Hi!

3 posts · started Dec 6, 2008

pinkracer Dec 6, 2008, 9:54 PM
Hello everyone!

I am a PN student with 15 year experience as a flight/combat medic from both the Air Force and Army. I chose to leave the military to stay home with my VERY young children after a horrible tour to Iraq in 2002. When they became old enough I went back to school in order to obtain my RN. It has been a battle so far with the back stabbing, sell your grandma to get a head attitude, along with the two faced mentality... but for my family, ITS WORTH IT!

I know not everyone is like what I said, just the few that I have been "blessed" with in clinicals. I look forward to finishing this part of clincals in Feb. and moving on to RN in June. Until then, pass the advise my way.... keep the backbiting to yourself and all will be great!

cougarnurse Dec 6, 2008, 10:14 PM
Hey, pink....nice to meet you. Good luck in school, hear?

As for the backbiting....yeah, there's backbiting. We get that alot. However, there IS a way to turn it to advantage. TRUST me!

One of our members, SoldierNurse, did a 15 month tour in 'The SandBox. If/when he drops by, he'll probably see this post. Last I heard, he was MIA. RNMedic saw him, but.....lost track. Looong story, that one. :D

Till later

'Cat'
nursinghumor Dec 28, 2008, 6:36 PM
Welcome Pink, be sure to check out the military section of the forums to meet some people with similar experiences.

Keep up your strength, take the nursing program one semester at a time. Your military experience will make nursing school look like a cake walk (given you'll need to do your homework).

Ignore the nonsense and focus on what you need to learn to graduate. Something to think about is, that lots of schools "teach to the test" meaning if you start studying for the NCLEX now, it will help you in your tests throughout school. Visit http://www.nursefriendly.com/nclex/ for more info.

Best of luck! Keep us posted.

Andrew Lopez, RN
http://www.4nursingstudents.com