SnakeEyes

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1. BSN Student w/ a Million Q's.

   SnakeEyes replied to Lisi_95's topic in Government

   If you can get ER and/or ICU experience and attain your CEN & CCRN certs you would be very marketable anywhere. The USAF & USN flight nurses I knew transported the sickest, most complicated & unstable patients. IMO: Flight nurses and CRNA...

2. VA Nurse Salary

   SnakeEyes replied to kclindsay's topic in Government

   You have to check the locality pay scale because every city is different. For example RNII in San Diego,CA will make more than an RNII in Corpus Christi, TX--cost of living, union, and nursing market considerations. Title 38: Nurses--http://www.va.go...

3. VA NNEI program and Post-9/11 MGIB use

   SnakeEyes replied to SnakeEyes's topic in Government

   Right, our VA just put out that there was money available for NNEI but didn't mention VANEEP. I'll have to find out if that program is being funded anymore.

4. VA NNEI program and Post-9/11 MGIB use

   SnakeEyes replied to SnakeEyes's topic in Government

   Thanks for the reply. I was also thinking about using the GI bill for the 1st year of MSN but try to negotiate to have the paid time off the 1st year that NNEI affords but not take their tuition payments.

5. VA RN grading and pay. Was there a mistake?

   SnakeEyes replied to Healthygina's topic in Government

   The boarding process was the most nerve-racking aspect of the hiring process for me. You won't even see the boarding document until several months later when they tell you it's been filed in your record. And even then it only tells you the result and...

6. VA NNEI program and Post-9/11 MGIB use

   SnakeEyes posted a topic in Government

   Are there any VA Nurses (vets) that have looked into using NNEI for their MSN and also using their post- 9/11 GI Bill at the same time? I wouldn't need both for tuition as this would be overkill anyways. I am only interested in drawing the Monthly H...

7. Current State of Navy Nursing Recruiting

   SnakeEyes replied to lasarazen's topic in Government

   Ok, you should only speak to an officer recruiter, specifically a medical programs officer. If we replaced all our ER nurses we would have to hire a ton of civilians and they would also have to be able to deploy to everywhere we deploy at anytime, me...

8. Current State of Navy Nursing Recruiting

   SnakeEyes replied to lasarazen's topic in Government

   I would keep in contact with your local Navy Medical Recruiter because they can give you an up-to-date listing of the Nurse Corps needs. Historically, there has been a need for ER, ICU, L&D, and Mental Health nurses. I understand all the service ...

9. Current State of Navy Nursing Recruiting

   SnakeEyes replied to lasarazen's topic in Government

   Hang in there. I did 21 years and know from experience that it's "peaks and valleys" as far as recruiting goes. The Navy can be overmanned for a few years and then it will be undermanned. I've seen it with civilian nursing, too. The economy has a lot...

10. Current State of Navy Nursing Recruiting

    SnakeEyes replied to lasarazen's topic in Government

    I think it depends on what's best for you. I think most RNs should start in med-surg and branch out form there. But when I was in school a good portion of my classmates knew they wanted critical care and did externships in ICU. They were all brought ...

11. Current State of Navy Nursing Recruiting

    SnakeEyes replied to lasarazen's topic in Government

    You will be expected to do different things like overseeing the administration of the enlisted personnel, heading CSR, training, managing equipment and budgets, scheduling, etc. The surgeons will train the surg techs in the specific procedures of the...

12. Current State of Navy Nursing Recruiting

    SnakeEyes replied to lasarazen's topic in Government

    Keep in mind that Navy OR nurses DO NOT EVER SCRUB--they only circulate. The surgical techs are responsible for scrubbing the cases with the surgeons. Our surgical techs are enlisted medical personnel (Hospital Corpsmen). You may want to check out th...

13. Current State of Navy Nursing Recruiting

    SnakeEyes replied to lasarazen's topic in Government

    ^This is actually a law the USAF, USA, and USN follow. CNAs, LVNs, and ASN/ADN-prepared RNs unfortunately do not count. Nurses in the military are bachelor's prepared commissioned officers. To even apply for a commissioning as a nurse in the military...

14. Current State of Navy Nursing Recruiting

    SnakeEyes replied to lasarazen's topic in Government

    FYI: The Navy will assign you a subspecialty code for any additional training you have i.e. the type of RN you are. For example, if you are a med-surg nurse, you will have a 1910 subspecialty code. 1960 is critical care. 1945 is ER nursing. 1950 is O...

15. Advice on military and graduate degree

    SnakeEyes replied to MavrickMan's topic in Government

    If you are a drilling reservists and something bad comes up, and your subspecialty code is needed-- they may grab you. Med school students are different because they aren't licensed yet. I had RN friends who were in the middle of graduate programs wh...