rustynail

48 years cutoff for the Army. That's with all the waivers. There is definitely a need for Nurse Practitioners but age is also a discriminator. I should know because I commissioned as an RN at the age of 39 :)

Rusty Nail for RN :)

xx2 would stand for RNs with 2 years of experience. xx3 with 3 years, etc.

The best to explain the supply and demand for RNs in the Reserve component (and National Guard, as well as Regular Army) is the AMEDD Journal: http://www.cs.amedd.army.mil/AMEDDJournal/OctDec2011.pdf Check out the graph on page 85.

I stand corrected. This time and age you can probably get a Google Earth view of the whole hospital...

GB is growing quite an empire: Green Beans Coffee. Starbucks beware.

We fobbits like our Green Beans coffee :)

Here is the second part...

I dare to disagree. Military nursing (Army specifically) is a decent job for men too.

# of beds sounds a little on the OPSEC side but who am I to judge? If any of my friends goes to my Facebook page, they would hardly know I am an RN, and an Army RN one at that. You just never know who's listening.

If I were to go into Psych I would probably choose Dominion. Let me ask you another way: if money were no object, would you rather go to Georgetown, George Mason or PG Community College?

I wish you guys the best of luck! I have always been impressed by Georgetown's Nursing program. Remember that they also have their Pre-Med option available to Nursing majors.

Joined the US Army :)

Watch Baghdad ER (HBO) and if you are still ready, join the US Army :) Depending on your specialty. Army deployments are now 9 months.

Weren't they closed in 1942?

Meh. M E H. Meh. (Lisa and Bart Simpsons) Now being an MD from a foreign country, working as an EMT in Afghanistan, that is pretty cool :) This one dude could literally listen to someone's heart and figure out the ailment. Not bad for an EMT from...

Expect slight sleep deprivation on weekend drills :) I did Army Reserves for 4 years (and National Guard for 4 more) and those are some early morning wake ups. While in ROTC, early wake ups only on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. Now combine tha...

JeckRN, I cannot send you private messages anymore, your mailbox is full...

There is always a possibility to go from NP/PA to MD if you change your mind.

You are only as old as you admit you are :) I still remember when I enlisted almost a decade ago and the examination doctor was barely standing up, was frail, but still capable to make a decision whether to medically accept new soldiers or not. One o...

If DNP is going to become required, might as well go to medical school...

Baghdad ER was manned by the 86th CSH: 86th Combat Support Hospital 91% survival rate

My thoughts on the DNP, exactly!

As they say in MBA school - focus on your core competencies. I honestly don't see how they mean to implement the DNP requirement before 2015 if ACA is going to start in 2014. Perhaps I live in denial. Here is a snapshot: 52% of NPs are in Primary ...

Follow your heart :) I would personally choose ANP over FNP (less clinical hours / credit hours) and also because I prefer to work with adults.