navynurse06

navynurse06

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  1. Navy Nurse Questions

    navynurse06 replied to belabelisa's topic in Government, Military

    Well I'm sure they are going to take in condsideration your manners and conduct while at the hospital. But we don't have an O Club at any of the navy bases in San Diego. The only O Club that I know...

  2. Navy Nurse Questions

    navynurse06 replied to belabelisa's topic in Government, Military

    Amen to what LCDR Dan said. Also, the weather is kinda of crappy right now here is San Diego. We've been having a thick marine layer, so it has been cooler than usual for this time of year. So just...

  3. My waiver went through!

    navynurse06 replied to smattles1of2's topic in Government, Military

    Congrats and good luck at MEPS & in school! ENS

  4. LPN to ASN programs in East TN?

    navynurse06 replied to WickedRedRN's topic in Tennessee Nursing

    ETSU has a LPN to BSN program that is 18 months long. I graduated with many people that completed this program. Here is a link to more info about the program:...

  5. Please share something GOOD that happened at work!

    navynurse06 replied to RNsRWe's topic in General Nursing

    let's see i have a few...more when i worked at the va with my veterans than since i've worked in ped...but that's neither here nor there.... anyhow...i had a female pt in the pcu when i worked there...

  6. Graduated Nursing School Today

    navynurse06 replied to Rme4life's topic in Government, Military

    Congrats to you!!! Graduation day from nursing school was the happiest day of may life...yes it ranks higher than my wedding day. I love my husband, but I work my orifice off for that degree. So...

  7. Moving to Tennessee

    navynurse06 replied to dougledavies's topic in Tennessee Nursing

    Johnson City Medical Center is a magent hospital, as well. Furthermore, they get a lot of trauma from all over Northeast TN, Southwest VA, and some places in western NC. If you are interested in...

  8. Song lyrics that remind you of nursing...

    navynurse06 replied to grace90's topic in Nursing Humor

    Here's a few : This is the 1st few lines in AFI's "Endlessly, She Said". "Walked into our world and made Horrible sounds. I can still hear them today (strangely they seem)..." "The Leaving Song Pt....

  9. Becoming a Nurse while in Military

    navynurse06 replied to cynthiakphoto's topic in Government, Military

    The navy's nurse candidate program is a great way to get assistance with paying for school. Here is a link to give you more info on that: http://www.navy.com/healthcareopportunities/nursecorps/ I...

  10. Song lyrics that remind you of nursing...

    navynurse06 replied to grace90's topic in Nursing Humor

    I totally agree with you on this one...Also MCR's "Cancer". Its very sad but reminds me of the some of the pts that I took care of at the

  11. ASVAB and degrees

    navynurse06 replied to NavyCheerGirl's topic in Government, Military

    Just to add to what GEN said...ASVAB as no wt on you "getting in to OIS". OIS is training all officers go through after they sign the paper work and get commission. ENS

  12. Delerium Tremens

    navynurse06 replied to nutribeat's topic in Psychiatric

    When I was in nursing school I worked as a Tech in the ICU/PCU at my local VA hospital. Needless to say we had a great deal of pts who where going through DTS from ETOH and drugs. These pts can be...

  13. No nursing schools at military academies?

    navynurse06 replied to NavyCheerGirl's topic in Government, Military

    Plus don't forget the various schools that have ROTC programs. Many schools with nursing programs have ROTC programs for the different

  14. VA in Hawaii

    navynurse06 replied to Juneria1's topic in Government, Military

    well with being a veteran you should get priority over other non-veterans that apply. at least that's what i recall from when i worked at the va; it seemed like they gave preference to applicants who...

  15. OIS Navy Internship questions

    navynurse06 replied to mamma3munchkins's topic in Government, Military

    Yes Sir, OIS no longer a walk in the park....so hopefully recruitiers will stop tell people that....I was so lied to! I had such a rude awaken when I got to OIS. So I try to tell people what is really...

  16. where have you deployed & been stationed?

    navynurse06 replied to crazylilkelly's topic in Government, Military

    The dog beaches are so cool. Even though we don't have a dog, we like to got the beaches and wishfully think about when we can have a dog again (not allowed in our

  17. Navy Nurse Questions

    navynurse06 replied to belabelisa's topic in Government, Military

    So your husband is a nurse in the navy? What area does he want to work in? I agree about the military housing thing. We didn't get it either. But since its just me and my husband I figured my chances...

  18. Any bets on how many things the movers break?

    navynurse06 replied to wtbcrna's topic in Government, Military

    I'll say 3 just because "3 is the magic number". We where lucky and only had one thing semi broken. My husband was able to fix it. We did get some new 'friends" with the move. Since our stuff was in...

  19. Navy Nurse Questions

    navynurse06 replied to belabelisa's topic in Government, Military

    Allison: I work in peds and we have a lot of LTJG's leaving this summer, plus we have 3 nurses transfering to PICU. (and hopefully I'll be going to the ER after I get back). That being said maybe you...

  20. OIS Navy Internship questions

    navynurse06 replied to mamma3munchkins's topic in Government, Military

    Allison, See my other post for info regarding the nurse intern program. OIS is a lot harder now than what it used to be. I graduated from OIS a yr ago. They now have red ropers that do the training,...

  21. Navy Nurse Questions

    navynurse06 replied to belabelisa's topic in Government, Military

    Sweetpotato: Keep the questions coming. I'll try to answer then as much as I can. I don't know how mucy access I'll have to the internet after 28 May (when I deploy). I wasn't for sure if you...

  22. Is one state license "better" then other?

    navynurse06 replied to Suninmyheart's topic in General Nursing

    As johnbee posted, there are several states with compact license. These types of licenses are really nice to have esp. if you want to travel among those states. I have a TN license (which is a compact...

  23. BSN programs with a another bach degree

    navynurse06 replied to abrainerd's topic in Tennessee Nursing

    ETSU in Johnson City has a good 2nd degree program. I graduated with several people who got their BSN this way. Its an 18 month long program. Here's a link for more details about the program:...

  24. Navy Nurse Questions

    navynurse06 replied to belabelisa's topic in Government, Military

    Sweetpotato, I don't have kids so that is not an issue for me. I have a husband but he can take care of himself without me. He did it before we were married and I'm sure he's capable of managing...

  25. Do you know a nurse who worked at a Veterans Administration hospital?

    navynurse06 replied to mikethern's topic in Government, Military

    I worked for the VA as a nurse tech while I was in nursing school and loved it. All the nurses that I worked with seem pretty happy working for the VA system. Of course they had some complaits (but...