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Oh Orca, that must have been devastating- for you, your classmate and every single person that experienced that awful situation. I am sure we all have an experience with med pass errors and the only silver lining is that we grow and prevent others from a similar possible sentinel event. Nurses have to help each other and make it better! I think about the Seattle nurse- Ms. Hiatt, her years of devotion and her two teenagers that she left behind- every day since April 2011. May her devastating story teach us all. To the original nurse @J.Robinson011 please read this link: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4159062/ as it really highlights the PTSD of the second victim (the nurse). Your stress of the med error means you care deeply about your patients. Please don’t lose that precious feeling! and if you need even more help with coping, listen to one of my favorite pod casts about PTSD/carrying heavy bricks. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-Dr-john-delony-show/id1527609854?I=1000527080113 I hope you find peace ?

@chare yes, there are several journal entries but I don’t have access to them on my phone but here are some details from the investigation and heart wrenching outcome: https://nurseslabs.com/remembering-kimberly-hiatt-casualty-second-victim-syndrome/

I was just graduating from my ADN program in Seattle when the saddest story of med error hit the news.. it made me almost paralyzed in fear of a med error. (18yr senior nurse committed suicide after med error at childrens hospital) but I channel that fear. I say the med order out loud and the 6 rights. I do not care if someone thinks I am nervous/unsure. I just want to be the safest nurse I can possibly be. also another wise nurse spoke up about med errors in a new employee orientation. She said every nurse has a med error because we are human! Humans run on autopilot- driving the same commute, taking our own personal meds, etc.. she also said there is a chain of people that could also help prevent errors. Like in the gut wrenching story of the Seattle nurses error, the RCA was determined the pharmacy sent a new vial with adult levels vs child dosage.. possible interruption during the med draw/verification process. I NEVER hesitate to ask/verify/ talk out loud when I collect my meds because I want the very best outcome for my pt and myself! Try to use that awful feeling to channel you and propel you to have an another level of healthy fear. Never forget the error but embrace the level of protection every time you pass meds. I hope that helps!

Good for you for wanting to serve your country! I would also suggest starting your application process now. I just swore in May 8th and it took over 2 years and 5 months! You could start by contacting an AMEDD healthcare recruiter in your new location. It’s a ton of paperwork, then a very throughout medical exam (MEPS) and more paperwork before your packet to ready to go to the nursing board that meets a few times a year. Good luck! ???

Painfully slow! Civilian RN in the OR and it took me 3 months. That was before Covid! Good luck, it’s worth the wait!

@RobdRN I finally got official word today from my recruiter regarding November nursing boards- they said YES! But sadly no assession bonus! I am super bummed. here is my email from my recruiter: Congratulations on your selection for 66E AOC. Unfortunately, the Accession Bonus you were originally eligible for is not available at this time due to FY20 Army Reserve funding constraints. The good news is you are still eligible for the Army's Loan Repayment Program. Please let us know if you would like to continue processing as a valued member of Army Reserve Healthcare Team. We apologize for any inconvenience the lack of an Accessions Bonus may have caused for you. Do you wish to continue to process as a valued member of the Army Reserves Healthcare Team? ___Yes ____ No

RobdRN, congratulations! I did sign up for 4 years originally because I heard the first year was all paperwork/online training. Then someone advised 3 years because of retention bonus. my recruiter said I am already scrolled and my unit is in San Antonio. I am a GS RN in the OR at Fort Hood ??

pmhnp man, Yes. Per a text from my AMEDD recruiter, “yes, they said leave the same incentives form from last year and board in November “ ???????‍♀️

Thank you pmhnpman for your reply.. yes the waiting is something fierce! I finally got the call back I was waiting for! Yes, special pay incentives are back on and fingers crossed my packet will be reviewed this Tuesday November 12th ? Thank you and good luck on your journey too!

Hi! I am hoping y’all have additional insight/words of wisdom regarding nursing board and special pay. I have been working on waivers and my packet for a very long time and was thrilled it was finally ready for the October boards only to find out it was not accepted for board review because it included incentive/special pay form (signed back in Feb 2019). Apparently the new fiscal year began October 1 and they have not released incentives for the current fiscal year. Above all I am not signing up for the Army Reserves for money, I ultimately want to serve our country, learn from amazing strong people and the priceless learning opportunities provided for nurses. My patient recruiter said it could change any time but probably would not hear about incentives until after January 2020 (with first RN board March 2020). He said all of his Reserve nursing applicants opted to hold their packets until hearing about incentive/education pay options. Has anyone had a similar experience or insights on this situation? I have been waiting for so long and really don’t want to wait 5 more months and maybe not even have incentives for my specialty for Operating Room/Perioperative RN! Thank you in advance! Elle

Do they have a union to help figure out the answer?

Hi all, sorry to solicite on your post but I graduated from BC in 2010 and finally purging books/supplies if anyone is interested. I have tons of nclex prep books too. Please text/call me if you want some/all- free. If not I will be dropping them off at goodwill. Would like to get rid of them this week :) Thx- Elle 2 0 6 714 4527