huggiebear1979

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1. Associate Degree program a thing of the past...

   huggiebear1979 replied to ashburns4ever's topic in General Students

   just curious for those in Texas-I was considering LPN, however now that alot of companies are slashing their jobs, I'm now considering an Associate's in Nursing, I had planned on applying to a program next year...means I should be done by 2015...I'm ...

2. Becoming an Army Nurse

   huggiebear1979 replied to bpjb's topic in General Nursing

   Brandi, Are you in Nursing school right now or in the process?, that is going to be your first step...in regards to moving all the time, if you don't want to move, don't join the services, in the army you typically move every 2-3 years not sure about...

3. waiting, Air Force Nurse Corps

   huggiebear1979 replied to Wac44's topic in Government

   Hi Weneferd, Thanks for the quick response, I believe that the reason you are starting as an 0-3 is because of the MSN and possibly the years of experience, In my case I have no nursing experience except for school and clinicals that will have to be...

4. waiting, Air Force Nurse Corps

   huggiebear1979 replied to Wac44's topic in Government

   Hey everyone, This post will be somewhat off topic so I apologize in advance for that...I'm in my second semester of Nursing school, so far it's been pretty hectic but not too bad far as studying and time management goes, I've been told that 3rd sem...

5. Midwestern State University

   huggiebear1979 replied to ser2011's topic in Texas

   uhl, as far as I know you don't need a personal statement or recommendations to apply, unless they've changed the requirements, I would call the Nursing Department to be sure...

6. Air Force Nursing Bonus, Student Loan Repayment

   huggiebear1979 replied to missmiss's topic in Government

   USC, Alot of your questions are probably already answered if you peruse the site, a good source would be a health care officer recruiter, although I don't think other members of the thread would mind if you posted all of your questions at once, also ...

7. Air Force Nursing Bonus, Student Loan Repayment

   huggiebear1979 replied to missmiss's topic in Government

   Hi everyone, currently in my second semester of nursing school, and I had a couple of questions, I am aware to start the process for commisisoning in the AF a year out, but knowing that the acceptance may not be known between 12-24 months, does anybo...

8. University of Oklahoma-Accelerated BSN Program

   huggiebear1979 replied to nicole15's topic in Online Learning

   To Persistance, Not sure who you were talking to, but I lived in Lawton for about a year and in Columbia, SC for about a year, I def am not a fan of Columbia. In my opinion, Lawton is a good place to raise a family, not a whole lot to do there, at l...

9. What type of a chance do I have of acceptance? :)

   huggiebear1979 replied to Mike32110's topic in CRNA

   Here is a link I thought would be helpful for you, http://www.all-crna-schools.com/nurse-anesthetist-schools.html, it looks like most of the CRNA schools would be tough to get into with your G.P.A, however I did see a couple where a 2.75 is okay, (Th...

10. Should I Take the Chance/Sacrifice?

    huggiebear1979 replied to HopeItWorksDNP's topic in General Nursing

    I'm about to start my second semester in Nursing School, far as the relationship, I wouldn't base your decision on that, the reason I say that is because once your in Nursing School, you'll be way too busy to have a whole lot of time for them anyway....

11. Air Force Nurse Pay

    huggiebear1979 replied to UTstudent's topic in Government

    Hey everyone, Not sure if I'm posting in the correct thread, but tonight when I was googling schools for nurse practitioner schools, some of them don't require alot or pre-req's other than a BSN and a good score on the GRE and nursing license and a 3...

12. Qualified New Grad RN, No one wants to hire!!!!!

    huggiebear1979 replied to Brownie3085's topic in General Nursing

    to msmo0508, military nursing is overloaded as well, so for the person who needs the job/money right away, this would not be a good option. i'm currently looking into joining the af after i graduate, and i'm 2 years from that goal, the recruiter fo...

13. Are LPN's being Phased Out?

    huggiebear1979 replied to angelcarmichael's topic in LPN/LVN

    To the original poster, Before you start an LPN program, consider long term goals too, if you don't plan on going on to advanced schooling, career that requires more than a bachelor's degree, LPN is great, but if you do plan on having a career in som...

14. What did you do before you were a nurse?

    huggiebear1979 replied to CAPPYBARA BREAKFAST's topic in General Nursing

    Worked at Burger king, then a video store during high school, joined the military at 18, got out after 6 years, worked at GNC, then went to school for CNA, but haven't found a job as a CNA, currently in Nursing school and after I graduate, I plan to ...

15. I was curious...

    huggiebear1979 posted a topic in LPN/LVN

    Hi everyone, First off, just want to apologize if this is the wrong forum for this, but wasn't sure where to post my question...I'm currently in school for my BSN, I have no LPN/LVN experience although I do have my CNA license but haven't used it......