AFhopeful

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1. IV push

   AFhopeful replied to greyL's topic in General Nursing

   Learned this the hard way in a patient's room after I had been told in nsg school by an older nurse to dilute everything!! So glad the valium crystalized on me right away and I was like uhhh that doesn't look right. Now I look up EVERYTHING just t...

2. Air Force NTP Boards July 2013

   AFhopeful replied to Blackhawks's topic in Government

   That also depends on when you will be taking the NCLEX. I graduated Dec 2012, took NCLEX Jan 15, comissioned Jan 31 and went to COT in march. I had to commission before Feb 1st or they were going to give my spot to someone else, which means if I had ...

3. Newly commissioned Air Force officer- should I take Med-Surg Certification now?

   AFhopeful replied to air4z's topic in Government

   It probably won't hurt you and will definitely help in the long run. Promotions to Major/Lt. Col rely heavily on advancing education and gaining certifications. I don't believe you have to take the specialty pay either if you find out it isn't in you...

4. Newly commissioned Air Force officer- should I take Med-Surg Certification now?

   AFhopeful replied to air4z's topic in Government

   You get something called an Incentive Specialty Pay, it binds you into the specialty for a certain amount of time though. Say you wanted to join the Air Force and then transfer into the ER. You wouldn't be able to do that until the contract from the ...

5. Air Force Nurse Officer 2013 Questions

   AFhopeful replied to futureafnurse2013's topic in Government

   The Air Force has the nurse transition program for new graduate nurses, and when searched on this board, there is a lot of good information that comes up. I am not sure for MEPS, but you are reimbursed for travel time to get to COT.

6. Thinking about joining the Air Force

   AFhopeful replied to miniemt27's topic in Government

   You can but it would take 2-4 years to be eligible apply for the fellowship, and they are apparently very competitive right now.

7. Thinking about joining the Air Force

   AFhopeful replied to miniemt27's topic in Government

   There are two ways of joining the Nurse Corps as a direct accession. You can join Fully Qualified (1 year+ experience) or as a New Graduate. If you join as a new graduate you will be placed in the "Nurse Transition Program". This currently is a ~9 we...

8. Experienced ICU RN in level 1 trauma hospital. Thinking about joining the Airforce

   AFhopeful replied to kandace168's topic in Government

   You'll need a health professions recruiter, not an enlisted recruiter. Health profession recruiters will know what the Air Force needs, when the boards will be, and how to put together your application. You can use: Contact Us: Find a Recruiter - air...

9. Air Force ROTC nursing student

   AFhopeful replied to brawneyez's topic in Government

   It could be. I know they weren't going to send anyone stationed at lackland to the Sammc location anymore, but maybe they aren't running a course there due to the decreased number of new graduates they are accepting.

10. Air Force ROTC nursing student

    AFhopeful replied to brawneyez's topic in Government

    I'm sorry I don't know that. I would guess you would know well enough ahead of time to make arrangements though. She knew her first duty station when she found out her NTP date. I'd say keep working on doing great in school and passing the NCLEX, eve...

11. Air Force ROTC nursing student

    AFhopeful replied to brawneyez's topic in Government

    There are only four sites right now, three are civilian and one is military. Tampa fl, Cincinnati, oh, and Scottsdale, az are the civilian ones. The military one is out of lackland at sammc. Your ntp slot is based on when you graduate. I just talked ...

12. Air Force ROTC nursing student

    AFhopeful replied to brawneyez's topic in Government

    From what I know is you commission as soon as you have fulfilled all the requirements to (graduated/licensed/ROTC obligations). The ROTC nurses here in NTP graduated in December and commissioned in February or so and we started NTP in April. You will...

13. Air Force ROTC nursing student

    AFhopeful replied to brawneyez's topic in Government

    I found out the duty station I would be at when I was accepted into the Air Force. At NTP We do 12 hour shifts and shorter shifts depending on the area we are in. As a new grad you are limited to being an OB nurse or med/surg nurse. My AFSC is 46n1 a...

14. Air Force ROTC nursing student

    AFhopeful replied to brawneyez's topic in Government

    long day, double post

15. Air Force ROTC nursing student

    AFhopeful replied to brawneyez's topic in Government

    Hi! I'm currently in the Cincinnati NTP and it's a lot of fun. We have a few ROTC grads here and from what I've been told none of them received the bonus, but they were on scholarship. They send new grads to the big military hospitals, some of the o...