Malenurse13

If you are doing it for the pay you are better off working another job. If for experience Reserve is not the best place. Active would be. In regards to the reserves; volunteer deployment requires leg work. Summiting paperwork will get you nowhere 99% of the time. You must follow through and Yes you may have to go a few states away. In regards to AD your time in a unit, and what you do all goes back to checking out the units before you sign in. If you don't you get stuck with whatever is given to you. It all about what is your highest priority. I am not understanding how you got the bit about scamming. If you were just saying in general; just because you are not in a leadership position Does not mean you are scamming. I 100% agree with you. If you were referring to "Sham" or "Shamming", Shamming is a Army term meaning: To do nothing, to be lazy. To duck out of any responsibility. An example would be to show up for first formation. then go home and watch TV, or go to the mall, or sitting around BSing with everyone and doing nothing productive. Then Show up for last formation.

Ok here is a secret most people above E-5 and 2LT know in both active and reserves. If you want to do your job you can find a unit that you can do it. If you want to do office work you can find a unit and do it. And if you want to be lazy (Sham) you can find a unit you can do that at. In addition you can also volunteer to do active tours in reserves. All of these may require leg work on your own, or you may get luck and get what you want. And changing units in reserves is pretty easy. If you do go AD before you sign in find the unit on post you want and they will help you get in it when you sign-in post.

Yes they did patient care. The unit had a deal with the hospital. Someone in the unit worked at the hospital, unsure of the details on postion in unit or hospital of the person. But benefit to hospital was they needed less paid staff on weekend and unit received "floor time" About the unit. Either go to the unit and talk to the Commander or Sargent Major or call them to find info on it. Also you should be able to go to a weekend drill and watch them. We had people do that, of course they were thinking of enlisting, but I see no reason you couldn't do it. A good point of the Army Medical officer/enlisted the line is very blurry Officer make more money but they didn't have a stick up their bottom. Something else to consider You can be in a reserve unit not in your state. And if you find another unit you can change to it

Ok I'm confused here. As a LPN with 2 years experience as a LPN AND 15 year of Active army. What would I be? (non of 15 years was as a nurse, it was Engineer, medic, x-ray tech)

No. You are not in the same unit, and you are not in his chain of command. Meaning you have no say in his advancement. So it is not Fraternization. I ran into this years back because I was a higher rank then my wife when I meet her. As long as you are not in the same unit it is acceptable.

First you need to realize you are not in the "real Army", when you are in the medical side of the Army. I have been in both. I was an Engineer before I went medical. I have also been in both Active and Reserve medical units. My Reserve unit often had the RN and LPN at a civilian hospital on drill weekend. About once every 2 months they would come to the field hospital for the weekend and do MOCK train (pretend training) On annual training it was a field hospital the time I went, supporting other units. In Addition when I was Active as an engineer A group of us were attached to reserves doing annual training (we were their for 4 months as they did their 2 weeker) Again Reservist medical did a field hospital in camp. And a field hospital is a real hospital, think ER and Trauma in tents and connexes. FYI be friendly with X-ray department their equipment must stay cool so they have AC. Of course you still have all the Army stuff you do also. 1 weekend you will do the range. 1 to 2 PT test And 1 your NBC and stuff. A lot of units do that on their 2 weeker. Since you are a RN (2LT) The Enlisted (LPN, medic, rad-tech, ect) will be putting up and taking down hospital. You stand around an watch and tell them ideals that work in your head but not in real world. (sorry couldn't resist. lol) No usual at that time you will be in some meeting. Now on Active Duty it a lot like Civilian just add pt test, range, NBC and stuff. Once in a great while there will be a run you are required to run in. But most the time you wont even do company pt. Unless you are in a unit that is pure field. My wife was in one of these In those ones you will do PT in the morning disappear most the day and be back for last formation.

San Antonio, or any other major city, you need to be making at least $21/hr as a LVN/LPN if not find a new place. The rock bottom a LVN/LPN should be paid is $18/hr and that is in a rural long-term care in a low income area. (that is where the state pays the least for pt care.)

Don't wait another 2 months, find something new now. The old saying of waiting a years is just that OLD. NEWSFLASH you are a nurse if you look for a job you will find one. Here are some keys for dealing with CNAs. First give them respect. They have a hard job to do. When you have the time (I know youre asking, like when. lol) help them. If you help your CNA sometimes they will respect you. And the ones that don't are bad CNA anyhow. Never and I mean NEVER talk down to your CNAs. Listen to your CNAs use the information you receive to help with your pt care. If outcome is not what CNA think needs to be done. Teach CNA why you made the choose. I have even gone as far as to say my gut instinct says to do this. As for another statement of Nurses throwing each other under the bus. That is very true. Its like in the movie Oscar when Stallone tells the banks "I have never meet a bigger group of crooks that banks. Im going back to crime" The one person you can trust is yourself.

I went to 2 different nursing school, and you may be correct. Depends on the school. But it really looks like you need to buckle down and start studying. Men think different then women. You must learn how to understand what women are saying. Once you do that NCLEX will be a lot easier. And so will school. Its not that Nursing school is hard it is just different from other schooling. You also need to learn how to teach yourself. Learn the material before the instructor teaches it .

On the LPN or RN question, I will break this down. 1) If you want to get in fast and be a nurse become a LPN through a private college. These are anywhere from 10 months to 18 months. To do it this way DO NOT go to a junior college, or community college. Reason is in #2 2) If you want it to take more then 2 years (don't forget pre-reqs) then go strait for your RN ASN or BSN. This can be done at a 2 year colleges. And usually have a waiting list to get into a program. The pre-reqs and waiting list apply to the LPN programs as well so you might as well go strait to RN at 2 year colleges. Now private colleges will cost you more, but pre-reqs are usually not required. FYI LPN rank is enlisted and RN rank is officer You can bridge from LPN to RN (ASN and BSN) I really wont mess with reserves while in school unless you find a state that will pay for your school. I know at one time some states gave tuition assistance for people wanting to go to college. So you could save your GI Bill. If you found one to do that, personally I would get your LPN then use the GI Bill for your RN/ASN. Remember this when you get out you can choose which ever state you want as home.

That is pretty typical of what I have seen except for the 5 days of training, max orientation I have received (4 places) is 3 days. One was 1 day because the nurse training me / one I was replacing quit. Just make sure you have your DON / ADON number and don't be afraid to call. First place I worked I was 1 of 2 nurses, other nurse was on other hall, but was not useful. In this situation you learn fast. You will make mistakes. And remember "when in doubt SEND THEM OUT". LOL And that is all LTC

I live in Rural Missouri and have been an LPN for almost 2 years. Long-term care can be as low as $16.50/hr. But I have never accepted under $18.50. FYI if a long-term care in one of the poorest counties in the state (Washington) can pay $18.00/hr all long-term cares in Missouri can. Oh and that is nightshifts, but a lot of places I have seen don't pay shift diff.