rghbsn

rghbsn BSN, RN

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  1. CCAT

    rghbsn replied to PokerRN's topic in Government, Military

    I am a civilian flight nurse...CCRN, ICU, CCU and trauma ED experience. I am a flight nurse in the AF reserves as well. It is a nice change from my civilian job...but it is not critical care at all....

  2. Who has done the military route?!

    rghbsn replied to TYoungRNBSN's topic in Government, Military

    I am a flight nurse in the AF. I love it...look up at the tabs, go to specialty, then nursing specialties, there is a government/military forum there where you can get a bunch of answers to your...

  3. PLEASE HELP...COT specific questions

    rghbsn replied to cacentralvalley's topic in Government, Military

    i hope some of that

  4. Commissioned RN in Air Force.. what do you do?

    rghbsn replied to Epona's topic in Government, Military

    Nursing in the AF is like nursing in civilian world...just different. There are hospitals (with med/surg, critical care, OB, pediatrics, ED) there are clinics (labs, physicals, sub-acute care, etc)...

  5. AF Reserve Flight Nursing

    rghbsn replied to XLR99's topic in Government, Military

    hope some of those answers help you out. larry v is a new nurse in my unit, if he can't answer your questions, shoot me an im when you can or post back here. good luck, my friend!

  6. which branch to join for flight nursing.

    rghbsn replied to ayonuss's topic in Flight, Surface Transport

    Just some quick, recent, info for you. The AF does have the most flight spots...they are on fixed wing air evac, NOT medivac...there isn't the field type stuff you want as an RN (there is, but it is...

  7. Dreading COT

    rghbsn replied to Yammar's topic in Government, Military

    We had a FB group before our class (10-03) and it worked out well. A bunch of us met for dinner the night before we had to report, got to know each other a little. Was nice later when they break you...

  8. Before you join...

    rghbsn replied to TripleM33's topic in Government, Military

    Sgt, feel free to use what you need...if it ends up published somewhere, we can talk royalties later,

  9. Military Flight Nursing?

    rghbsn replied to jd2nurse's topic in Flight, Surface Transport

    i fly as a civilian in rotor wing. i fly as an af flight nurse, too. the nursing you will get from your civilian job, not from the af. whatever you do as a civilian will be the nursing base that you...

  10. Before you join...

    rghbsn replied to TripleM33's topic in Government, Military

    My 2 cents...late though they may be: If you join the military, in any branch, I think you should realize that you are to be an officer first and a nurse second. Not everyone agrees, and that's fine....

  11. Old guy entering Air Force, please advise...

    rghbsn replied to nurse2033's topic in Government, Military

    If you have any in depth questions, send them to me by PM. I don't get on here as much as I used to...time is a premium, these days. I am both a civilian and AF flight nurse, so I know what you're...

  12. Old guy entering Air Force, please advise...

    rghbsn replied to nurse2033's topic in Government, Military

    There will be a time at SERE school where you wish you would have done this 15 years ago, lol. I was there... There really isn't an unfair attitude that I noticed. The only rough part can be when you...

  13. Dreading COT

    rghbsn replied to Yammar's topic in Government, Military

    The 1.5 mile is not really an endurance run...it's almost a sprint. To get better at it, you have to do interval training. At this point it's still doable for Jan, but you'll have to work. Distance...

  14. Air Force RCOT

    rghbsn replied to ET CRNA's topic in Government, Military

    At night you're going to be studying. Or you should be. The full COT class is 4 1/2 weeks...you get all the same information in 1/2 the time. You will have academic and physical tests...both are easy...

  15. Air Force Reserve Process

    rghbsn replied to lucy18's topic in Government, Military

    Anyone can qualify for GI Bill, because you put some money into it (depending on which version), retirement takes 20 years or X amount of points in the reserves. I don't know that age would keep you...

  16. Air Force Reserve Process

    rghbsn replied to lucy18's topic in Government, Military

    They have a flying reserve unit there in Jersey, too. Look into that. It's reserves, though. If you're looking to go reserves, you don't really HAVE to be local...it just makes drill weekends, etc a...

  17. Who is doing/did your AF Commissioning?

    rghbsn replied to danegerous's topic in Government, Military

    A Col that is one of my ER doc's did mine. My parents were there, my wife and some good friends. I am a civilian flight nurse, so I did it in my uniform at the station...he is also our medical...

  18. Air Force -- a rewarding path for a nursing student?

    rghbsn replied to swtcaligurl's topic in Government, Military

    Specialties in the AF Nurse Corps include pediatrics, neonatal, ER, critical care, med surg, flight nursing and psych. I'm sure that there are likely more, but those all come to mind pretty quickly. I...

  19. Experienced ICU thinking about Air Force

    rghbsn replied to bryango's topic in Government, Military

    Very well put, as usual. I am on one of the AE teams (or Aeromedical Evacuation) and we do still use AOR because it's more all-encompassing. You will also hear OIF and OEF (Operation Iraqi Freedom...

  20. Experienced ICU thinking about Air Force

    rghbsn replied to bryango's topic in Government, Military

    Keep in mind that the ICU's you will work in here are different than the ICU's in the civilian world. Some of them are quite slow, but that doesn't change your pay. If you get sent home or put on call...

  21. flight nursing in the air force?

    rghbsn replied to KR's topic in Flight, Surface Transport

    Sure, anything for a sapphire chic,

  22. flight nursing in the air force?

    rghbsn replied to KR's topic in Flight, Surface Transport

    Are you talking flight nurse or flight medic? If you mean medic, then that's an enlisted position... you'll go to BMT (basic training), then tech school (where you'll become an NREMT) and then your...

  23. Confused about AF Nursing Program

    rghbsn replied to AFFam's topic in Government, Military

    The reason I asked about NTP is it adds another "hiccup" to the final destination. He could end up going to NTP at the same base he'll be stationed at, but there are a lot of folks that don't. They go...

  24. Confused about AF Nursing Program

    rghbsn replied to AFFam's topic in Government, Military

    I'm in NC, too. And a former Marine that is now an AF nurse. Send me a PM if you have any specific questions. Carolinapooh is an awesome resource as well. What part of NC? You say you both have jobs,...

  25. RCOT

    rghbsn replied to Az_RN_BSN's topic in Government, Military

    Make the best of it, you will be busy! Enjoy learning as much as you can...even if a lot of it is cram-and-forget...try to remember it. It will serve you well if you