smattles1of2

smattles1of2 has 2 years experience.

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1. What does S/P mean?

   smattles1of2 replied to lindsmith88's topic in Student Assist

   Thank you! I appreciate it!

2. What does S/P mean?

   smattles1of2 replied to lindsmith88's topic in Student Assist

   I am trying to pre-plan for clinical tomorrow and in the history of present illness it says: "57 year old male S/P distal pancreatectomy." What does the "S/P" stand for? I should have asked the nurses in the hospital but I didn't. Next time I wi...

3. Medically Disqualified

   smattles1of2 replied to Finalapproach's topic in Government

   Kidney stones are waiverable. I am living proof. I got a waiver. You just have to fight it. My first recruiter said I was dq'd but I got a new recruiter and they submitted the request for a waiver and I got it. Tell your recruiter to look at COM...

4. navy nursing questions...

   smattles1of2 replied to lalalatl's topic in Government

   Just make sure you talk to a Medical Officer Recruiter. You can talk to a recruiter now, even when you are in nursing school. While you are in school you can do the Nurse Candidate Program and get money each month or wait until you graduate and get...

5. navy nursing questions...

   smattles1of2 replied to lalalatl's topic in Government

   Navy nurses go to ODS, not OCS. And once you are at ODS you'll be glad you didn't go to OCS...holy cow, that looked scary! haha You pretty much have to be in standards which you can find by googling "navy PRT standards." At ODS my class didn't real...

6. Just graduated from ODS!

   smattles1of2 replied to smattles1of2's topic in Government

   Commissioning for me took like 30 minutes! My processor faxed me some forms, I signed them and faxed them back. Good luck!! I hope you get all this done soon.

7. Navy Advancement Past O4

   smattles1of2 replied to studentnurse100's topic in Government

   There are many captains at my hospital!

8. Applebee's salutes the military on Veteran's Day

   smattles1of2 replied to rn/writer's topic in Government

   It was way too crowded, so I had to pass it up. I'm all for free food, but my kids aren't one to wait! ha

9. Just graduated from ODS!

   smattles1of2 replied to smattles1of2's topic in Government

   I got a sponsor a few weeks before I left. Some people didn't get one at all. When you are at ODS you'll have a day where you meet with some other navy nurses and chat about the profession and they'll ask if you got a sponsor and will try and help ...

10. Just graduated from ODS!

    smattles1of2 replied to smattles1of2's topic in Government

    I don't think I would call it easy, just that we were a good group and "earned" to have PT on our own. We were still pretty busy. Just had to work in PT at night. Midwesternboy, make sure when they are packing up your stuff they label the box an...

11. Navy BEFORE or AFTER bsn???

    smattles1of2 replied to TellyTelz's topic in Government

    If you wait until you graduate, you can commission as a Direct Accession and get a $20 or $30k bonus depending on how many years you commit too. You can also get your student loans paid off (if there is money available) causing your agreement to ext...

12. Just graduated from ODS!

    smattles1of2 replied to smattles1of2's topic in Government

    Sassysailor, 1. I am hoping to go to ODS in January and I'm a straight southern gurl! Was the dorms really cold? What about the Pt gear was it thick. I am trying to start running in the mornings when its cold because I am stiff as a brick when its ...

13. Just graduated from ODS!

    smattles1of2 replied to smattles1of2's topic in Government

    Cool! Good luck! Oh, by the way, when you get to ODS and have your PSD brief, they'll give you a form to fill out so you can get an allowance for food, etc. while you are at ODS. You get about $430 which shows up during week 2. The big thing to r...

14. Just graduated from ODS!

    smattles1of2 replied to smattles1of2's topic in Government

    Oops, I skipped your question 3. 3. How much did you bring to cover costs until you got paid? How much were the uniforms? I initially had $300 in cash. Someone was assigned to handle money, so you give $20 or $40 or whatever to him/her and then ever...

15. Just graduated from ODS!

    smattles1of2 replied to smattles1of2's topic in Government

    Congrats! 1. Any helpful hints, things to bring/not to bring, any advice on ODS? -lets see, have you checked out the website (OTCN or something)? it has a list of useful things to bring. I would bring some civilian clothes since you get to wear the...