AvaRN22 MSN, RN

I'm a newly commissioned Reservist trying to plan for ODS and have been searching for a straight answer on ODS costs and income. From what I have found so far, it looks like I'll be getting paid approximately $2000/mo while I'm at ODS and I will hav...

First off, thank you so much for answering our questions and congrats @daniel4navy!! How long does it take to go from signing the pre-commission documents for the Navy Reserve to actually getting sworn in and starting ODS? I have been waiting f...

Hi All, I would greatly appreciate your feedback on my Motivational Statement for the Navy Nurse Corps. My recruiter told me to that this statement should be 250 words, but this is 330 words and I am finding even longer example statements onli...

That's a good point.....with the large prevalence of Covid in the US, hardly anyone would qualify for military service at this point if it was a disqualifier. Thanks for your insight @jfratian. I'm going to heed your advice on this and just co...

After 6 months of credentialing, security clearance, interviews, MEPs, and the final board meeting, I will finally learn if I will receive a commission next week. Unfortunately, I just got Covid for the very first time last week. How will my...

Thank you for the feedback. Deployments are actually one of the reasons why I chose the Navy over the Air Force (which was my runner-up). The Navy seems to deploy more than AF, which is what I was looking for. I will see if I can mention that in ...

This is great information, thanks for the insight. I'm glad I have a some experience in most of those areas of nursing to mentally prepare me for deploying and having to adapt to another specialty. I will have to train and prepare to be able to do...

Hi All, I’m an L&D RN with 13 years of experience and am currently interested in pursing the Navy or Air Force as a Reservist and trying to decide between these two branches of the military. I have a few questions: (1) Air Force: Gi...

Thank you for your input, Demo, BSN! I decided to pursue the Navy Nurse Corps.

Hi All! I'm a high-risk OB RN with 3 years of experience in high-risk OB (i.e. high-risk antepartum and postpartum) and 5 years total RN experience. It's time for me to diversify my career and cross-train so that I can better serve and I saw that C...

I work directly with suspected covid patients at my hospital and I live and work at the epicenter of the covid outbreak in the Bay Area. I have the opposite problem, and actually had to turn down my dates, because I know I am a risk and I do it to p...

Hi Everyone, I'm an experienced RN who just recently changed to a new specialty 6 months ago. Everything has been going well until management put a Performance Improvement Plan (PIP) in place last week. My concern is that this PIP is partially pote...

Hi NerdyNurseMe, The outcome was very good for me. I followed some of the advice in this thread and it worked. I asked for help from my union and felt supported and guided by them. Here's what I did: I enhanced the management's vague PIP so that...

Hi Everyone! I've been to 3 different hospitals now as an L&D travel nurse and it's been interesting to see how different hospitals manage care. At my current hospital we use simple face masks instead of non-rebreather face masks for FHR decele...

Hi All, I was very excited to start L&D travel nursing at the beginning of the year. This has been my dream to do what I'm doing right now and I'm grateful for the experiences and opportunities I've had as a travel RN for the last 7 months. No...

You're wise to take into account your childbearing years and desire to settle down and get married as you contemplate travel nursing. I am a 33 year old Labor and Delivery travel nurse and I have never been married and I have no children and I would...

I'm having the same experience as a first-time traveler. I have 7 years of experience, all my certifications, etc., but I know that I am competing with RNs with many years of travel experience. One thing that I have done that has gotten me 2 interv...

I'm not at a teaching facility. We do cervical exams, place FSEs, IUPCs, Magnesium drips, Insulin drips, high-risk OB, etc. Since our OR and L&D are very busy all the time we have specialized OR and L&D staff for each area. Thanks for your ...

After 7 years in nursing and 2 years in L&D, I have finally decided to pursue travel nursing in L&D. I have my ACLS, RNC-OB, BLS, NRP, and have taken AWHONN's Advanced Fetal Heart Monitoring class. My hospital delivers over 9000 babies per ...

Great topic! Yes, as I new grad I would feel anxious caring for nurses as patients. As an experience RN, I actually enjoy caring for fellow RNs! Since we both "speak the same language" I connect with them and find them great to work with in collabor...

Klone, I have 4 years of inpatient high-risk antepartum experience.

After much encouragement from this thread, I approached the union for advice. My union representative informed me that since a Performance Improvement Plan is not considered a formal disciplinary action, I don't necessarily need union representation...

FlyingScot, I appreciate your thoughts. I have been keeping this to myself, wondering who I can trust/speak to in this situation. I am so glad I have not said a word to anyone yet, because upon further thought, I know you are right. Thanks for you...

Thank you for your thoughts on this, Jadelpn. Yes, I do have a union, but I have been unsure about approaching them because I fear that it will create even more tension with management. As for certification, I already have my RNC-OB and I plan to s...

I'm in San Diego and my last two boyfriends were Navy SEALS. There are a few military bases here so SEAL/RN and Navy/Marine and RN couples are common. We actually have a huge statue of a salior kissing a nurse here too by the bay! Not sure where ya'l...