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1. Where are you located VA nurses?

   va nurse replied to night owl's topic in Government

   Hi, I'm in VISN 15, St. Louis. I'm also a vet. and have been with the V.A. for 8-years. I wouldn't dream of going back to the civilian sector. V.A. Nurse

2. [HELP] Any civilian nurses working in GERMANY? I have questions

   va nurse replied to azzurra29's topic in Government

   This comes from two very reliable resources. Both were relatively high ranking officers returning from Germany. They knew of my interest in transferring to DOD overseas and how I had not received so much as a reply. I have an MSN, am a service connec...

3. Roll Call for all Military and VA Nurses and those considering the Service

   va nurse replied to RNPATL's topic in Government

   You are very correct in the issues that you bring up. I too was boarded as a Nurse I. I have been here 7 years and I am now Nurse II. Completing my BSN was crucial to my getting nurse II. I have now completed my MSN. Let me tell you though; I have be...

4. Roll Call for all Military and VA Nurses and those considering the Service

   va nurse replied to RNPATL's topic in Government

   Hello Everyone! I read your post and know where you are coming from. It takes an inordinate amount of time to get on at the V.A. By the way, I work for VISN 15 in St. Louis. One thing that I've noticed is that the government has an infinite number of...

5. VA/Govt Nurse Satisfaction

   va nurse replied to Ellen Bobinski's topic in Government

   I'm happy that I may have shown you some options. I believe that the overtime rule is mandated V.A. wide for January. You should definitely bring it up. It is amazing how similar the V.A. that you work for sounds to the one that I work for. I have ru...

6. VA/Govt Nurse Satisfaction

   va nurse replied to Ellen Bobinski's topic in Government

   Hi 4ZBirds, I'm so sorry to hear that you are having such trouble using your leave. It sounds like you happened into a poorly managed V.A. hospital unit. They are probably perpetually understaffed due to staff members leaving for the reasons you list...

7. VA/Govt Nurse Satisfaction

   va nurse replied to Ellen Bobinski's topic in Government

   I agree with you Angel. It seems that each V.A. hospital system has its own little fiefdom. Although the professional standards board was set up to prevent this, it is being effectively circumvented by certain hospitals. Even though I'm finishing my ...

8. VA/Govt Nurse Satisfaction

   va nurse replied to Ellen Bobinski's topic in Government

   I currently work for the V.A. I would be very interested to learn some more about DOD nursing from you if possible. I'm a veteran myself and an RN. I have 3 classes left for my MSN and would like to transfer to DOD in Japan or Europe. I was in the Ai...

9. VA/Govt Nurse Satisfaction

   va nurse replied to Ellen Bobinski's topic in Government

   I completed my BSN through the V.A. and I'm now completing my MSN. The program that I'm in is called NNEI. The pay for everything including parking. The V.A. has been great but being a vet myself I'm getting antsy to move. I'm curious about DOD Civil...

10. Military/VA RN's - Please post experiences for Students

    va nurse replied to RNPATL's topic in Government

    V.A. Nursing can be very rewarding. As with anything, it is what you make of it. As a vet myself I find it very enjoyable working with vets and being able to help them. The V.A. has some very good benefits for nurses. For example: 200 hours of annual...

11. DOD Civilian Nurses

    va nurse replied to va nurse's topic in Government

    Thank you so much for your reply! I'm currently a career federal worker and an Air Force vet. I checked with HR and it sounds like it would be fairly straight forward to transfer. Although I was in the Air Force from 1981-1986, I was not a nurse at t...

12. DOD Civilian Nurses

    va nurse posted a topic in Government

    Hello, I am interested in transferring to the DOD overseas as an RN. I would like to transfer to Japan. I lived in Japan for 5-years as a civilian teaching in a Japanese Nursing School. My wife is also Japanese so I'm very familiar with the customs a...