carolinapooh BSN, RN

Member

  • Content

    3,577

  • Visitors

    20,382

  • Followers

    0

  • Likes

    48

All Content by carolinapooh

  1. carolinapooh

    Nurses in oncology having stillborns

    carolinapooh replied to quetepye's topic in Oncology

    The floor I worked on at Duke - you couldn't MOVE for the pregnant women - and there wasn't one miscarriage while I was there, and I only know of one who had a baby to pass away (and that was before...
  2. carolinapooh

    CMA Oncology Rant

    carolinapooh replied to prowlingMA's topic in Oncology

    I've seen this - sometimes you just want to grab these people by the shoulders and say, "hey, GENIUS - they're going to die, they ARE dying as we speak, and nothing you do is going to stop that and...
  3. carolinapooh

    OBLC in feb-march

    carolinapooh replied to pattyrn376's topic in Government, Military

    Anyone who has the NERVE to complain about AF COT should read THAT post on OBLC. Hats off to my Army comrades...I went to ground combat school for the Air Force Security Police (now Security Forces)...
  4. carolinapooh

    LPN/LVN needs a Challenge

    carolinapooh replied to beachbummer's topic in Government, Military

    Watch going in as enlisted first. I know many, many people who went in with the intention of becoming an officer who are currently still enlisted because they couldn't get accepted to a program. I...
  5. carolinapooh

    LPN/LVN needs a Challenge

    carolinapooh replied to beachbummer's topic in Government, Military

    I know nothing about the Navy, but unless the private school you're looking at is not accredited, your credits will transfer. I went to a private school (Duke) and I assure you all my BSN credits are...
  6. carolinapooh

    Air Force NTP

    carolinapooh replied to UTstudent's topic in Government, Military

    No - you will receive orders that cover COT, your NTP, and your final duty station. They'll come and get your stuff and store it for you. If you're TDY en route, you don't worry about storage...
  7. carolinapooh

    interviewing with NP and Chief Nurse (air force)

    carolinapooh replied to mt_nurse's topic in Government, Military

    Yeah, what kato said. Completely. Just submit your app and see what comes out of it. As I said in an earlier post, they'll shift apps from board to board as
  8. carolinapooh

    Air Force Nursing Bonus, Student Loan Repayment

    carolinapooh replied to missmiss's topic in Government, Military

    Not true. Advanced officer rank in the AF RN corps is based on nursing experience or your degree, not military experience. With a BSN you will start as an O1E with ten years active service. The...
  9. carolinapooh

    Air Force NTP

    carolinapooh replied to UTstudent's topic in Government, Military

    Unfortunately my boss would have no idea - she's the director of a cancer floor and has nothing to do with the Officer Accession Boards at Maxwell AFB, AL. You are at the mercy of the boards. All of...
  10. carolinapooh

    interviewing with NP and Chief Nurse (air force)

    carolinapooh replied to mt_nurse's topic in Government, Military

    do not under any circumstances call the board. what you're being exposed to now is the pentagon at her finest - she's the world's largest employer in the world's largest office building, and she moves...
  11. carolinapooh

    Air Force Nursing Bonus, Student Loan Repayment

    carolinapooh replied to missmiss's topic in Government, Military

    I'm from NC so that wasn't my recruiter. I would try to find out for you if I could, but all of that is handled by AFPC at Randolph and the RN/officer accession folks over at Maxwell AFB, AL. I don't...
  12. carolinapooh

    Air Force NTP

    carolinapooh replied to UTstudent's topic in Government, Military

    OK - here's the lowdown. 1. You will contact TMO (Traffic Management Office - these are the folks who assist you in organizing your move) before you leave for COT. Once you get your orders, talk to...
  13. carolinapooh

    January 2010 AF Boards

    carolinapooh replied to Bella86's topic in Government, Military

    At Wilford Hall - and I think this is fairly common - we go into work in our uniform of the day (Mondays it's AF policy to wear blues, every other day for us is ABUs) and change into hospital-owned...
  14. carolinapooh

    Apply for USAR & USAF commissions...

    carolinapooh replied to NeecyBSN_RN's topic in Government, Military

    Keep an eye on the physicals, though - some services require different things for their physicals (like I know the Navy requires an EKG where the AF does not, or at least they did two years ago). So...
  15. carolinapooh

    Question about USAF uniform shoes / pumps

    carolinapooh replied to USAFhopeful's topic in Government, Military

    Exactly. Everyone was storing all kinds of crap in their car. It was great - free, secure
  16. carolinapooh

    Question about USAF uniform shoes / pumps

    carolinapooh replied to USAFhopeful's topic in Government, Military

    Don't believe what your recruiter tells you - everyone I encountered at COT who was going to NTP had the same number of travel days to report to NTP that I had to get to my base...all the Lackland NTP...
  17. carolinapooh

    interviewing with NP and Chief Nurse (air force)

    carolinapooh replied to mt_nurse's topic in Government, Military

    In my opinion - even though I have no idea how they'd do this - NO military pay should be taxed, since it's actually the product of tax revenue in the first place AND you work at the whim of the...
  18. carolinapooh

    "Bum-Rushed" And Stressed

    carolinapooh replied to m.schuttler's topic in Government, Military

    YAYAYAYAYAY!!!!!! GOOD NEWS!!!!!!!!! Don't worry about the out-of-work thing - there are so many people out of work now or struggling on one income it's bordering on fashionable, if you know what I...
  19. carolinapooh

    interviewing with NP and Chief Nurse (air force)

    carolinapooh replied to mt_nurse's topic in Government, Military

    There's a difference in being paid in a combat zone and your regular duty pay. What you're referencing has been in effect since the First Gulf War, since the 1990s (I know this because I never paid...
  20. carolinapooh

    Frustrated and REALLY need to VENT right now!!!

    carolinapooh replied to fitRNpic's topic in Government, Military

    I think with the AF you have a greater choice of places to go than in the Navy (which was the number one reason I went to the Air Force). I think the bases are a bit nicer, but not always, and I...
  21. carolinapooh

    COT/Stationing Assignments from November Boards!!!!

    carolinapooh replied to NurseJessi's topic in Government, Military

    No, that's not what I said. My point was you have extra hours regardless of where you work - mil or
  22. carolinapooh

    Doubts about age...

    carolinapooh replied to jennifer7010's topic in Government, Military

    My dad went back to college in the 1970s on the GI bill, back when there really weren't a whole lot of adults going back to school like they do now (unless they were vets). He had four kids at home -...
  23. carolinapooh

    Frustrated and REALLY need to VENT right now!!!

    carolinapooh replied to fitRNpic's topic in Government, Military

    For me, mainly because I grew up on Navy bases and know that they're not all they're cracked up to be. I don't need a beach; really, I'd rather be in Colorado Springs, Montana, or Alaska. (So why I...
  24. carolinapooh

    Air Force November Board Results

    carolinapooh replied to SeekirRN's topic in Government, Military

    I submitted my package last February and didn't go to COT until October. The waiting is the crappiest part of all of
  25. carolinapooh

    Doubts about age...

    carolinapooh replied to jennifer7010's topic in Government, Military

    I'm getting there, I'm getting there.....you're my