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    USAF COT 10-04

    carolinapooh replied to mt_nurse's topic in Government, Military

    Don't apply for bennies you're not entitled to. No, not a military deferment - you can't get that until you're active duty. I have Federal loans, so I went online and applied for a six month...
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    AF Nursing with some questions

    carolinapooh replied to Christy72's topic in Government, Military

    I admit I was sort of assuming that - I know, though, that those schools are few and far
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    Air Force Reserve Nursing and Deployment

    carolinapooh replied to AKRN907's topic in Government, Military

    I'll bet the one going to Kandahar is secretly annoyed about Germany and Washington...
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    AF Nursing with some questions

    carolinapooh replied to Christy72's topic in Government, Military

    And once she gets that can't she just use tuition assistance to get her
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    USAF COT 10-04

    carolinapooh replied to mt_nurse's topic in Government, Military

    You're actually waiting on AFPC in Texas at Randolph and not Congress. BELIEVE ME - it's Randolph holding up the works. Go ahead and defer your loans for six months - that's what I did. You don't...
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    Alternate List for ADHPLRP

    carolinapooh replied to TriMan08's topic in Government, Military

    Do not stress so much about this - you're either going to get loan repayment or you won't. If it's there, you'll get it, and if it's not, you won't - simple. I'm not trying to be harsh but you have...
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    Dear Patient - thankyou for reminding me why I nurse

    carolinapooh replied to snoopy29's topic in General Nursing

    OMG OMG I'm sitting here crying - that might be the most beautiful thing I've ever read. Thank you for sharing. And on a side note if I ever find an old ring by a river in England (I caught the...
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    I feel stupid

    carolinapooh replied to bandmja's topic in General Nursing

    You're not stupid - YOU'RE NOT STUPID - YOU'RE TIRED, you're stressed, but you're definitely not stupid. And I don't think you have psychiatric issues or anything else that needs "addressing" other...
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    have questions about BOLC 3

    carolinapooh replied to medcadet's topic in Government, Military

    I'd check with someone who's just gone through OBLC. At AF COT we couldn't leave the dorms overnight and had varying levels of privileges over the five weeks. We couldn't even leave the base until...
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    Graduated cot on friday!!!

    carolinapooh replied to carolinapooh's topic in Government, Military

    I'll say this - they never even TOOK that piece of paper from us, and I can't say I recall the class getting yelled at for not volunteering. I actually still have the thing filled out in a pile of...
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    Air Force Loan Repayment

    carolinapooh replied to mt_nurse's topic in Government, Military

    These are the same people who claimed my loans totaled less than eight grand - I owe nineteen grand - and this particular person got very upset with me when I went over the paperwork again with her...
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    Military NPs

    carolinapooh replied to DrCOVID's topic in Government, Military

    Thanks for the
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    ARMY Critical Care Nursing full?????

    carolinapooh replied to ICU24's topic in Government, Military

    Lunah - completely off topic, but I've wanted to say - if that's you in your avatar, you look like the coolest...person...EVER....!! OK, back to the
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    Oportunity for NP school while Active Duty? How many years of floor nursing?

    carolinapooh replied to jerrylundergard's topic in Government, Military

    And first and foremost, do not let one person's opinions color your personal interpretations - just like at any other
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    Graduated cot on friday!!!

    carolinapooh replied to carolinapooh's topic in Government, Military

    No, there's not, and the two people I met who rented one had a heck of a time arranging for transportation to and from the rental location. I wouldn't have traded places with them. It was nice just...
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    Military NPs

    carolinapooh replied to DrCOVID's topic in Government, Military

    Since we're Air Force, we know differently in our service, I've seen differently so far, and saw differently when I was enlisted. And I'd daresay there's a bunch of Army folks on here who would also...
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    Jumping through AF hoops...

    carolinapooh replied to aura_of_laura's topic in Government, Military

    If you don't act like a real person in the military - especially in the Air Force, and I speak from multiple years of experience in it - you will very quickly lose credibility with your subordinates...
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    Organ Donation Opt Out

    carolinapooh replied to XB9S's topic in General Nursing

    Hate to say it, but I totally agree with you. It's usually all well and good until THEY'RE the ones that need something from someone. -Basement Cat (ha ha - love the screen
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    Organ Donation Opt Out

    carolinapooh replied to XB9S's topic in General Nursing

    Put it on your driver's license like they already do for volunteer donors. And since I already see where this is going to go, if you opt out and don't drive, you carry a card that says so or you...
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    HIV Positive Nurses

    carolinapooh replied to JeepDudeRN's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I am more afraid of taking care of a TB patient than an AIDS/HIV patient. I have a greater chance of contracting TB than HIV from casual contact! And as for staff members, I would just be happy that...
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    Military NPs

    carolinapooh replied to DrCOVID's topic in Government, Military

    Rigorous I'm not worried about - I mean, the civilian programs I've looked at are Vandy and Yale (they do a dual WHNP/FNP), and I survived Duke with an outstanding GPA. What I'm worried about is cash....
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    feeling guilty not going in due to snow

    carolinapooh replied to heavenlystar87's topic in General Nursing

    I really like whoever posted about "reasonable risk" - and I think that's what all of us are really focusing on. At some point the risk ceases to be reasonable. As for who was going to take care of...
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    Abortion in nursing school rotations?

    carolinapooh replied to caffeineRx's topic in General Students

    I'll answer that - I've seen it both at Duke and on the Internet. A lot of times bereaved parents will request pictures of their baby - there are photographic firms that specifically do this free of...
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    Scheduled to work called out due to snow--can I be fired?

    carolinapooh replied to Wsmith16's topic in General Nursing

    Hopefully your facility will pay the medical bills of those RNs who are in serious accidents trying to get to work, or at least pay their increased insurance premiums from the one-car accident on...
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    Scheduled to work called out due to snow--can I be fired?

    carolinapooh replied to Wsmith16's topic in General Nursing

    I hardly think feeling unsafe in serious snow with poor visibility is an excuse. I also think that, in this litigious age and given the news coverage the East Coast's weather has been getting (I live...