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Is it better to say "I was taught ______ way in school. In you experience is this applicable/a better way" etc? I am about to graduate and am doing my final rotation on an ortho med surg unit and when things aren't done the way they teach at school I just keep my mouth shut because 1) we are busy and I don't want to slow us down 2) I don't want to come off rude. I do want to learn best practice though. Thanks

When I was in high school we had a "Career Resource Center" where students could train to be CNAs in classroom and at a nearby nursing home in the afternoon after core classes. I was initially in it but had to leave because I was old enough to drive to the site. One of the girls was in my stats class in the morning and commonly shared information, names and even photos of patients she dealt with, another student and I reported it and the school dealt with it but it was barely a slap not the wrist. This is a major problem with assistive care personnel and as much as I hate the phrase, an example needs to be made of these women. I will say I've noticed that ACP are much better behaved in the hospital setting. I think there should be more recognition for exemplary care from the ACPs so they have something to strive for. Great article, thanks for sharing.

Hi, I was selected for NCP fall of '17, sworn in spring of '18 and will be graduating August of '19. I think including your background will be very beneficial, as will your humanitarian aspirations. I was really lucky in that my favorite Professor, who I had for 2 classes and 2 clinicals, was a Commander with 30 years of service under her belt. She really guided me, did one of my interviews and answered the millions of questions I had. If possible, doing the Nurse Candidate Facebook page, or even the Navy Nurse Corps page and then you'll have a lot of resources, especially the older more experienced nurses who love their career and want to share. I think the interview is what you make it: be positive, engaged, on time (actually be early), have questions for the nurse like 'chances for advancement, what do you like about working here, why do you think it is different from other choices, are you able to do humanitarian things on the side etc' (we just had an interview session today in class so that's straight from my notes). Make sure your resume is proof read well, look and act professional, and have examples of leadership, conflict resolution and maybe times you've had to face your morals to decide a situation on hand and ready. Stories about dealing with feuding roommates when you were an RA, a near drowning as a lifeguard, providing care for a criminal or something like that. I had a near drowning at the pool I lifeguarded at a month before my interview and I was the one to step up while my bosses were doing CPR and I cleared the facility and did the work while they were busy: showed I can take charge, know how to lead and delegate. My interview went well and I got it. Best of luck, reach out as needed!

Just an update: I was selected for the program in November of '17! I was sworn in January '18 and will commission May '18!

Corpsmen are Navy paramedics, to simplify it. They are also enlisted personell only, while Nurses are Officers, so these women are not nurses. The person who raised the red flag thought they were nurses because was not aware of what a corpsman did, according to one article I read. As a midshipmen (officer in training) nursing student who resides in Jacksonville, and learned about it in clinical, all of the actual RNs around here are horrified! Please don't let this terrible behavior reflect badly on your views of Navy Nursing or Jacksonville!

Just finished my freshman year of college. I am accepted into the Nursing program at my school and have a 3.45 GPA as well as lots of extracurriculars. I tried for NROTC in high school but didn't get it, but still want to pursue a Navy career. I have leadership experience in my sorority as well as high school. I am in good shape and have some experience in first aid. I have a close friend who said she can get me letters of recommendations from a Garrison Commander CSM at Fort Lewis and an Army Colonel who was a commander of Fort Carson as well as an Admiral on my mother's side of the family, will these help or will they seem disingenuous? I go to a school with a Navy presence in FL, but live in IN with my family, so also a bit confused as to where I should get in contact with a Navy Recruiter? What do I need to do to make my application stand out and when should I start applying?