doc86

Hi im close to being honorably discharged from the united states navy, im looking at getting a job as an lvn to actully have a medical job while im going to Nursing school, im kinda of confused as to how the transition works, do i need the college credits to challenge a board or can i just challenge with my experience as a corpsman, ive been reading alot of links and it says millitary service in a hospital is good, also 1 year of bedside care, ive done all that, and im also currently doing the line corpsman thing in iraq. Im just confused on what i need to do i love the job and i dont want to get rusty, also any advice on NICU/ICU nursing would be awsome. -doc D

hey all im a navy corpsman currently , and iam intrested in becoming a nurse, just wondering what i need to do to prepare my self and what classes i have to take. I have 3 1/2 years experince with patient care working in wards like postpartum...yeah real manly but i learned alot, Med/surg, various clinic settings doing sutures and basic sick call stuff like sutures,wart removal and the sniffles, and currently i work in a pediactric clinic. Im really intrested in NICU/ICU kinda of stuff and i just want to know how to get started in the carrer. (any input from corpsman who went nurse would be great!) much appreciated! Doc