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  1. Could any former or current US Marines help me out?

    0402 replied to mikecrln16's topic in Government, Military

    If you are applying to a school that takes all qualified candidates and uses a waiting list, your service isn't going to help or hurt you- it's somewhat irrelevant at that point. However, many...

  2. Wounded warrior transitional nursing

    0402 replied to baseball_darling's topic in Government, Military

    The VA would be the largest organization for what you're looking for. MTFs obviously deal with this as well, but if you are not near a base, especially one with a large hospital, that probably isn't...

  3. Relocating? Any advice welcome!!

    0402 replied to BuckyBadgerRN's topic in Virginia Nursing

    Around here, if you're an ADN with experience, you'll be fine. If you're pursuing your BSN, that will look good, but from what I've seen, it's not a requirement (many job ads will put BSN/ MSN...

  4. Things pts say that make you scratch your head.

    0402 replied to Mommy&RN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    "I know you guys keep saying that you have to bring the medicine 20 minutes apart, but I keep telling the nurses that I'm really ok with you just bringing my dilaudid, phenergan, benadryl and ativan...

  5. Tough decision and rough transition into healthcare industry

    0402 replied to ARock&AHardplace's topic in Michigan Nursing

    I would also encourage you to talk to the VA about the GI Bill. The post-9/11 GI Bill made more people eligible than the previous one. Even people who did ROTC or came in through the academies are...

  6. Giving meds together

    0402 replied to mandaaRN's topic in Patient Medications

    We have a hospital policy that sedating IV meds (e.g. ativan, dilaudid, morphine, benadryl, phenergan) must be given at least 20 minutes apart. However, you can give IV of one and PO of another...

  7. I keep being told the ARMY is changing; How is this affecting Nursing.

    0402 replied to kr681683's topic in Government, Military

    I'm not in the Army, so I can't tell you about changes, but regarding O vs E, do you have a BSN? If you do, I cannot think of a logical reason to enlist. With other, non-specialized degrees, there...

  8. What's the weirdest thing management has said to you?

    0402 replied to monkeybug's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    We got brand new white, dry erase boards in the pt rooms with all sorts of fancy new stuff added to them a few months ago (used to be the regular boards that just had our name, the tech's name, their...

  9. The math doesn't add up

    0402 replied to noyesno's topic in General Nursing

    Just last night, a pt asked one of the nurses for one of our "star" cards so that she could write one for the nurse "with the dark hair that's in a bob," which is me. I had had the pt the previous 2...

  10. Moving to quantico. What hospitals are commute-able?

    0402 replied to Shijo's topic in Virginia Nursing

    The most "commutable"- if you were living on base- would be Stafford Hospital (the closest but not very big, from my understanding), Mary Washington (Level II trauma center; south of base) and Potomac...

  11. Unionized? Night Shift? I need your input!

    0402 replied to meanmaryjean's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

    One big difference, to me, between my last job (union) and my current job (non-union) is the differentials. At my last job, if you worked night shift, you made night shift diff for all 12 hours (we...

  12. P before A

    0402 replied to LoneCowboy's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    My school did them separately, with neither being a prereq for the other. Based on when I could actually get into the class (I was waitlisted for all of my sciences), I took physiology before...

  13. masters degrees without ever working at the bedside?!

    0402 replied to nightengalegoddess's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Experience in no way proves that you are competent- it merely proves that you have experience (in this case, in another role). It's like saying that education makes you smarter- it, alone, only makes...

  14. masters degrees without ever working at the bedside?!

    0402 replied to nightengalegoddess's topic in Post Graduate Students

    I have an MSN and did a MEPN program. I am not an APRN; my MSN program was a CNL program. As a new grad, I did a new grad residency, just like any other new grad. For me, part of the decision was...

  15. PT Pulls out their NG tube...boss says I need to fill out an event report?

    0402 replied to mindlor's topic in General Nursing

    I would probably just write an event note (in our charting system, it's an open narrative to chart things that don't really have somewhere else to be charted) to describe what happened and what I did...

  16. Military Spouse RN

    0402 replied to tortorRN's topic in Government, Military

    Just like for civilians, where you are makes a difference. I went to NS in San Diego, but very shortly after graduation and taking the NCLEX, we moved to the DC area. I applied for jobs just like...

  17. have you ever seen a female doctor dating a male nurse?

    0402 replied to kavi150293's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Yes- on Scrubs, Dr Eliot Reid dated Nurse Paul

  18. Do you have a set schedule?

    0402 replied to Jmiami's topic in General Nursing

    I work 3 shifts of 1900-0730 each week. The only consistent thing (supposedly) is that we have to work every other weekend, but they can't even leave that part, as is, so some people end up working...

  19. How did/do you pay for nursing school?

    0402 replied to Joe V's topic in General Students

    Have used a VA loan twice now, to buy a house, but never heard of such a thing for education- perhaps they meant using the GI Bill? I paid cash for prereqs and used my GI Bill for one semester, as...

  20. NG tube output - any guesses?

    0402 replied to deftonez188's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Are you positive they weren't eating or

  21. Defibrillation question

    0402 replied to amoLucia's topic in General Nursing

    If they are really hairy, you can use the first set of pads to "give them a wax" and then apply a new set of

  22. No light duty for RN's in my hospital - is this typical?

    0402 replied to srleslie's topic in General Nursing

    I had sx in May, and I was also told there was no light duty on my unit (I also work m/s). I was told that "back in the day," they would let RNs work as the unit secretary when on light duty, but the...

  23. Narcotics administration

    0402 replied to schoolmack's topic in Patient Medications

    If it's available, and safe to give, I will give it, if the pt wants it. I redirect when a pt uses the word "due"- that is for scheduled meds. PRNs are available, if needed, at certain intervals....

  24. What area of nursing works well for a mom?

    0402 replied to emptyboxcars's topic in General Nursing

    With school-aged kids, I work 7p-7a. I get up when they are home from school, and most days, I get home in time to see them off to school, as well. I do sacrifice sleep sometimes, but I am still...

  25. One set of scrubs?

    0402 replied to MilliePieRN's topic in General Students

    I got puked on once at clinical- just my pants- and they gave me a pair of the hospital scrubs. I had 3 or 4 sets, I believe, but we had clinical up to 3 times a week. If it was just one day/ week,...