nurseman-in-blue

nurseman-in-blue has 1 years experience and specializes in Home Health, Hospice, Med-Surg.

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1. Question about RNs in the armed services

   nurseman-in-blue replied to e-dice's topic in Career Support

   Hey there, e-dice. I am currently a new new RN ( I have 1 yr prior exp as an LPN) and I am currently in the USAF. There are a a lot of great benefits (medical, further education, etc). I have enjoyed it so far. check out the military nursing foru...

2. The best RN review book?

   nurseman-in-blue replied to smstar1996's topic in General Nursing

   I too received my LPN before getting my RN. I used a Kaplan review book when I got my LPN and used the same test strategies when I took my RN NCLEX. I did buy a book that I really liked to review actual content. It is the comprehensive review for ...

3. NO bonus and NO student loan repayment to join USAF?

   nurseman-in-blue replied to mommy2BCD's topic in Government

   From what I have read (Air Force Times Article) congress and the president are currently "fighting" back and forth on budgets and so until they can sort things out. They are trying to get all of the bonuses paid retroactively but recruiters are told...

4. Some Suggestions and Answers PLS!

   nurseman-in-blue replied to nellybly18's topic in Government

   Hey I'm glad to hear that you are looking at military nursing. I am currently a new Air Force nurse who graduated this past April. I would definitely recommend Air Force (but then I am biased aren't I) Search a lot of the posts here in the militar...

5. Great Quote

   nurseman-in-blue replied to twistedpupchaser's topic in Government

   Here is one that I use to sign my emails. It is a little long but it has a good message. "War is an ugly thing, but not the ugliest thing. The decayed and degrading state of moral and patriotic feeling which thinks that nothing is worth war is much...

6. Military Nursing

   nurseman-in-blue replied to Impatient02's topic in Government

   I just graduated and am currently in the Air Force. I will state up front that that is where my bias lays. I would recommend the Air Force to anyone looking at military nursing. I actually went through the ROTC program but after looking at a lot o...

7. "First station" for a new AF nurse?

   nurseman-in-blue replied to CarolinaHurricaneFan's topic in Government

   I am currently a new nurse in the Air Force. I am currently stationed at Lackland AFB, in San Antonio, TX. This is the largest of the Air Force hospitals and as such it has an increased need for a large number of nurses. When I filled out my "drea...

8. Headed to Lackland!!!!

   nurseman-in-blue replied to nurseman-in-blue's topic in Government

   Here is what I understand so far from one of the captains in charge there. The first week (I am scheduled to arrive July 2) is basically a 40 hr week (0800-1700) in class instruction. From there we are assigned to a preceptor and work with them (o...

9. Headed to Lackland!!!!

   nurseman-in-blue replied to nurseman-in-blue's topic in Government

   Are you going to go through the NTP (Nurse Transition Program) there or are you going straight in as an experienced nurse? Maybe we'll run into each other, I am headed there in July.

10. Headed to Lackland!!!!

    nurseman-in-blue replied to nurseman-in-blue's topic in Government

    was it hard to get into the ER rather than work on a general med/surg type of floor? Are you living on or off base? Did you go through the NTP? If so where, did you go and what was it like? (Hours/day, Shifts/week, time away from base, what did y...

11. Army Vs Air Force

    nurseman-in-blue replied to untamable07's topic in Government

    I am currently in the AFROTC before I contracted I, like you, looked into the similarities/contrasts between the Air Force and the Army (including a professor that had served in both). This is what I found out (and generally the response was the sam...

12. Headed to Lackland!!!!

    nurseman-in-blue replied to nurseman-in-blue's topic in Government

    I would like to get into the ICU and then flight nursing. My long term goals include eventually getting my DNP. Do you know anything about getting into flight nursing and/or the extent to which the AF utilizes DNPs?

13. Headed to Lackland!!!!

    nurseman-in-blue posted a topic in Government

    :an!: First of all I have to say that I am SO glad that I found this site. I have already killed a couple of hours on topics that interest me and seeing what others say/think. I am currently a BSN student and took my LPN boards last fall. I curren...