PaCe23

thanks for your responses! yes i think it is a good idea to knock out some classes out the way and pursue RN since i am already in the medical field, i really do like what i do and i think progressing in it would help and be able to learn a lot more. I will look into finding some colleges that will accept the corpsman title as a way of knocking maybe a couple classes as well. Not sure how the whole thing would work, but thanks again!

hello, im currently a navy corpsman which is the equivalent to cna, i have read a lot of cna threads and info of the job description of a cna, and i worry that once i leave the military behind that i wont be able to do as much as i do now, i currently work in a postpartum unit but i deal a lot with foleys and lab draws and also IV insertion, these things are considered in our scope of practice, i am also acls certified and can read basic ekgs, the 12 leads still confuse me lol, my ideal place to work is in the icu unit, i have read several job descriptions for cnas in this area and seems like they are very limited to what they can and cannot do, i have also assisted in PICC line placements, i just worry that if i do get out of the military i wont be able to do as much as i do now and be limited to what i can and cannot do since i will be considered a cna, thanks a lot for any info and answers ahead of time!.