The Little Greek

The Little Greek

L&D, mother/baby, antepartum

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  1. Tattoos

    The Little Greek replied to Eagerstudnt's topic in Government, Military

    I'm a Capt in the AF. I have half sleeves on both arms. The AFI states that no more than 25% of the EXPOSED extremity may be tattooed. I work with both RNs and technicians that have tattoos on their...

  2. Anyone know anything about Active duty Air Force Nursing in Hawaii (Oahu)

    The Little Greek replied to NursePamela's topic in Government, Military

    wtbcrna is right, AMS is waaayyy out of date, but I looked just for kicks. I was able to pull up positions open at Landshtul but got no returns when I looked up Tripler. Not sure what the Navy...

  3. Anyone know anything about Active duty Air Force Nursing in Hawaii (Oahu)

    The Little Greek replied to NursePamela's topic in Government, Military

    Nope I sure haven't, but if it's available I'm putting it on my next ADP! :) I can check the AMS when I get back to work and see if the AF shows anything

  4. Air Force to cut 2,300 officers

    The Little Greek replied to IowaRNBSN's topic in Government, Military

    Personally, I'm more worried about them cutting the NC loan repayment and ISP retention bonuses. I'll be taking what I can get before they drop those

  5. Best Air Force Base Hospital

    The Little Greek replied to Lindsay Ann's topic in Government, Military

    Brand spankin' new hospital and it's really, really nice. Bad news for the ER though because they are in the old building. Everything else moved to the new hospital except the lab and the ER. It's a...

  6. Anyone know anything about Active duty Air Force Nursing in Hawaii (Oahu)

    The Little Greek replied to NursePamela's topic in Government, Military

    I don't know about HI specifically, but AF RNs do work at ARMY hospitals. I work OB and I've known several RNs and MDs who worked at

  7. Air Force to cut 2,300 officers

    The Little Greek replied to IowaRNBSN's topic in Government, Military

    MSC is different from the NC and like wtbcrna, I have not heard of any NC

  8. Best Air Force Base Hospital

    The Little Greek replied to Lindsay Ann's topic in Government, Military

    I'll add my input about Langley. It's a brand new hospital and it's been expanding its ER and ICU. The L&D is the busiest in the ACC and second busiest in the AF. If you are going in as med-surg I...

  9. AF alternate list updates

    The Little Greek replied to tee_byrd's topic in Government, Military

    We do this at work when we are slow. We call it "power hour". Every hour on the hour we do push-ups, sit-ups, squats, whatever it takes. Doesn't seem like it would do much, but nearing the end of a 12...

  10. AF alternate list updates

    The Little Greek replied to tee_byrd's topic in Government, Military

    Let me tell you, it was VERY hard for me to get motivated to get back into shape. I knew that going to COT would be a lot harder if I wasn't in shape when I got there and that was the only thing that...

  11. AF alternate list updates

    The Little Greek replied to tee_byrd's topic in Government, Military

    Just my opinion here....don't wait! Get started now. You may have a long wait, but if you are up to standards long before you commission then you won't have to worry about failing your test. I'm...

  12. MED/SURG v.s OB for AF Nursing?

    The Little Greek replied to Schleppy's topic in Government, Military

    I'm not sure but it's a desk job. It's not ideal for those in a clinical track to get transferred to that type of job early in your career. I think it was at her request for personal reasons but I'm...

  13. MED/SURG v.s OB for AF Nursing?

    The Little Greek replied to Schleppy's topic in Government, Military

    I've heard of some people getting their Adult Health CNS but targeting their clinical rotations toward perinatal. That way they get their CNS and have experience in perinatal. So confusing and...

  14. MED/SURG v.s OB for AF Nursing?

    The Little Greek replied to Schleppy's topic in Government, Military

    Deployments are done by "bands" now. Every 18 months your assigned band comes up for deployment and if you are tasked to deploy then you go for 6 months. You can deploy outside your band too if you...

  15. Future Air Force nurse here with lots of questions!

    The Little Greek replied to akellyrn's topic in Government, Military

    The top two are Wilford Hall in San Antonio and Langley in Virginia. I would choose Langley over Wilford Hall because there aren't any residents at Langely and you get much more hands on

  16. Question about AFI36-2903

    The Little Greek posted a topic in Government, Military

    Air Force folks please tell me I'm not crazy.... I just kinda take for granted the fact that I know how to wear my ABUs. We get tons of memos about gortex, fleece, watch caps etc so I've never had to...

  17. Future Air Force nurse here with lots of questions!

    The Little Greek replied to akellyrn's topic in Government, Military

    Yes, you will go to the board for nurses with experience, which unfortunately meets less frequently than the new grads board. Then when you commission you will be given the 46N1G identifier which...

  18. Future Air Force nurse here with lots of questions!

    The Little Greek replied to akellyrn's topic in Government, Military

    Let me further clarify here that the AF uses only one way to determine if you are "new" or "qualified", at least in terms of your identifier. I am not referring here to your prior experience, rather...

  19. Future Air Force nurse here with lots of questions!

    The Little Greek replied to akellyrn's topic in Government, Military

    The only way you can come into the AF as a fully qualified OB nurse is if you have at least one year of L&D experience. I had four years of OB but no L&D (only postpartum, high risk ante, gyn)...

  20. Graduated cot on friday!!!

    The Little Greek replied to carolinapooh's topic in Government, Military

    Just sent you a

  21. AFSC

    The Little Greek replied to luvbug080688's topic in Government, Military

    Mystery solved. Carry on!

  22. Schedule as an AF nurse

    The Little Greek replied to AFFam's topic in Government, Military

    We get time off, but there is just lots of extra duty stuff that you can't get done while you are at work. Plus, shift workers always get screwed because everything takes place at the convenience of...

  23. AFSC

    The Little Greek replied to luvbug080688's topic in Government, Military

    I'm at a loss too. OB is a "G". When there is an "M" in front it means you are certified and a "3" means you are experienced (1+ years in that specialty). Mine is

  24. Schedule as an AF nurse

    The Little Greek replied to AFFam's topic in Government, Military

    I work Langley L&D and our schedule is CONSTANTLY changing--I would know since I am the lucky scheduler. My husband was able to work FT around my hectic schedule, but as others have said, prepare...

  25. MED/SURG v.s OB for AF Nursing?

    The Little Greek replied to Schleppy's topic in Government, Military

    Well that says it all now doesn't it! I'll be in touch when I'm up there for good--mid October or so. Can't wait to get started in a new hospital, although I'm already hearing some really bad things...