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  1. UTHSCSA Traditional BSN Application Fall 14

    inspiredbynavy replied to WlongTX's topic in Texas Nursing

    Hey guys. I am not a fall 2014 applicant and I hope yall dont mind me commenting in your thread, but I'm having an extremely difficult time trying to decide what I should do with my future. I'm here...

  2. Questions about enlisting for medic jobs

    inspiredbynavy replied to inspiredbynavy's topic in Government, Military

    I've chosen to join the Air Force Reserves. @ArmyRN789, That's a good question. I find this to be a good time and opportunity to do what I want to do, which is serve in the military and help our armed...

  3. UTMB FALL 2014

    inspiredbynavy replied to Phattrng's topic in Texas Nursing

    I too am in the same situation as the both of you. My TEAS is a 90 and my GPA will barely be a 3.0 after this semester, which is my last for prereqs. Hopefully our awesome test scores will be in our...

  4. Working in NG or Reserves before/during nursing program?

    inspiredbynavy replied to inspiredbynavy's topic in Government, Military

    Anyone know if the military still offers the ECS program for college

  5. No BSN, want to join

    inspiredbynavy replied to Ciale's topic in Government, Military

    Hey. I am also someone interested in the military and have been doing my research and thought I'd share a little bit of what I've found. I don't know about the Navy but the Army Reserve has the STRAP...

  6. Working in NG or Reserves before/during nursing program?

    inspiredbynavy replied to inspiredbynavy's topic in Government, Military

    Yes, these are things I am considering for my final decision which is why I'm asking. Obviously I know that deploying is apart of the job and I would be happy to help the soldiers wherever they are...

  7. Working in NG or Reserves before/during nursing program?

    inspiredbynavy replied to inspiredbynavy's topic in Government, Military

    So based on the jobs that I'd want for each branch, army 68w vs navy corpman vs af medic, what kind of things should I consider related to my end goal of becoming a nurse? Which has greater chances...

  8. Working in NG or Reserves before/during nursing program?

    inspiredbynavy replied to inspiredbynavy's topic in Government, Military

    Yes, I'm a bit worried about meeting with a recruiter because of past experience. When I was in high school there was a marine recruiter that would hawk me down and every time he saw me would try to...

  9. Working in NG or Reserves before/during nursing program?

    inspiredbynavy replied to inspiredbynavy's topic in Government, Military

    @Enthused RN, what is the difference for times when you are supposed to serve between NG and Reserves? How long are the training parts of the job? And another thing, would I have to relocate?? I'm...

  10. UTMB FALL 2014

    inspiredbynavy replied to Phattrng's topic in Texas Nursing

    Did you get the invite message today,

  11. UTMB FALL 2014

    inspiredbynavy replied to Phattrng's topic in Texas Nursing

    I just talked to the school of nursing and they said that denial letters are sent out via E-mail and that they should be sent out by the end of tonight. Also, interviews and acceptances will continue...

  12. UTMB FALL 2014

    inspiredbynavy replied to Phattrng's topic in Texas Nursing

    Does the admissions committee meet only on Mondays? Anyone know? Should more of us expect to get interview invites throughout this

  13. $800 phlebotomy course worth it before I start BSN program?

    inspiredbynavy posted a topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    So I won't be starting nursing school until Fall 2014 at the earliest. I was thinking about taking a phlebotomy course and hopefully working as a phlebotomist while doing my ~2 year BSN program. What...

  14. need help preparing for my job interview

    inspiredbynavy posted a topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I just got a job interview at a hospital as a telemetry monitor tech. I've never had a job relating to the medical field so I'm kind of nervous that I won't be able to answer any technical questions...

  15. Question about BLS cert. and CPR

    inspiredbynavy posted a topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    So I just got my BLS certification yesterday. However, I have a question now that I didn't have yesterday. My class was not taught mouth-to-mouth CPR. The instructor never even touched basis on it....

  16. Question about BLS cert. and CPR

    inspiredbynavy replied to inspiredbynavy's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    It was $65 for the my

  17. need help preparing for my job interview

    inspiredbynavy replied to inspiredbynavy's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Bump. How do I negotiate salaries/wages in the medical field? This is my first job in the medical field and I'm not really looking for big

  18. Question about BLS cert. and CPR

    inspiredbynavy replied to inspiredbynavy's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    That's some really good info. Thank you so much. I wasn't even taught that one could seal both mouth and nose when giving breaths during CPR. And I was also told about the possibility of vomiting,...

  19. Question about BLS cert. and CPR

    inspiredbynavy replied to inspiredbynavy's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I'm really just looking for a yes or no answer: if ever given the scenario to do a mouth-to-mouth CPR, would I need to plug the victim's nostrils just like I see on TV and in the

  20. Question about BLS cert. and CPR

    inspiredbynavy replied to inspiredbynavy's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I did take the healthcare provider BLS course. We were taught with the masks/mouth-piece and

  21. Working in NG or Reserves before/during nursing program?

    inspiredbynavy replied to inspiredbynavy's topic in Government, Military

    So are you still NG or did you switch over to active? To be honest, I'm not really too worried about the basic training part. I've always been physically fit and I did varsity sports in high school. I...

  22. Working in NG or Reserves before/during nursing program?

    inspiredbynavy replied to inspiredbynavy's topic in Government, Military

    Awesome, Enthused RN! The information really helped. I have a few questions for you. You said you had a bachelor's degree. Was it a BSN or another non-nursing degree? Also, you waited over 6 months...

  23. UTMB FALL 2014

    inspiredbynavy replied to Phattrng's topic in Texas Nursing

    That's still really competitive. ~25% acceptance

  24. UTMB FALL 2014

    inspiredbynavy replied to Phattrng's topic in Texas Nursing

    what? Don't understand what you're trying to say. But Christian.donatto said that she was told you need to have an interview to get accepted. Which to me sounds like everyone that gets accepted also...

  25. UTMB FALL 2014

    inspiredbynavy replied to Phattrng's topic in Texas Nursing

    When the school told you that applicants needed an interview to get accepted were they stating that that would be effective spring 2015 or does that apply to us as well (fall 2014 applicants)? There...