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just_cause BSN, RN

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  1. CRNA army/airforce

    I know with the Army you can enter with no prior CRNA or Army experience... they would be happy to have
  2. army...

    I concur with previous poster... I would highly recommend getting BSN prior to joining - or specifically join in junior year as a Nurse candidate.... or your senior year join 1 year early with a...
  3. army...

    ZoomommyRn, I apologize - I misread the previous statement. I thought poster was interested in joining as an RN and going back to school.... Original Poster: I would highly recommend ONLY joining when...
  4. Question about commission

    Duncan, I cannot answer for 100% on the AF commission... however I know for the Navy and Army - your physical is part of your packet and is one of the first things they do in order to construct the...
  5. Nurse Recruiters

    Recommend phone to call AF and USN reserve recruiter in your area - then ask for the phone number for officer health care recruiter. They generally have it on hand and will route you to the closest...
  6. army...

    That statement is completely false. The army will not deploy you while you are in school - they actually have no real use for you as an 'untrained student nurse' and welcome the development of you...
  7. army...

    neyalynn, destination's advice is spot on If you want to be a nurse - enter as a nurse...any other path will greatly reduce the chances of it occurring or slow down the process. Check out this forum:...
  8. Emergency Room NPs?

    I believe it depends on the state BON. I have read of those who can work with an FNP or those that have a dual adult and peds Acute cert.
  9. Online program recommendations

    Tammy79, I've been posting here to inquire about the online community and its effectiveness .... frankly you portray your online learning community negatively with your aggressive defense status...
  10. any apft pointers?

    lol...
  11. any apft pointers?

    You tube has army examples of the push up and sit up as
  12. Joining the army to obtain my RN or BSN??

    Cpt C, Congrats, Only note I would have is that the loan or the accession bonus is 3 year obligation. Taking both is 5 year obligation. I am facing the same line up (except for active duty) and...
  13. Online program recommendations

    ANPFNPGNP, http://www.legis.state.ga.us/legis/2007_08/sum/hb1041.htm The BON said that it decided to stop certifying Excelsior graduates because of a new law, Act 527 (House Bill 1041), which took...
  14. Navy Officer Nurse Corp

    I am not familiar with it - but here is a link to a navy pub on it...
  15. RN vs Radiation therapist

    Health insurance varies by employeer - I wouldn't assume that RNs always pay for insurance and RTs don't.... I wouldn't use a sample of your supervisors friend who makes 75k as a factor for wage...
  16. Online program recommendations

    Here is an extract from SEP GA BON newsletter to give a summary... www.georgianurses.org/GNA_GBON_091908.pdf GNA and Excelsior College officials urge Board of Nursing to reconsider interpretation of...
  17. Joining the army to obtain my RN or BSN??

    futurearmyCRNA, good post - better news is that now officers are able to partake in the new GI BILL ie CHP33 GI BILL... you have to complete your initial obligation but the details are on VA's site......
  18. Online program recommendations

    ANPFNPGNP, I don't have access to medscape either.. but I found this as a googled summary.. I make the assumption that it is not accredited in USA. I view online continuing ed among established...
  19. Online program recommendations

    Golytely, thank you for the post... I feel this concern as well. However, instead of gaining confidence in the programs the aggressiveness of some to defend their program and eliminate any doubters...
  20. December army reserve boards

    older, sounds right - and different branches do meet at different set times... so i'm not sure if jan is the time frame or not - but sounds typical.. the board meets and release the promotion dates......
  21. My OBLC experiences

    good summary
  22. Joining the army to obtain my RN or BSN??

    futurecrna, We were referring to active duty 'reserves' with ADN, I might have just assumed it was possible given slot availability... do you know if that is the case?
  23. Does anyone know if this will affect the ability for an Exclesor BSN grad from joining the Navy as a nurse? I hope not - it sounds isolated to
  24. Doctoral degree to become an NP???

    Tammy, please pick it apart so I can see what your view is.... Thanks. Tammy, you said "I'm sure dentists, optometrists, chiropractors, and doctoral prepared physical therapists, occupational...
  25. Online program recommendations

    I see no reason anyone would even 'blink'. What could be odd about an 'online clinical doctorate degree'..... What is odd about asking to be called 'doctor XYZ' your nurse