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    Nurses not speaking english at work

    carolinapooh replied to Guest296136's topic in General Nursing

    I love the Germans. I love it because any attempt you make to butcher their language in the spirit of trying to speak it is met with a smile and a response in English with no hard feelings! Some of my...
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    Nurses not speaking english at work

    carolinapooh replied to Guest296136's topic in General Nursing

    You were, and they were being unprofessional. This has nothing to do with patient care, but when I was living in Saudi Arabia my husband and I were vacationing in Dubai. Dubai is full of foreign...
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    Nurses not speaking english at work

    carolinapooh replied to Guest296136's topic in General Nursing

    While the US actually has no recognized "official" language, I think one would be hard pressed to say that any "official" language of the US is anything but English. And expecting people to be able to...
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    Learn To Say It Correctly!!

    carolinapooh replied to SheriLynnRN's topic in General Nursing

    Being married to a Brit, and having spent a good chunk of my life as a military dependent or a military member living all over the place, we hear it all at my house. Here's the one that cracks me up,...
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    Learn To Say It Correctly!!

    carolinapooh replied to SheriLynnRN's topic in General Nursing

    OMIGOD, Mermaid - I HAVE FOUND A KINDRED SPIRIT!!! My mother was an English teacher before she retired and I'm a terrible grammar cop as a result. I also write as a hobby. I want to walk around with a...
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    Can you "look good" as a nurse?

    carolinapooh replied to Crystal112's topic in General Nursing

    I play that game with myself - I bought one of the big water bottles that's double lined, holds on to ice for literally hours, and doesn't sweat. I have to drink four of those a shift at a minimum,...
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    Water consumption at COT

    carolinapooh replied to mambojennifer's topic in Government, Military

    NOTHING like BMT in that regard. No formation runs. You have one timed run for your first PT test and then one timed run for your second PT test. I think I remember having outside PT three times a...
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    waiting, Air Force Nurse Corps

    carolinapooh replied to Wac44's topic in Government, Military

    That makes more sense. Could very well be the
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    Countdown to May COT...

    carolinapooh replied to midinphx's topic in Government, Military

    Not true - I had a CAC when I went to COT, and I wasn't AD. Under US Code, once you are sworn in you are entitled to emergency care under Tricare. To get this you need a CAC. You CAN get one - I had...
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    Water consumption at COT

    carolinapooh replied to mambojennifer's topic in Government, Military

    You have to have a valid medical reason to get a waiver. Needing to pee all the time's not a medical reason. You'll be surprised at how much you won't need to pee relative to the amount of water...
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    I know searching stinks, so if you have a COT question for 10-04....

    carolinapooh posted a topic in Government, Military

    Stick it here and I'll answer what I can. I know the search isn't always useful, but try that first, and then if you have any questions feel free to post. I'm off on Sunday and Tuesday of this week...
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    Can you "look good" as a nurse?

    carolinapooh replied to Crystal112's topic in General Nursing

    We do it in the military every day. Most of us do it with kids, families, outside responsibilities. And we work 12 hour shifts, and are deployed, and come in on days off for commander's calls and...
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    Potassium tablets!

    carolinapooh replied to Acarter2618's topic in General Nursing

    The white, oblong potassium pills are scored - both
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    I know searching stinks, so if you have a COT question for 10-04....

    carolinapooh replied to carolinapooh's topic in Government, Military

    Awesome. Glad to hear
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    Army PFT

    carolinapooh replied to Jams95's topic in Government, Military

    Mid's my hero!
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    I know searching stinks, so if you have a COT question for 10-04....

    carolinapooh replied to carolinapooh's topic in Government, Military

    That's actually FAA policy now, because the airlines WERE charging deploying individuals for excess baggage not too long ago, and the Feds/FAA put a stop to that. The member doesn't need orders to...
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    I know searching stinks, so if you have a COT question for 10-04....

    carolinapooh replied to carolinapooh's topic in Government, Military

    This is true - but apparently right now it's becoming a bigger problem and most of it's down to AFPC, not the bases. Mid can tell you that. :) I'm beginning to wonder what's going on at Randolph,...
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    AF FY2011 Anyone still awaiting NTP placement and COT dates?!

    carolinapooh replied to LovinLifeLiz's topic in Government, Military

    Interesting - because I know new RNs working in clinics here at
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    waiting, Air Force Nurse Corps

    carolinapooh replied to Wac44's topic in Government, Military

    Kx is an Air Force website used by the RN corps. You can only access it from inside the AF - you'll get access once you get in. It's brilliant (except when my search doesn't work, like
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    waiting, Air Force Nurse Corps

    carolinapooh replied to Wac44's topic in Government, Military

    I sort of suspected this. Can you tell me where it is on the Kx? I can't find it, and when I search I get
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    I know searching stinks, so if you have a COT question for 10-04....

    carolinapooh replied to carolinapooh's topic in Government, Military

    They have a responsibility to you - you have none to
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    waiting, Air Force Nurse Corps

    carolinapooh replied to Wac44's topic in Government, Military

    I'm not doubting what the poster was told, but my continued research is still telling me the ISP is for RNs currently serving. I have to work today so I'll see if I can find anything
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    Countdown to May COT...

    carolinapooh replied to midinphx's topic in Government, Military

    You can shop at the commissary. You ran into someone who has no idea what they're doing. It's common - believe me, it's common. I had an active Reserves ID card once I commissioned and had some yahoo...
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    I know searching stinks, so if you have a COT question for 10-04....

    carolinapooh replied to carolinapooh's topic in Government, Military

    Nope, it's not - and at any rate it shouldn't be. Let your recruiter know and make them get in touch with NTP for
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    Making mistakes lowers my confidence at job-New Grad RN

    carolinapooh replied to newsupernurse's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Guess what? I've been doing this two years and every once in a while that stuff happens to me too (and to my coworkers - I've gone in and found the abx bag still clamped off, or I know someone got...