Evelyn215

Actually yes I have and they complied. I decreased by hours at the hospital where I mainly worked and started to pick up PRN at the competing hospital. Yes PRN is normally higher pay compared to base pay. However, the competing hospital gave me an offer for full time employment at a higher rate than I was getting paid. I made my manager of the main hospital where I worked aware of this offer and explained I will have to except if they are unable to match the offer. This manager knew me well and knew that I was a good nurse and did not wish to lose me. She took it to administration and they approved. Granted it wasn't a $20 difference.

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I am an ICU nurse, married with 2 kids and I am highly interested in joining the military. I sat down with both an Airforce and Navy recruiter. I selected these two branches because people have told me that these two would be a good fit for me. When I sat down with the Airforce recruiter I didn't get enough information because he didn't know because he is not a nurse. The Navy had a nurse in the office so I was able to get a little more of my questions answered. I was told by a few people that the Airforce didn't have much of a need for medical staff because they basically have what they need. I was also told that they have a lot of super clinics and not many hospitals, therefore they would send me to Texas or California where their 2 main hospitals are located. My ultimate goal is to go back to school and become a CRNA. I heard that getting into USUHS is very competitive, so I want to make sure I have a good chance of getting in after a few years. Therefore my questions are: Is there a difference between the 2 branches for ICU nursing? If so what? What are the positives and Negatives? What is the housing like? Bases? For prior student loans, Is there tuition reimbursement? What is it like on the floor? What is the nurse to patient ratio? Is deployment longer than 6 months? What is the acceptance rate for USUHS? What do I have to do to get accepted to their CRNA program? How long between each promotion? And thank you all for answering my many questions!