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1. Troops to Fight Ebola

   504 medic replied to sbush86's topic in Government, Military

   Would'a been easier to fight this when it was still an ocean away...now we are going to pay a much higher price: News from The Associated

2. Does my active duty time count?

   504 medic replied to Happynurse12's topic in Government, Military

   Wrong on so many levels...yet it explains so

3. Troops to Fight Ebola

   504 medic replied to sbush86's topic in Government, Military

   Command will issue you a reallllllly tiny gun to shoot enemy viruses. The troops will consist of some medical personnel to train local providers so they can increase their standard of care. Some...

4. Combat Nursing responsibilities and risks

   504 medic replied to Zii2013's topic in Government, Military

   While Deployments are rapidly dwindling, there are plenty of Mobilization missions...some stateside, some overseas, and some in really remote locations. Those humanitarian missions are not without...

5. IPAP

   504 medic replied to 504 medic's topic in Government, Military

   Thanks. 99% of PA programs require a bachelors for entry, so a GRE makes sense. IPAP just requires enough college credit to meet the prereqs...so you're effectively applying to U of Nebraska as a...

6. Navy Reserve Nurse- when to join?

   504 medic replied to RN1023's topic in Government, Military

   Since National Guard/Air Guard units are state oriented, they can have higher age cutoffs than the federally based Reserves/AD. It varies state to state, job to job...they won't take a 50 y/o fuel...

7. IPAP

   504 medic replied to 504 medic's topic in Government, Military

   Congratulations. April...I'll let you know the answers once my boots hit the

8. IPAP

   504 medic posted a topic in Government, Military

   I found this site a few months ago while doing comparison research on NPs v. PAs. I've been quite impressed with the helpfulness and level of discourse here. I continued to post while I awaited the...

9. Deciding what to do

   504 medic replied to Navykids's topic in Government, Military

   The join after the fact option includes gaining experience for a few years in the civilian world as a nurse before they will consider her application to become a military nurse. That means fighting...

10. Army Nurse Corps Uniform?

    504 medic replied to nrryan's topic in Government, Military

    Google "Army Service Uniform"...the blues can be worn with a bow tie for formal occasions. There are also Mess Uniforms which are really fancy, but unless you are in an active unit, holding lots of...

11. Lawmakers blast VA over 'entitlement' mentality on bonuses

    504 medic replied to RunBabyRN's topic in Government, Military

    I've wanted Congress to receive standard civil service salary and benefits for years. They'd sooner turn their families over to somali pirates than lose a dime of their platinum parachute. And we...

12. Lawmakers blast VA over 'entitlement' mentality on bonuses

    504 medic replied to RunBabyRN's topic in Government, Military

    350 senior executives shared $2.7 million dollars...on top of their $180k

13. Lawmakers blast VA over 'entitlement' mentality on bonuses

    504 medic replied to RunBabyRN's topic in Government, Military

    Speaking of "entitlement".... I blew my top last week when GOP Senator Jeff Sessions referred to Veteran's Healthcare as an Entitlement...as in they couldn't afford it. If you can afford to ask...

14. Lawmakers blast VA over 'entitlement' mentality on bonuses

    504 medic replied to RunBabyRN's topic in Government, Military

    Correct me if I'm wrong, but the bonuses people like me are upset about, went to civilians: middle and upper management, the very people who actively deceived the government, and the nation, about how...

15. Know How to Improvise a Tourniquet

    504 medic replied to Music in My Heart's topic in Emergency

    If you're in a hospital environment, where you can replace the RBCs immediately, no worries...but if not: take the patient down to the ground, stick you knee deep in their inguinal/axillary region,...