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  1. 911!! I need advice from anybody that can help!!!

    pattyrn376 replied to kaylsumrn2's topic in General Nursing

    you have a few days to feel sorry for yourself, then, get to working that resume, start to work on applications and just keep on trucking, as for unemployment, sometimes it can be hard to get because...

  2. Becoming a military nurse

    pattyrn376 replied to MeekRn712's topic in Government, Military

    A bunch of us are still waiting on our orders, we have been comissioned and have dressed up for it but that is

  3. I got my "Dear First Lieutenant" congrat letter today

    pattyrn376 replied to pattyrn376's topic in Government, Military

    as for me they can take their sweet time, I have thyroid surgery on 3/23 so if I have to drill the wkend before I could, then we dont drill till the end of april so I should be okay after surgery. I...

  4. 911!! I need advice from anybody that can help!!!

    pattyrn376 replied to kaylsumrn2's topic in General Nursing

    There is probably something else going on besides what you have described, to decide termination before they even talk to you. They may need to cut staffing and dont want to pay unemployment, you...

  5. reason why the pateint cant be qualified for the kidney transplant???

    pattyrn376 replied to k.dilraj's topic in General Nursing

    sometimes if the person tests positive for illegal drugs, I have had pt's that were taken off of the transplant list after they told their NP that they smoked dope in the past 6 months, in otherwards,...

  6. Join Army Reserves to Gain Nursing Experience?

    pattyrn376 replied to trustsupplyguy's topic in Government, Military

    I just got comissioned in the reserves, I am 43 but have been in nursing for 25 yrs the past 17 as an RN. I'd say go for it, It would give you great experience. I have a great job with the VA and...

  7. how long from boarding to secretary to comission

    pattyrn376 posted a topic in Government, Military

    I was boarded as a 1lt on dec 4th, the recruiter says that it needs to be signed off by the secretary of defense and then I get commissioned. says that takes 30-45 days. does anyone know anything...

  8. I don't want surgery!

    pattyrn376 replied to Tait's topic in General Nursing

    the nose is where MRSA

  9. What's it like working in a VA hospital?

    pattyrn376 replied to DolphinRN84's topic in Government, Military

    this is an old thread but I agree if you can get into the VA system go for it. raises 2 times a year and great benefits like 5 wks of vaca a year. the health insurance is good as well. I just got dx...

  10. June OBC

    pattyrn376 replied to momofabmtcs's topic in Government, Military

    I plan on october, as I hear that texas is nice that time of year haha. I found out about a week or so after comission, (when I went to the ER with a toothache after a crown came off) that I have...

  11. I'm a graduating nursing student...and I know NOTHING!!!!

    pattyrn376 replied to lostinreality's topic in General Nursing

    "not knowing anything" is normal and healthy for a new nurse. When I work with new nurses that act like they know everything that is when I worry. When I have precepted other nurses I always took...

  12. I don't want surgery!

    pattyrn376 replied to Tait's topic in General Nursing

    I was the 13th lap chole in vero bch fla in 1990, 6 weeks after my son was born. my pregnancy with my son was horrible, I barfed for the entire 9 months, I was totally incapacitated, I couldnt work,...

  13. can you get dq after being comissioned

    pattyrn376 posted a topic in Government, Military

    If a person were comissioned, and then started to drill developed a medical condition that would have dq them when comissioning but didn't develop until months or years later (after being comissioned)...

  14. can you get dq after being comissioned

    pattyrn376 replied to pattyrn376's topic in Government, Military

    he talked with his commander and everything is cool, they say as long as it can be controlled with meds and he does take those meds like he is supposed to then it is no problem. apparently there are 2...

  15. Pregnant on 2 year probationary period

    pattyrn376 replied to theVaway's topic in Government, Military

    I work at a VA and it really hasnt been an issue, when the girls get back we are just glad to see them, most come back full time, but the girl that had triplets came back part time, that was 4 yrs ago...

  16. can you get dq after being comissioned

    pattyrn376 replied to pattyrn376's topic in Government, Military

    they have been in the guard for several years (17-18)not nursing but another specialty, no one asked about his medical issuses so he didnt volunteer anything, he found out his bp is a little high and...

  17. January AMEDD Board

    pattyrn376 replied to Staczse7's topic in Government, Military

    congrats, I got comissioned last saturday but because the dod computers were down it went through on tuesday, just before noon eastern, which makes me one of the last officers comissioned under the...

  18. active duty work schedule at military hosp

    pattyrn376 posted a topic in Government, Military

    I am thinking about going active once I get sworn in the reserves (they say there are positions you can volunteer for) for 1-2 years. I heard they work you 6 12 hour shifts a week or 72 hours a...

  19. how long from boarding to secretary to comission

    pattyrn376 replied to pattyrn376's topic in Government, Military

    yes full time, 3 yrs constructive credit as a 1st lt and I would be eligible for a capt in a year so they say, dont know if anything includes the years you are supposed to have as a

  20. how long from boarding to secretary to comission

    pattyrn376 replied to pattyrn376's topic in Government, Military

    they are giving me 1st LT with credit for being a 1st lt for 3 years, where does this go on the pay scale? the recr. says that is the most that they give, I thought I got constructive credit (years...

  21. how long from boarding to secretary to comission

    pattyrn376 replied to pattyrn376's topic in Government, Military

    he told me it would be at the start of my 1st year, start of my 2nd year and the start of my 3rd

  22. how long from boarding to secretary to comission

    pattyrn376 replied to pattyrn376's topic in Government, Military

    My recuriter was off bc his wife has been it the hosp. with pancreatitis. (from a gall stone retrieval) anyway when I was boarded I was boarded pending age in grade waiver, the waiver just got signed...

  23. how long from boarding to secretary to comission

    pattyrn376 replied to pattyrn376's topic in Government, Military

    my recruiter is on vaca. I havent been able to get ahold of him. I will try again

  24. College Acreditation for ADN program

    pattyrn376 replied to BURNRNMOM's topic in Government, Military

    was your program ccne

  25. how long from boarding to secretary to comission

    pattyrn376 replied to pattyrn376's topic in Government, Military

    I had an age in grade waiver, the recruiter didnt realize I needed one til I was sent up for the november board. I may have gotten boarded pending waiver. he said that was a possibility in november....