jeckrn

jeckrn BSN, RN

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  1. Army Reserve Nursing

    jeckrn replied to dfdsue's topic in Government, Military

    There will always be a need to bring on new troops which includes nurses. No one knows how the cuts will effect the force structure of the Army. A majority of the Army medical personal are in the...

  2. Just accepted position at VA hospital! Some questions...

    jeckrn replied to punkhardcoreRN's topic in Government, Military

    Even thou you are making less at the VA then a civilian hospital now, in the long run you will end up making more at the VA. Also, there is not many civilian hospitals will match the

  3. We don't hire new nurses.

    jeckrn replied to rrich1084's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I had the same issue in 1998 with getting a job out of college. Out of the roughly 60 people in my class only 1 was hired full time at the local hospital and several at local LTC's. 13 others were...

  4. HIPAA are there loop holes?

    jeckrn replied to pilotpn's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    Thanks, that is what we need, the team approach to care. On military leave from my FD so I have not run a EMS call for 2

  5. HIPAA are there loop holes?

    jeckrn replied to pilotpn's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    The FD I am in runs a NYS certified ALS ambulance and does not run "cab" calls and needed the info. Too bad thou ambulance's are over used and treated as cabs for rides to the ED which should be done...

  6. HIPAA are there loop holes?

    jeckrn replied to pilotpn's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    One issue I ran into when doing EMS was facilities not wanting to us what issues the patient had which we needed to know to treat the patient. One classic example was we went to a PT center for a...

  7. Number of Applicants?

    jeckrn replied to UCAFblue's topic in Government, Military

    UCAFblue.even thou some good nurses will be passed over and not looked at you have to remember they are looking at the applicants as a officer 1st and nurse

  8. Just accepted position at VA hospital! Some questions...

    jeckrn replied to punkhardcoreRN's topic in Government, Military

    As in transfer do you mean within your facility or to another VA? You need to speak with your HR department to find this out. You can apply to work at another VA but it is not a transfer per say, you...

  9. Can ADN with non-nursing bachelor's commission?

    jeckrn replied to Raven Sierra's topic in Government, Military

    NG might still accept ADN's but there are few medical slots in the NG in most states. Not sure about AK. As far as transfering to the reserves from the NG you would still need to meet the minimium...

  10. First Deployment Advice

    jeckrn replied to New1LT's topic in Government, Military

    The number of beds for a CSH is publicly

  11. First Deployment Advice

    jeckrn replied to New1LT's topic in Government, Military

    I worked in the OR so I never got out to the birds when they came in, could have crossed paths when they walked thru the hospital. Glad to here that most of your men made it back to their units. Even...

  12. US Educated , non citizen - chances of being commissioned

    jeckrn replied to Ginger's Mom's topic in Government, Military

    will be difficult to enlist to obtain a green card at this time with the draw downs. very few waviers are being given out at this time by any

  13. Need advice

    jeckrn replied to Successfulalways's topic in International Nursing

    As far as wages sorry I have no idea. When it comes to losing skills you will lose your basic assignment skills, I have worked ED for years and it would take me sometime now to get those skills back...

  14. what Bachelors degree can I earn besides BSN (from RN)?

    jeckrn replied to janice_c67's topic in Nursing Career

    It might not be nursing that you do not like, just the type of nursing you are doing. If you put me in LTC I would not last, did not like it in school, when I worked it for a short time. Now the ED,...

  15. LTC incident, what are your thoughts.

    jeckrn replied to wearyLPN's topic in General Nursing

    Typical for LTC, that is why I do not work there. Unfortunely for every good RN in a LTC facility there are many more how are not and went to the LTC becasue they could not make it anywhere else and...

  16. First Deployment Advice

    jeckrn replied to New1LT's topic in Government, Military

    Also with using space bags, once you have the air out wrap tape around them in case they leak. This will help keep them

  17. Number of Applicants?

    jeckrn replied to UCAFblue's topic in Government, Military

    In the last few years the number of applicants for all services has gone up with the number selected has been decreasing. In the Army from what others have posted on 15 were picked up for direct...

  18. Navy application-physical

    jeckrn replied to NursingStudent17's topic in Government, Military

    Women need a Pap which was done in the last

  19. Student clinical's at VA hospital?

    jeckrn replied to villasams's topic in Government, Military

    Be careful about online RN programs if you are not a RN already. Not sure how the clinical is run in the program that you are looking for but if it is like Excelsior college the clinical is a test...

  20. First Deployment Advice

    jeckrn replied to New1LT's topic in Government, Military

    As far as I can see from the post there is no OPSEC issues, no current or future dates, unit rotations etc. being

  21. Can't decide!

    jeckrn replied to nurse*sunshine's topic in Government, Military

    Since you are graduating from grad school you need to speak with them again to see which service will fit you best with your

  22. VA new hire wants to post to other position

    jeckrn replied to ginnieann's topic in Government, Military

    I did not mean anything negative in my post. Just having worked at the VA one of the reasons for the turn over is adjusting to working there. As far as having to wait 2 years before you can apply to...

  23. Can't decide!

    jeckrn replied to nurse*sunshine's topic in Government, Military

    You need to contact a Healthcare Recuriter from the Army, Navy, & Air Force to see what each service has to offer and their requirements if you are graduating with your BSN. If you are graduating...

  24. VA new hire wants to post to other position

    jeckrn replied to ginnieann's topic in Government, Military

    There is no "transfer" to another federal agency or even to another VA for that matter. You must apply like anyone else and if the rules state you have to have 52 weeks before you can claim federal...

  25. New to the OR

    jeckrn replied to nurse1805's topic in Operating Room

    Just as when you went to the floor and the ER take in what everyone tells you and mold it into your own practice. If you see 2 totally different ways of doing things ask both RN's why they do the way...