Everyone- Thanks for your advice. School is not an option yet, since I am still at my first duty station and Navy DUINS is an option after a second duty station (yes, I know about the one...
USNRN309 replied to mickeymouse1205's topic in General Nursing
Meal trays, don't know why, but I can't stand them. Passing them, picking them up, menus, tallying I&Os, all of it. Something about that chore that drives me
Navy pay is available as public knowledge. Log on to the DoD website at www.dod.mil/militarypay to see your base rate. You will start out as an O1 with less than 2. That is your taxable income....
The OB's at my hospital sound like they trained with yours... we have a lot of 37 week inductions so they can deliver their own patients before going on vacation...In our nursery, we note cord gasses,...
I have been on active duty for over two years. I was not stationed at my first choice for duty stations, and I was not put into an area that I particularly wanted to work in. During week 5 of my new...
I am currently active duty Navy stationed with the Marine Corps. I have already deployed once to Iraq and am facing a second deployment back to that region. I'm not sure what internship program you...
Renerian- Thank you for your comments, that is always nice to hear. You say you know burn out... what did you do to fix it? Or what do you know others have tried? Most of what I have read on...
As someone who has spent a few years rotating between 7a-7p and 7p-7a, I've learned a few things about adjusting to it. First of all, once I get past the first night of the rotation, I love it. There...
USNRN309 replied to jaimealmostRN's topic in Emergency
I work in a military hospital, and we work 7 12's every 14 days. Usually in this pattern: 2 on, 2 off, 3 on, 2 off, 2 on, 3 off. Looking at a calendar week, it comes out to 5 12s in one week, 2 in...
If you're looking for tricks/tips for in the field, anything goes. During my first deployment, creativity wasn't just the mother of invention, it was the supreme being. Some of the unusual things...
I am an RN in a Level II Nursery. Occasionally, our peds provider does not stay in house while on call. The labor deck we request a nursery nurse to be in attendance for deliveries the suspect will...
I am a currently on active duty as a Navy nurse. My time is split between two main places. A Naval hospital, and with the Marine Corps. One thing to keep in mind when making your decision. The...
I am a Navy nurse currently working in an undesirable department. For the past year, I have put in multiple requests to move to a preferred workspace. However, the "needs of the Navy" currently...