jeckrn

jeckrn BSN, RN

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  1. Being a navy nurse and prior drug use, crimes.

    jeckrn replied to Alex_x3's topic in Government, Military

    Youth records might be sealed but the services will still need them to either enlist or

  2. Would you commute an hour to a job you wanted?

    jeckrn replied to nursebythesea's topic in General Nursing

    Been there done that to include the weather were it would take and extra 30-45 minutes to get to work. You have to weight if the job is something that you really want or

  3. Nursing Documentation: Court says charting only abnormal findings unacceptable

    jeckrn replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Legal

    Charting by exemption is one thing ie side rails up, etc. but not charting vitals is not charting by exemption. Remember if you chart everything and one day you forgot to chart say side rails up even...

  4. Potential Army Nurses, New Regs Regarding Tattoos

    jeckrn replied to Lunah's topic in Government, Military

    As of right know you do not need a waiver for below the elbow to the wrist tattoos. Not sure if you will need one for the

  5. Most beneficial military branch for a new, male, Med/Surg nurse?

    jeckrn replied to TrpterJags's topic in Government, Military

    You need to get in contact with a health care recruiter from each service to find which one is best for you. Each service has pros and cons. Make sure you speak with a health care recruiter and not...

  6. Army Med-Surg to civilian work

    jeckrn replied to Sparticus391's topic in Government, Military

    I could not tell if you were a RN or still enlisted by your original post. I don't think your military service will make much of a difference one way or the

  7. Army Med-Surg to civilian work

    jeckrn replied to Sparticus391's topic in Government, Military

    Are you are RN or a M6? I could not tell by your post. Depending on which is how the civilian world will look at you. In the civilian world LPNs are not used like they are in the military and are...

  8. FY2014 Navy Nurse Corps Direct Accession

    jeckrn replied to bebejasmine2002's topic in Government, Military

    Yes they are. The direct accession for the Army for med surg nurses is less then year by about 75% which almost single digits. My source is someone who helped come up with the

  9. Will taking medication disqualify me from becoming an army nurse?

    jeckrn replied to lph84's topic in Government, Military

    I am not sure if this DQs you or not but a waiver will be hard to get if you need one because of the low number of nurses being recruited at this

  10. Potential Army Nurses, New Regs Regarding Tattoos

    jeckrn replied to Lunah's topic in Government, Military

    In all the services that happens even thou they should not. Just think in the Army you don't even need to know your MOS and get

  11. Semi-informed question about military nursing...

    jeckrn replied to jdmitchell's topic in Government, Military

    Yes I did have to get a age waiver but I did have enlisted active Navy time and a deployment in the reserves enriched helped. Don't think it would happen today with the low numbers. In FY09 the Army...

  12. Potential Army Nurses, New Regs Regarding Tattoos

    jeckrn replied to Lunah's topic in Government, Military

    They do but not to the extent of the other

  13. Potential Army Nurses, New Regs Regarding Tattoos

    jeckrn replied to Lunah's topic in Government, Military

    I would like to which Marines that you since fat. I have been in the Navy assigned to the Marines and now the Army and have never seen any service as hard on weight standards as the Marines. They...

  14. Board Selected

    jeckrn replied to mpc75's topic in Government, Military

    The reserves are also at 48 months. Their CPT board meets in the spring and you might be eligible for it. Since you will have not gone to OBLC it would best for you if you are not since there is a...

  15. Semi-informed question about military nursing...

    jeckrn replied to jdmitchell's topic in Government, Military

    46 when I got my AD

  16. VA Nurse Salary

    jeckrn replied to kclindsay's topic in Government, Military

    Nurse 3 but not sure what

  17. Army (ICU) course. Getting questionable advice.

    jeckrn replied to nursespouse's topic in Government, Military

    I do not know where the OIC came up with the 70% fail rate for nurses without military experience since it is a nursing course not a military type course. He might be getting his data a little...

  18. Anyone do VA Home Based Primary Care?

    jeckrn replied to TxRN123's topic in Government, Military

    I did HBPC around 5 years ago. It is a good program in that it helps keep at risk veterans out of the hospital or unneeded medical visits. One of the big pros of the program is that it is not like...

  19. VA Nurse Salary

    jeckrn replied to kclindsay's topic in Government, Military

    Not sure if you have call offs where you work but at a federal facility they can not make you take the day off if the census is low if you are working inpatient. The transfer policy in the facility...

  20. Chance of getting into the military with a bsn from an online school like Excelsior?

    jeckrn replied to BOSS man's topic in Government, Military

    The quota for direct commissions for the Army in FY 14 is even less then FY 13 which was posted on this site as around

  21. Can a brand new Army nurse reservist switch to active duty?

    jeckrn replied to Butterbarr's topic in Government, Military

    Yes you can switch over to active but it will be difficult because of the number of nurse's they are picking up by direct accession. Depending on when certain paperwork etc was done it might not need...

  22. Army or AF?!

    jeckrn replied to Elizabeth Renee's topic in Government, Military

    Because of the down sizing it will be hard to obtain a waiver. Yes, the recruiters are right that the services will still be recruiting nurses but no where near the numbers of the past. The Army will...

  23. Army Nurse Corps FY2013

    jeckrn replied to AjaxAndronicus's topic in Government, Military

    I just got some info on FY14 accession for 66H and it will be very tight. There will be considerable less then last years number of around 40. Did not find out about other nursing

  24. "Deployments not associated with increased suicide risk"

    jeckrn replied to wtbcrna's topic in Government, Military

    Can not say if deployments increase suicide rates or not but what does increase them is the way we are raising kids today. Kids today are not taught that failure is part of life. Too often kids are...

  25. Va nurse for new grad

    jeckrn replied to swansonplace's topic in Government, Military

    BSN,