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hello Mimi
i just saw your post about Lynne. yes she did join our group of Pensacola Moms and she suddenly stopped posting. i didn't know she was moving to Texas and that would explain her long absence. i hope someone hears from her soon. will you please send me a note if you hear from her? thank you.
I have to admit I had similar thoughts...I've worked quite a bit of critical care,...and liked the treat em and street em aspect of the ER and the OR...still get some patient interaction, but it is nice to drop them off in PACU...don't ya love having weekends and holidays off...I can't remember when I actually worked a weekend...
Bet you're getting excited for Saturday...sounds like you guys r going to have quite the get together...have a great time with your sailor and family...and make lots of new memories...things change so fast...my drive is about 9-10 hours. Only going to Baton Rouge tomorrow or rather today...little over halfway. well better catch some shuteye...have a great day...Paula
Hi again cont. After I graduated nsg school, went into an ICU internship program at UTMB. Did 6 months before I went into Burn ICU...learned ALOT. when I went into the Navy back then, they didn't care that I had 2 years critical experience...needs of the Navy...put me on a 28 bed surgery floor with two hospital corpsman(who were great by the way) and that's it...did not rotate to the ICU til I had been in almost 2 years. Maybe things are different now. Have a gf who's still in Navy Reserves Nurse Corps...I will ask as she is much more current. does she have a specialty she's interested in? What area do you work in?
Hi again, as far as Navy nursing...I signed up in 1983...a very different time, an esp nonwarfare time...as she would have a Bachelor's degree she would be commissioned as an officer, would get 3 choices of duty stations usually stateside, then go overseas. I only did a 3 year active duty hitch at Pensacola and got out because I had gotten married, had first child, and priorities changed. I also had had 2 years civilian experience in 2 big teaching hospitals in TX(burn ICU) before I went in. It's different now, NAVY very top heavy...if I were her, would do lots of research first.
Hi mimi,
yes, know what you mean, have had the same feelings...kinda feel like I'm barging in on others conversations even though I'm just trying to join in...however if I have a question, it usually gets answered. And yes, have gotten a lot of help and support from the whole site particularly with regards to boot camp. I mostly lurk,reading and occasionally asking a question.
http://www.navyformoms.com/group/sailorsinpensicolaflforaschool/forum/topics/arriving-in-pensacola
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-Colleen