rpw4031

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1. Recruiter that Doesn't Return Calls???

   rpw4031 replied to rpw4031's topic in Government

   Thanks for the quick reply Firefiter. We are in Topeka, KS and our recruiter is out of Oklahoma City. Anyone who could post an alternate phone number in case we never hear from our recruiter again would be greatly appreciated!

2. Recruiter that Doesn't Return Calls???

   rpw4031 posted a topic in Government

   My wife met her Air Force recruiter the first week of December and he thought she made a good nurse candidate (he let me sit in with them). He talked about being in a crunch for time and needed all these things ASAP and and told her to take a day off...

3. Is Psych Nursing Easy?

   rpw4031 replied to resilientnurse's topic in Psychiatric

   Wow, come on people. We all want to defend what we do for a living, but let's get real. Psych is easier, and if you all think it is so tough then you're in the wrong specialty. If you have experience doing both psych and med-surg then how can you eve...

4. Switching to Critical Care

   rpw4031 replied to rpw4031's topic in Critical

   I did as you said and you are right, there are a number of courses out there, some even offer graduate school credit. That may just be my ticket! Thanks!

5. How do I get my foot in the door? (vent and question)

   rpw4031 replied to bluesnurse's topic in Psychiatric

   I have seen psych nurses have a hard time finding med-surg, ER, and ICU positions but not usually the other way around. I think if you just kept at it you would find someone who recognizes your "soft" skills and how valuable you'd be on a psych unit ...

6. Is Psych Nursing Easy?

   rpw4031 replied to resilientnurse's topic in Psychiatric

   If you are not uncomfortable (afraid) around psych patients and you stick to adults and not peds or geri then yes, psych is easier.

7. Switching to Critical Care

   rpw4031 replied to rpw4031's topic in Critical

   I left the USPHS because my wife and I wanted to be closer to home with our newborn daughter. We had been stationed on the Navajo reservation in AZ but are from KS. If it were not for being committed to the USPHS I would have tried getting on with th...

8. Switching to Critical Care

   rpw4031 posted a topic in Critical

   When I graduated from nursing school I was assigned to an outpatient pediatric clinic by the US Public Health Service and didn't get to go right into ICU as I had hoped. When I left the service I tried to work ICU at a VA hospital but after interview...