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navyman7

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  1. Passed the AANP FNP Certification Yesterday-Tips!

    navyman7 replied to GOGOKTFNP's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Great post. I am curious about how much time people have taken to prep before the test? Weeks,

  2. AANP FNP (Failed -> Passed!)

    navyman7 replied to FNP-SA's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Great post, thank

  3. Passed the AANP-FNP Exam March 16th

    navyman7 replied to tinabringmetheaxe's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Great explanation, thank you. I feel like I have a million questions for you, but i'll try and keep it to a few. 1. How many months did you give yourself to study before the exam? For the GRE/CCRN,...

  4. Military Nursing Questions Answered

    navyman7 posted a topic in Government, Military

    Hello. I have seen many questions posted about the recruiting, the military, and future military experiences, I wanted to start a Q & A forum where you can ask questions related to the military...

  5. Military Nursing Questions Answered

    navyman7 replied to navyman7's topic in Government, Military

    Checking in after a long needed sabbatical. Glad to see so many of my military brothers/sisters picking up where I left. I'm still around if folks have questions. I tried to read through some of the...

  6. Thinking about joining the military as a nurse

    navyman7 replied to mikealty's topic in Government, Military

    Carolina; As I have said before, I HAVE met a few nurses and physicians who have deployed with the seals and other special ops groups and some of them have had to shoot back. I have seen some of the...

  7. Thinking about joining the military as a nurse

    navyman7 replied to mikealty's topic in Government, Military

    Thanks for the clarification. I met a retired PJ who told me he was a RN. He didn't specify wether or not he was still AD and in the PJ's when he had his RN. My bad. Despite the above clarification I...

  8. Is Navy after ADN graduation a bad idea? Lose clinical skills?

    navyman7 replied to newbie13's topic in Government, Military

    Chief: It absolutely IS there leadership. I am not there DIVO/DH. They have the worst enlisted leadership that dogs them day and night. I go out of my to support them, train them to be the best in...

  9. Military Nursing Questions Answered

    navyman7 replied to navyman7's topic in Government, Military

    And Aircraft Carriers of course. thanks

  10. Military Nursing Questions Answered

    navyman7 replied to navyman7's topic in Government, Military

    SNLO: you will be busy as a nurse. 12+ hour shifts, 7 shifts over 2 weeks, plus it can be very challenging trying to take your leave/vacation. As with any facility, you will be busy. Regarding ship...

  11. New to Navy, ODS, Portsmouth-need any help?

    navyman7 replied to Sw88tpea's topic in Government, Military

    Just to clarify some things that corpsmen can do; what they can do all depends on where you work. Corpsmen in the ICU can do much more than corpsmen who work on stepdown or L&D units and vice...

  12. Military Nursing Questions Answered

    navyman7 replied to navyman7's topic in Government, Military

    Pandabear: I am sorry to say but the recruiter would be the best one to answer your question. It's been so long since I came in that I don't remember what kinds of things that help an application...

  13. Thinking about joining the military as a nurse

    navyman7 replied to mikealty's topic in Government, Military

    Check out my thread; Military Nursing Questions Answered. Many great questions/answers there. Also nurses can go into battle while deployed. Check your facts. FST's/FOB's can and often are on the...

  14. Is Navy after ADN graduation a bad idea? Lose clinical skills?

    navyman7 replied to newbie13's topic in Government, Military

    Bad idea to enlist. Take out a loan, apply for scholarships, etc. DO NOT ENLIST. You will be so sad that you did. Many of my corpsmen are biting at the chance to get out and get into school. You will...

  15. Best Navy Hospital for Critical Care

    navyman7 replied to Jp307925's topic in Government, Military

    JP307: A recruiter can guarantee NOTHING! I was guaranteed so much, and I have been so disappointed over the years. I know many people that have their CCRN and have not been admitted to the ICU....

  16. Military Nursing Questions Answered

    navyman7 replied to navyman7's topic in Government, Military

    RESINGRN, Typically they would place you in the PICU because you have a specialty that takes time to train people in. Now things are changing at our hospital where they may put you somewhere...

  17. Military Nursing Questions Answered

    navyman7 replied to navyman7's topic in Government, Military

    RGR 22, I know of an Anesthesiologist (MDA) who was a prior nurse. Also it's not uncommon to meet former SEALS/Pilots who have left that area to become PA's or something like that. I think in most...

  18. Answers needed on becoming a navy nurse!

    navyman7 replied to May2113's topic in Government, Military

    Please check out my thread; Military Nursing Questions Answered. A recruiter does NOT know all. I know he'll disagree with me but they leave out LOTS. I have answered many of these questions and...

  19. Potential Military Nurse

    navyman7 replied to KV12's topic in Government, Military

    Check out the post Military Nursing Questions Answered. Lots of answers to your questions. Good

  20. KSA's for Government nursing job Psych Nurse

    navyman7 replied to DeniseRNBS's topic in Government, Military

    I am not sure this forum is what you are looking for. You may get more info from a different forum as this one is more geared to those looking for answers related to working with the Federal Gov't...

  21. Questions about joining the Navy for nursing

    navyman7 replied to jarmstrong108's topic in Government, Military

    jarmstrong: I will do my best to answer your many questions. Good luck, let me know if you have more questions. (FYI, I am sure that others here have more experience with ROTC programs than me, so if...

  22. Military Nursing Questions Answered

    navyman7 replied to navyman7's topic in Government, Military

    jagnurse: you also will need to work with a recruiter. With so many applicants I can't predict what GPA they are starting at. I would say that the more experience as a RN that you have the more...

  23. Military Nursing Questions Answered

    navyman7 replied to navyman7's topic in Government, Military

    Simmaplease: I am sorry to say that I can't help you with that question. You will definitely need to speak to a recruiter. So many variables with you; masters degree issue (depending on the degree...

  24. Single parent military nursing?

    navyman7 replied to UncreativeUsername's topic in Government, Military

    Mslecia, you should start your 1st reply with that statement about the Army. It seems very matter of fact when it isn't the case for the Navy, or the AF apparently. I know a few single parents in the...

  25. Should I try for the NCP while in school or try for DA after a couple years?

    navyman7 replied to Sailor'sGirl's topic in Government, Military

    Check out some of the similar posts under: Military Nursing Questions Answered. There are many similar posts there that might shed some light on your question. In short I would take the ICU job, get...