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Hi- I'm an FNP in the Air Force now, let me know if you have any questions! If you google "military pay chart" (or something similar) you would be able to figure out pay. If you have a DNP (which is what they are looking for now) you would come in ...

I'm guessing yours are the closed toe kind? If so, my post won't be very useful, but I do have a trick for the open toe kind. After you open the bag, but the bag over the patient's toes, and then the hose slides over their foot much easier. After ...

1. No 2. 11 - 15 years 3. 30 - 39 4. female 5. BSN

Hi Morte, No, you would not need a local license. As long as you are Active Duty your license can be from any state, and it doesn't matter where you are stationed at. I was stationed in Mississippi and Washington working at the hospitals, all with ...

I had a red stethoscope while on Active Duty in the Air Force. No one cared. Good luck with school!

I wanted to second the advice you already received about not using a tourniquet. I hardly ever use a tourniquet on my more elderly patients, and I think it really helps with avoiding "blown" veins. The first time or two I tried it, it felt wrong, a...

Hi Jules, I'm in the same boat as you right now! Just wanted to offer that at my school, they highly recommend process improvement projects for the DNP students and their Capstone. It sounds like you have received some excellent suggestions, good l...

Hi teodoroc, While I cannot speak to the money you would make on Active Duty, I know a lot of AD physicians and Nurse Practitioners joined through the HPSP. The HPSP pays for 100% of your education, and gives you a monthly stipend while you are in g...

I just read your post, and I wanted to reply. Recently I attended a lecture where interview skills were addressed, specifically how to answer the question about weaknesses. The speaker said to identify an area that you would like to work on, and th...

I just went through this process, and it is definitely frustrating, but completely doable. My best advice is to put on a professional outfit, print up some resumes, and then go in person. Do your research first though, and make sure they have provi...

Have you thought about joining the Guard or Reserve, maybe as an IMA? You would still be subject to deployments though. Active Duty would not be a good choice if you don't want to move. I doubt any Reserve/Guard units deliver babies, but maybe che...

Hi Adam- I study. A lot. Our school recommends three hours of study each week for each one credit hour of class, but I find myself working on school a lot more than than. Not sure if that helps, but good luck to you!

Hi SoldierNurse- Did you get the Urgent Care bill taken care of? I used to be Active Duty Air Force and we were able to enter Urgent Care referrals (for Active Duty) retroactively as long as you were at least roughly 30 minutes/30 miles away from an...

Hi psychaeb- If I were you, I would call a Health Care Recruiter for the AF and ask your questions. Not trying to be smart, but that's what I did a few years ago :-) (The AF does an NTP program for new grads, not sure if when you graduated makes a ...

The hourly requirement is yearly. Could you get a PRN gig somewhere? I don't know if volunteer work counts, definitely something to look in to though. I worked Med-Surg for three years, then went to a clinic for two while I was AD. Now that I'm i...

Hi Marty- Just wanted to offer my two cents. I just transitioned from Active Duty Air Force to the Air Force Reserves. I did NTP while on AD, but have never seen it offered for Reserves/Guard. Generally the Nurses in the Reserves/Guard have experi...

I haven't logged in to my account in a while, but when I saw this post I had to respond. Do you have any CAH (Critical Access Hospital)s around you? I had never heard of a CAH until I moved to Kansas. And they have quite a few new grads working th...

Just to clarify, do you mean enlisting and using the GI Bill when you get out? The Air Force (I don't know about the other branches) offers AFIT programs for officers to go and get their advanced degrees. You of course have to apply and selection i...

hi all- i was just wondering about the army's utilization of nurse practitioners. what ones do they recognize? what branches use whnps? thanks all in advance.