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So I'm in hawaii and did get accepted to USA dnp program. And today I received an email from UAB to get my background check and lab test done....but still no letter of acceptance. So I guess I'm accepted not sure...but now a little concern about all this part time talk?? I'm confused all the way around and trying to figure out what to do (go to USA, go to UAB if I got in) I will just have to attempt to call someone at UAB in the morning.

How is school going? I just got into USA fall dual DNP program and still awaiting to hear from UAB masters program. Which if I do get in have to figure out if I'm ready for a DNP right now. Are you full time, part time, working as well? Any feedback would be much appreciated. Thanks

@Gurafuna30 sorry for late response..but I hope the test went well if you already took it. Otherwise, my advise is take your time. Unlike the NCLEX you can revisit the test questions. So I went through the test answering all the ones I knew for sure and leaving the rest blank. Then I went back again answering the questions I left blanked and marked the questions I still wasn't sure of, and went back through one more time to sit and think about the questions. Otherwise tips for all read the AAACN book on core curriculm for ambulatory care and brush up on telephone triage.

Thanks! My main motivation for taking the test was to get a big bonus, but I did learn a thing or two about ambulatory nursing!

I took the ambulatory certification test in August and passed! I bought the core curriculum of ambulatory care nursing and the practice test book from aaacn. I read that book front to back and I did CEU's on various topics. Most of the questions were telehealth focused, which is covered in the core curriculum...but without that book I probably wouldn't have passed the first time around. I also bought the cd test review from the last conference, but it was 170$ and not worth the price but I listed to 100 plus times just to get my money's worth.

My Army experience has been a good one thus far, but not every one can say that. It depends on where you work, whose your boss (rater), however everything is temporary! My speciality has been public health for the last 2 1/2 years and I work M-F 0730-1630 and one saturday out the year for the retiree fair. Because its only 1-2 other military in my department my boss usually ask for volunteers for anything extra rather than task the military first. By extra that means representation from our department for planning hospital events. I deployed Aug 2008-Feb09 to Mosul Iraq, and it was a great deployment because the war in Iraq is over (but people who went to Mosul a year before me didn't have the same experience). As a nurse, if you do not belong to a Combat Army Hospital (CSH) you will deploy for only 6months. I'm station in KY and deployed with a CSH from Washington. If you belong to the CSH you will train with them and prepare for deployment and if deploy the nurse will deploy for however long the CSH is there which is usually a year. I did use tution assistance and recieved a MSHS in public health. I will be soon using my post 911 GI bill to go to school for FNP while I work, however I do have the option to apply to school full time with the army. I just passed my test for Ambulatory Care nursing with ANCC, and signed on for 4 more years for 20,000 bonus each year! I'm decided to get out of public health and return to the floor as a critical care nurse. So I have a 3 month course to train specifically under critical care and then I will join my new husband in HI for 3 years. The army provides options and most people are willing to work with you. Education is encouraged for promotion. I don't have children so the deployment wasn't as hard for me like my friends who do have kids. However, skype worked pretty good where we were located! Computers are a wonderful thing :) Good luck and if there are any more questions let me know.

Hi, I'm an active duty army nurse for the last 5 years. What are your questions? The benefits are pretty straight forward for active duty: free medical and dental, 30 days paid leave, tutition assistance, moving expenses, monthly housing and food allowance, 27$ a month for 400,000 life insurance, government holidays off (unless you work floor nursing). The military has great benefits for you and family, but it does come with some drawbacks such as having to move every couple of years to a perhaps least than desirable place or getting deployed.

Other than the AAACN resources no such luck. So I bought the conference and test review on CD rom and hope that is enough to pass.

Has anyone taken the ANCC credentialing test to be certified? If so, I'm trying to narrow the resources provided by the sight down to the best study guide with information needed to know for the test. Thanks.

Does anyone have any information on schools or person who has completed a FNP/adult primary care & Psych NP at the same time? I'm just wondering if there are schools that are flexible with the curriculum and specializing in particular areas while obtaining a fnp. The most common programs I find are FNP/WHNP, Adult/Geritatrics, Adult/WHNP, but no dual primary with psych...

Just to clarify there is nothing required for the Public Health Specialty in the Army. If you have experience thats great. The course is 3 months long and nurses, doctors, enviromental specialist all are in one class. As long as you make clear what you want to do in the Army, there isn't a competition to get in the course. If you have a background in the field the sooner you can attend the course. It also depends on the needs of the army. I'm not sure how rank is determind, a 1LT or CPT is what people with prior experience seems to get. If you completed a MPH you are egible for CCNE certification. Once certified you will qualify for a bonus the army is offering 20,000 a year up to 4 years.

She did med/surg for a year in the army. If you join the military and make what you want to do known while joining..there shouldn't be a problem. To my knowledge it is not difficulty to track as a public health nurse or any other specialty, just a little paperwork.

I have been an Army Public Health Nurse for a year now. I have a co-worker who worked as a Public Health Nurse in the civilian sector before becoming active duty. She had to work Med-Surg for a year and then she was able to go the course for the APHN identifier, but it is different for everyone I imagine. As a APHN, we do a variety of things and each post may put more effort to one program than the other. Our job description includes programs such as Tobacco Cessation, TB suveillance and treatement, Health inspections of child/youth facilities on post, medical consultants for pregnant soldiers, Health Fairs, STD surveillance, and anything else that may be "prevention".

Hey, I just went from a 66H to a 66B. Yes, once you become active or before you become active make sure you talk to the branch manager or who ever is activating you up again so you can attend Preventive Medicine Course in San Antonio. I'm not sure of the process of getting out and coming back in, but don't be surprised if you come in as a 66H and have to wait a few months or a year to attend the course. An APHN keeps pretty busy. No shift work, but occassional saturday for a health fair. Our scope of practice includes tobacco cessation programs, TB surviellance, STD cases, and health inspections of all child care services on post. Of course some post focus more on one program than the other, but at some point of time you will experience it all. It is a very small field, so mostly is 1-2 APHN (army public health nurse) and the rest are civilians. The 66B course is around 9 weeks long and all offered in TX, plus you will recieve 11 credits towards a Masters. I hope that helps.

I'm going on my second year as a med-surg nurse (66H) in the army in Korea. I'm 3 classes short of finishing a masters in public health and one day plan to do an intra-service transfer into the US Public Health Corps. Right now I'm debating on staying a 66H or going to the PHN course (66B). Of course there is half the population that say need more med-surg experience and the other half saying you can do it. There is no doubt that I can do it, but I just not quite clear what I would be doing. I've done on the job training, but I know Korea's experience will be different from another place. So my question is how is being a 66B from personal experiences and do you recommend more time in med-surg? Thanks