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    Corporate "doesn't believe in" Nurses Week

    carolinapooh replied to NurseyPoo7's topic in General Nursing

    You're very sweet. It's people like you who realize the importance of my chosen profession - you're the patients I care for, and really - you're what matters to me. I don't need a week to celebrate...
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    certified neonatal nurses 8) here

    carolinapooh replied to RNshenanigan's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    It's a lot like being in nursing school again and yep, it doesn't feel like there's much being spit out in the way of practice. And I'm just cracking books for it (PCCN). It's a lot of fact cramming -...
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    GRADUATED!!! Do I call myself RN yet?

    carolinapooh replied to Nurse-84's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Not every state recognizes GNs either (NC does not) - so nope, you're just a grad until you get that magic notification from Pearson. When people ask, you say, "I just graduated from nursing school...
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    What's Your Best Nursing Ghost Story?

    carolinapooh replied to steffck's topic in General Nursing

    I worked at Wilford Hall Medical Center (now WH Ambulatory Surgical Center) on Lackland AFB for two years before they moved us over here to SAMMC, and believe me, that place (it's about 60 years old)...
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    Statistics class.

    carolinapooh replied to JRich's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    It's math concerned with the collection and evaluation of data, not just raw calculation like in 'regular' math classes. Statistics evaluates probability, predicts outcomes, interprets rough...
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    Why do nurses constantly say they don't hire ASN?

    carolinapooh replied to dance4life's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    By the same standard there's no need to come across as if you're slandering those of us with BSNs for our choice. I had a prior BS degree before going for an ABSN program. Getting my BSN took less...
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    Was your education worth it?

    carolinapooh replied to __patiently_waiting's topic in General Nursing

    My debt was manageable at graduation, but then the USAF paid off the remainder of my loans - I consider well-managed debt the cost of doing business, so to speak. Yep - it was worth every single...
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    New to Navy, ODS, Portsmouth-need any help?

    carolinapooh replied to Sw88tpea's topic in Government, Military

    Sw88tpea - best quote ever and oh-so-true: "The choice to serve can be complicated. Know that you will have to 'play the game' but that exists in civilian jobs too." I think a lot of folks don't...
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    Navy nursing for a small-town girl?

    carolinapooh replied to PollymarysmithBSN's topic in Government, Military

    I'm not sure what you mean by 'no privacy', but really, what I do on my own time as a military officer isn't my boss' business, and in 10 years of AD time I've not had privacy issues (unless you're...
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    Thinking about joining the military as a nurse

    carolinapooh replied to mikealty's topic in Government, Military

    "Lay down lead" for an RN means defend your patients, as I said. We are BANNED from combat by the Geneva Convention - we can only pull a firearm to defend, not instigate - the rules are not the same...
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    PCS-ing to San Antonio, BAMC

    carolinapooh replied to athena55's topic in Government, Military

    Athena - I PM'd
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    certified neonatal nurses 8) here

    carolinapooh replied to RNshenanigan's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    An NNP is an advanced practice degree at the master's level that makes you a neonatal nurse practitioner. It's not a certification like CCRN. The other exam I found was the RNC-NIC through the NCC....
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    which continuous infusion medication should be infused through central ine

    carolinapooh replied to hanadi's topic in Patient Medications

    Of chemos, vesicants MUST go through a central line. Then again, there are insurance companies that seem to disagree with that line of thinking. Concentrated K+ goes through a central. Remember that...
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    Becoming a RN after high school

    carolinapooh replied to vvikhrev's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    As a graduate of a well-known, private university (and no university/accredited college is for-profit by definition) with a nationally-ranked nursing program in the top 10 in the country, this...
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    Becoming a RN after high school

    carolinapooh replied to vvikhrev's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    A Physician Assistant (PA-C) degree is no less than an MS; a PHYSICIAN'S ASSISTANT - a completely different title - can be an AS or just a certificate. A PA-C will never have a terminal degree below...
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    ADN's being pushed out

    carolinapooh replied to MSN Student's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Overentitled Gen Y'ers who make cracks like that and throw temper tantrums about it (actually, anyone, regardless of generation), should, in my humble opinion, be fired on the spot. I'm
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    HIPAA Violation?

    carolinapooh replied to kankuro's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    Occupational Therapy, maybe? - AH - I see.... :) I'm a
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    Particular type of breast cancer - research paper

    carolinapooh replied to OwlieO.O's topic in Oncology

    From my experience, triple negative isn't necessarily harder to detect, though it's decidedly much harder to cure, because it doesn't express any genes for the three receptors (Progesterone, Estrogen,...
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    Thoracentesis collection bottle shortage

    carolinapooh replied to bwadds's topic in Critical Care

    Anyone else ever wonder about these "shortages"? Anyone else as cynical as I am - that they are, to some extent, artificially controlled? A few months ago we were told there was a national shortage of...
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    Okay, need some help here...

    carolinapooh replied to carolinapooh's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Actually, our BMT unit truly is the only allo BMT unit in the DOD. Many places do AUTOS, but we are the only ALLO transplant center. We are formerly of WHMC but are now at SAMMC. We get allo eligible...
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    I am tiny and need help finding scrubs that will actually fit!

    carolinapooh replied to kaimkaim's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Koi tops are nicely cut for small folks. I used to buy mine all the time in scrub outlets for ten and fifteen bucks a pop, and I wore Cherokee scrub pants from Wal-Mart. (I'm military now and have to...
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    "cutesy" printed scrubs - staff response?

    carolinapooh replied to pinkiepieRN's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    When I was a civilian RN, I wore what I liked. Know what patients remembered? I had several - and family members - who commented that they recognized me because I ironed my scrubs! My pants always had...
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    Which Littman stethoscope ~ ER/Peds

    carolinapooh replied to CCua's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I have a Littman with two bells on it - one for adults and one for pediatric patients. You just flip them over to use either
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    Scrub tops that don't show cleavage

    carolinapooh replied to Ele123's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    I wear camisoles under my scrubs - Lycra ones. They cling, don't droop, and preserve all
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    calling into work sick and feeling very guilty

    carolinapooh replied to chellemaree88's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think being remorseless when you call out sick means you're an undedicated employee. I think that's a bit harsh. I feel bad if I have to go to sick call and get quarters - usually because here...