Lindzh

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1. Army Nurse Corps and Asthma

   Lindzh posted a topic in Government

   I know there are other threads on here about asthma, but nothing too recent. I have been gathering medical records to make an appointment for a physical through my recruiter, and my allergist does indeed include a diagnosis of mild intermittent asth...

2. oblc and army residency program: advice please

   Lindzh replied to nebnurse's topic in Government

   I don't know about officer's, as I am just starting the application process, but my husband is enlisted, and when we PCS'ed, we were allowed 10 days REIMBURSED temporary housing until we had to pay out of pocket. I don't know about Ft Hood, but at F...

3. ARMY Critical Care Nursing full?????

   Lindzh replied to ICU24's topic in Government

   I believe it is not specific to critical care nursing, but nurses for the entire army needs. I was told by my recruiter that there will be no more boards until October (the start of the 2011 fiscal year) because the need for nurses for the 2010 fisc...

4. ASN nursing in military

   Lindzh replied to lwood336's topic in Government

   A word of caution, your ASN program must be NATIONALLY ACCREDITED. ie NLN or CCNE. I called my local AMEDD recruiter last fall all excited about joining the reserves and utilizing STRAP monies to help pay for school, only to find out that my associ...

5. Paying for School.

   Lindzh replied to GCTMT's topic in Government

   http://www.goarmy.com/amedd/undergrad.jsp This is a link to the army recruiting website for information on the army paying for your BSN. You need to be within 24 months of graduation, and you get a 5000 bonus at the beginning, a monthly stipend of $...

6. army with previous nursing experience

   Lindzh replied to Lindzh's topic in Government

   Thanks for all the info so far. My background is in step-down and cardiovascular obs. I plan on getting my BSN first and then going active duty. So I'm really curious if my Associates experience will count toward rank in active duty? From what I'...

7. advice on becoming a nurse

   Lindzh replied to kayjayheartsu's topic in Career Support

   Personally, nursing was the job that I always wanted, and when I was in school and after, I somewhat regretted my decision; while my roommate on the other hand always said she would never be a nurse and that's what she ended up doing and loves it. S...

8. army with previous nursing experience

   Lindzh posted a topic in Government

   I am currently an ADN with 5 years of experience. This January I will start toward my BSN with the goal of joining the Army. Does anyone know if my years of nursing experience with my ADN will count toward my rank once I join? Also, I am currently...