Cruise Nurse Great job

[phdr]

Hi ,

Just was wondering if at all any one has ever thought of working on one of the biggest cruise lines.

[Courtney_1025]

Hi Skylark,

I see from your post that you embarked on Cruise nursing in 2012. I was wondering if you'd tell me about your experience now? I've always been interested in this type of nursing. I have only 2+ years of medicine experience in a acute care hospital with no ACLS training but would be willing to do more in order to get a job cruise nursing. Do you mind telling me what you, or other nurses had as background in nursing before your departure? I'd appreciate answers to any of the above questions

Thanks!!

[skylark, BSN, RN]

I didnt stay very long.

Not so much the work, it was pretty routine and definitely not challenging, but just the boredom of living underwater and rarely seeing daylight.

12 hour shifts, some of which can be on call rather than in the med center, but I got bored quickly, it was more like home health than anything else, lots of unwell COPDs, some chronic wound management, but mostly diarrhea!

The ship only spends a few hours in each port, and the crew are the last to leave and the first back, so often I only had one or two hours in a port, barely enough time to clear security and leave the port. We could not all leave at every port, it was a rota basis for which nurse went shore at which port.

My cabin was comfortable enough, but it was next to the med center, and the dining room was on the same corridor, so most of the time it was more like living in a submarine than a ship.

I think this job would be fun for a couple or a group of friends, who are happy spending their time off socializing on their own corridor, and don't have any great desire to explore.

[nicobear3]

Hi guys have been given a job as a RN ont he cruise ship Eltion from carnival...... Has anyone worked on this ship?? I am excited and nervous too. Any advise would help please .....!!!!

[skylark, BSN, RN]

Hi guys have been given a job as a RN ont he cruise ship Eltion from carnival...... Has anyone worked on this ship?? I am excited and nervous too. Any advise would help please .....!!!!

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