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.
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...
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...
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...
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 ...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...