SoldierNurse22 BSN, RN

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    Nurse "Officer"

    SoldierNurse22 replied to emt0089's topic in Government, Military

    You may not have meant it to sound like this, but there is nothing quotation-marky or wish-washy about being an officer. To echo Need4Speed, is a REAL commission. You are a REAL officer with very...
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    Is floor nursing making you fat?

    SoldierNurse22 replied to OCRN3's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Then it would follow logically that it isn't floor nursing that is "making [you] fat" per se, but more one's food choices (or lack thereof) before/during/after working the floor due to the
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    Is floor nursing making you fat?

    SoldierNurse22 replied to OCRN3's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Never have understood how running around like a crazed herd of buffalo for 12 hours straight could make anyone fat. I suppose metabolism varies widely, but
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    You make the decisions on YOUR shift and I'll make the decisions on MINE

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

    Generally speaking, this is usually not a bad idea. But if the patient is telling you that their pain isn't controlled with PO AND they're an oncology patient, that's a totally different animal. I've...
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    Do you talk about work at home?

    SoldierNurse22 replied to blackvans1234's topic in General Nursing

    My cat might not have been such a good listener were it not for the fact that he's 13 years old and can no longer escape my affection.
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    Nurse - Patient ratio?

    SoldierNurse22 replied to Swellz's topic in Oncology

    We had a hard max of 4 patients. It may not seem like much, but if you're giving blood, chemo, antibiotics and dealing with a patient who is nadiring, four can seem like WAY too
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    HCT/BMT Friends

    SoldierNurse22 replied to Bpieslo1's topic in Oncology

    Personally, I was so dazed by the sheer numbers of different diseases treated on hem/onc floors that I didn't even touch the books. My method was to study the disease that my patient(s) had on any...
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    You make the decisions on YOUR shift and I'll make the decisions on MINE

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

    Oncology pain is nothing to screw with. I used to **** off the upper management by giving my patients dilaudid (when ordered, of course) because a lot of them knew that was the only thing that...
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    Do you talk about work at home?

    SoldierNurse22 replied to blackvans1234's topic in General Nursing

    I do. Thankfully, my cat is a good listener as long as I'm rubbing his
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    sooo tired of staff without ANY compassion or empathy!!!

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

    Clearly, you have never been my patient. In all honesty, I understand what you mean, though. I've seen that stuff go down. I am genuinely sorry this has been your
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    One huge reason I want to be a nurse

    SoldierNurse22 replied to mrnightinggale's topic in General Nursing

    Bingo. From one servicemember to another, you'll be fine. PM me if you'd like. I have neither cheese nor Kool-Aid, but I do have
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    Do doctors have any idea what we nurses do? lol

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

    Nope, they don't. And your story is an excellent testimonial to that
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    What is the correct title?

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

    I work in a military facility. I have worked in several. I think we are the exception to the rule. I am an Army nurse. I am called Lieutenant Soldiernurse. My civilian counterparts are called Mrs....
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    LPN in the Army at my age

    SoldierNurse22 replied to pacjeffery's topic in Government, Military

    I hate to burst your bubble, but keep in mind that if you enter right now, and ESPECIALLY if you get slotted as an LPN, you could be working some ridiculous hours to makeup for the furloughed...
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    ambulatory chemo RN - the good and bad?

    SoldierNurse22 replied to joiseygirl's topic in Oncology

    Hmm...hectic. Let me try to better describe the environment. I was just learning chemo drugs and my preceptors expected a lot of me. That was intimidating because there are many drugs to learn and...
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    We all have our place.

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

    Because most psych nurses don't have patients with medical problems that are being actively treated at the time of their psych treatment, so physical assessment skills/inpatient bedside skills (IV...
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    Surgery floor nurses

    SoldierNurse22 replied to MJB2010's topic in General Nursing

    At my previous hospital, we didn't take transfers between 1815-1930 / 0615-0730. They actually made it a policy. It made a HUGE difference after we had an ICU transfer try to code when they arrived...
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    Time off from work...

    SoldierNurse22 replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

    YOURS TOO??? Youtube has become my best
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    ambulatory chemo RN - the good and bad?

    SoldierNurse22 replied to joiseygirl's topic in Oncology

    I was new to chemo, fairly new to oncology (maybe 6 months experience). I would think 3 months would be
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    ambulatory chemo RN - the good and bad?

    SoldierNurse22 replied to joiseygirl's topic in Oncology

    The outpatient clinic I was in for a while was pretty hectic. There is a lot to know, especially if you're new to oncology, but it's a good experience. How long will you be on
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    ambulatory chemo RN - the good and bad?

    SoldierNurse22 replied to joiseygirl's topic in Oncology

    Is this an inpatient ward or a
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    How Nurses Feel...

    SoldierNurse22 replied to Joe V's topic in Nurses Rock

    Exactly! Then there's that awkward moment where, after you've been begging someone to watch your patients so you can pee, and someone finally agrees, you're like ...no, I'm good. Don't have to go...
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    How Nurses Feel...

    SoldierNurse22 replied to Joe V's topic in Nurses Rock

    Sometimes, I hold it so long that when I finally have a chance to go, I can't. ? Then, about a half hour later, the waterfall breaks through the
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    Radiation Oncology

    SoldierNurse22 replied to Memers's topic in Oncology

    It is absolutely wrong, no doubt about it. Whoever told you this is "standard practice" has BS coming out of more than one orifice. I worked a med/surg/radiation oncology unit and we NEVER did...
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    Do nurses get fired often?

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

    Not in my neck of the woods. Government nurses are almost impossible to fire. Case in point: former coworker who had 5 pending charges of battery against her (one that I know of for inserting a foley...