carolinapooh BSN, RN

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    Abortion in nursing school rotations?

    carolinapooh replied to caffeineRx's topic in General Students

    This might be a little off-topic, but the worst thing I ever saw in the NICU/special care nursery during my peds/L&D rotations was an anencephalic baby girl - all she had was a brain stem. She...
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    Military NPs

    carolinapooh replied to DrCOVID's topic in Government, Military

    Don't feel too important - my caps lock stuck. :) I think (and I don't know if you're asking me or not) I'm going to apply to the FNP program, but I haven't really decided yet. I've still got some...
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    Needing more info on AF ICU internship....

    carolinapooh replied to SalsaGirl's topic in Government, Military

    The best source of information for this is your Chief Nurse. What you need is a copy of the latest Call for Candidates; it should answer most of your questions. I do know wtbcrna, who's on this...
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    AF COT 08/23/2010 Anyone Else out there?

    carolinapooh replied to SpookyCat's topic in Government, Military

    CONGRATS!!! At least you know it's coming and you'll not have to deal with
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    AIr force reserve rank

    carolinapooh replied to nursekat43's topic in Government, Military

    It's a different career field, but we had a doc in my COT class who came in as a Lt Col. Felt sorry for her a lot of the time because a lot of military style leadership stuff was expected of her that...
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    Military NPs

    carolinapooh replied to DrCOVID's topic in Government, Military

    WTBCRNA is correct. I'll be eligible to apply for AFIT next year - the only requirement is you must have two years on station before you would start school, not before you can apply. Say you wanted...
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    Graduated cot on friday!!!

    carolinapooh replied to carolinapooh's topic in Government, Military

    I took a printer, but I only used it about a half-a-dozen times, and it was impossible to use a personal laptop for anything other than, well, personal stuff because all the Fed connections are locked...
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    Army LPN?

    carolinapooh replied to J4865's topic in Government, Military

    Surely the Army is having some sort of an enlistment bonus for critical career fields, and given our wartime status I'm guessing LPN just might be one. You sound really excited about this and for...
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    AIr force reserve rank

    carolinapooh replied to nursekat43's topic in Government, Military

    Recruiters are definitely not always the swiftest folks in the world, and in their defense, they're not always given correct guidance and for the life of me I can't figure out why. I'm glad to see...
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    COT class 10-03

    carolinapooh replied to nursemel09's topic in Government, Military

    The weight limit - for 2nd Lt's with dependents it was 12000 pounds, and we had a 2500 square foot house of furniture and crap, and we only had 9200 pounds (including a plasma TV and a big old big...
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    COT class 10-03

    carolinapooh replied to nursemel09's topic in Government, Military

    That would be up to you. I drove from North Carolina to Atlanta and treated myself to a night in the Atlanta Sheraton (one last night of civilization, if you will!), then went to Montgomery the next...
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    COT class 10-03

    carolinapooh replied to nursemel09's topic in Government, Military

    There are no room inspections in COT, no one talks about "racks" (I haven't heard that term since I was an Air Force cop and we were out doing field exercises) and the beds are, for the most part,...
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    Air Force Loan Repayment

    carolinapooh replied to mt_nurse's topic in Government, Military

    Keep at it - the people at Wright-Pat aren't the sharpest,
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    Civilian ER Nurse wanted to join Navy Nurse Corp with Marine Officer husband

    carolinapooh replied to darracott6's topic in Government, Military

    Huggy - the military is a great place to DEVELOP leadership skills and GAIN leadership experience - I really can't think of a better place for
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    ARMY Critical Care Nursing full?????

    carolinapooh replied to ICU24's topic in Government, Military

    There is nothing in the world that a little more PT and a little more wine can't fix - I'm convinced of it - and at the very least one or the other or both will change your
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    Military NPs

    carolinapooh replied to DrCOVID's topic in Government, Military

    I think you still have to contact that state's BON for permission to practice in a compact state under another compact state's license. I missed the point in your original post and I
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    Air Force Loan Repayment

    carolinapooh replied to mt_nurse's topic in Government, Military

    Also, to add to this, the paperwork that you signed that said you'd accept the loan will supersede the paperwork you're signing saying the funds aren't available. I found that out when I was...
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    Military NPs

    carolinapooh replied to DrCOVID's topic in Government, Military

    I figure that the year I decide to retire, we'll go
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    Military NPs

    carolinapooh replied to DrCOVID's topic in Government, Military

    You've probably gotten a hold of someone who has no idea what they're talking about. I'll ask at work tomorrow if I can get my commander in one spot for twenty seconds.
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    Military NPs

    carolinapooh replied to DrCOVID's topic in Government, Military

    Ahh, I remember charting by exception...I have FOND MEMORIES of charting by
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    Navy Nurse Candidate Program

    carolinapooh replied to lsvalliant's topic in Government, Military

    Great news! That's the first thing off your list. Keep us
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    ADN RN wanting NP, ARMY ?? NAVY ??

    carolinapooh replied to tmcwharton RN's topic in Government, Military

    I've come in with a year's time in grade, so I'll make first Lt in December. Then Captain in 2012. After that, I'm eligible for a majors board in 2018. So I will probably only retire as an O4, and...
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    Military NPs

    carolinapooh replied to DrCOVID's topic in Government, Military

    OH - MY - GOD...about the provider status. I can imagine how you must feel. We're supposed to be at BAMC by next year, so the paperwork will be changing AGAIN before it changes AGAIN...:) You'll be...
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    Navy Nurse Candidate Program

    carolinapooh replied to lsvalliant's topic in Government, Military

    Actually, I stuck with the evil I already knew (ha ha) and came back into the Air Force. Coming back in was the smartest decision I ever made and I really couldn't be happier right now. (I'm sure...
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    ADN RN wanting NP, ARMY ?? NAVY ??

    carolinapooh replied to tmcwharton RN's topic in Government, Military

    I'm a little curious as to why he would say age would hold you back rank wise. Everyone competes for rank past O4 and age has nothing to do with it - no, you might not be around long enough to make...