jrg127

jrg127 has 6 years experience and specializes in Certified Pediatric Nurse (CPN).

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1. finally a NICU nurse!

   jrg127 replied to Semper_Gumby's topic in NICU

   Congratulations!!! It took me 6 years of being an RN and about 4 years of active duty to get to the NICU - I start next month! I look forward to hearing about your first few weeks!

2. Switching to neonatal nursing

   jrg127 replied to bmacadams's topic in NICU

   Hi bmacadams! I would recommend maybe taking NRP (neonatal resuscitation program) and a fetal monitoring course - both certifications are used in MBU.. NRP for NICU. I found myself thrown into mother/baby. L&D and NICU once I joined the military....

3. 8 Jul ODS

   jrg127 replied to jrg127's topic in Government

   sw88tpea - as im packing up everything for shipment to San Diego, I'm reading my orders and am a little confused. In regards to my flight from home to there, do I set that up or is this something they go over during ODS? Thanks!

4. 8 Jul ODS

   jrg127 replied to jrg127's topic in Government

   utamaverick I'm not sure if July ODS filled completely or not. The ODS dates are 12 Aug and 9 Sep. Goodluck with NCLEX :)

5. Patience pays off - Navy Nurse Corps

   jrg127 replied to jrg127's topic in Government

   Thank you! When meeting with a recruiter it helps to have some questions written down, do your research too since a lot of info can be found on the navy website. But most of my questions were based off the info shared on the website. Such as requirem...

6. 8 Jul ODS

   jrg127 posted a topic in Government

   Anyone else going to ODS 8 July ? :)

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

   jrg127 replied to Sw88tpea's topic in Government

   Thanks sw88tpea! :)

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

   jrg127 replied to Sw88tpea's topic in Government

   dumb question - I live within driving distance to Newport (Boston), my question is.. is it okay for me to drive down there? and if so, whats the situation with having your car on base? Thanks!

9. Patience pays off - Navy Nurse Corps

   jrg127 replied to jrg127's topic in Government

   Tell them that it definitely takes a long time and its a lot of paperwork and running around, but its definitely worth it. Being proactive during the process definitely helps, but also waiting around is sort of part of it too. I had started the proce...

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

    jrg127 replied to Sw88tpea's topic in Government

    Thank you for posting all this great information! I did Direct Accession too and received my orders as of 14 May. I report to ODS on 8 July and report to San Diego 20 August. I'm very excited, and so thankful that you posted this information on ODS b...

11. Patience pays off - Navy Nurse Corps

    jrg127 replied to jrg127's topic in Government

    thank you guys! Mintyfreshness - best of luck with the ADN program :) thats very exciting! If you put your mind to it, you can do anything (cheesy but true). I officially received my orders: ODS 8 July, graduated 10 August and I report to San Diego...

12. Patience pays off - Navy Nurse Corps

    jrg127 replied to jrg127's topic in Government

    Thank you Josh! Im sure I'll have plenty more questions for you in the coming weeks. I appreciate it!

13. Patience pays off - Navy Nurse Corps

    jrg127 posted a topic in Government

    Hi Everyone! So I had applied for the Navy Nurse Corps about a year and a half ago.. while I was still in nursing school. After graduating with my BSN, obtaining my RN and sending out a bunch of resumes and applications to kill some time, I finally a...

14. Navy Orders?

    jrg127 replied to MURunner86's topic in Government

    Im currently waiting to hear back in regards to the Board -- how long did it take for you guys to hear that you were in once your kit went to the Board?? Thanks!

15. What is the exact training for a Navy RN.

    jrg127 replied to warnbrit's topic in Government

    I'm currently waiting to hear back from my recruiters as to whether or not I'm in and if I'm leaving for ODS in Oct - when did you submit your kit to the board? I'm just anxious to hear back from them.