Kisa12

I'm glad to know that this is possible, it is something to consider. Thank you so much, and if anyone else has anything else to add I will certainly be glad to read it.

Alright, I'm a freshly graduate RN who has been dating a Marine for over 4 years now. We are talking marriage, however him being based in various places is one thing we still find issue with. I'm quite used to waiting long periods of time before I see him, though if I can get a job overseas with him we'd both be more happy. So I was wondering what does a civilian RN go through in order to work on the military base? I imagine it is an individual process depending on the base... However, I am wondering if anyone out here knows if military bases hires civilian nurses to work on or around the bases, and where do I even go to apply for such a job. I plan on getting a years of experience in a state run mental hospital first before even attempting to apply for a hospital on a base, just because I imagine competition is very tough. ANY BIT OF INFORMATION IN REGARDS TO THIS WILL BE VERY HELPFUL!!

In my opinion, psych nursing isn't hard to get into. Most nurses don't want to work psych, so there is always a ton of openings, and the unit really could use the help. In psych they usually only take "medically stable" patients, that is patients that need minimal medical intervention. So medical training isn't all that important, knowledge of psych drugs, communication style, and a willingness to enforce boundaries and rules is what matters most in psych nursing. I love psych nursing 100% as it also hits home for me, and I hope you find a lot of enjoyment there.. just don't expect much in the ways of medical care for physical problems, because you don't get much of that. I don't know anything about rehab, so I can't really give you much help there.

One of my nursing instructors just says: "You can do anything for 2 weeks." She says to keep saying that every 2 weeks until you graduate. I'm a senior nursing student to, and all I want to do is graduate and become a psych nurse. It's frustrating for me because all we have left to learn is more physical problems and less mental, and I absolutely hate med/surg clinicals. When I get stressed I picture graduating and working in a psych ward.. and of course say "I can do anything for 2 weeks."

Alright, I'm going to give you a bit of a background of me so you'll better understand my motives to these questions. I am a nursing student who is about to finish up getting my associates degree (just a couple months to go!), I am also dating a Marine (talking about marriage), and is interested in joining the military to. I am aware that the Marines don't have nurses, they just borrow from the Navy which is why I picked Navy. I'm thinking about doing the Nurse Candidate Program when I get out of the ADN program. My questions: 1. Does the military at any time let you pick what kind of nursing that you do? Psych nursing is a bit of a calling to me, so if I can pick psych I'd be really happy. If I can't I'm find with it, but I would be super happy if I can pick. 2. How well are the military (in general) are about placing married couples at least near one another? 3. If you are a military nurse what are the average hours that you work? 4. If you are a military nurse what are anything important do you think I should know before going forward with this plan? --------------------------- I like to get a good picture of something before I go into it. So, thanks for your help.