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    Associate Degree In Nursing, but I want to Serve

    carolinapooh replied to Katherine.Dye's topic in Government, Military

    My answer had already been provided on page 2. Thanks Lunah!
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    Greetings

    carolinapooh replied to ZoeGuzman's topic in Government, Military

    The USAF no longer gives out Reserve commissions that way (it stopped under Clinton; if not before); you get a full commission. And yes, you're correct about the Army - what I've seen on the board is...
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    Associate Degree In Nursing, but I want to Serve

    carolinapooh replied to Katherine.Dye's topic in Government, Military

    Your absolute best bet is to contact a health professions recruiter for whatever branch it is that you're interested in. These are not the 'regular' recruiters you see in malls and shopping centers....
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    FY 2014 Air Force Nursing

    carolinapooh replied to SG219's topic in Government, Military

    Now that's a new one for me. Officer training is no place for the whining that went on at COT. Seriously? No shopping privileges? Can't go out to eat? Have to keep your cell phone in your room during...
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    Pt for enlisted = met, what difference for officer?

    carolinapooh replied to heydelilah's topic in Government, Military

    Unofficial? This is new to me. Mine certainly wasn't, and neither was anyone else's that I know of who's come through COT so far (we see all kinds of new nurses where I'm at since we're a big med...
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    People really believe this????

    carolinapooh replied to meanmaryjean's topic in General Nursing

    Well, sometimes intent and tone comes across waaaayyyy wrong in type than it would in the spoken word, face to face. 'Running around' obviously came across completely incorrect from the intended...
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    Can a nurse refuse to participate in a code?

    carolinapooh replied to wooh's topic in General Nursing

    To this day I DO NOT understand why this is okay, permitted, allowed, and legal. Why have an Advance Directive or a self-defined, self-executed DNR if everyone else is allowed to speak on your...
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    Can a nurse refuse to participate in a code?

    carolinapooh replied to wooh's topic in General Nursing

    Why not? I can't say I'm surprised. Pharmacists have been legally backed when refusing to sell an adult woman Plan
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    Patients afraid of needles...

    carolinapooh replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

    I let students practice on me because I have crappy veins. They're hard to find and are great practice
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    Reporting meds to the Police when a patient dies....HIPAA?

    carolinapooh replied to tewdles's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    We were initially told that - we did take a copy of his death notice (the certificate hadn't been filed yet), and we got helped out. Your mileage may vary, of course. See, the fact that many places...
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    Reporting meds to the Police when a patient dies....HIPAA?

    carolinapooh replied to tewdles's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    I bolded some of your posts. EXCELLENT one, by the way! And absolutely NOWHERE does it say 'because the person died in the absence of evidence of a committed, known, or suspected crime; in...
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    Reporting meds to the Police when a patient dies....HIPAA?

    carolinapooh replied to tewdles's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    ]I know what NC law says, because that's what we did when my dad died and was on all sorts of legal narcs for chronic uncontrolled neuropathic pain almost ten years ago. We took them to a hospital...
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    Reporting meds to the Police when a patient dies....HIPAA?

    carolinapooh replied to tewdles's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    Police captain above is seriously overstepping his bounds, and he wouldn't be entering my home without a warrant. Once you've been a cop, you realize how much garbage cops will spout on the phone to...
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    How old were you when starting prereqs and did it discourage you?

    carolinapooh replied to princesax11's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I started prereqs at 32. I graduated from an ABSN at age 34. I WISH I had done this at 24! I'd be up for military retirement in four
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    Prerequisite relay

    carolinapooh replied to scatterpearl's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Just curious, because I'm sure others will ask: how did you figure this
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    Pt for enlisted = met, what difference for officer?

    carolinapooh replied to heydelilah's topic in Government, Military

    Good point about the app - there's one for USAF PT standards too, and it's accurate with the current reg. I know it's on iTunes and I'm sure it's got a sister on Android/Google Play/whatever it's...
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    People really believe this????

    carolinapooh replied to meanmaryjean's topic in General Nursing

    I hear you, and that's a valid view - to a point. Because it is seriously overstepping PROFESSIONAL boundaries (and it's no more than petting the MDs on the head and trying to soothe their bruising...
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    BE CAREFUL on social networks

    carolinapooh replied to Chico David's topic in General Nursing

    Better yet - perhaps people should just learn to exercise a bit of common sense and professionalism. My job does not dictate to me whether or not I can have a Facebook account - but what I choose to...
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    People really believe this????

    carolinapooh replied to meanmaryjean's topic in General Nursing

    Misrepresenting any degree you've earned or haven't earned can be reported as unethical practice - and probably eventually land you in legal hot water. I can't say I have an MS when I don't. An NP...
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    People really believe this????

    carolinapooh replied to meanmaryjean's topic in General Nursing

    Also don't underestimate their ability to be educated or their general intelligence. They eventually learned what NPs and PAs are. Why on earth is this any
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    Running PRBC concurrently with NS?!

    carolinapooh replied to nurseap's topic in General Nursing

    The only reason I can think of to NOT do this is if the other medication is something that could cause a reaction - because then you don't know if the blood or the other med is the cause. Example: I...
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    People really believe this????

    carolinapooh replied to meanmaryjean's topic in General Nursing

    As I said, it's up to the provider to educate the patient. Stating it's just misleading and implying that therefore it shouldn't be done only insults the intelligence of the public and degrades the...
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    People really believe this????

    carolinapooh replied to meanmaryjean's topic in General Nursing

    Everyone agreed to that. Anyone who's earned the title is entitled to use it. Not just an
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    Thank You Notes to Patients?

    carolinapooh replied to BiohazardBetty's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Onc is a bit of a different beast from med-surg; I know about med-surg repeaters, but these people - and the relationships that develop - are different. Our patients endure multiple hospitalizations...
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    Is it okay to tell a patient to not disrespect you

    carolinapooh replied to lolakbolak's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I think you have to be careful to address the behavior and not the person, and this is true everywhere in every relationship and with every encounter. And I certainly don't believe in taking verbal...