RKpianoman

RKpianoman APRN

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  1. Navy Reserve Accession Bonus Q

    RKpianoman posted a topic in Government, Military

    Hey all, this seems like a simple question, but I couldn’t find it asked anywhere here before: In order to receive the Accession Bonus for Nurse Practitioners in the Reserve Component of the Navy...

  2. Navy Reserve Accession Bonus Q

    RKpianoman replied to RKpianoman's topic in Government, Military

    Thank y’all. I have been handed off to a new recruiter (previous one PCS’d), and the new recruiter has explained the process in more detail. There is a special pays agreement contract that...

  3. Navy Reserve Accession Bonus Q

    RKpianoman replied to RKpianoman's topic in Government, Military

    Thank you. I will ask some more pointed questions about that when I touch base with my recruiter this

  4. Getting Pinned Tonight & I Graduate Tomorrow .... Whooo Hooo

    RKpianoman replied to NurseB_'s topic in General Students

    Congrats! We had our pinning and graduation all in one ceremony this morning; it was

  5. Nclex-rn 3500--hope it helps!!

    RKpianoman replied to ChicagoICU_RN's topic in General Students

    Here's a working link Main Menu - NCLEX-RN 3500 - Institutional

  6. What made you go into nursing?

    RKpianoman replied to stargazer88's topic in General Students

    I wanted a low-stress job with no responsibility, glamour, high-pay, and no body fluids! Also, I have a bridge for sale...It's nice...It starts on one piece of land, spans a space, and ends on another...

  7. Clinical - A Place for Your Things

    RKpianoman replied to Deredain's topic in Male Nursing Students

    I take my drivers license and a credit card, wrap a few small-bills around them, and wrap that with a rubber band...goes in front pocket. I keep my house/ancillary keys in my jeep, car key goes in...

  8. What is the first thing you are going to buy once you are a nurse?

    RKpianoman replied to Living4Peace's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Kahr pm9, 1000rds of 9mm, and tank of gas to get to my favorite shooting range to play with my

  9. Do nurses have to clean up vomit?

    RKpianoman replied to sakiohma's topic in General Students

    Breathing through my mouth doesn't help me, because then I taste it!!! There are much, much worse things than vomit. I've only done 2 years of nursing school and an externship, and I've already...

  10. Discouraged

    RKpianoman replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Students

    You're only 33% of the way through the review, you've barely scratched the surface :) I bet you'll be surprised how far you come in two more

  11. Just need a little support

    RKpianoman replied to Al.ginger's topic in General Students

    Most schools have a counselor available to talk to with no consequences whatsoever, unless it's something that puts you or others in danger. If I were in your shoes, I would either find a nursing...

  12. Just need a little support

    RKpianoman replied to Al.ginger's topic in General Students

    It sounds like he may have some resentment/jealousy issues with your commitment to school. I think the two of you should definitely pursue counselling, both as a couple and possibly individually as...

  13. Very Huge collection of Solutions Manuals & Test Banks new collection 2012

    RKpianoman replied to studentp24's topic in General Nursing

    Good grief! You don't even have "Fundamentals of Nursing"...although, "Serial Murders and Their Victims" looks interesting....:chair:

  14. I'm In! But Can I Afford It?!?

    RKpianoman replied to zoemorg's topic in General Students

    Some states and hospitals have work-repayment programs. They pay for your degree, you commit to work for them for X years after you graduate or repay the

  15. Booted on a clinical failure. I have a chance to reenter, but should I?

    RKpianoman replied to CeCeInMI's topic in General Students

    I think you've answered your own question.... You did great on classwork, you obviously cared about your patients, and you even miss writing dreadful careplans. You should definitely give another...

  16. compliance with hand hygien

    RKpianoman replied to zahraa ali's topic in General Nursing

    No, I felt it was somewhat childish; but, it did make people think about

  17. Tips of Nursing School Sucess

    RKpianoman replied to mcruz211's topic in General Students

    On my first day, a third semester told me (and I quote), "Don't get eaten by a bear". To this day, I have not gotten eaten by a bear, and I am still in nursing school. Was she talking about a...

  18. compliance with hand hygien

    RKpianoman replied to zahraa ali's topic in General Nursing

    At a hospital I worked at this summer, if you suspected someone needed to wash their hands, you simply raised both hands up where they could see you (like doctors do on all the TV shows), if that...

  19. ACLS Certification

    RKpianoman replied to dfitz823's topic in General Students

    I have heard a few people mention they got ACLS before graduating; I'm actually looking into doing that myself. I don't think you have to pass NCLEX before taking ACLS, but i'm not 100%

  20. is BIO 201 hard?

    RKpianoman replied to Cynthia0218's topic in General Students

    A&P varies widely in difficulty from school to school. At my school, it was very difficult; at a school 5 minutes away, you can sleep through the class and pass. However, I wouldn't take any of...

  21. Popliteal pulse, I can't find it in a friends leg.

    RKpianoman replied to Thujone's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Sounds like it's time to amputate! No time for the trip to the hospital, just tourniquet above the knee and grab a steak knife! Your friend will understand Haha bending the knee slightly helps a...

  22. ADN take Pharmacology or wait for BSN?

    RKpianoman replied to Clovery's topic in General Students

    I don't know how much Pharm. is built into your other courses in your ADN program, but it sounds like this class might be the mortar that helps all the bricks hold together...sure, the wall will stand...

  23. PhD psych to FNP/psych

    RKpianoman replied to Montik's topic in Nursing Career

    Some schools, Vanderbilt for example, allow non-nurses to apply to specific NP specialties. Vanderbilt has a program where you would 3 semesters of classwork, then an additional 3 semesters in the...

  24. Help! Suicide vs. Unmanaged diabetes

    RKpianoman replied to jxoxo's topic in General Students

    I would pick the one most likely to kill him while he's under your care. That would be suicide, in my opinion. Curtains, clothing, bathtub, sink, toilet with a lot of water, string on blinds, shoe...

  25. Alternative to tote bags?

    RKpianoman replied to futuremale-rn's topic in Male Nursing Students

    They look absolutely ridiculous; but if you find that you are straining with a normal bag or if your back is getting "tired", investing in a rolling backpack could save your back from some serious...