GeorgiaBoy61

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  1. More RN to EMT and Paramedic questions

    GeorgiaBoy61 posted a topic in Flight, Surface Transport

    Hello- Thanks everyone who contributed to the previous thread on RN to EMT/paramedic pathway. Does anyone know of any bridge courses offered in the Chicago, IL area? I used to be a basic EMT-A (the...

  2. Returning to nursing

    GeorgiaBoy61 replied to GeorgiaBoy61's topic in Retired Nurses

    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...

  3. Returning to nursing

    GeorgiaBoy61 posted a topic in Retired Nurses

    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...

  4. ANC Nov Board & M5 ID

    GeorgiaBoy61 replied to traumaRN1908's topic in Government, Military

    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...

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

    GeorgiaBoy61 replied to Buttercupkitten3's topic in Retired Nurses

  6. Air Force medic vs Navy Medic?

    GeorgiaBoy61 replied to TrinaRoschelle's topic in Government, Military

    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...

  7. From RN to PA in the military

    GeorgiaBoy61 replied to coconutzz's topic in Government, Military

    "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...

  8. Reserve Benefits for Less than 20 years of Service

    GeorgiaBoy61 replied to lucy18's topic in Government, Military

    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...

  9. Returning to school, age and the reserves

    GeorgiaBoy61 replied to puggerrn's topic in Government, Military

    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...

  10. Can LVN's join the military?

    GeorgiaBoy61 replied to hcfairy's topic in Government, Military

    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...

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

    GeorgiaBoy61 replied to icejog's topic in Government, Military

    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...

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

    GeorgiaBoy61 replied to IcanHealYou's topic in Government, Military

    "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...

  13. Biggest hospitals in each Branch?

    GeorgiaBoy61 replied to mwboswell's topic in Government, Military

    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...

  14. Welcome to the Forum - General Aussie Chat

    GeorgiaBoy61 replied to gwenith's topic in Australia, New Zealand

    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...

  15. For Inactive Nurses desiring to return to the field

    GeorgiaBoy61 replied to live4today's topic in Retired Nurses

    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...

  16. For Inactive Nurses desiring to return to the field

    GeorgiaBoy61 replied to live4today's topic in Retired Nurses

    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...

  17. RN to Paramedic Bridge Course

    GeorgiaBoy61 replied to ironjohn929's topic in Flight, Surface Transport

    Hello All - I always hate seeing the argument over whose credential is 'better,' whatever that means... it's a bit tiring to me. Why not try to appreciate the important job that nurses do, and the...

  18. Medics in National Gaurd (long)

    GeorgiaBoy61 replied to CNAinNeb's topic in Government, Military

    You sound like the kind of person we need in nursing and healthcare generally... someone with a drive to serve others. Don't be rejected by being turned down by schools of nursing; there is a...

  19. Any Navy Hospital Corpsman out there?

    GeorgiaBoy61 replied to ldshaw's topic in Government, Military

    Hi Bryan: I cannot help you on the HM question, but I know a little about CRNAs. In the civilian side, CRNA is an advanced practice nursing specialty - so you first need an RN/BSN and then you go for...

  20. Newbie into the ER?

    GeorgiaBoy61 posted a topic in Emergency

    Hello All: I am a newbie nurse considering trying the ER. I have some med-surg experience in hand, but think I want to try ER/ED if I can get in. My ultimate goal is to be a trauma- or acute care RN....

  21. Any Navy Hospital Corpsman out there?

    GeorgiaBoy61 replied to ldshaw's topic in Government, Military

    Hello: To all those HMs out there, I am a prosepctive Navy Nurse looking to get in either reserve or active side, still making up my mind on that one. Part of the reason I chose the navy first is the...

  22. 4th Medical Battalion

    GeorgiaBoy61 posted a topic in Government, Military

    Hello All - I am a nurse interested in the military, as some of you may know from my previous posts. While I haven't made up mind entirely about which branch in which to serve, I am especially...

  23. can military change mandatory retirement age

    GeorgiaBoy61 replied to Dino's topic in Government, Military

    Hello - I am a male in my mid-40s, and also interested in joining the military as a nurse. According to my information, collected from recruiters and other sources, you are in pretty good shape. You...

  24. Roll Call for all Military and VA Nurses and those considering the Service

    GeorgiaBoy61 replied to RNPATL's topic in Government, Military

    hi lori: wow - you have quite a background! i am not surprised that the usar signed you up pronto. i am a novice compared to you, frankly... as i have been an rn only for a few years, although i do...

  25. Medical DQ question for military nursing

    GeorgiaBoy61 posted a topic in Government, Military

    Hello All - I am considering military service as an RN, via DCO for either army or navy. I have met with reserve recruiters from both branches, so far so good - they seem interested in me. I am...