Purple_Demon_RN

A downside with Bethesda for new nurses coming in is their internship program. At the other hospitals, Portsmouth and San Diego, their orientation process only lasts about ten weeks and mainly consists of training on the unit you're assigned too. At ...

Like I told MB last night, the Navy has several subspecialty codes for nurses. There are subspecialty codes for PACU nurses and the subspecialty codes are different from critical care nurses. If you're asking me whether or not the navy has a need for...

You have to have a certain amount of posts

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Hahaha, do I come off as a lady? That's funny because I'm actually a guy. Anyways, I think I see now why some people get mad at my initial response because I have looked through the rest of the allnurses site. I can see that a lot of people are havin...

So I'm a little surprised by that reply. I have to say it seems like either something was misunderstood on purpose or just completely overlooked. I think I make it pretty clear that the CCRN is not that bad and the only people that fail are those tha...

So with what you were asking there are minimums, but with budget cuts and the nursing shortage finally being found out to be a myth, here is what you need to know. If you are not in the nurse candidate program, the Navy will not take you right out of...

I'm not MU Runner86, but we are acquainted. I can tell you that our experiences (mine and Mu Runner86's) are very similar, albeit still different. I am currently a Critical Care Nurse in the US Navy and I work at Walter Reed Military Medical Center. ...

Would anyone who recently graduated form ODS mind posting any of their experiences on this thread? The more detailed the merrier

LunahRN always has a lot of good information on this subject, but here is what I can tell you about anticipating getting in on the Navy side, with a little bit of AF too. DO NOT talk to regular recruiters. They are there for the enlisted personnel on...

ODS January second, then Bethesda in Critical Care

Since you just graduated MURunner86, how strict are they about the body fat regulations there? Do you need good-low for the first prt?

Here's my clear and concise background. I graduated with my BSN in December 2010. I work in the MICU that has 10 beds, but the total number of ICU beds in the hospital I work for is 30. I am 23 and have no medical or criminal problems. I don't have m...

I was professionally recommended in June, and then final-selected in July. The thing is that you can be professionally recommended all day, but you still won't go until you're final selected. I read a guy's post on here that was professionally recom...

Well I've been final selected now, but I won't be commissioned until October. What's funny about when I made that post is that my recruiter called me that day and we've remained in touch ever since. He actually is a good recruiter and when I call him...

I have 6 months of critical care experience and I was pro-selected for the last board in June. I could be taken at any time but the program director said that they'll have a better idea in August of if and when I might get to go to ODS. What does thi...

I would if I could, but I can't

I didn't ask, but it's starting to look like I'll be in the October 13th class

A woman came in because she stepped on a thumb tack. The 0.25 cm thumb tacks.

My recruiter told me the commissioning date is September 30th, so I don't know if we can go to ODS before then, but I would like to. Also, post on here when you talk to your detailer.

I had to fill out a reconsideration form and that was it

No ideas as to what areas are in need. I can tell you that my person-to-person interview was with a LCDR that was always in critical care and he told me that regardless of your duty station, critical care is the first to be deployed

Awesome. I saw a few of the next ods dates on the Navy.mil website. It's September 11th, October 13th, and sometime in November. When do you think you'll be going?

It takes about 6 weeks to find out whether or not you've been selected. Unfortunately, you don't stand a real chance of getting in without a RN license. There are people out there with years of experience that are getting waitlisted right now. Don't ...

Are you in critical care?