harbor for some very nasty
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    New handoff report- scared!

    SoldierNurse22 replied to lilaclover6984's topic in General Nursing

    We did this on my hem/onc ward. I can understand how it may not be feasible all the time, but it worked great for us. Everyone knew what round of chemo everyone's patient was on. It facilitated...
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    Duties of an overnight certified nursing assistant

    SoldierNurse22 replied to NurseBre94's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    It isn't duties per se that are giving you a pay bump. Incentives like pay increases for a certain shift are in my experience nothing more than that--incentive to work an unpopular shift (nights,...
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    nursing clinicals and glorified cna work

    SoldierNurse22 replied to kkanady's topic in General Students

    OP, I felt the same way you did in clinicals. I had been a CNA myself and I wanted to learn the critical thinking skills everyone was talking about! The truth of the matter is that in clinical, the...
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    Husband and wife working together

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

    Exactly. Two people of differing ranks in the same chain of command is a recipe for disaster 9 times out of 10. OP, that's great that you and your hubby aren't that problem, but the vast majority of...
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    Another spanish for nursing question

    SoldierNurse22 replied to northmississippi's topic in General Nursing

    One of my friends used google translate at the bedside on his tablet. He'd type in what he wanted to say, press the "speak" button, and then the program would read off what he needed to say. He'd...
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    Who reads your mantoux (PPD) test?

    SoldierNurse22 replied to psu_213's topic in General Nursing

    Well, that'd be a big no-no where I work. I had no idea that they trained secretaries to read
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    Longest summer... Ever!

    SoldierNurse22 replied to twss2323's topic in General Students

    Way too true. The bellyaching on this thread is making me nauseous. "I have to enjoy my summer! I can't go to school yet!" Well, life's not fair, is it. When you get to take that coveted bottle,...
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    Longest summer... Ever!

    SoldierNurse22 replied to twss2323's topic in General Students

    Oh yes, try as hard as you possibly can to enjoy your friends, families and free time. Because it's so horrible. I fear reality will be a harsh