Gennaver MSN

Ortho, Med surg and L&D

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    Army Nurse Corp Reserve Questions

    hello, currently i am inactive until i graduate and will go to officer's basic course also. from what i read here and at the 187th site, the training for reservists is going to be extended and side by...
  2. Hello, I went to Meps, (for the physical which includes height and weight) first as my application that went before the Army review board included my physical findings from Meps, as well as signed my...
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    desperate for advice/direction (Long but urgent)

    Hello NurseKelly, I wish for you and your family member the best. You might have much better response rates to this thread if it is posted in the current events section as the military nursing section...
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    desperate for advice/direction (Long but urgent)

    Hello Nursekelly, Firstly I am so sorry for what your family member and your family and you are experiencing. If I discover anything that may be of help I will p.m. it to you asap. Meanwhile I wonder...
  5. Holly, Hold up...hang on...go for the waiver, (my packet took THREE boards!!! and I felt the same way as you did for the first two times, I thought if they didn't take me the first time, well, then...
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    Deployments in military nursing

    Hello TwoTrees, Thank you for the kind words. What other military nurses have shared in various forums has been very helpful to me. There are so many questions and "unknowns" for us new Military...
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    Deployments in military nursing

    i would speak with another amedd recruiter or ask your current one to put it in writing...about your not being deployable once you complete your nclex-rn and get licensure. the only reason a bsn...
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    Rank and Job Titles

    Hello, Do you mean the "life cycle model"? http://www.branchorientation.com/nurse/education_pgs/lifemodel_img.html This lists your timeline, rank progression, duties in each rank and so on, (this is...
  9. Oh, You mean NAVY? Duoy on me. My previous post has answers for Army but, if you follow the links they will direct you to the NAVY as well. Sorry about that. Here is the ASVAB breakdown for that:...
  10. Hello, From what I hear the ASVAB that you take in high school will not "count" for enlistment. I would like to suggest to the original poster to take a look at a medic specific informative thread, I...
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    Commission Today!

    Hello, If I am not mistaken the answer to that question would be a violation of OPSEC. http://rf-web.tamu.edu/security/SECGUIDE/S2unclas/Opsec.htm I am sure that your enthusiasm it easily recognized...
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    Deployments in military nursing

    i am told that i can enter the service as an officer, true do 27 days training in texas to learn how to salute and wear a uniform. not true, the training for reserves is changing to being completely...
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    Max age for Army Reserve Nurses

    Hello, At 47 or 50 you will not need to do 50 p/u. Here are the push up, sit ups and run times for the Army Physical Fitness Tests Min/Max for age range 47-51 PU 10/34 SU 32/66 2 min run 24:00/17:36...
  14. Hello, I agree, "thissucks" is not necessarily the worldview I would associate with a corpsmen... Just reading that as a siggy even seems psychologically/emotionally toxic and as being from someone I...
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    straight caths and students

    Hello, I think that is a reasonable expectation, ~especially~ with supervision. Now, if the student had issues with it or felt the need to be shown rather than supervised then, obviously she/he isn't...
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    Falling behind can't figure out what to do???

    Grr, my long post is gone... Sigh, I highly recommend you meet with an academic and transfer advisor to create a timeline for an ADN OR for an Associate in Allied Health science pre RN to transfer to...
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    Native American Reservations?

    Hello, I would presume that it isn't "you" who are rental but, your corporation which is "raking" it in. All the best,
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    ATI exams to prepare for boards

    Hello, My program also issues the ATI tests each quarter and we need to pass them, (or else...) We had to take the teas of ATI at the start and we will have to take it upon completion. Oh, I don't...
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    Is "magnet status" a joke?

    Hello, From what I suppose a hospital will not just "have" magnet status because that is a process which a hospital applies for and is granted. If the hospital isn't even built yet, nor has staff...
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    Max age for Army Reserve Nurses

    Hello, By training, do you mean the Officer Basic Course? If so, they are apparently switching to having both Reserves and Active Duty train OBC. You can find information about it here:...
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    Physical requirements to be a Navy nurse

    Hello, I think it is a wise idea, otherwise you may have to suffer the near weeklong coffee withdrawl MIGRAINES! Yeowch. I have gone from high consumption to cold turkey twice, (have taken breaks from...
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    Physical requirements to be a Navy nurse

    Hello NavyNurse, OH BOY!! I can tell already that I had just be prepared to anticipate "anything!"
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    Flirtatious student

    I would almost want to gaurantee that the preceptors are fully aware of her overt sexual manipulative coersion attempts. Most likely they discuss her inappropriateness behind the scenes. She may be...
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    New nursing going USAF

    Good luck, Not sure how often the selection/review board meets, (for the Army it was around the begining of each month). If yours is the same then it may be reviewed on March first, take a few weeks...
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    Physical requirements to be a Navy nurse

    No coffee? Hmm, never thought to ask if coffee was a banned substance at Army OBC. However there is a difference in that the Army OBC dorms are so full that they have a note posted on their site...