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also i'd like to add that how long do you think this 'dream team' of coworkers will last. The turn-over is so high in most departments. I don't know the size of your unit and the situation but I wouldn't be surprised if within the next 12 months you ...

Hey everyone! Glad I found this thread. Getting so excited about COT. Does anyone know what the daily exercise entails. I found the fitness charts to pass the fitness test, but on the COT website it says something about being able to run a 5 K withou...

Pain is perception. Tell him if he broke his arm he might say pain is 4/10, and someone else might say 9/10. People have different tolerance and thresholds to pain and response to pain medication. His broken arm might only require some tylenol and i...

It would be one thing if baseline was above 100's systolic. becuase baseline was under 100 there's not much wiggle room. I would have checked to make sure, then hold medication if SBP

It's hard to form good relationships with coworkers during the day because you are so busy. It's not that people aren't willing to help or they are cold and distant....it's they gotta get their stuff done first. There's not enough time in the day to ...

Our policy is like others on this post. 4 episodes in a year, any episode over 3 days requires a Dr note, anything more you can be up for some kind of discipline (written warning, suspension, termination). Management seems to leave good nurses alone ...

If you get your LPN don't expect to get a job unless you want to work in long term care. Most hospitals are getting rid of LPN's and going with only RN's. Mayo is going as far to only hire 4 year RN's. They aren't laying off 2 year RN's yet but rumor...

I got med/surg christi. where are you from? I have a bigger dog too. I'm worried about finding a place that will take him and still have a nice yard to be outside. Apartment complexes are pretty much out of the picture i think. All's I know is I coul...

Great news Christi! What department will you be working at Travis? We'll see you at august COT date! can't wait for PT during August in Alabama-HOT-HOT-Hot! I'm curious what your recruiter told you about the bonus. Mine said the bonus isn't for sure....

Looks like the waiting list for base housing is pretty long at Travis. Anyone know of a good website to find off base housing? Or a specific complex that is under $1200/mo and allows bigger dogs- a lab

Thanks for the websites fly-fight-win! very good info. I have more questions about moving and bonus's 1. The air force will send me to my station end of September. But my spouse can't come until October. Will they pay for my spouse's mileage like the...

does anyone have pictures of Travis on base housing? I can't find anything on the net. Also does anyone know what the wait time is like to get the on base housing?

Congrats everyone!!! the waiting was worth it. does anyone know anything about travis afb? i've tried to google some but all I get is an old pic of the hospital and youtube videos about how fairfield (the closest town) is in economic ruins

midinphx- what do you mean by your attitude hurt the flight?

here is the link and article about more funding and extension to tricare. my recruitor told me in nov that if more funding came through they would maybe create more nursing jobs, then start selecting from the alternate list. hope this is the funding ...

Here is the link and article about more funding and extension to Tricare. My recruitor told me in Nov that if more funding came through they would maybe create more nursing jobs, then start selecting from the alternate list. Hope this is the funding ...

Go back to school. Only long term care facilities and home health hire LPN's. Most hospitals only hire RN's, Mayo clinic will only hire 4 year RN's and just layed off all LPN's in acute care settings

at my place of employment this would be a HIPPA violation resulting in immediate termination

Congrats Calvin!!! Amazing to be selected. The last time I applied for anything that was so tough to get into was actual nursing school when they took 40 out of 300. The Air Force is even more selective!!! You are the first person on here that has po...

That's how I understood it that everyone moved up one on the list. I'm still confused cause someone else said they were #2 on the ER list. Are there different lists for different specialties? And I keep hearing different board dates too. My recruitor...

also teebyrd, being an alternate DOES NOT give you an automatic spot next board. The benefit of being an alternate is that if jobs open up while waiting for next board, they will go to the alternate list. Also as an alternate you don't need to redo y...

teebyrd. He said better to be #22 because if you count the 11 that got a job, then add that I am #11 alternate. That means overall I was #22 out of 250. Also i talked with him today about filling out the bonus paperwork and said, "By the way, i read ...

hey w2cross2blue...looks like we are in more than one thread. I am going nuts trying to search for info and find out what others are hearing and experiencing! Did you hear anything about more jobs maybe being created in Jan if some more funding comes...

Thanks w2cross2blue. It's good to hear from someone hearing the same thing. What number alternate are you. I will tell you a few things my recruiter is saying. He is out of omaha, ne and says in his experience he has never heard of an alternate list ...

Anyone thinking about applying for AF nursing be prepaed to wait 12-18 months just to find out if you are accepted. I'll try to some up my experience thus far. I started the application process in Dec '09. I filled out the application, got referencs,...