midinphx

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  1. tricare questions

    This has all been really helpful!! Thank you so
  2. tricare questions

    Thanks wtb. It sounds like it will be best to keep my son's insurance here with his dad? I think I'll enroll him any which way. He can keep his dad's here too. It's going to be weird going back...
  3. AF bases that offer NTP

    Hey, Congrats on Alaska, Little Greek! Wow. I think we know someone who's going to be jealous here.
  4. Countdown to May COT...

    wondering about prior service medals/awards. Would you/did you wear them with your uniform? Mine are Army and I know i'm authorized to wear them, but I'm doubtful that I should. Or is that just...
  5. Curious

    I've had film crews in a few times in ER's that I've worked. I think they just get in the way. The low acuity patients and the visitors like getting in the way so they can get on camera. The nurses...
  6. Would you active duty nurses share with us hopefuls what a day in your life as a nurse is like? Please Include your service, station, and area you work. Thanks in advance for anything you care to...
  7. Got my Orders! Army Reserves

    Congrats Kathy!! It is an exciting adventure. Aren't you glad that age is just a number? :) Enjoy buying the uniforms. It is best to have someone with you to fetch different sizes and help hold...
  8. Backbiting

    If you don't like hearing the complaints, it is pretty easy to stop being a listener. Ask the complainer what he/she has done to correct the problem. It points out that telling you doesn't help the...
  9. Working during nursing school

    I worked while in school. I worked about 32 hours, took care of my house/husband/child, and went to school fulltime (at least 12+ credits) It was hard, but worth it. You see more, especially since...
  10. waiting, Air Force Nurse Corps

    Congrats WAC44! How exciting! I just bought my uniforms today. My family who has been an Army wife forever went with me. I definately needed the help! So I really hate the blue pants. They fit...
  11. Forward motion ...

    Not getting your answer means nothing. It means you get to sit around frustrated and anxious. My results took 5 months. But there is a light at the end of the tunnel. Really. I finally get to...
  12. A day in the life. Military Nursing

    I'm off to get my uniforms today. I hope I have no problems. I have my commissioning papers and hope they let me get it all. I've listened to everyone's advice and I know it will all be just fine...
  13. NTP bases??

    The Arizona NTP is off base in Scottsdale. They house you at the Marriott and you train at Scottsdale Shea or Scottsdale Osborn hospitals. this info was actually in the Nurseweek magazine I got....
  14. A day in the life. Military Nursing

    Do I wear my scrubs or change into others when I get to work? Do I need to buy new scrubs? eeek! More
  15. NTP bases??

    I'm wondering why you are looking for NTP bases. It isn't necessarily where you will be assigned after your short stint at NTP. What are you looking into it for? Are you asking the right question...
  16. A day in the life. Military Nursing

    I'm not an NP. I'm a critical care nurse. My master's is an MBA in healthcare management. I already had your suggestion about the underarmour socks from another thread. (told you I've been taking...
  17. Forward motion ...

    Raki, I enlisted at 18 and went away from home all alone for the first time. It is scary. You will have moments of being homesick. But you aren't alone and you will be surprised at how quickly you...
  18. Countdown to May COT...

    I don't have orders yet either. I commissioned, then wait orders, then can contact TMO. My recruiter said he'd make flight arrangements for me. I'm in Phoenix and would have to catch a really early...
  19. Med Error Question

    Relax. Mistakes happen, even to the best of us. Be glad that, as you said, nothing happened. I wouldn't leave a job because of it. If you do leave, you do not have to ever even mention the error....
  20. Xigris

    We use it. But I think we often use it too late. We have a checklist for when it should be used, but it doesnt' get the push it needs. It seems that by the time we pull out this last ditch effort,...
  21. A day in the life. Military Nursing

    Changing the topic ... What do you wear at work? I'm wondering if I should keep my scrubs or give them away to my friends. And did I read somewhere that men's abu's are a better
  22. Countdown to May COT...

    Yeah Right, Pooh!! I know you would read the whole thing through too! You are just as anal retentive as I am. I can prove it too.... I can ask some obscure question about a reg and I know you'd go...
  23. AF COT

    Wow Pooh, tell us how you really feel!
  24. Forward motion ...

    Pooh, I can't wait to meet you and tell you in person how great your posts have been through
  25. Forward motion ...

    It's funny all us old enlisted heading back for more! I just want to ensure I'm one of the brass that they know is real. And that i'm not all full of myself and my rank. I'm still enlisted at...