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I used the Post 911 GI Bill for my undergraduate degree. It is a great program that allowed me to graduate debt free. Be aware though that initial processing times take forever. As example I first applied in August and received a back pay check for tuition and housing in December. I used the program while getting my ADN and they were always late and I had to pay tuition out of pocket and then I was reimbursed. Once I switched to my local university though they waived the tuition and allowed me to attend classes while they waited for payment. I know several vets that had to drop from school because of the inability to pay the tuition and couldn't wait for the housing allowance. This is a great program that you earned they are just very slow and not helpful or understanding when you call. My heart aches for the troops who cannot attend or have to drop bc the government or schools ineptitude.

What area do you live? southern West Virginia Is it having a Nursing shortage or an abundance? Shortage in a lot of areas with pockets of abundance in certain areas. If you are having a shortage what incentives are being offered to new employees? Sign on bonuses of $5000. Are facilities increasing their pay? I wish. We are still very low paid in comparison to the rest of the country. If you are having an over abundance, have you noticed a difference in how facilities treat their employees? They are equal opportunity, they treat everyone like crap. If you are not employed, how long have you been looking? Most new graduates have little problem finding a position but I have noticed that they are hiring less new graduates and are BSN preferred . Thank You All For Your Time :)

So they shouldn't be comfortable?

I think that if they were hospice and it was a scheduled dose you should have given it. Once a chronically ill patient is in pain it is twice as hard to get them out of pain. Just my opinion though

All the nursing classes are online but the University limits the amount of credits you can transfer. I would check out Ohio University. They are online and cheaper plus classes are 5 weeks long.

I am in my last semester of my RN to BSN through Marshall. I really love the school and the program but be warned a lot of the classes are gonna have to be done on site. If you do not have stats, speech, sociology, microbiology with a lab component, chemistry, and a couple of art classes you will have to take those. This program is very rigorous and requires that you do tons of clinicals in your community. I don't know where you but I live local which makes it easier for me to keep in touch with my professors. I say good luck because this is a great program with great professors and it's really reasonably priced.

Seriously you need some help! I was active duty Army 11b and I was in Iraq as well. How dare you degrade someone's service? To me there is little doubt why you weren't selected bc you have a terrible attitude. It is offensive on so many levels. I just started working at the VA and I am also an ADN but I am in the end of my BSN. It took me over a year of trying. They hire the most qualified not the most entitled! So straighten up soldier and remove your foot from your mouth!

I worked in an ultra busy ICU and we had 1 CNA for 8 pt.s. They only had to bath half of the patients and assist us with turns. Of all of the CNAs we had only one was a good worker. They all had bad attitudes and the poor me syndrome. They were constantly going to smoke, taking 1 hour long lunches, and basically hiding from us. They treated our patients poorly and had little regard for our lines when turning. It got to the point that we told out director that if she couldn't get them to do any better then fire them and we would work without them. I left that position in part of being sick of dealing with lazy people. I have moved on to another hospital that utilizes externs and no CNA's and I am much happier bc these people want to be there.

OP, I would have fired you also. Never use food as a weapon. This child may never trust another nurse.

This kind of thread really gets on my nerves. It's more bellyaching and complaining that other people have the audacity to become a nurse. What would you have thought if people had gone through these lengths to discourage you? I know in SOME areas of the country there isn't a nursing shortage but in others it's a very real fact of life. This type of thread comes off as being whiny that you may have to compete for a job. To the poster who thinks that they deserve a job ahead of another nurse because it is your "calling" grow up! Rant over lol

Just as information. I spoke with a recruiter today and was informed that the Army is now requiring all nurses to have at least 2 years experience prior to joining. I have the time I just wanted to pass it along.

I applied several times and wasn't selected. I finally just called the nurse recruiter to see if she could see anything wrong with my packet and she set me up an interview. My advice is to call after you put your resume on USA jobs and speak with the recruiter.

1 year MICU/SICU and 1 year OHRU. I am studying for my CCRN now.

Hey all, I am a prior service enlisted soldier who will be completing my RN to BSN this fall. My question is when should I start the commissioning process? Will I be able to start the process before I graduate? Is the Army still offering incentives to nurses?

Why would you want to be called Dr.? I think the only people who care are academia or people with massive inferiority complexes. Let the physicians have the term, they earned it.

Beware though that I went to nursing school with six rad techs and they complained that not only could they not jobs but the ones they found were very low paying. Every hospital I have worked the. Rad techs complain they are low psid.

I agree that you should take a job that makes you happy! With that being said the scope of a LVN is VERY limited so the places you will most likely work will be clinics and LTCs. The jobs you want are going to BSN grads with even ADNs being shut out. My advice is get experience and go back to school.

Congratulations!

I work as a RN in a very busy ICU and we have one particular aid who is bossy and lazy. She has the morale of the staff to the point where we say we would rather have no aids. Management is aware and try to speak to her but hesitate to do anything more drastic because she is a single mother. She is lacking in patient care and has a bad attitude which she displays in front of patients and family . My point is if you have a good aid tell them and take care of them.

I am not sure about a contract but there are laws in place that allow you to join the military for up to five years and still keep your job. It's worth looking into. I think it's called the SSRA of 1994

I agree. I used my Post 911 GI bill and will be finishing my BSN completely debt free. Get out use it and go back as an officer!

The area I live in (WV) does have a huge shortage. I hired straight into an ICU and had multiple job offers. Nobody in my class who was seeking a job had any trouble finding one. I think it is all about location.

I am a RN and also a vet. I think that the reason you see so many vets are their desire to serve.

Thanks that clears up a lot. I don't have any student loan debt so does it make it more likely to get strap?