romaniam

romaniam has 2 years experience and specializes in NICU.

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1. Schofield Barracks, HI

   romaniam replied to KaylaNelson07's topic in Government

   Hi Kayla, It is very difficult to find a staff nurse position in Hawaii without having connections, even more so without a BSN. Tripler does not hire new grads and does not have a new grad program. So, military spouse preference will get you no where...

2. Air Force Nursing questions

   romaniam replied to psycheab's topic in Government

   It's not written anywhere or officially acknowledged that as a spouse you get an edge. But you are interviewing with a real person and real people are reviewing your application. So, being a spouse and being experienced with military life can give yo...

3. Longing and Wanting

   romaniam replied to vanesp's topic in Ob/Gyn

   I suggest going to the hospital and looking for the manager and just introduce yourself. It will show that you have initiative and are truly interested. I had one manager tell me that she would be impressed if someone actually did that. What have you...

4. ICU Air Force

   romaniam replied to bryango's topic in Government

   I can't believe they're giving you a hard time about the LASIK. I had LASIK done and had no records because the place I did it went out of business. So MEPS referred me to an ophthalmologist and SG cleared me. Your recruiter should be able to tell y...

5. Army spouse

   romaniam replied to KaylaNelson07's topic in Government

   I am an Army spouse and have been licensed for almost 7 years, but in that time I've only accumulated a few months short of three years experience. However, I chose to move back home each time my husband deployed, which is why I have so little experi...

6. Single parent military nursing?

   romaniam replied to UncreativeUsername's topic in Government

   I'm reading all of the responses to your post and it can be very confusing.I don't know the answer to your question. But I have a few words of advice. Being a single mom and a nurse will be difficult whether you're a civilian or military...being a si...

7. First Nursing Job/Getting in the Air Force

   romaniam replied to UCAFblue's topic in Government

   I agree, once you're in and in med/surg, I'm doubtful about your chances of switching.I started out in Mother/Baby for a few months and then I got a NICU job and have been doing NICU and/or nursery since.Good luck. I'm sure everything will work out f...

8. First Nursing Job/Getting in the Air Force

   romaniam replied to UCAFblue's topic in Government

   Hmm...that's a tough question, since you're already an alternate. But I'll give you my two cents worth since I am a NICU nurse and will be heading to COT in March.Fact is, it's almost February. If you are lucky enough to land a NICU job as a new grad...

9. Navy Nurse Corps... Should I or Shouldn't I??? Need help!

   romaniam replied to SeminoleNurse90's topic in Government

   Are you currently working in maternal/child health? I believe it's easier to choose your specialty if you have experience in the area you want to go into...and it would be better to have a minimum of one year experience. One year of civilian experie...

10. Air Force Nurse

    romaniam replied to rwagner's topic in Government

    My husband is active duty Army enlisted and I applied to the Air Force with the plan of my husband separating from the Army upon my entry into the Air Force? However, due to circumstances my husband reenlisted and I was not planning on going military...

11. New Graduate Nurse

    romaniam replied to Kayla0120's topic in NICU

    To be quite honest with you, it sounds to me like you might find bedside nursing more fulfilling. In my limited experience I rarely saw NPs at the bedside unless we solicited their assistance. And of course, when they did their assessments. But it re...

12. New Graduate Nurse

    romaniam replied to Kayla0120's topic in NICU

    Is it an option to slow down your pursuit of the DNP? It sounds like you're putting a lot of pressure on yourself. And, from experience, it's not easy to manage a marriage long distance. If you're willing to postpone your DNP, you can try securing a ...

13. Med/surg to NICU

    romaniam replied to longroadtoRN's topic in NICU

    Having a med-surg background is helpful because it gave you a solid background in nursing. I'm assuming you understand the rationales, etc behind the tasks you performed and understand the disease processes. So, you shouldn't have a problem because y...

14. Probiotics in the NICU? What's been your experience?

    romaniam replied to jpeters84's topic in NICU

    I worked on a unit that used probiotics. I wasn't there that long, but we still had patients who developed NEC, perfed and developed obstructions.It can also be difficult to administer. If you're not careful it will plug up your OG/NG tubing.

15. New NICU nurse in training. Excited, yet overwhelmed!

    romaniam replied to elliern88's topic in NICU

    I wouldn't say that I'm experienced, but I've been in NICU for more than a year (although it's over a span of several years and several jobs).But everyone has those days, it's just the nature of our job. It sounds like you did a great job and perseve...