Pikake

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1. Best Navy Hospital for Critical Care

   Pikake replied to Jp307925's topic in Government

   Tripler is a level 3.

2. Wanting to move to HI in a few years... realistic goal?

   Pikake replied to ama3t's topic in Hawaii

   This island tends to hire their own especially with over 500 nurses graduating each year, with that being said, these new graduates end up working as volunteer nurses to gain experience to get a job in one of the hospitals; or have to take jobs as cn...

3. Is Nursing in the Military my calling...?

   Pikake replied to IndyGypsyNurse's topic in Government

   The Army needs L&D nurses but not OB. Med-Surg nurses can work antepartum/mbu/OB surgical floors in the Army. The AOC 66G is the identifier for the specialty of OB specifically LnD.

4. I have ADHD and was told that taking medications would be frowned on

   Pikake replied to allboymom's topic in Pre-Nursing

   Don't sweat it! Probably half of your nursing class will be on it:) anyways, if it such a bad drug why give it to children? The military doesn't frown on it and your nursing school is not going to drug test you.

5. Struggling to meet the bare minimum in one class...need support

   Pikake replied to EmilyEmily's topic in General Students

   Buy a NCLEX question and answer guide and study from it. The rationales explain each answer out. I used it for all my classes, NCLEX, and certification exam.

6. Safest + convenient method for blood transfusion

   Pikake replied to Maddy_Rose's topic in Med-Surg

   Who does it benefit more? If it is for the patient, then your not wrong. However, there is more than one way to do things as long as it falls within guidelines.

7. Med-Surg certification exam

   Pikake replied to chudder's topic in Government

8. Med-Surg certification exam

   Pikake replied to chudder's topic in Government

   Yeah sorry...the ANC and Amedd is different from the regular Army...just. Remember to have a course date not a general guarantee..when I tell you that the course has a waiting list there is a waiting list...if she isn't already in the system, she is ...

9. Med-Surg certification exam

   Pikake replied to chudder's topic in Government

   Oh btw...you get atleast an RFO? Cause that should precede the orders, that tells you your course dates and your follow on assignment.

10. Med-Surg certification exam

    Pikake replied to chudder's topic in Government

    If I remember correctly, the BAH doesn't start till you in-process at your next duty station cause I would have noticed that bump in my check.

11. Army Nurse Corps FY2013

    Pikake replied to AjaxAndronicus's topic in Government

    I hope it goes the way you want it to go. They are gonna post date her commission? I actually swore in May 15 but it was postdated till 3 days before my OBC date in July, my pay didn't start till then.

12. Med-Surg certification exam

    Pikake replied to chudder's topic in Government

    That makes sense and she isn't a new grad. Do you have a course date on paper because I know that those slots are filled. When is she suppose to go to OBC?

13. Army Nurse Corps FY2013

    Pikake replied to AjaxAndronicus's topic in Government

    I meant that is the earliest that you can swear in. I swore in 3 days early.

14. Med-Surg certification exam

    Pikake replied to chudder's topic in Government

    Sorry to be redundant but posted twice.

15. Med-Surg certification exam

    Pikake replied to chudder's topic in Government

    There has to be a date, no date then the ANC slots you, new nurses around here don't get to go to a course until they make it to 1st LT which is 18 months, 24-36 is said bc that's usually when your unit will let you go and or pcs. It's based on OML. ...