Lookin' for some excitement ;)

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I am 31. I have 3 kids that are no longer babies. I have a BSN.

I have started the application process for an online FNP program.

I became a nurse because I wanted to help people of course, but I also knew I'd not be satisfied coming and going with a 9-5...err, 7-7 job day in and day out. I want adventure.

What would you recommend? Some things that have crossed my mind are military (I really don't think I could be away from my kids for that long though,) Indian health service, maybe National Guard? I am really interested in humanitarian type missions. Perhaps disaster response. Is there any way to get into that kind of thing without a military background?

What about wilderness medicine, i.e, how does one get to be the nurse at base camp at say, Mt Everest? Well, not there specifically but how would I go about looking for a job of that sort? What is it even called?

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Specializes in NICU, adult med-tele.

No one?

No one wants to take a stab?

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I would say the people on this forum know military nursing (and you can search the threads for a lot of information on that), but we probably don't know the answers to your other questions.

I would imagine if there ARE nurses at the Everest base camp (and I do know people who have been there), they're probably not Americans and that wouldn't be a humanitarian mission since you go there of your own accord.

I'm guessing we just don't know the answers. The military can be an adventure, but it's not really for excitement - it's a career or a job, just like anything else.

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I know the Indian Health Service has PA's & NP's in the remote villages in Alaska. I did a Artice Care mission with the Navy Reserves and went to a village of 800 and they had a PA & a NP there. It took us 2 hours by air to get to the village and did not fly over any other villages.

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You're braver than I am. :)

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Specializes in EMS, ED, Trauma, CEN, CPEN, TCRN.

Here you go, this might be interesting .... McMurdo Station in Antarctica!

Raytheon Company - Job details

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I'm becoming worried about you all. :)

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Specializes in EMS, ED, Trauma, CEN, CPEN, TCRN.
I'm becoming worried about you all. :)

http://www.ihs.gov/JobsCareerDevelop/CareerCenter/Vacancy/act_job_view.cfm?kw=registered%20nurse&sl=&dy=-11711&st=any&ar=any&sc=any&sort=1&sr=1&jb=19800

Hee hee! Just read the marketing sell ... "watch a polar bear take down a seal," or whatever. :D

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Specializes in Anesthesia.

http://www.peterson.af.mil/shared/media/document/AFD-100412-027.pdf

Here is the AF's northern most base.

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HA HA HA - this cracked me up (mostly the last word):

"The AAFES Barbershop, located in the exchange, is able to handle most of your hair

care needs from haircuts to styling to perms."

Immediately, for some stupid reason, I pictured this (though it has nothing to do with snow) - check out the thumbnail....dig the reflective belt....

(When I was enlisted they used to say women couldn't go to Thule b/c if you got pregnant they couldn't necessarily get you out; I could never find out if that was true or just a nasty AF urban legend - anyone know the answer?)

Not trying to hijack - I swear!

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Specializes in NICU, adult med-tele.

What IS that thing? A PT belt?

Thanks yeah I realize a camp nurse...or whatever you'd call it is not humanitarian. I just want to do some of both! The Indian health service sounds interesting. I looked a little at the CC of the public health service, the seem to be at a standstill right now, due to the new heath care legislation. Though I am not in a huge hurry or anything.

I'm sorry if I offended you by suggesting the military would be for some adventure. To me it would be though.

My husband is AD Army. I'm mildly jealous of him some days.

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This my reflect belt, there are many like but this my own.....

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