jeckrn

jeckrn BSN, RN

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  1. VA Work Shifts

    jeckrn replied to OUxPhys's topic in Government, Military

    From what I understand, yes it

  2. Army or Navy

    jeckrn replied to lselvio's topic in Government, Military

    Have you looked into the reserves? This might be an option for you. You would be able to stay close to your daughter, serve your country, and get the GI Bill. The reserves also have tuition...

  3. Army or Navy

    jeckrn replied to lselvio's topic in Government, Military

    This will be up to the courts and how the custody agreement is written. You will need to speak with a lawyer to obtain the correct answer for your

  4. Army or Navy

    jeckrn replied to lselvio's topic in Government, Military

    Have you talked with any healthcare recruiters and spoken to them about the foreclosure? This could be a major issue needing a waiver along with security clearance issues. It sounds like you are only...

  5. Negotiability: ADSC/MSO and Student Loan Repayment

    jeckrn replied to RenaissanceGal's topic in Government, Military

    For the most part there is no negotiating when you join the services. What the recruiters can offer is set by law and higher commands. Look into what type of yearly bonus the AF offers and then...

  6. Sterility

    jeckrn replied to fusionfire32's topic in Operating Room

    In the OR I work the techs where the techs set up is based on the case, number of surgeons, & the room. If it is a scope case and there is only one surgeon the tech will be on the opposite side...

  7. Army Reserve rank question

    jeckrn replied to cablefree's topic in Government, Military

    Rank is based on experience and education. Since you do not have a MSN your rank will be dependent on what area your experience will determine your rank. Experience as a civilian RN counts as 50% of...

  8. Excelsior

    jeckrn replied to h3summers's topic in Government, Military

    The one thing to think about Excelsior is that the clinics only a weekend long which can be an

  9. Bored and thinking

    jeckrn replied to ggoodman's topic in Government, Military

    FST's can be very boring when they deploy. Most are lucky to have one or two surgeries a week. They are only there for the patient that can not make it back to a CSH or for local nationals who are...

  10. D.O.D or VA

    jeckrn replied to dc2rn2crna's topic in Government, Military

    depending on how fast they work there could be a gap between the 2

  11. Active Military Nursing?

    jeckrn replied to nyugirlx19's topic in Government, Military

    You will need to contact a healthcare recruiter for each service to see what their requirements are. They can be contacted through the services recruiting website under officer or medical. Do not...

  12. What recruiter told me

    jeckrn replied to PK_ICU RN's topic in Government, Military

    They would not have the military leadership experiences or evaluations as other nurses would have going up to the board. Only having 2 evals or 3 at best would not show the potential this officer does...

  13. Bored and thinking

    jeckrn replied to ggoodman's topic in Government, Military

    First question how old are you? If you are over 42 you would need a age waiver. Most OR nurses work in the OR with some assigned to CSH or FST in the Army. Once you have your ARNP their is a good...

  14. MRSA in Nares- contact precautioned?

    jeckrn replied to maxxilla's topic in Operating Room

    Most healthcare workers would be positive for MRSA if their nares were

  15. What recruiter told me

    jeckrn replied to PK_ICU RN's topic in Government, Military

    Your pay will also be starting at under 2 years, not over 6

  16. D.O.D or VA

    jeckrn replied to dc2rn2crna's topic in Government, Military

    I am not sure which one would be best for you but you will only to be able to work at one of them. When you work for the one Federal government agency you can not work part time/PRN for another...

  17. RN scrubbing vs. tech scrubbing

    jeckrn replied to yukores's topic in Operating Room

    One reason some facilities do not want RN's to scrub is the cost. The pay for an scrub tech can be half of what an RN makes depending on the

  18. Vetpro and E-qip - more than once?

    jeckrn replied to Marshall1's topic in Government, Military

    I know Vetpro must be up to date not sure about

  19. Pop-off sutures

    jeckrn replied to learningnurse's topic in Operating Room

    They are used all the time, surgeons

  20. Reserve RN

    jeckrn replied to jjphoenix's topic in Government, Military

    That is correct for the Navy but the Army and AF will accept your ADN

  21. Army Nurse Corp Reserves advice/input on experience 2016

    jeckrn replied to RayRN87's topic in Government, Military

    The Army does count your ADN time; I know this because they counted mine. The Navy does not; when I was going back on active duty I looked into the Navy. They wanted me to go from an Captain (O-3)...

  22. Leaving the VA

    jeckrn replied to Happynurse12's topic in Government, Military

    No, I will be going to a Army

  23. Army Nurse Corps? How did you know?

    jeckrn replied to kmn48's topic in Government, Military

    About the only way you will get a age waiver in todays Army is if you will have 20 years for retirement by 60 which is the mandatory retirement age. APFT is based on

  24. VA Nurse Pay Scales

    jeckrn replied to kristykat's topic in Government, Military

    They are differentials. If you work a PM weekend shift your differential with be

  25. Do I stay in or get out ?

    jeckrn replied to Pnutlife's topic in Government, Military

    Pixie is right for the most part that the services like to recruit prior service for officers. But there are times which they will not accept prior service. Then it would not matter if you are still...