furryhat BSN, RN

furryhat has 10 years experience as a BSN, RN and specializes in OR.

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1. VA offering me RN 1 but I have BSN??

   furryhat replied to MajesticDancer's topic in Government

   Tried edit my post to add but couldn't.... ETA - a previous replier had an excellent point to review your resume. Make sure you have been extremely detailed in laying out everything you have done. Google examples of VA resumes. This is what had ...

2. VA offering me RN 1 but I have BSN??

   furryhat replied to MajesticDancer's topic in Government

   Fight for the Nurse 2! You meet the qualifications for it and should get it! Push back and negotiate. It is absurdly difficult to make the jump from Nurse 1 to Nurse 2 (and then to Nurse 3.....oh boy). I personally know THREE nurses that I w...

3. QM/PI/Risk Management in Military Nursing?

   furryhat replied to furryhat's topic in Government

   Thanks so much! Confirmed my hunches. And I'm glad to hear quality improvement is an area that exists for down the road.

4. QM/PI/Risk Management in Military Nursing?

   furryhat posted a topic in Government

   First - thank you to all those who post and respond on this board. It has provided a wealth of knowledge and goals over the years! For those with military nursing experience (any branch), are there Quality Management, Performance Improvement and...

5. VA Benefits

   furryhat replied to furryhat's topic in Government

   Thank you!!

6. VA Benefits

   furryhat posted a topic in Government

   Hi all, I'm an OR nurse with a few years of experience. My end goal is to get in with the VA as I want to be with the Fed govt. A lot of that desire is based on prior (pre-nurse life ) as a civil servant and all the benefits that come with fed govt e...

7. Army fy 2016

   furryhat replied to sarahmarie14's topic in Government

   Sorry, I don't have any info for you. I am curious to see how the process goes for you so please update if possible! Best of luck!!

8. OR RN role in the military

   furryhat replied to furryhat's topic in Government

   Thanks for the info jeckrn! Much appreciated. Are you currently Army Peri-Op?

9. OR RN role in the military

   furryhat posted a topic in Government

   Hi everyone, Curious if anyone out here has experience as/knowledge of OR nursing in the military? I am civilian and transferring into the OR next month. My hospital trains us to circulate and scrub - it's a 9 month orientation. I anticipate liking ...

10. GWU Hospital Internship

    furryhat replied to jlc623's topic in Washington DC

    Hi, I applied to all the internship positions posted from mid- to late April. Have not heard anything yet. Anyone else having luck or hearing back? jlc, how did the interview go?