phs_rn MSN, RN

phs_rn has 21 years experience as a MSN, RN and specializes in USPHS RN in Correction.

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1. VA offering me RN 1 but I have BSN??

   phs_rn replied to MajesticDancer's topic in Government

   Pretty much everyone comes in as a Nurse 1, I’ve rarely seen anybody come in as a Nurse 2 or Nurse 3. Those two rates are dependent on what you are doing within the VA and are based on your current practice. The very simplified version is that for a ...

2. Air Force Reserve Questions

   phs_rn replied to starmickey03's topic in Government

   If you get into IHS I would highly recommend continuing to apply to the Corps. The application process is twofold anyway: you have to apply for a commission, and you have to separately apply for a position to commission into. If you have a civil serv...

3. Air Force Reserve Questions

   phs_rn replied to starmickey03's topic in Government

   Good luck! Be patient, it’s still a drawn out process.

4. Air Force initial rank

   phs_rn replied to djmatte's topic in Government

   Part of it will depend on what they consider as your qualifying degree for joining as an officer, at least that’s how they calculate rank for PHS. I joined as a BSN with 8 years ADN experience and 2 years BSN experience. I got 4 years Training &...

5. Air Force Reserve Questions

   phs_rn replied to starmickey03's topic in Government

   If you are still interested in the USPHS Corps, we have opened up recruiting and greatly improved our application process. We now have a web-based portal to begin the process.