carolinapooh BSN, RN

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    USPHS Update

    carolinapooh replied to viper16731's topic in Government, Military

    Not trying to be difficult, but where has this been announced? I got curious and did some web searching and can't find a thing about it - it's not even on the USPHS website. If this indeed may affect...
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    COT and running

    carolinapooh replied to shayT!'s topic in Government, Military

    There's a TON of information on this topic on this forum - dig around, and whatever questions you can't find answers to, just start a new thread and we'll be more that willing to help you
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    Any older nurses joining up?

    carolinapooh replied to mickey1172's topic in Government, Military

    What I was referencing was the years of service. With my active time I already make more than a direct commission captain, and when I hit major, I'll have about fifteen years of service - the direct...
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    interviewing with NP and Chief Nurse (air force)

    carolinapooh replied to mt_nurse's topic in Government, Military

    I'm a cop when it comes to this - it's a pet peeve of mine, please don't take offense - it's "corps" with a silent "s" on the end, like Marine
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    Looking for prior service with experiences in becoming an AF RN

    carolinapooh replied to Periop-Doug's topic in Government, Military

    That's the line side, not the medical side. The AF won't be "force shaping" (the current buzzword for "redundancies" or just plain "firing"; in my enlisted days it was called a "force drawdown" but I...
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    COT and running

    carolinapooh replied to shayT!'s topic in Government, Military

    Until you've run to "Funky Cold Medina" at 0500 you really can't say you've lived...
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    Difference between Navy and Air Force Nursing Basic Training

    carolinapooh replied to lesliehaynes0625's topic in Government, Military

    Actually, you need to speak with a Health Professions Recruiter regardless of the branch of service you're considering - not an Officer Accessions Recruiter and not one of the folks in the local...
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    COT and running

    carolinapooh replied to shayT!'s topic in Government, Military

    They play music while you're running over a loudspeaker. They didn't let anyone wear an iPod while I was there. The music becomes a bit of a joke but we had a lot of fun with it while I was
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    Air Force NTP

    carolinapooh replied to bsnkaty's topic in Government, Military

    I've been an RN for two years and wouldn't have passed up NTP - seriously. I even asked if they'd let me go and was told
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    Black women hair in the air force

    carolinapooh replied to renu47's topic in Government, Military

    Just be aware that since the reg is so loosely written, it's also very open to interpretation, and what one commander says is good to go may be considered faddish by
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    Application to the AF

    carolinapooh replied to Jennifer22's topic in Government, Military

    Also - do a bit of research into the Air Force Core Values - integrity, service before self, and excellence in all we do. These are HUGE buzzwords; incorporate these values into your answers. The Air...
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    Anorexics Found To Have Excess Fat

    carolinapooh replied to Kurious RN's topic in General Nursing

    I wonder if also it has something to do with the extreme anemia anorectics develop. The body is denied what it needs to produce healthy marrow, so it produces fat as a self-preservation mechanism...
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    Basic nursing questions

    carolinapooh replied to neenrn4life's topic in General Nursing

    I would say B for the second one because rate is meaningless without blood return. First one is definitely
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    RCOT

    carolinapooh replied to Az_RN_BSN's topic in Government, Military

    It's bogus because it doesn't even begin to give nonpriors enough to go on. It's bogus because it doesn't equip ANYONE, really, to do too much of anything. THAT'S why it's bogus. I'm not impugning the...
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    Deploying as a military RN

    carolinapooh replied to beachchic2010's topic in Government, Military

    Given your new job title I'd say that (unfortunately or fortunately) it's just a matter of time for ya, ma'am.... Hopefully you'll be with me,
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    RCOT

    carolinapooh replied to Az_RN_BSN's topic in Government, Military

    AF Basic in my day was only six weeks (well, seven if you count Zero Week). Now it's eight/nine. It's chaos (COT). And it's bogus - it needs to be about eight weeks long in my opinion. It disturbs me...
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    Deploying as a military RN

    carolinapooh replied to beachchic2010's topic in Government, Military

    Current Air Force medical deployments are six months. When you arrive at your base, you're put into a deployment "band". My band is set to deploy in December '11/January
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    Deployment question

    carolinapooh replied to LiveWithIntention's topic in Government, Military

    "This is my rifle...There are many others like it but this one is mine..." Could NOT
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    Deploying as a military RN

    carolinapooh replied to beachchic2010's topic in Government, Military

    Holy smokes - it's an Allnurses convention...
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    VALOR

    carolinapooh replied to charlestonsailing's topic in Government, Military

    Found this on the VA's website after a quick Google search: VALOR Program for Nursing Students The VA Learning Opportunities Residency (VALOR) Program gives outstanding registered nursing students who...
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    New Grad Troubles

    carolinapooh replied to NewGrad70's topic in General Nursing

    While I gave you kudos because that's what I would probably do now (or just outright refuse to have anything to do with it - or ask the charge RN why she wasn't the one doing it), I felt I should...
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    Basic nursing questions

    carolinapooh replied to neenrn4life's topic in General Nursing

    Folks might be more willing to help if you told us what you think the answers are. Don't be afraid to be wrong; that's what learning's for. We're not going to bite
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    Was so impressed with my patient yesterday and not so impressed with the family

    carolinapooh replied to Blackheartednurse's topic in General Nursing

    "Hospice" does not mean "Home to Die" any more than "DNR" means "do not treat", and I think that's a huge part of the problem. People don't realize that. As an oncology RN I go through this...
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    Is Nursing Right for Me? (Holistic-Minded)

    carolinapooh replied to jkmk's topic in General Students

    Actually, you can - based upon legitimate religious convictions. It's believed that the New Testament offers instruction on the avoidance of vaccinations based upon teachings in Corinthians (I believe...
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    RCOT

    carolinapooh replied to Az_RN_BSN's topic in Government, Military

    COT is much easier than BMT in a lot of ways - I went through AF BMT myself. What makes COT hard is there's no time to do anything - literally - and in BMT you were told to do something and then...