At that time they were estimating that NASA would employ 17,211 full-time equivalents (FTEs) in fiscal year 2016 (which ended on Sept 30, 2015). NASA releases a new request every year, usually in February. BTW, a single full time equivalent could be one person working full time, or two people working half time.
What is a Surgical Nurse? A surgical nurse is a nursing professional that is trained to be able to assist during both routine and difficult surgical procedures. These types of nurses can be found around operating tables all across the word, assisting surgeons with both elective and life-saving procedures.
A general medicine floor would be just like a med/surg floor... just without the surgical patients. The duties of a nurse in general medicine would be the same as a nurse on any other floor. Meds, dressing changes, pt education, etc. The types of patients you get will vary somewhat depending on the size of the hospital and how many specialty units there are.