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1. A few military nursing questions

   cablefree posted a topic in Government, Military

   Hello everyone, I have a few questions about reserve nursing... Thank you in advance for your answers! :) I was finally pulled off of the OML list for the Army Reserve. How long is BOLC for...

2. MSN vs MBA

   cablefree posted a topic in Nurse Management

   Hello everyone, I am currently an assistant nurse manager of an inpatient hospital unit. I have my BSN, and am ready to pursue a master's degree. An MBA in healthcare seems like a much more...

3. Army Reserve rank question

   cablefree posted a topic in Government, Military

   Hello everyone, I am in the process of obtaining a direct commission as a nurse in the Army Reserve. I have over 4 years of civilian experience (3 years with an RN diploma and 1 year with a BSN). I...

4. Active duty nursing specialty

   cablefree replied to cablefree's topic in Government, Military

   Thanks for the

5. Active duty nursing specialty

   cablefree posted a topic in Government, Military

   I'm currently employed as an ICU nurse in a very large MICU. I don't have my BSN, but will be done with it soon. If I joined AD when I complete my BSN, is it possible to be guaranteed an ICU...

6. A few questions about joining

   cablefree posted a topic in Government, Military

   Hey everyone. I currently work in a very large MICU and am considering joining the military as a RN. I am working on completing my BSN within the next year. I am prior enlisted in the Marine Corps...

7. Incompatible drips

   cablefree replied to cablefree's topic in MICU, SICU

   lol... I guess Micromedics lists incompatibilities between drugs just for fun! And I'm glad you think that having pharmacists is a waste of hospital resources. Just because there is no...

8. Incompatible drips

   cablefree replied to cablefree's topic in MICU, SICU

   There is no concern for the meds to mix together when they leave the lumens and meet in the blood

9. Incompatible drips

   cablefree posted a topic in MICU, SICU

   Running incompatible drips in different lumens of the same line...

10. Yale New Haven Hospital and Bridgeport CT area hispital starting salaries

    cablefree replied to SkinyWinky's topic in Connecticut Nursing

    I started at bridgeport hospital as a new grad in 2013 with a diploma @ a base of

11. Interview advice??

    cablefree replied to cablefree's topic in MICU, SICU

    Thanks for the

12. Interview advice??

    cablefree posted a topic in MICU, SICU

    Hey everyone, I've been a nurse for a little over a year now, I work on a fast past pulmonary/tele unit, and I regularly care for vent patients. I've been afforded the opportunity to interview in a...

13. STRAP program

    cablefree replied to cablefree's topic in Government, Military

    Thank you very much for the

14. STRAP program

    cablefree posted a topic in Government, Military

    Hello, I'm a former enlisted Marine and have just completed my RN. I've been reading up on the BSN-STRAP program and I am very curious about it. My question is: my RN program was a hospital based...

15. The Rundown: Bridgeport Hospital School of Nursing

    cablefree replied to cablefree's topic in Connecticut Nursing

    Unfortunately the schedule unpredictable. During level I, I was able to work on the days that we didn't have class/clinical; we usually had one day off during the week and the weekends (although,...