aura_of_laura

aura_of_laura

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  1. One year later... (AF nursing)

    aura_of_laura posted a topic in Government, Military

    Greetings, all! Haven't been on here in ages, but I thought I'd offer the advice and experience I wish I had before I commissioned into the USAF last year. I'm a mental health nurse with almost five...

  2. Reserves/Guard Nursing w/ Perm Profile

    aura_of_laura replied to mmills63's topic in Government, Military

    How had you been handling your guard PT tests? Can't speak for the Army, but I can't see the AF commissioning you on a permanent profile. Long-term inability to run is enough to get you med-boarded...

  3. Air Force Nursing Corps

    aura_of_laura replied to AirForceNursingCorps's topic in Government, Military

    I'd recommend checking with your local reserve or ANG unit - that's something that varies by location, can't say I've ever seen it done by active duty

  4. psych nursing

    aura_of_laura replied to taytay05's topic in Addictions

    I think you're jumping the gun a bit - you will get to experience a wide variety of nursing roles when in school, which will help you find where your interests really are. And the great thing about...

  5. Air Force Nursing Corps

    aura_of_laura replied to AirForceNursingCorps's topic in Government, Military

    In response to RayRN87: Four years of civilian RN (not BSN) experience are needed to come in as an O-2. You get 50% credit for any civilian nursing experience. Re: aei09a: You don't need to work...

  6. Reserve or Guard Nurse but NOT a nurse full-time

    aura_of_laura replied to ImThatGuy's topic in Government, Military

    Really? That seems a little odd to me.For active duty, you can't even work as a psych RN without a few yearsof experience under your belt, and then you have to wait a year toapply (and another year...

  7. rules for military nursing -- disappointing :(

    aura_of_laura replied to RN_survivor's topic in Government, Military

    Hmm. I personally know at least one new AF nurse who went to school overseas (Russia), not sure if it was accredited by those agencies... A second opinion never

  8. Seeking advice from Air Force nurses,

    aura_of_laura replied to HK26's topic in Government, Military

    I concur with wbtcrna. If you go of your own free will, your command will never even know unless something comes out that could be risky - like hallucinations, or homicidal thoughts. It actually shows...

  9. One year later... (AF nursing)

    aura_of_laura replied to aura_of_laura's topic in Government, Military

    Feel free to PM me, I'd be glad to answer your questions :-) As for Keesler and Elgin, no, there are no MH nursing jobs. A lot of recruiters seem to confuse MH RNs with MH NPs or techs, who go pretty...

  10. One year later... (AF nursing)

    aura_of_laura replied to aura_of_laura's topic in Government, Military

    There should be slots at Travis coming open, I know we have a few people PCSing in the next month or two. I'll PM you if I find out more. Best of luck in the

  11. One year later... (AF nursing)

    aura_of_laura replied to aura_of_laura's topic in Government, Military

    A few questions I forgot to respond to: Night shift - We all have to do a rotation on nights. On my unit, we usually work two months of night shift, and then 4-6 months of days. It does vary, though...

  12. One year later... (AF nursing)

    aura_of_laura replied to aura_of_laura's topic in Government, Military

    They are opening an inpatient mental health unit at Elmendorf late next year, to serve PACAF (this will allow PACAF - Japan, Korea, Alaska) to keep their people in majcom for med-boards, instead of...

  13. USAF 2012 NTP Board

    aura_of_laura replied to LN75's topic in Government, Military

    I didn't go through NTP because I already had several years of nursing experience - I think anyone who has less than one year of RN practice goes through NTP. There are only a few locations to do NTP,...

  14. Air Force Nursing Corps

    aura_of_laura replied to AirForceNursingCorps's topic in Government, Military

    I had a Sq CC pull someone back from AFIT the week before they were supposed to start (after the almost two year application and waiting process). There were people that outranked the Sq CC advocating...

  15. One year later... (AF nursing)

    aura_of_laura replied to aura_of_laura's topic in Government, Military

    They told me the same thing about going overseas, that I'd almost certainly get to because of my experience (my whole dream sheet was in Europe) - not until I got out of COT did I find out that mental...

  16. One year later... (AF nursing)

    aura_of_laura replied to aura_of_laura's topic in Government, Military

    Hi, ATLRN! I went to COT last January, so I've been working at my base since last February. Travis AFB is great! It's close to San Francisco, the beach, Napa, the redwoods, the mountains - really,...

  17. Air Force Nursing Corps

    aura_of_laura replied to AirForceNursingCorps's topic in Government, Military

    To commission as an AF psych nurse, you typically have to have psych nursing experience (I say "typically" because there are very few of us, One of the big things to consider is as a psych nurse you...

  18. USAF 2012 NTP Board

    aura_of_laura replied to LN75's topic in Government, Military

    Congratulations on getting your BSN! I think that your strongest recommendation is your military service - that counts for a lot! That switch from enlisted to officer can be tough, it's a very...

  19. Air Force Nursing Corps

    aura_of_laura replied to AirForceNursingCorps's topic in Government, Military

    One of the things that they won't tell you, too, is that your ability to go to school is entirely dependent on your Squadron Commander's policy. My current hospital isn't allowing anyone to PCS...

  20. January COT

    aura_of_laura posted a topic in Government, Military

    So I just got my COT date - January 10! This is a little sooner than expected, but I'm glad to be getting on the ball with things. Any other nurses heading to Maxwell in January? In other news, my...

  21. Air Force Mental Health Nursing

    aura_of_laura replied to coconutzz's topic in Government, Military

    I wish I could tell you! I'm commissioning as a Mental Health Nurse in the next week, and I have NO job specifics. I imagine it's very similar to MH nursing in the civilian sector when not deployed....

  22. January COT

    aura_of_laura replied to aura_of_laura's topic in Government, Military

    Keesler's not too bad, or at least it wasn't 19 years ago (my dad was stationed there when I was a kid) - you're right next to the beach! I wonder how much it's been affected by all of the goings-on...

  23. How to make your packet Competitive for Board Selection

    aura_of_laura replied to IowaRNBSN's topic in Government, Military

    Specializing was my golden ticket. At the last minute (while my packet was being reviewed), it was *suggested* that I apply as a Mental Health Nurse, which is where most of my experience is. While I...

  24. "The Death Shift" (true crime book about nurse/serial killer)

    aura_of_laura replied to rph3664's topic in General Nursing

    I love book recommendations! Sounds like some good, creepy, poolside reading - I'll check it

  25. Jobs, No Jobs, Career Options

    aura_of_laura replied to OldMareLPN's topic in General Nursing

    While I sort of agree with the OP's sentiments, the military isn't really the refuse bin for nurses who can't make it anywhere else. They have a very competitive application process, as well as strict...