USNRN309

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1. Burned out and feeling trapped

   USNRN309 replied to USNRN309's topic in Government

   Everyone- Thanks for your advice. School is not an option yet, since I am still at my first duty station and Navy DUINS is an option after a second duty station (yes, I know about the one exception). I have however, found another way out. My curr...

2. What do you HATE to do at work?

   USNRN309 replied to mickeymouse1205's topic in General Nursing

   Meal trays, don't know why, but I can't stand them. Passing them, picking them up, menus, tallying I&Os, all of it. Something about that chore that drives me crazy.

3. Navy vs Air Force

   USNRN309 replied to sebioac's topic in Government

4. Civilian vs. Military Nursing Part II

   USNRN309 replied to jhawk07's topic in Government

   Navy pay is available as public knowledge. Log on to the DoD website at www.dod.mil/militarypay to see your base rate. You will start out as an O1 with less than 2. That is your taxable income. Also, you will receive $175 and some change a month ...

5. Question about cord gasses

   USNRN309 replied to doularoz's topic in NICU

   The OB's at my hospital sound like they trained with yours... we have a lot of 37 week inductions so they can deliver their own patients before going on vacation...In our nursery, we note cord gasses, but our pediatricians base care off what our babi...

6. Internship Program

   USNRN309 replied to sebioac's topic in Government

   I have been on active duty for over two years. I was not stationed at my first choice for duty stations, and I was not put into an area that I particularly wanted to work in. During week 5 of my new graduate orientation, I went to war. I got the "...

7. Internship Program

   USNRN309 replied to sebioac's topic in Government

   I am currently active duty Navy stationed with the Marine Corps. I have already deployed once to Iraq and am facing a second deployment back to that region. I'm not sure what internship program you are referring to with the Navy, there are many diffe...

8. Burned out and feeling trapped

   USNRN309 replied to USNRN309's topic in Government

   Renerian- Thank you for your comments, that is always nice to hear. You say you know burn out... what did you do to fix it? Or what do you know others have tried? Most of what I have read on solutions has been to change the work space, but since tha...

9. How hard is it to adjust to working overnight?

   USNRN309 replied to Karen06's topic in General Nursing

   As someone who has spent a few years rotating between 7a-7p and 7p-7a, I've learned a few things about adjusting to it. First of all, once I get past the first night of the rotation, I love it. There is less "interference" from higher up on the night...

10. 4 12s a week?

    USNRN309 replied to jaimealmostRN's topic in Emergency

    I work in a military hospital, and we work 7 12's every 14 days. Usually in this pattern: 2 on, 2 off, 3 on, 2 off, 2 on, 3 off. Looking at a calendar week, it comes out to 5 12s in one week, 2 in the other. Needless to say, one week is exhausting...

11. Tips and tricks of the trade

    USNRN309 replied to EFMBholder's topic in Government

    If you're looking for tricks/tips for in the field, anything goes. During my first deployment, creativity wasn't just the mother of invention, it was the supreme being. Some of the unusual things we've... since our smallest ET tube was a 7.5, a fo...

12. Newborn Resuscitation in the absence of a Peds Provider

    USNRN309 posted a topic in Safety

    I am an RN in a Level II Nursery. Occasionally, our peds provider does not stay in house while on call. The labor deck we request a nursery nurse to be in attendance for deliveries the suspect will require resuscitation (such a mec staining). While t...

13. Navy vs Air Force

    USNRN309 replied to sebioac's topic in Government

    I am a currently on active duty as a Navy nurse. My time is split between two main places. A Naval hospital, and with the Marine Corps. One thing to keep in mind when making your decision. The Marines are a department of the Navy and receive all ...

14. Burned out and feeling trapped

    USNRN309 posted a topic in Government

    I am a Navy nurse currently working in an undesirable department. For the past year, I have put in multiple requests to move to a preferred workspace. However, the "needs of the Navy" currently prevent any such workspace change. Over the past months,...