New to nursing ... seeking advice! :)

[C_Hope]

hello everyone,

i'm in my first quarter of the nursing program at my school and i'm really excited to be here! i found this site for a project at school and it looks like a great place to keep in contact with. currently i'm in introductory nursing classes and physiology. i'm 24 years old and i'm a full-time student with a part-time job at a restaurant. i don't have any experience in a medically related job; i did work as a dietary aide at a nursing home a few years back. i'll graduate in the spring of 2008 with my bsn. i've been in school for quite a while (i will also get my b.a. in english in 2008) so i don't think i want to immediately pursue a master's degree. i'm a military brat so i'm also thinking about going through the air force's cot program once i graduate. although i'm open to learning about any field of nursing i'm interested in the following fields:

er

icu/ccu

mental health

i'd like to hear from anyone willing to give me advice, stories, comments, etc on nursing classes, clinicals, the nclex, being a civilian nurse, being an air force nurse, etc. i'm also up for just chatting about day-to-day things as well. i'm always excited to learn from anyone about anything!

hope to hear from you!

c_hope

[DanznRN, RN]

C_Hope-

I've been an ER Nurse in the Navy for the past 9+ years, I LOVE IT!!!! Navy is sending me back to school this Fall to get my Master's. I have no clue about the Air Force, so can't help you there. Good luck with school, if I can give you any more info on the ER let me know. Now, GET BACK TO STUDYING!!!! (Ha-Ha, couldn't resist).

LT Dan

[C_Hope]

Yes sir, Lt. Dan, sir!!

[Corvette Guy]

Yes sir, Lt. Dan, sir!!

C_Hope - If you must be formal, then at least address LT Dan in an appropriate manner.

The naval expression Aye Aye, Sir is used when an order is understood & will be complied.

[DanznRN, RN]

Vette Man-

We need to discuss your coffee intake, I'm thinking it was a joke. By the way, how is school going? When do you finish up and where are they putting you.

LT Dan

[Corvette Guy]

Vette Man-

We need to discuss your coffee intake, I'm thinking it was a joke. By the way, how is school going? When do you finish up and where are they putting you.

LT Dan

My sense of humor can be very dry. :rotfl:

Luckily, the Director of my Critical Care Nursing Course also has a dry sense of humor... so he gets it. A total of five ANC Soldiers in the course and we all get along great. I made an 84 on the Pulmonary System Exam. We graduate on 3 August, then three of us [including self] stay at Madigan Army Medical Center on PCS orders to the ICU. Rumor has it my boots will see some sand 6 months after completion of the course. The duration would most likely be 12 months. However, at this point it is merely speculation.

I better go now, looks like my java cup needs a refill.

[C_Hope]

C_Hope - If you must be formal, then at least address LT Dan in an appropriate manner.

The naval expression Aye Aye, Sir is used when an order is understood & will be complied.

C_Hope

...but then again I'm only an AF brat Vette Guy ... thanks for your !

So now I know...

do you have anything to say regarding your experience in the Army?

Enlighten me please!

[Corvette Guy]

C_Hope

...but then again I'm only an AF brat Vette Guy ... thanks for your !

So now I know...

do you have anything to say regarding your experience in the Army?

Enlighten me please!

LOL, when it comes to shouting out Army lingo I always pause in fear of my USMC background [enlisted AD 1980-1988].

What specific questions do you have that I may enlighten you?

[myeire]

:doh: Hi!

I'm not a nursing student...yet, but hope to be one soon.

I was curious about something after reading the post by Corvette Guy.

He said:

Rumor has it my boots will see some sand 6 months after completion of the course. The duration would most likely be 12 months.

I am assuming you are talking about being sent over to Iraq?

What about the Navy? Do medical personel spend time in Iraq assigned to a ship or are there Navy medical facilities that you can be assigned to on land?

Hope it's not too dumb of a question. :doh:

Thanks!

MyEire

[Corvette Guy]

:doh: Hi!

I'm not a nursing student...yet, but hope to be one soon.

I was curious about something after reading the post by Corvette Guy.

He said:

I am assuming you are talking about being sent over to Iraq?

What about the Navy? Do medical personel spend time in Iraq assigned to a ship or are there Navy medical facilities that you can be assigned to on land?

Hope it's not too dumb of a question. :doh:

Thanks!

MyEire

LT Dan is more qualified to answer than I, regards to Navy Medical Officers.

[NavyCheerGirl]

:doh: Hi!

I'm not a nursing student...yet, but hope to be one soon.

I am assuming you are talking about being sent over to Iraq?

What about the Navy? Do medical personel spend time in Iraq assigned to a ship or are there Navy medical facilities that you can be assigned to on land?

Hope it's not too dumb of a question. :doh:

Thanks!

MyEire

As far as I know, I've gone to the local NROTC near my college, and from what I was told Navy nurses stay on bases. I'm going to be a nurse in the Navy and I was told of the three major bases that are very popular: Bethesda, MD; Portsmouth, VA; and San Diego, CA. If the Navy really needs you, only then will you be called to Iraq. Otherwise, count on being in the US, or even in other countries. Check out on the web for bases in the US and national. Again, as far as I was told, Navy nurses will stay in the US so you have nothing to worry about. And don't worry- it's not a dumb question. Better to be informed than not at all!

[NavyCheerGirl]

Oh Corvette Guy... I'm curious as to Army nursing. I did think about it until my dad said I'd be at the fronts being shot at. Is that true? Do you think the way the Army has its nursing set up is relatively equal to that of the Navy's? It would definitely sound pretty interesting and intense, especially if the Army nurses are in Iraq....