Truthseeker123

I have questions. Do you have a MSN? I'm asking because I would like to know if it's possible to become a Nurse 3 with a BSN?

I've been a nurse for 9 years and in am currently researching reservists nursing careers in the military. I'm more so interested in joining the Air Force but I'm hearing that it's very competitive and that my only chance would be as a flight nurse. However, I don't have critical care experience. Is this true?

I'm currently working a geriatric extended care unit with nurse to patient rations from 1:6-1:12. Night shift generally has more patients. Although, day shift has had 12 patients. My concerns arise from the type of patients we will soon care for. Currently, we have long term care patients with a mix of rehab patients; but we are discharging our long term care patient and will only accept rehab patients. I'm a night shifter and was told that on the 3rd shift one nurse will likely have 18 patients with how many ever nursing assistants. This makes me a little uneasy as I'm new to this setting and have never cared for this many patients. Also, I'm concerned for my peers who do not have acute care experience and also may not be able to care for as many patients. I'm hoping you all could assist with explaining the difference between a SNF and nursing home. Are rehab facilities considered SNFs? What are the typical nurse to patient ratios for rehab facilities? Are nurse assignments based on patient acuity or location of patient rooms? What solutions can I suggest to address the nursing shortage besides the obvious as we will not have any new nurses starting soon? Can you point me in the direction of scholarly references as I would like to have the sources to support my argument? Thanks in advance