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1. what is your degree in? bsn 2005, masters june 2012 2. what state do you live in? hawaii 3. what is your job title? rn circulator in surgery, circulate,scrub, prn charge 4. how much do you make an hour? $49.89 5. how much do you make ...

Hi! I think I am going to be submitted for the November boards. My recruiter asked for an extension and I have not heard back from her yet. We didn’t get my packet submitted by the 27th. I have 6 years of experience in the operating room with var...

Hi, I am working on a Capstone Project. I have been doing the research in the area of competency vs proficiency nursing in the operating room. Where I work we have an excellent group especially our team work. However, I feel that we could improve ...

I think I am getting closer to exactly what I want to do. "Proficiency rather than competency has a greater impact on efficiency in the OR". I believe just passing competencies is not good enough. Why can't we be proficient in our jobs? I want to ...

Thanks you guys. Rob thank you for putting it so simple. So, it will be a bit tough surveying the patient satisfaction in correlation to what we do in the OR. I guess like llg said I need to hon in on what I am really trying to do. I guess that i...

Could someone explain to me how ranking is determined? I just asked my recruiter to verify what rank I should be entering if all goes well. I will have my masters in healthcare administration and 7+ years of nursing. She told me with my Masters I ...

Lunah, glad to hear you are looking into it. Remind me how many years you had nursing I thought it was more than mine. I just passed my 6 year mark in June. Will have my Masters next summer so 7+ years nursing and a Masters is my experience. Step...

Well, the recruiter got back to me and she said with the Masters I would get 2 years credit and over 4 yrs full time , paid , qualified nursing experience may earn another rank. I guees it is all up to them when they decide all your information. ...

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Hi everyone, I have read many of the posts here and did get alot of valuable information. Thanks for that. I applied last month to the AF, well I submitted my application to my recruiter. I have all my med docs in order and ready to mail them to he...

Sharky, thanks for the info. When you say "wait for a COT to open.." Do you mean they are all full right now and they just shuffle people around depending on what is going on with their application or schedule? Thanks

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Thanks for the information. I will continue to follow her directions. She is a recruiter out of Los Angeles, I live in Hawaii and she is the neareast one.

Sorry about the mispell, as soon as I clicked respond I saw my mistake.

Hey tee bird, is the paper work after MEPS anything like the initial application? Or are you just making sure your application is complete?

Thanks everyone for your input. I did find an interesting PDF document on the internet put out by a recruiter and it had so much information on it as to joining the AF. So this docuement showed all the locations and the types of positions offered. ...

Hi, I am considering joining the Nurse Corps and wanted to find out where the surgical hospitals were. I found a list of hospitals but it does not specify if there is an OR there. Thanks Julie

Hey guys, I wrote my recruiter who specializes in the AF Nurse Corps out of Los Angeles. I told her I had heard that there was a halt on age waivers and that I did not realize the process was so long. I graduate in Aug with my Masters and this is...

Hi, look here http://airforce.com/joining-the-air-force/commissioned-officer-overview/ It says up to 48 but my recruiter told me 47.

wow thanks that really helps. How about oversees? thanks

Really? Ok I will look some more. The recruiter was the one that told me that. Most of the people that I have been talking to have said that the AF would be better. They gave many reasons too.

I had my heart set on the Navy. I believe it was an Officer recruiter that specializes in this field. I was referred to him by another recruiter. So, I talked to the Air Force recruiter today and she told me 47. I have plenty of time. LOL. She a...

Just got off the phone with a recruiter. He said the Navy won't offer me a waiver. I will be 42 in a month and can't be commissioned before that. He offered the reserves. He said at this time they are not offering waivers for nursing. How sad is ...

I was just wondering if anyone else has had an issue with anesthesia leaving the room. Is this normal? I came from a very large teaching facility where anesthesia never left the patient. I am now in a small community hospital and my anesthesia pro...

Aloha, I have just accepted a full-time position at Queens Medical Center in surgery. I have visited the islands many times and always knew that someday I would live there. Well, it happened sooner than I thought. I am actually going ahead of my f...