jgcadet

You don't work where I work. Most of the patients are either drug addicts, from the local jail or just plain violent and abusive. They threaten, not just run their mouths. Even if management didn't like it they have no one to replace him with and he does excellent patient care. He just puts up with 0 BS. Any other normal place of work would call the police on a good percentage of our patients.

I have personally seen male nurses take less flak from patients and docs because frankly they are less likely to take it. I vividly recall a young male ICU nurse telling docs and patients alike if they want to run their mouths or threaten (in the case of the patients) him that they can take it outside right now and he would finish it. He was damn good at his job too. Alpha males get alpha male respect.

Money.

Elevated WBC doesn't mean infection always, does she have a left shift? Lactate? Sounds stress induced. What's her kidney function?

So you want to attend a school that requires 0 hands on check offs or clinical guidance aside from clinical time in your home state? Imagine a medical school doing the same thing.... C'mon be realistic, most reputable programs will require you to come to a campus a couple times.

ACNP as well, nothing yet.

If you apply for summer but can't enroll at that time can you rollover to fall? Also I was emailed a bannerweb jag pin number to check financial aid docs, does that mean anything?

You can join the reserves and guard easily and go to school. Now joining as a nurse is a different animal as the govt is currently gimped manpower and budget wise. Schools are getting cut left and right and PCSs are halted. In short the military is shrinking and very competitive right now. Just about every Army ICU nurse I know wants to go military CRNA sooooo the pathway not only is very difficult it is just about the most competitive thing you can do in nursing let alone the military. Yes, they will want more years out of you. My advice: Do the civilian thing for a while and get some experience then reevaluate in a few years. Right now the military is just not a sure bet.

Anyone apply for this year?

For the army I know they allow anyone with a BS and pre-reqs done (exception is they don't accept nursing cadets... however after you fulfill your nursing 4 years active I don't see why they would care) Reasons for people going the PA route usually include more action as a well as a more in-depth medical practice. PAs are often with infantry units out there on the battlefield acting as the first front line medical treatment after the line medic. They are often the "doc".

Honestly it depends, remember nursing is the number one priority in all situations though. Some nursing cadets really want the same experience as all other officers, others don't care (You have to decide for yourself if the time invested in planning and studying for infantry maneuvers/ROTC activities is worth taking time away from your studies). It's really a personal decision. One advantage is that you have a locked spot to become a nurse in the army as a new grad. Look around the forum, you will see a lot of people doing all they can just to get a slot for direct commissioning. Its getting harder and harder.

I don't understand, ROTC and nursing are definitely doable. For what reason would you be missing LDAC (a commissioning requirement btw which you can do the summer after your junior/sometimes senior year)? Time management is the key. Plus you will be that much more prepared to be an officer by doing all the same skills and requirements as all other line cadets.

Makes sense to me,the military is one of the few employers which will take fresh BSNs with no experience. All the hospitals around me are either A. Barely hiring or B. Require at least a few years of experience to be considered. With this economy, all the new grads flocked to the military to get experience and additional skill identifiers. Consequently, the services have reached capacity.

As of right now and for the next few years, there is no shortage. (unless you have some serious experience or furthered education)

That makes sense, but I would assume that the air force and navy would long will fill up before the army. Traditionally, the army has more slots and the other branches seem to fill up faster regardless of job or mos (because of the (technical fields both of those branches offer).