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  1. AIDS Education Requirement for WA License

    Dani_girl, the WA state requires an additional HIV certificate of 7 hour training for health care workers. So if a person's school conducted the training they could fill out the certificate but would...
  2. You can purchase cell phone 'blockers' on the net. let's say a person just carries one around in their pocket. I don't condone this - I believe it's against fcc regulation actually. But i'm sure it...
  3. ACNP vs CRNA

    If the GRE was the only thing holding you back from CRNA..and you want to be a CRNA... I would start studying for the GRE. I'm not a great 'standardized test taker' and just took mine yesterday - you...
  4. Pediatric Nursing?

    Air force has a ped specialty.... you should contact a recruiter in your area to look at reserve opportunities based on your geo area or look at going active duty and being willing to move to the job...
  5. USPHS Placement

    Awandering, If you go to the USHS website.... check out the link provided for 'available locations/positions' for nurses.. they maintain an up to date listing by agency/position/location... it's...
  6. On Drexel's financial aid website - check out the link to 'simpletuition' it's pretty good overview of private loans available! Congrats and good
  7. accelerated asn program

    Are you typing accelerated BSN or ADN? They both exist....then within the aBSN spectrum there are also aBSN's for students with a prior non-nursing bachelors.... the pace manageable - with planning...
  8. With drexel you 'could' be eligible for up to 12.5k stafford...based on an 11month program as a '5th year undergrad'..... you can finance the rest through 'private loans'. If you are interested in...
  9. Navy NCP GPA requirements

    Cpt C, You need to ask to speak with a navy healthcare recruiter - not enlisted not an officer recruiter... it will be an officer who is a health care recruiter. You should be able to get their number...
  10. Navy NCP GPA requirements

    cpt c, Have you contacted a navy recruiter? If you are entering in as a junior you are eligible for the 12-24 months of 1k monthly stipend... and to be accepted you don't have to be in the program.....
  11. ADN if you want to do the nursing experience... get bachelors in BIO or CHEM or BIOCHEM..... BSN would just require you to spend time doing a BSN and then pursue a bunch of prereqs that you haven't...
  12. January OBLC Army Nurse Corps

    2 Notes: 1. This thread is the most active and largest in this forum - what will happen in JAN and after when these nurses have been through OBC? 2. Behoove - as posted above.... one of my favorite...
  13. Dnp?

    You can actually go directly go into a DNP with NO nursing experience. DIRECT ENTRY DNP programs exist... just requires a BA/BS in any discipline plus some
  14. Pa/np....rn?

    Kohlbus, I highly recommend these additional forums.... The PA forum will require you to register (free) - but between the student doctor, allnurses and PA forum I find the PA forum will be the least...
  15. Help! Navy Nurse Canidate Program!

    Is it because you can't now-or you won't ever? ...and it probably depends what it is.... I recommend contacting your recruiter
  16. Question and Advice

    Federal jobs are found via 'usajobs'; google that and you will find the entry point for all fed jobs Congrats and good
  17. Help! Navy Nurse Canidate Program!

    1. Boards are 'typically' every month - and they make there decision within a week or two 'typically'. 2. OIS is after NCLEX. 3. Yes medical, swimming can disqualify you... or not getting your degree...
  18. How does one switch from Army RC to AD

    The process can be very easy or hard depending on your obligation left to your unit and then dependent on your unit's desire to release you. The ability to switch is easy - but at the same time your...
  19. VA Hospitals and Reserve Duty

    If you are leaving on good terms you could also put together your navy packet at this time - as far as the LORs from your previous job experience. Sounds
  20. VA Hospitals and Reserve Duty

    It wouldn't speed up the process - however I'm sure you could have great Letters of Recommendation and a statement of motivation depicting your dedication for working/helping
  21. student loans

    Cathy, Did you submit any actual Letters of rec or did you just have these 'check' forms turned in? Do you know the DA form number for those?
  22. Navy Reserves

    orchid, When you 'contacted' them was that via the web response request or via phone? My recommendation is call a local Navy recruiter ask for the health care recruiting phone number and call them...
  23. Army Reserve Nurse Corps HELP !!

    K98, Can I ask why the slow
  24. US NAVY vs. US AIR FORCE

    This website has an overview of the navy's programs... http://www.cnrc.navy.mil/noru/orojt/medicalofficer.htm#13 You will see the nurse candidate is a bit different then you are describing... but the...
  25. interleaukin, I appreciate your observations... it's always helpful to have an open dialogue - good post