Gennaver MSN

Ortho, Med surg and L&D

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  1. Thank you so much to everyone who participated with advice and sharing your experiences. Now that I came across the ROTC new nurse assignment information I figure I will share it here too. This is in...
  2. Hello again, I found another one that is interesting http://www.branchorientation.com/nurse/assignment.html You may like it?
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    is being an NP in IL really that bad?

    Hello, It may be possible that it isn't the op that is misugided here. Scopes of practice are different for doctors, for N.P.s, for R.N.s for LPNs and for CNAs. What you are suggesting is...
  4. Gladly Corvette Guy, Nice to be able to 'offer' something, especially so since I ask so much.
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    Help with NMH!

    Hello, I am not sure how the HR was when you were there before but believe you would have 100% much better luck by approaching the manager on the unit you hope to work first rather than HR. I am a...
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    DePaul

    Hi, Um, DePaul does have a checklist. We got it the very first day in 301, (for those who don't know how a master's entry course goes, the clinical portions for the first year are like a junior year...
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    1st assignments for army nurses

    Thank you for replying so quickly! My packet is already turned in and my base preferences went as FT WW first, FT Sam Houston second and Walter Reed, D.C., third. After nearly 18 years, (not as a...
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    Military spouse and new grad?

    Hello again, Is it also that your Army medical center would not take ROTC nurses who are new BSN graduates? My recruiter has said that my application looks, (knock on wood) very good and that he...
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    Deployments in military nursing

    Hello ArmyMSN, Very nice to read you. I am anticipating deployment and am ready to go however I do have questions about being a new nurse graduate. Do you know if they would send me first to work in...
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    uniforms

    Hello, Our first critical care, (cardiac step down) went well. Phew. (I worked only a couple of days as a neuro ICU student nurse extern at a local hospital last December but, the timing was really...
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    30 Sep 1966 ...

    Hi Corvette Guy, Thank you for pointing out these two (actually four) important anniversary dates. Congratulations for your two especiallly!
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    uniforms

    Thanks as always Corvette Guy! Glad you check here and reply back so fast. Again, congratulations on completing your certificate, from which the ceremony is where that picture was taken of the ACU. :)...
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    Korea

    Hello, Our situations are not similar but, I am interested to find out about turning in our paperwork to test for NCLEX. In my program we are told that we have to wait until 8 weeks after graduation...
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    uniforms

    Hi Athena, Ah, I should've known. As a new grad I am figuring I will be medical surgical, so it looks like ACU. I am pretty excited about all this. This week was a big day for potential life changing...
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    1st assignments for army nurses

    Hello NursePamela, Well, that ~is~ where the Bassett Army Hospital is and even though Fairbanks is pretty popular and has the summer temps of my hometown, Chicago, my preference is highly skewed. :) I...
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    1st assignments for army nurses

    Hello Nurse Pamela, What I read does mention that there is a clinic an Anchorage, through Bassett Army Hospital in FT Wainwright, (although I am dodgey on the facts because my hopes were for FT...
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    1st assignments for army nurses

    Hi again, Oh yes, I scoured the website. I see that Bassett Army Hospital has a med/surg ward with only about 20 beds, an ER, a Women's health center. While I have no clue right now were new nurse...
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    uniforms

    Hi Corvette Guy, Thank you for answering. If you don't mind I need to be told what ACUs are. Hey, I turned in my application packet today and all that is needed now are my referral forms to come in....
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    taking meds in the military

    Hello, While I am going through the Army application process myself I want to say that he has to begin the process of meeting with a recruiter and being honest to find out. I mean, he does not have a...
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    Desperate Please Reply!!!!!

    Thanks for this post! I'm currently in Chicago and the Fairbanks weather doesn't sound too crazy different than I am used to, (well for the -40 that is only briefly in Feb/Mar with our lake Michigan...
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    Time Served Regarding in Reserve to Active

    Hello, It must be influenced by the duration of time as licensed RN moreso than degree ADN, BSN or MSN. I am in the application process now and am a year away from completing my generalist MSN/RN...
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    1st assignments for army nurses

    Goodness do they ever. I am glad that I told him I had concerns because not only did he explain what and why he was proceeding as he was. Two other sources recommended waiting it out, one I kept...
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    medical careers in Air Force

    Hello, Military Operations Specialties there are some possibly helpful information in this link and this post: http://usmilitary.about.com/od/airforceenlistedjobs/a/afjobs.htm...
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    Desperate Please Reply!!!!!

    TraumaRUs, Sounds like you were ooooout there. :) I am not certain how close Basset Hospital is from Fairbanks but, have already found an initial landlord who will let me bring my three cats. So, that...
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    medical careers in Air Force

    Hello, As a newly applying student nurse I am not sure but, i do think that his ASVAB exam and his composite scores may play a role in where his MOS area is. Not sure at all since he hurt his back...