conrnmof2

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  1. Hello Everyone: I will not be currently practicing when I apply to the ANC, because my job ended today. I was told by the recruiter that I needed to have a current job to get a letter of...
  2. Keep getting different answers?

    Thank you for your input...........May just have to stay a soccer Mom and know that at one time I was a great nurse ))))!!!! Thank you very
  3. What is your biggest nursing pet peeve?

    Getting a great blood return and almost have it all capped off and ready to flush and the patients moves and you lose your
  4. Keep getting different answers?

    Thank you )))!!! I will be tracking them down!!!! I will be picked up as a sub, so will still work some, and am applying for other positions to. Take
  5. Keep getting different answers?

    Just cause: After reading these regulations, I can see what the problem will be with waiting until next fiscal year 2011. I will have been off for more than a year and will not have any recent...
  6. Keep getting different answers?

    Thank you just cause again. I just found a local American Red Cross chapter that takes nurse volunteers and I am applying for a nurse volunteer position. Apparently, they have coverage for nurses....
  7. Why so much competition between nurses?

    Of course it is! I am just trying to give some insight on why some nurses do that..........Not to justify it, but try to understand why they act the way they do. I think it is snobby and
  8. Why so much competition between nurses?

    I am going to defend nurses here that do that...........Not because, I think rolling out your resume is the way to start a friendship, but I think nurses are judged constantly and Always trying to...
  9. VA VALOR Program

    Both will be great places to work )))!!!
  10. VA VALOR Program

    I was a VALOR and it is a great opportunity. I learned a lot and that experience has served me well throughout the years. Congratulations. Be proud of yourself. Now years later, I am looking into...
  11. Hello Everyone: Does having your ACLS and PALS certifications help with your application? I have had these in the past, but am not practicing right now. I thought it help me "brush up" to. Thank...
  12. Question about ACLS and PALS

    My current position that is ending I did not need these courses for the job. I took a 4 years off, but returned and worked outside of critical care (very hard to get back into even though I had a...
  13. I use up all of my compassion at work.

    Very normal, the way you are feeling............it is called compassion burn out and nurses get it and I have had it myself. Take some time for yourself and let your husband know you want to listen...
  14. COT 10-04 nurse to 10-05

    Thank you for the
  15. Questions about choices

    My background is med/surg, telemetry, CIC, and NICU, and a little of community nursing. Jack of all trades master of none ))). I want to do the critical care course (even though I spent 2 1/2 years...
  16. Questions about choices

    Hello: Do you get to put your top 3 choices every time you re-enlist or is that just considered when you first join? There are a lot of questions about children and deployement and that part will...
  17. Questions about choices

    Thank you for the information. I really do appreciate
  18. Is putting 'BSN' on badge snobbish?

    Most people do not even know what those letters mean and, frankly, how you care for your clients is what they will remember, not the letters behind your name. I want my patients to remember my name...
  19. COT 10-04 nurse to 10-05

    Do you get your uniforms beforehand? My husband (he was infantry) said he got those in basic. How many suitcases can you bring? LOL!!!! BTW, I am sure you are doing Great )))!!!! Take
  20. Not currently practicing

    Hello: I have a BSN and have worked in critical care (CIC, NICU, and Med-surg, Tele units), but have taken some time off after having children. I would like to join the Army Nurse Corps, but do not...
  21. Not currently practicing

    Thank you for the information. I know I have to get a waiver for my thyroid (no big deal, just take Synthroid every day and have been stable on it for years) and I can't do push ups correctly. My...
  22. Nursing BURN OUT!!

    Know that you always have options. Take some time off even if the economy is bad..........You have to take care of