GeorgiaBoy61

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1. Returning to nursing

   GeorgiaBoy61 replied to GeorgiaBoy61's topic in Retired

   MissIt, thank you for your reply, and sorry for the delay in responding. Your suggestions seem to be good ones. Volunteering is a possibility, I would also work as a CNA/PCT for a time before transitioning into full-fledged nursing. As far as contact...

2. ANC Nov Board & M5 ID

   GeorgiaBoy61 replied to traumaRN1908's topic in Government

   SFC Jimenez: At one time not long ago, the ANC was accepting overage applicants as old as fifty (this was perhaps 3 years ago), due to an on-going shortage of RNs. Do you know if this is still the case? I am 49, NPS, and want to know if this is stil...

3. Inactive RN wanting to return to practice... is it possible...?

   GeorgiaBoy61 replied to Buttercupkitten3's topic in Retired

4. Returning to nursing

   GeorgiaBoy61 posted a topic in Retired

   Hello all: I am an RN/BSN and former EMT exploring returning to nursing after being out of the field for 5 years, in part to complete some education in an unrelated field, and for some other reasons as well. My license is valid in my home state. I h...

5. Air Force medic vs Navy Medic?

   GeorgiaBoy61 replied to TrinaRoschelle's topic in Government

   All of the services have excellent preparation for enlisted medical personnel, but the branches differ in how they employ their people, depending on the missions being carried out. I've known quite a few former navy corpsmen, and they are always very...

6. From RN to PA in the military

   GeorgiaBoy61 replied to coconutzz's topic in Government

   "From RN to PA in the Military" I am a civilian RN interested in attending PA school in the near future (if all goes according to plan). I looked into joining the military as a nurse (after trying to get in as a corpsman or medic, but failing due to ...

7. Reserve Benefits for Less than 20 years of Service

   GeorgiaBoy61 replied to lucy18's topic in Government

   Lucy, I too am older than 40 and have investigated military service. I am now an RN, but want to become a PA. The navy commander and MD to whom I spoke said that there are some modest retirement benefits for ten years of service, so that's the route ...

8. Returning to school, age and the reserves

   GeorgiaBoy61 replied to puggerrn's topic in Government

   I think you have until age 48 to join as a healthcare professional. Pretty sure the army and national guard take associate-degree nurses, so I'd call them first. Be aware that the normal age cutoffs are often waived for highly-qualified medical perso...

9. Can LVN's join the military?

   GeorgiaBoy61 replied to hcfairy's topic in Government

   The army makes extensive use of LVNs/LPNs, but they are enlisted soldiers and not officers. Once you get at least an RN, you can become an officer. If you fall within the age cutoffs, consider being a navy corpsman or army (or air force) medic. Being...

10. Which reserves branch is least likely to go active?

    GeorgiaBoy61 replied to icejog's topic in Government

    Icejog, I second the comments above - if you aren't gung-ho about deployments and serving, why be in uniform at all? The military does not need half-hearted people in the ranks these days; it is too-demanding and there is too much at stake. So, all I...

11. Army Reserve Nursing - Solider first , Nurse Second?

    GeorgiaBoy61 replied to IcanHealYou's topic in Government

    "I have a couple questions about joining the army reserves as an RN with BSN. Is it true that I will be able to go to combat training? So then if I get deployed I'd become a soldier not a nurse? I know full time army nurses are commissioned as nurses...

12. Biggest hospitals in each Branch?

    GeorgiaBoy61 replied to mwboswell's topic in Government

    I am a civilian, but know a few things about military culture, and my question is this: Given all the economies obtained by joint medical care under the DOD, is it worth what will be lost in terms of espirit d'corps, service identity, tradition, and ...

13. Welcome to the Forum - General Aussie Chat

    GeorgiaBoy61 replied to gwenith's topic in Australia

    Thanks for the laugh, you caught another Yank sneaking around! The bet here is now that the Obama has been elected President in the States, you'll be seeing more than a few more Americans with nursing licenses at your door. Thought of it myself, fran...

14. For Inactive Nurses desiring to return to the field

    GeorgiaBoy61 replied to live4today's topic in Retired

    Try "Pharmacology Make Insanely Easy" Loretta Mannning and Sylvia Rayfield, ICAN Publishing, Bossier City, LA2002 I'm sure there is an updated edition available online at Amazon, or at the publisher wesbite. I got mine at a Borders. The books have t...

15. For Inactive Nurses desiring to return to the field

    GeorgiaBoy61 replied to live4today's topic in Retired

    Scooter: You have run up against a reality in the field, that there is an increasingly high wall between acute care and other types of nursing. May states are considering adding re-education requirements to their NP Acts, before inactive nurses can ...