milkman

milkman has 6 years experience.

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1. Anyone else going to the USAGPAN in 2011?

   milkman replied to Law-Deezie's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

   I totally agree with OTD2. I used the Princeton Review "Cracking the GRE" and the Kaplan Vocab flashcards. What worked for me with the flashcards was to take out all of the cards I already knew,...

2. Anyone else going to the USAGPAN in 2011?

   milkman replied to Law-Deezie's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

   Hello Holly, I'm one of the four VA nurses admitted to the program starting in June 2010. You actually go through the same application process as the Army nurses with regards to the NEU application....

3. Military CRNA Programs

   milkman replied to Cherish's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

   I heard the VA was going to increase the number of spots at Ft. Sam to 10. Is that true? Or is it still

4. Saint Marys University

   milkman replied to daudi's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

   Tom, Congratulations from all of your coworkers at the VA! You'll do great! Mark-VA

5. Asking for a recommendation

   milkman replied to crazylilkelly's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

   It all depends on what your nurse manager is like. If they are supportive and would like their staff to better themselves I think it would be OK to tell them that you eventually plan on going to CRNA...

6. VA Step increases

   milkman replied to nyck76's topic in Government, Military

   Yes, step increases happen every two years. However, the top of the pay scale at the VA is WAY higher than non-government nursing. Also, you get a cost of living increasing at least once, but...