windsurfer8

windsurfer8 BSN, RN

Prior military RN/current ICU RN.

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About windsurfer8

windsurfer8 has 17 years experience as a BSN, RN and specializes in Prior military RN/current ICU RN..


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  1. Military Discharge

    Call your nursing board. Do not take any information on this site as truth. Or you could be highly disappointed in the end. Be honest. Were you arrested? UCMJ? Drug charges? Call your state board of nursing..be honest..and get a true answer.
  2. Career change at 46.......

    Man. I just retired from the military last year at 45. I was Army Officer in the Nurse Corps. I still work, but just intermittent. Maybe 16 hours a week. Just be aware. 12 hour shifts. Nights. Weekends. Very hard work. I would avoid taking ...
  3. 2017 Grad. Rejected from Grad School x2

    Literally no one cares where you get your NP. I would apply to the cheapest school unless you have someone paying it for you. I have worked with a lot of NPs. What matters is do they do the job well. That is it.
  4. Army/AirForce Nurse

    Talk to a recruiter. They are going to be able to give you factual information. I just retired from the Army Nurse Corps and things have changed a lot since 2001 when I went in. Good luck.
  5. Air Force Nursing Questions

    I just retired from active Army Nurse Corps last year. In the Army new nurses/NPs are usually stationed at MEDCENS. Such as Fort Gordon, Tripler, Walter Reed, places like that. The keeping spouses together. It is possible. I have seen married ...
  6. MSN without a BSN.

    No benefit. Get the MSN if you need it for the career you want. No one will care whether you had the BSN.
  7. No one on here can give you an accurate answer. You need to talk to your school. Explain the situation and see what they say.
  8. How seriously are RN-BSN graduates taken

    No one cares. Get your BSN. What matters is certain jobs require a BSN. Like the military requires a BSN. Maybe a nurse manager job will require a BSN. As long as you meet that qual it is then up to the person. Literally no one has ever asked m...
  9. Help-Army Officer transfer to Nurse Corps

    You are promotable with 13 years active and you are going to the Reserve? (also it is not Reserves.. It is the Army Reserve. Not plural). I would stay in man and get your retirement. I am retired Army Nurse Corps active duty. I did see some pilo...
  10. As long as accredited it makes zero difference. I would go cheapest way possible because you will be working hard to pay it back. I was an Army RN and the minimum requirement is a BSN. That is it. I worked with nurses who went to Rutgers, Georget...
  11. HIPAA Violation

    No it isn't "poor judgment". It is called consequences. It is a clear violation of the rules and a violation like this could lead to a sentinel event and major lawsuit. Everything is liability. If a student is this clueless about personal inform...
  12. Missing first day of nursing school orientation?

    Ask the school. No one on a message board can give you an accurate answer.
  13. Health restriction in RN program

    Talk to your program. No one on a message board can answer whether a school will let you continue.
  14. 2 times failed NCLEX...need tips please

    Study more. Work harder. And if you say "I am".... it isn't enough. If you truly believe you cannot study more or work harder then maybe a career outside nursing is best. NCLEX is simply the general entry point into nursing.
  15. Do I have a chance of getting in?

    Those schools will absolutely care about your grades. You have zero nursing experience and you plan to be an NP straight out? Good luck.