izzycatswimRN

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1. MD license by endorsment

   izzycatswimRN replied to izzycatswimRN's topic in Maryland

   When I applied I asked if I had to have a maryland license since I am military. I was told I had to have one by the admissions department. Ill call again tmrw and double check though.

2. MD license by endorsment

   izzycatswimRN posted a topic in Maryland

   Hi everyone! I'm currently a military RN stationed in Maryland. I'm about to start grad school at UMD this fall and need a Maryland nursing license. I have two questions that I can't get an answer to. Why I apply for licensure via endorsement does my...

3. New to Navy, ODS, Portsmouth-need any help?

   izzycatswimRN replied to Sw88tpea's topic in Government

   Hello! I'm currently stationed at Walter Reed Bethesda. Been here slightly more than 2 years. Not sure who told you there are no housing options near base because there are a ton! I lived in DC proper my first year and took the train. I currently li...

4. New to Navy, ODS, Portsmouth-need any help?

   izzycatswimRN replied to Sw88tpea's topic in Government

   I'm currently stationed at Bethesda and have been for over a year now. I just want to throw out there the CNTP is 25 weeks....BUT it's not 25 weeks of floating all over the hospital. I was one of the last bunches to do the original 10 week intern per...

5. High school junior considering nursing - best Georgia undergrad programs?

   izzycatswimRN replied to jenjen830's topic in Georgia

   I went to nursing school at Georgia State so I'm a little biased.

6. Graduating BSN, then ODS right after..need advice

   izzycatswimRN replied to VentcSN's topic in Government

   As a whole ODS wasn't hard to me at all. The worst parts for me were getting up at 4am every day and only eat three meals a day. I'm more of a multiple small meals throughout the day kind of person. My body never adjusted to it. Otherwise it's a lot ...

7. Considering navy. Pros. Cons? Kids.

   izzycatswimRN replied to ohmg's topic in Government

   When people talk about collaterals I guess they could be extra duties like BLS/ACLS instructor. When you get assigned a floor you get a collateral for that unit. Currently, we have people dealing with supply, PFA coordinator, training folder manager,...

8. Navy RN

   izzycatswimRN replied to Student nurse SB's topic in Government

   I am also an ENS at a major military medical facility. No I don't have kids. If you count moving nearly 1000 miles away from all my family then yes? Otherwise I have a live-in boyfriend. He's gone more than I am of late. I'm usually at the hospital a...

9. ODS Uniforms

   izzycatswimRN replied to NewNavyRN's topic in Government

   I'm not sure that accounts for the new uniforms everyone gets now starting with my class back in March. You get two sets of khakis, summer whites, dress whites, dress blues, and two pairs of blue digitals. Add the cost of all the alterations that wil...

10. ODS Uniforms

    izzycatswimRN replied to NewNavyRN's topic in Government

    You will pay out of pocket. While there, you can open a Star account credit card and you'll get a 10% discount on your first purchase...so long as you hold off and let that purchase be your uniforms. Otherwise you can expect to pay about 2000 for uni...

11. Which are the best and worth Nursing schools in GA?

    izzycatswimRN replied to khuship's topic in Georgia

    For what it's worth, I graduated from Georgia State's nursing school. Maybe the gen ed profs outside of the SON are a pain (lord knows most of mine were and that's saying something since I transferred into State from Georgia Tech, notorious for annoy...

12. Questions re: Clinicals

    izzycatswimRN replied to Blessone's topic in Georgia

    Ga State start as one 8 hr for basic skills and assessment if I remember correctly. They you move in to two 8 hour clinicals a week during psych and medsurg (if you have those in the regular semester. Summer semseters do 12 hr shifts). Third semester...

13. GSU ACE option

    izzycatswimRN replied to sohee's topic in Georgia

    shot you an email. it's from a gmail account.

14. GSU ACE option

    izzycatswimRN replied to sohee's topic in Georgia

    You can PM me if you would like. I did the ACE program at Ga State. Just finished back this past December.

15. Navy Orders?

    izzycatswimRN replied to MURunner86's topic in Government

    It took a number of weeks for my orders to come through the pipeline after I heard from my detailer where he was sending me.