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  1. Where do you go after COT Air Force

    Guest374845 replied to Ancilla11's topic in Government, Military

    If his experience is like mine, he can expect to oath 30 days or less from the when that credit check gets run alongside the

  2. Where do you go after COT Air Force

    Guest374845 replied to Ancilla11's topic in Government, Military

    You report to your first duty station. Many people at COT had their luggage in their

  3. What would you do

    Guest374845 replied to nagar's topic in Emergency

    It depends: is it closer to the start of my shift, or toward the

  4. Under DHA, centralization of military healthcare

    Guest374845 replied to gilversplace's topic in Government, Military

    From what I've seen and heard in the Air Force, peds, OB and L&D will either become staffed by non-mil (or atleast non-AF) nurses or moves off-base altogether. For example, Langley has already...

  5. If a implanted port is in the left chest is it ok to start a peripheral IV in the Left for

    Guest374845 replied to sjcades's topic in General Nursing

    Absolutely. I've seen ports with alternate placements, like in the groin and even in a patient's forearm - ones where you'd obviously avoid distal placement - but the ones in the chest are generally...

  6. 'Force feeding' at Guantanamo

    Guest374845 replied to IKnowYouRider's topic in Government, Military

    Did you really just resurrect your own 5-year-old thread? Anyway, same sentiment now as in 2013: The military doesn't need you, but you need us. You enjoy dissent from the comfort of your home, safe...

  7. Triage scenario, opinions needed.

    Guest374845 replied to Jasel's topic in Emergency

    Intoxication isn't a legal basis to hold a patient. Steady gait, wants to go, free to go. Your triage obligations are GCS, +/- LOC, +/- seatbelt sign, pain/tenderness, and extremity CMS. All good...

  8. COT and timeline

    Guest374845 replied to sammitate's topic in Government, Military

    Ma'am, I'm already FQ. I heard about the extension during a talk at Maxwell AFB from the command staff in charge of the overall TFOT

  9. COT and timeline

    Guest374845 replied to sammitate's topic in Government, Military

    Just FYI, I recently found out that the current COT class is going to be the last 5-week one that they do. Beginning with the one in January, it's going to be 8-weeks, in line with the other TFOT...

  10. COT and timeline

    Guest374845 replied to sammitate's topic in Government, Military

    Your experience may differ from mine, but I recall something in my credit check paperwork saying that if it was being run, authorization to oath was ~1 month away max. You may be asked to complete...

  11. New Trauma Nurse Help

    Guest374845 replied to Mariah87's topic in Emergency

    I'd worry about codes for now. If you're at a level 1 or a high-volume level 2, it will be a long time before you do any

  12. Improving ED flow

    Guest374845 replied to ER3KateRN's topic in Emergency

    You'll need to get some solid data to find your true bottle neck(s), e.g. door to doc, door to room, door to dispo, etc. Unfortunately, the ED is becoming something we treat like a patient in and of...

  13. Which unit requires the most knowledge and critical nursing skills?

    Guest374845 replied to Ad808's topic in General Nursing

    Also, consider that it's likely you could float between all of them after enough time off orientation, thus none of them are disproportionately more challenging than the

  14. Air Force Reservist and Civilian Position

    Guest374845 replied to tsipareht's topic in Government, Military

    I'm not quite following either but I'll assume you're referring to funneling your civilian and reserve income into the same retirement. If that's the case , look at the

  15. meps and medical records

    Guest374845 replied to sammitate's topic in Government, Military

    Concur with jfratian, but am I understanding correctly that depression is on the problem list in your EMR records from the accident that you have to submit? If that is the case, upon seeing it MEPS...

  16. Warm and dead...

    Guest374845 replied to psu_213's topic in General Nursing

    Warm IV crystalloid, OG or bladder lavage with warm water, bilateral chest tubes with warm saline instillation, conductive warming via room temp and towels soaked in warmed

  17. Use of Ultrasound Guidance for PIVs

    Guest374845 replied to bgxyrnf's topic in General Nursing

    There are multiple papers published citing CVC and PICC rate reductions of 70-80% at major US medical centers. I can't find it but my ED published some data as well. Ultrasound makes a huge...

  18. Military nursing?

    Guest374845 replied to pposkrobko's topic in Government, Military

    Each branch is represented here, so you'll get some good and current information. Broadly speaking, it's going to take at least a year from the time you contact a recruiter to the time you swear your...

  19. High School Senior Interested in the Military

    Guest374845 replied to miamcfall8's topic in Government, Military

    I didn't personally do ROTC so I don't want to give you bad information, but I believe it's a combination of pre-nursing classes and military science classes for your freshman and sophomore years,...

  20. Air National Gaurd Nursing

    Guest374845 replied to Qeki's topic in Flight, Surface Transport

    I believe grade is calculated based on AFI 36-2005. Nurses get credit for 50% of their civilian nursing experience toward TIG, so a nurse with 4 years civilian experience comes in at O-2. That may...

  21. High School Senior Interested in the Military

    Guest374845 replied to miamcfall8's topic in Government, Military

    An enlisted recruiter is most definitely going to try to sell you on enlisting. The reality is that's it's very hard to turn an enlistment into a nursing commission without either a gap in service to...

  22. IV insertion: 20 gauge vs 22 gauge

    Guest374845 replied to mariaconcetta's topic in General Nursing

    The larger the IV, the further back the catheter sits behind the neeedle bevel (we're talking no more than 1mm most of the time, but read on). If you can visualize it, what can happen is that you're...

  23. Path to CRNA/ ICU, please help!

    Guest374845 replied to Intensive Care Murse's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    On an application to a CRNA program, an ICU at FMC may not look any different than an ICU at Duke, but your experience vary to a large degree. I know several ICU nurses at FMC who have to cross-train...

  24. Path to CRNA/ ICU, please help!

    Guest374845 replied to Intensive Care Murse's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    FMC is a joke and you won't find a true academic medical center in Phoenix except maybe MMC. You're best bet after school is UMC in Tucson (double the trauma volume of anyone in the state +...

  25. Clinical question?

    Guest374845 replied to amzyRN's topic in Emergency

    Code 3 means lights and sirens. Was it a cardiac arrest or just a lights and sirens arrival? Not right or wrong depending on how you manage your