Each year at Veterans Day, The Gypsy Nurse likes to mention those in our nursing profession that serve the greater good.  Those that sacrifice their lives, their loved ones and their families each and every day for their dedication to the US Military.  Not all are Veterans, not all are even Military.  Today, we hear a story of one civilian nurse that is also part of a Military family. To all of the Veteran Nurses, civilian nurses and to our brave men and women fighting in what sometimes seems, un-endless wars: Thank you for your service to our country! She’s In The Navy Now! Written by: Julie Cunningham, RN I am a Lieutenant in the Navy Nurse Corp. I have been a nurse for 15 years; labor and delivery most of the time, NICU on occasion, ER sometimes and ICU when the going gets tough! I am a Reservist and have worked both stateside and overseas. I live in Oklahoma, and do travel nursing when not on deployment. I just came home from Guam on deployment and will leave to go back again next month.  I joined the Navy Nurse Corp 3 years ago to broaden my experiences as a nurse while serving my country. I have worked in “tent clinics” literally setup by hand hours before accepting patients all the way to full hospitals on bases. The biggest contrast from civilan nursing is the lack of “things.” And by things I mean anyTHING! As nurses, we learn to make due when supplies are short or equipment […]

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