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So glad to here I'm not the only one doing Neuro ICU to prep for CRNA school. My goal is to do overtime and floating to the SICU and do SICU with U.S. Army Nurse Corps reserve ( I commission next month). Hope all this experience, along with my previo...

Hi, I'm in a similar situation. I live in Stafford VA, currently an army reserve nurse and trying to prepare for direct ascension CRNA school. I'm very familiar with the VA and DC hospitals. In D.C the ones to look at are... Georgetown George Washing...

so psyched!! my recruiter received my offical nurse corps reserve packet today and my physical is next week. i think figured out what I am going to wear to the physical, nice but casual for comfort. Cami with a nice dressy pull over fall sweater, nea...

Processing my Army Nurse Corps reserve application right now and go for my physical next week. Just wanting to know... 1. How long does the physical take (hours)? I know it starts at 06:45... 2. What should I wear to go to the physical? 3. What is in...

Wow! thanks for the info again. So hoping I'm not PMSing the week of my physical. That'll add another 5 lbs. Definitely don't need that! I'll certainly ask about the tour at Ft. Sam Houston. Everyone does nurse corps reserve OBC there?

Thanks everyone for your info and advise!! So appreciated!! I live in Stafford, VA so my physical is going to be in Richmond at Ft. Lee. There is no medical center at Ft. Lee to my knowledge, so I don't know if there is going to be a tour or anything...

hi everyone, i just had my meeting today with my Army healthcare recruiter. Now that the meeting is over, and I have had time to process all the info, I have a couple of questions. i am an experience ICU step down RN and in-patient OB RN. Basically, ...

Go Army Reserve as a commissioned officer. Then make it very well know your plans to attend AMEDD CRNA school. Get into CRNA school. As a SRNA you are active duty, but not deployable. Average length of time for an active duty nurse trying to go to CR...

Looking at Army nurse corps reserve and active duty army nurse corps. My decision is going to be ultimately decided based on what my spouse does. He is going active duty aviation. My question is how easy is it to transition from reserve to active dut...

Thanks for your post. This is the info I've been looking for. would love to chat when you get a chance. Your wealth of knowledge here would be greatly appreciated. Right now I'm dealing with swiss cheese. Have some of the info and facts straight as w...

Thanks so much. This is exactly what I understood and figured the way it would be. in our situation. I give up CRNA school so i can complete my masters while still living with him at Ruckers. i can do FNP or CNS or nursing administration instead. my ...

Thanks so much, every bit of info helps as I put this info puzzle together. Recruiters only give you half of the info, not all the ins and outs of each step. Thinking of calling a second recruiter for a second opinion to compare notes from the first....

Hi everyone, So I recently spoke to my local Army Nurse Recruiter here in Virginia and i have my first official meeting with him in about at week, June 2nd. I am pretty psyched!! In preparation for this meeting, i would like to call out to all my mil...

Same question here!! I have my Army reserve meeting in a week or so!! Any info would be greatly appreciatedfrom all you Army RNs out there!! When I have my meeting I will definitely post all info to help you out too!! Emily

Hi, I'm looking for any and all advice to help me figure out the pro's and cons of each branch nurse corp. I have always dreamed of military nursing but put by spouses army career before mine. He is finishing up school with his GI bill scholarship a...

Hi, I went to Germanna and graduated in '04. with my ADS nursing, RN. Loved the program. Any nursing program is going to kick your butt, there is no way around it. It's meant to. and when you graduate you will be so thankful they did!! NCLEX will be ...

Hey, Looking for advice from anyone familiar with the Geogetown Univ. CRNA program. I live an hour from there. Have a 2.5 yeat hx. in cardiac/neurosurgery ICU stepdown and also a year of L&D. I was introduced to the CRNA option while in L&D b...

Hi, I work at Mary Washington Hospital in the Labor and Delivery Dept. So I work with the NICU there everyday. Everyone I work with from there is absolutely great. It's a busy place, but very, very nice. The L&D is approx. 12-14 beds, and then a ...

P.S. it's late at night and I can't spell!! Heehee

Hey eyeryone. Quick Question. Wondering if there is out there anyone who has had L&D experience working in the ED? I started out with 2.5 years of critical care in cardiac and neuro, then transferred to L&D for the experience b/c I couldn't g...

Yup, I already have BLS, ACLS, telemetry, NRP, the critical care core curriculum and PNIP (Perinatal internship) all undermy belt. The only thing I'm missing is PALS. And yes, I am employed at Mary Washington Hospital. So far, so good. They have been...

You might want to try MCV-Medical Center of Virginia. It is attached to Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond. There is Martha Jefferson Hospital, HCA hospitals, Henrico hospital, a liitle farther north (45miles) is Medicorp's Mary Washington ...

New to OB, but not nursing. I've used the invision and MAC system in critical care and now that I'm in OB the complete care center uses QS. NICU, nursery, mother/baby, L&D, the OB OR's, and OB triage. It's a pretty good system and as the patient ...