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Just an update, managed to get the cast cut and a splint placed. Ended working the rest of the time with a removable splint and passed and graduated. Painful as hell but well worth it. Thanks again

Versed is quicker acting, but still don't use it for patients with delirium. Definitely linked to increased ICU delirium and even worse, increased morbidity and mortality. Sleep hygiene, precedex, some pain meds. Try to stay away from the benzos if you can help it

Hello Fellow nurses, So i'm in a bind. I am currently halfway through the Army's ICU nurse program and everything has been going great until I ended up in the trauma bay. Long story short I sheared two teeth down to the pulp and fractured my wrist. The teeth and abrasions aren't the problem, it is the wrist. I cannot complete clinical rotations with a cast because of infection control precautions and sitting out is not an option. Anybody have any ideas? I'm thinking of a splint that you could wipe down but I am open to suggestions. Thanks again.

CPT Moreno was part of a Cultural Support Team, an highly specialized team that females could compete for through a selection process. These candidates attended special operations training and medical cross training. These teams have shut down but new ones are opening up.

Go Army, We do cooler stuff. Enough said

Judging by your situation military penal code (UCMJ) States that fraternization is between an officer and enlisted or two different ranks. I am a Junior officer in the army and I would say that you should go with your instinct here. A lot of my peers decided to get married on paper before they commissioned for multiple reasons: 1- More leverage in choosing a duty assisgnment, I.E. assignment preference close to your spouse 2- Marriage pay 3- Total closure in knowing that you won't be in the wrong when it comes to militayr law. I know that if you do choose to get married before you commission, you can do just the paper portion and wait to do the ceremony so you do it right :) -LT Blair

Im active duty (Have been for 1 year) and have quickly found out that the chances to deploy right now are extremely slim. The military as a whole is downsizing. That basically equates down to one simple fact: Save money, cut troops. Unless another war kicks up, deployments will be rare. In regards to what a nrse does while deployed: at leas for the Army you will most likely be working in a Combat Support Hospital. Basically a huge hospital surrounded by barbed wire and guards and you never leave the base. If you are specialized you can work in a forward surgical team (10 people in a austere location, but have to be OR, ER, or ICU nurses) or sometimes a chopper for point of injury or transport from one echelon of care to a higher echelon of care (example, a FST to a Combat Support Hospital). VERY rarely do nurses go 'outside the wire'. Of course, you still are in a dangerous location, and you can get shelled or attacked on the Forward Operating Base you're on. If not on deployment, you spend 90% of your time in a hospital of some sort or in training. Hope this helps. -LT Blair

Totally feel for ya. As army nurses you're really stuck in a hospital and you don't get to do the high speed low drag stuff until you reach captain in your career as a nurse. there are several positions nurses can have, including SORT, the FST's, and also brigade combat teams nurses, as well as the CSH positions. In regards to other types of units, its really up to you in what you like. My recommendation is go shadow some units you're interested in. And also, if you want to take care of soldiers, consider going into one of the National Guard SF forward support companies (Utah and Nebraska have 'em) or trying to become an SF team leader. special forces weekend warrior. Hope this helps. Just keep in mind, you're an officer. and officers do a lot of paperwork. -LT Blair

They are still accepting applicants but branch was just saying that the picking are slim, especially with the drawdown that is occurring. They will accept you if you have dependents, but they want someone with a few years of experience and preferably with a specialization. Definitely make sure you can pass that PT test though before you even think of applying...

It kinda sucks but the new OER just switched so there is now a new format. The new formatting looks similar to an NCOER in how it breaks down into subcategories. The best place to go is evaluations.hrc.army.mil if you CAC access. If not shoot me a message and I can send you a PDF version. Good luck! -LT Blair

Most of the time you will be wearing ACU's (The funny digital cam uniform). On special occasionas or payday activies you will most likely be wearing your ASU's, or army service uniform. This is the standard dress uniform across the Army. Your rank is identified on the shoulder bars, and your branch is identified on the collar of the neck. Because you are a nurse or will be a commissioned nurse you will wear the caduceus with a "N" in the middle of it for Nurse Corps. For more reference look up AR 670-1.

Incurrents, feel free to contact me offline or message me. I would be happy to answer all questions you have about the ROTC route, and life as an army nurse. I went through the 4 year army rotc program and am now an active duty army nurse. I can give you every detail you need. Sorry but there is so much info that I could put on here that it could be made into a book! Looking forward to hearing from you. V/R, 2LT Blair, US Army

Ncox1, I've had to do a lot of research for my first duty station as well. What kind of nursing are you looking to get into? If you want to specialize quickly, do not pick a big hospital like SAMMC or Bethesda. Go to something smaller like seattle, carson,kentucky,bragg. If you dont mind working med-surg for a solid 2 years, go to the bigger places. Just remember that the Army has the Nurse Residency Program and you can only choose from 12 places, and you are only there for an average of 18 months. Im trying to go to Fort Carsopn; It is posted right by the Air Force Academy, nice city, and smaller hospital. Hope this helps.

Hello everyone! Not sure about stunt from above but I wanted to introduce myself. My name is Blair and I am a ROTC graduate from creighton university in Omaha, NE. I will be commissioning and going to BOLC in August or October. I'm interested in goin the M5 route and eventually trying to get onto a SORT team once I have the experience. Good luck to all of you Blair

I just talked to our Briagde Nurse and she said we had a say in our BOLC dates. It'll be kinda hard getting into the July one because everyone wants that one to get on active duty ASAp. I think I will be shooting for the August date. Good luck and look forward to running into you in the Nurse Corps.