huntergirl

huntergirl has 7 years experience.

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1. floating?

   huntergirl replied to huntergirl's topic in Travel

   When I'm in the ER I take whatever patient comes in when I am up to take a patient. Turns out a patient died last year at this hospital so they closed the floor down. They can now admit patients to the floor but the criteria to be admitted is basic...

2. floating?

   huntergirl posted a topic in Travel

   I think I screwed myself! I am on my first travel assignment on a med/surg floor. However, the hospital I am at does not have any patients on the floor so I have been floated to the ER every night. So basically I am being used as an ER nurse whic...

3. Navy Nursing

   huntergirl replied to Delirium, RN's topic in Career Support

   Under the nursing specialties, they have a military nursing forum where you can learn all about military nursing. Not exactly sure what you are trying to do. To be in the Navy ROTC you have to be in college. If you have already graduated then you...

4. Heading for Bagram...anybody with experience to give advice?

   huntergirl replied to AF46N3E's topic in Government

   I can give you a little bit of info on Bagram but it has been a while since I was there (2007). I was also only there for a few weeks getting all our gear ready to ship home, I loved the FOBs and that is where I spend most all of my time with kandah...

5. Army 1st duty station

   huntergirl replied to MJ795's topic in Government

   I'm surprised there has been no response to this question. I thought this site had a lot of active duty army nurses. But I guess there is just a lot of us that have questions with almost no one that can answer them:cry:. Note to self-after I get ...

6. blogs

   huntergirl replied to newleaf2012's topic in Government

   Great info. I read both blogs and they were really interesting. Both of these nurses started in stepdown units, how common is that for new nurses? I thought all new nurses started out med surg? Anyone else know of any other army nurse blogs?

7. Question about becoming an Army Public Health Nurse

   huntergirl replied to tmarie75's topic in Government

   I was wondering how competitive it is to get into the school? Or does it just depend on where you are stationed and if they have a need for a public health nurse? If you know of any tips that will help me get into this I would really appreciate it....

8. KC recruiter

   huntergirl replied to huntergirl's topic in Government

   Thanks for the reply. Not to switch it up on you or anything but for the AF did they make you go talk to someone in NE? I live in Columbia so I called the recruiter station in STL but I was told that since I am in an RN-BSN program at UCMO then I h...

9. air force nurse hours

   huntergirl replied to mobro's topic in Government

   How likely is it that one would work in a clinic instead of the hospital when you first join?

10. KC recruiter

    huntergirl posted a topic in Government

    Just wondering if anyone on here has used an Army recruiter out of the Kansas City office? If so is there a recruiter there that you would recommend talking to? I have talked to SFC AL from STL but he just doesn't return calls so I was going to swi...

11. Am I the only one still waiting??

    huntergirl replied to Waiting_28's topic in Government

    Hey MarkisRN, I was just wondering who your recruiter is. I live in MO and I have been talking to SFC AL out of St. Ann, are you talking to a recruiter from the same place? Just wondering if there is a better recruiter out there:icon_roll

12. Army questions

    huntergirl replied to huntergirl's topic in Government

    So when are you considered commissioned? When you raise your hand, when you start OBC? Thanks

13. Army questions

    huntergirl posted a topic in Government

    I am in the process of completing my packet for the army and I have a few questions, so if anyone has the answer I appreciate the help. Background: ADN RN, graduated May 08 and started working on a surgery floor in June, passed nclex in July. I am ...

14. VA Hospital

    huntergirl replied to LeesaRN's topic in Missouri

    I work at the columbia VA, I started as a student nurse tech at around $14, then when I graduated I went up to RN pay.

15. Navy Nurse Corp

    huntergirl replied to Jams95's topic in Government

    It was an army recruiter that I talked to. I am going to go ahead and not worry about the weight thing at this moment. So on to which branch I want to join. Thanks for all your help on this, I really appreciate it.