Hello I'm Steve. Though born and raised in the Midwest, I have traveled all over the world with the US Military. A former Maryville University Nursing student, I am returning to finish my BSN at UMSL after six years of deployment .
Last week one of our surgeons did an emergency colonoscopy for a GI bleed in the CCU. It was late and the call nurse was already working on a load of ortho cases that had been on all day. The...
soldiermedic1 replied to VanessaRenee's topic in Texas Nursing
The application process is simple. CSR opens the application online for 1 month for applicants. My dates were the 1st-31st of March. I applied on the 1st because I wanted to show i was super...
soldiermedic1 replied to VanessaRenee's topic in Texas Nursing
I was one of the 18 people who was accepted into the latest Christus Santa Rosa Versant residency program. Pay is much higher than my cohorts in St. Louis (where I graduated with my BSN). We are...
Thanks Rich...congrats to you and good luck to Iseeyou. Texas may have a large amount of GN positions, but not here in San Antonio. Christus only accepted 18 grads into the Versant program, so it was...
Lucky you. My school just mailed my information to the TX board yesterday. I was offered a spot in the Christus Santa Rosa Versant program, but I have to have my license in hand by the 29th of June....
I myself am a 34 year old graduate (17 days), and this is my 2nd career. I think it all depends on what you like to do. You likely know that you must spend a few years in the ICU to be accepted into...
soldiermedic1 replied to soldiermedic1's topic in Texas Nursing
Thanks for the reply. I have a few questions though. In Missouri, the MO Board of Nursing authorizes you to take the NCLEX exam after it receives your transcripts from your university. You submit...
Greetings all, I am in my last semester in the BSN program at the University of Missouri in St. Louis. Upon finishing finals, I will be heading to San Antonio, TX to be with my wife and son. The...
soldiermedic1 replied to soldiermedic1's topic in General Students
Exactly, and thank you for this comment. I am not asking anyone to do anything, and only wanted a point in the direction. This class is online, and the instructor has not responded via email or...
I am taking a nursing informatics course over the summer that normally is taken after your first year of clinical courses. I start clinical courses this fall, and I am having a little trouble with my...
soldiermedic1 replied to 2012RN2b's topic in General Nursing
My physical and titers were done the week after I received my paperwork. At this point I only need my CPR re-certification. I need to get to school for books, student ID, and parking passes though....
soldiermedic1 replied to 2012RN2b's topic in General Nursing
It's starting to look up. I received a call from UMSL that the professor who teaches nutrition will allow me to take it as an independent study. I am planning on heading to UMSL on Monday for my...