jeckrn

jeckrn BSN, RN

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  1. Post-911 GI Bill

    jeckrn replied to Lunah's topic in Government, Military

    No you will not get BAH while you are still active. It took about 2 months for me to get my certificate from the VA. I have not used my GI bill but have been told by others that it varies on how...

  2. Navy Nurse Corps Program 2015

    jeckrn replied to DaejaJ.Lucas's topic in Government, Military

    Is 8 weeks to long to study for your NCLEX that is hard to answer since some will need more time and others

  3. us air force 2014 application

    jeckrn replied to JenniferGarey's topic in Government, Military

    Also, in general the military wants younger members because of the nature of deployments. As we get older we have more aliments which might not be a big deal stateside but in a combat zone can be a...

  4. us air force 2014 application

    jeckrn replied to JenniferGarey's topic in Government, Military

    If you are not able to complete 20 years of active federal service before you are 62 a age waiver is needed. Right now any waiver is hard to come

  5. Application/resume keywords

    jeckrn replied to Gottawanna's topic in Government, Military

    From what I understand alot of resumes are computer screened to see if they have the key words for the job announcement. You would need to read over each one to find the words for each

  6. Using suction tubing for oxygen delivery

    jeckrn replied to mondragon's topic in Operating Room

    Suction tubing should never be used for oxygen. Patients have died in the past with this. The reason is it can be mistaken as suction instead of oxygen and hooked up to suction instead of

  7. Air Force Nurse Officer 2013 Questions

    jeckrn replied to futureafnurse2013's topic in Government, Military

    The AF should have a contract hotel they put people from out of town in when they go to

  8. Army Reserve

    jeckrn replied to jedi88's topic in Government, Military

    I just read over my contract and it has nothing about funds being available. It reads the only way it could be terminated is if for the best interest of the Army. Below is from the ALRACT message...

  9. Army Reserve

    jeckrn replied to jedi88's topic in Government, Military

    If she signed the paperwork and it was signed by the command and accepted by HRC then it is a legal contract and she will get paid. Right now not all specialties are eligible for the ISP bonus which...

  10. Army Reserve

    jeckrn replied to jedi88's topic in Government, Military

    Right now there is no reason for the Army or any other service to pay

  11. Navy Reserve Nurse- when to join?

    jeckrn replied to RN1023's topic in Government, Military

    You would need a age waiver for that since you have to be able to complete your 20 years before you are 62. Waivers are still possible but hard to come by into days

  12. New Operating Room Nurse in Need of Advice!

    jeckrn replied to AReyes87's topic in Operating Room

    TraumaOR is right the OR is a lot different then the floor and you would be surprised what can make or break a case. Have a thick skin at times because when cases are not going well some surgeons...

  13. VA Hiring Process

    jeckrn replied to wife&mommyRN's topic in Government, Military

    Nurse 2 step 2 should be the appox pay scale for your level of

  14. VA Hiring Process

    jeckrn replied to wife&mommyRN's topic in Government, Military

    From what I have seen from the VA pay scales is that it starts out low then ends up being high. Right now I am on military leave from the VA and the VA I work at pays me at least 10K more then I...

  15. Combat Nursing responsibilities and risks

    jeckrn replied to Zii2013's topic in Government, Military

    5-7 years ago this might have been the truth. In 2002 I went from enlisted to officer in the reserves and in 2009 from reserves to active. Today it would be next to impossible to do either. The...

  16. Combat Nursing responsibilities and risks

    jeckrn replied to Zii2013's topic in Government, Military

    I would wait since there is no guarantee that you would be able to make the switch from enlisted to officer or reserves to active at this

  17. Current Navy Nurses - Question

    jeckrn replied to RubySlippers06's topic in Government, Military

    In todays environment it is hard to get any type of waiver for all services. Others have posted on this site who were attempting to join the Navy and stated that in FY 14 the Navy took zero direct...

  18. Malpractice Insurance

    jeckrn replied to LLLovely's topic in Government, Military

    For some who thought I was telling them not to get malpractice insurance that is not the case. I was just passing on some information that I received while in school. As like any issue you need to...

  19. Malpractice Insurance

    jeckrn replied to LLLovely's topic in Government, Military

    Before buying malpractice insurance speak with your risk management if you are working in a civilian hospital. When going thru nursing school the risk manager from the largest health care system in...

  20. DA - Military Nursing

    jeckrn replied to PEDSNURSE2NP's topic in Government, Military

    The only issue I see is that you do not have any RN experience. Right now from what I understand you need 2 years experience for the Army, not sure about the Navy but would not be surprised if its...

  21. Hospital Corpsman to Navy Nursing

    jeckrn replied to Zii2013's topic in Government, Military

    Yes and then try for a

  22. Hospital Corpsman to Navy Nursing

    jeckrn replied to Zii2013's topic in Government, Military

    You can go to school and be in the reserves. It can be tough at times, a lot will depend on your unit and how they work with students. Some units will bend over backwards to help and others not so...

  23. Hospital Corpsman to Navy Nursing

    jeckrn replied to Zii2013's topic in Government, Military

    You will not be able to work much as a HM in the civilian world. The most you will be able to work as is a EMT ir CNA since you do not have the right papers. Others have stated that there are was to...

  24. VA Emergency Dept Nursing

    jeckrn replied to jnh911's topic in Government, Military

    Each VA is different on the level care the ED offers. The one I worked at was not much more then a band aid station, no ekg changes, blackboard, fresh cva symptoms etc. Brought in by EMS. Other VA'...

  25. Army Nursing

    jeckrn replied to aemarkowski01's topic in Government, Military

    If you want to go into the Army as a nurse you will need your BSN. If you are just beginning your nursing education contact a ROTC consoler, if you are getting close to finishing contact a health care...