My Mercy Ship Adventure #72 -- Being a Nurse on a Mercy Ship

[@Ashley-ln5ui]

God Bless the nurses and Doctor for all that you do. Blessing

[@viefacile9261]

Hi, I was a patient at Mercy Ships in Senegal. I am very happy to see the beautiful Gina. She was always very kind and was there for the patients. I personally love her very much. She will surely recognize me if I call her Mrs chewing gum 😂😍.

[@CarysParker]

What a wonderful story! Thank you so much for sharing Vie, so glad you could get your surgery and get to know the lovely Gina! :)

[@papefall568]

Yer is you number

[@EricBurgeson]

Great tour and explanation of layout; the day and afternoon shifts would be easy, the overnight ( graveyard) a liitle harder to stay up all night, Gina has done excellent.

[@esmerelda4844]

Really cool and interesting. Hope to be a part of the nursing staff one day.

[@CarysParker]

Hope to see you here too one day! Nurses seem to love it here!

[@fatsmadayag2709]

How to be part of the team?

[@beverlypearson5332]

Love your videos, thanks. I’m a retired RN now, but I wish I’d had an opportunity to serve on a Mercy Ship.

[@melissabrischten3484]

Thanks so much for the nursing perspective. Can't wait to be on the ship one day❤

[@samuelbailey1888]

When I was living in Bali, Indonesia, I heard about babies being born with Cataracts. I wondered how this was possible, but having measured the Tap water , I found that it had over 200 parts per million of particles in it. I had previously helped a man in Sydney, Australia to lose his Cataracts by drinking Distilled Water for a month. - 4 people I have now been able to help, to the shock of Eye Surgeons. (1 - 3 months seems to be the time for Cataract removal.) You may have to keep up your intake of good minerals with Seaweed, which can also help Goiters. Praise to God for giving the in sight to help with this & many other health problems in Indonesia.

[@MegaRobynbird]

Carys!!! I just came across this one!! You are so awesome! YOU are our best Ambassador!!

[@CarysParker]

Robyn!! Aww thanks for always being so encouraging, it means the world! I love being able to advocate for Mercy Shippers whenever I can!

[@robertsilva8097]

Thank you for being on the front lines as a Nurse thank you for your service you are true hero you are a great role model you deserve to Congressional Medal of Honor for being on the front lines as a nurse for taking care of your patients thank you once again

[@CarysParker]

Our nurses and doctors and all the crew who keep the ship going are truly wonderful and giving people, I continue to be inspired by them as well! Thank you for your kind words and for watching Robert!

[@robertsilva8097]

@@CarysParker you are very welcome I enjoy watching your KZbin page

[@CarysParker]

@@robertsilva8097 I am so glad my videos can be helpful! Thank you!!

[@robertsilva8097]

@@CarysParker I miss Navy Chow have you ever heard of N.A.S Alameda in California I used to be a Naval base in the San Francisco Bay Area I was there from 1988 two 1994 the BEQ was very Nice

[@So-fd3dl]

What a wonderful job 😍 it's definitely what I would like to do like a nurse. I'll be on that ship in 2 more years🙏

[@monicadabney8471]

Always did written charting. Impressed with this set up. Always love watching your videos

[@CarysParker]

We are so thankful to have such an incredible set up and equipment --thanks so much for watching, I hope to see you on board someday!

[@papefall568]

Yes i love th job thanks you much

[@sociastus]

Ah! The nostalgia! She walked right by my old cabin!

[@joyceperlota4037]

I know you’ve heard this a lot already. But thank you for the insight! I’m currently a nursing student. And Praying to serve on a Mercy Ship if/when the Lord allows. It’s awesome what the whole crew does! Your videos about your experience helps me understand the vitality of what the teams does and keeps me motivated on days I feel overwhelmed with school. Thanks for sharing your experiences girl, God’s truly working in and through.

[@petrona3049]

Ironically I was stationed on the USNS Mercy as a surgical tech when I was in the Navy. Hope to one day volunteer on the Mercy Ship as a nurse.

[@CarysParker]

Would love to have you aboard one day, yes we get confused with the USNS Mercy all the time, both ships are doing great work!

[@daniellecoffey4039]

This would be something I’d love to do once my children are older. I’ve worked NICU, OB, med-surg, and oncology so I think I’d fit in somewhere on the ship!

[@angelinelegiay2733]

Thanks for the work, I pray to be a nurse on the ship some days 😅

[@robertsilva8097]

Thank you for the Great video

[@desa9414]

Thanks a ton for this valuable information. I am really hoping to volunteer. Question, how much does it cost to be a volunteer for 3 months? Just so i can prepare for my time there. This is such a blessing.

[@auldk2001]

So new sailor here. Hope that I in the next couple of years can take a tour with you guys. Just need to find the funding... Keep doing the great work... I am currently bingewatching your videos :D

[@CarysParker]

haha I love that! Thanks so much for watching and I really hope we see you aboard one day! I've heard it's a very unique experience for sailors/maritime workers!

[@claudialu]

Thank you 🌱

[@mandynonames]

Very informative video 👍🏽 Are there any anesthesia technicians aboard?

[@toonsszn8418]

So what you think about this Coronavirus situation in US 🇺🇸

[@briansooma9209]

Do you offer ARTs to crew ship members onboard

[@JWoooolfeeee]

Are the medical imaging/radiology equipment rooms in use?

[@muzzammilhasan2009]

I'm Interested and looking for Job What is the process I'm a graduated in Nursing From INDIA

[@CarysParker]

you can go to mercyships.org and clock volunteer to apply as a nurse! Just be aware all of our positions onboard are volunteer positions, hope to see you on the ship one day!

[@지무지무-y1z]

Does cruise nurse has a private room? And In Korea, I heard that cruise nurses have to speak Chinese to become a cruise nurse, can you speak Chinese?

[@skammie5]

They have shared cabins. And by the way, this is not a cruise, it is a hospital ship that primarily serve in Africa right now, so no Chinese needed.

[@milkiewaysplays1103]

11:28 I though that was a blue pretty hair, turns out I was wrong. Anyways I am 13 years old. 14 in September and 8th grade soon. I can’t wait to go to high school, Nursing school and be a nurse. My dream is to be a nurse and work on a ship, move to California. I hope I can make it !

[@CarysParker]

I hope to see you working on our ship as a nurse one day! Thanks so much for watching!

[@michealaddo3126]

Hello Carys, Please can you consider doing a video on Hospital Chaplain ...This video was just on point , Thanks a Million

[@CarysParker]

Definitely, someone else was asking for that too so I will add it to the list of vlogs I am working on for sure! thanks for watching!

[@christinaanderson4153]

hi my name is Christina, you all are doing an amazing job ,my daughter had bad scoliosis, she has a 85% curve 😭😥 I would really love some help for my 11 year old daughter 😥 I am from Jamaica , is there anyway I can contact anyone from this ship

[@EricPham-gr8pg]

The mercy types should be 6 of those 2 for president and vice president, 1 for senate , one for congress ,and 2 for defense and state departments staff to command and control in case of war drill

[@jkopvo]

Hi Carys, Thanks for the video! Our daughter is a new nurse, just received her BSN and starting to work at a local hospital in two weeks. Maybe some day she can come serve with Mercy Ships. A question for Gina: You mentioned that the nurses serve on eight hour shifts. How many shifts per week do you work? Thanks, John :)

[@CarysParker]

that's a great question, I will ask and find out! Hope your daughter can come one day! :)

[@jkopvo]

@@CarysParker I know you're about to leave the ship now. Did you get a chance to ask Gina (how many eight hour shifts per week nurses work)?

[@CarysParker]

@@jkopvo Yes thank you for reminding me, my friend who was a nurse aboard says its typically 5 8 hour shifts

[@davidngugi861]

This is what I've been looking for..... I love it ❤ 😍 💖 ❣ 💕 would you Know the average pay for nurses for mercy volunteers

[@CarysParker]

Hi David! All of our nurses on board ship are volunteers. Thanks so much for watching!!

[@erikadeniet-winkels1712]

So great to see everything. Very interesting and educational. I hope to volunteer soon (aug/sept '20?) in a ship shop. Could/Would you please also show something from the shops?

[@CarysParker]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/oKTLZqeda7iFqJY I have a scene in this video where we show the ship shop!

[@guyrguyfleegman9141]

My fear of someone seeing my handwriting trumps sea monsters, storms, giant waves and getting ready to assist in surgery while a veteran short scrub-nurse watches my every move while shaking her head.

[@pushparaja5772]

I am alsoo emergency nurse working in Dubai,how cani get job in ship

[@waterbottle910]

So I’m not trying to be rude but totally curious. Why are chronically ill patients who can’t even get out of bed on cruise ships?

[@CarysParker]

We are actually not a cruise ship, Mercy Ships runs the largest non-governmental hospital ship crewed by volunteers who pay to work onboard

[@irinaramirez4580]

I had just the same question, I was very curious about the OP rooms, because I thought it was a normal cruise ship, and I was thinking: why would a cruise ship would invest in an OP room or something like that, for passengers who would need it only once in a while due to an accident or so? 😅 thanks for sharing!

[@robertsilva8097]

I just subscribed to your beautiful Channel

[@CarysParker]

Yay! Thanks so much Robert, you're the best!! I hope to visit the ship again one day soon and make some more videos about it :)

[@robertsilva8097]

@@CarysParker you are very welcome Commander Parker

[@sarmilaroka379]

Does Mercy ships pay salary for volunteer madam?

[@jincejohn9953]

Male nurse can apply? Expecting your reply.

[@CarysParker]

Yes they certainly can! I even made a vlog following a male nurse --you can find it here:kzbin.info/www/bejne/e3bcp56fh5l7g6s

[@EricPham-gr8pg]

That the best jobs for any one not married

[@tsetenwangchukbhutia6178]

Hello, my name is wangchuk, from india iam a male nurse and iam interested to work in cruse ship,can you please tell me how to apply from my country? And process???

[@CarysParker]

Hey Wangchuk, you can apply on our website mercyships.org. I also have a vlog on how to apply if that would be of help to you - it’s on my channel vlog #17 from my mercy shops adventures series) it’s also important to note that this is not a cruise liner at all-we are a non profit organization And the ship is crewed by volunteers. :)

[@maylanied.4519]

How to apply as a medical staff?

[@CarysParker]

Please contact our HR dept. via our website at: mercyships.org

[@kochumonmathew1649]

Interested can I join your team

[@CarysParker]

Hi Matthew! Thanks for watching! Please reach out to our HR department via our website (mercyships.org) to see what volunteer opportunities are currently available for 2022. Hope to see you on board one day!

[@dreamandmakeit6221]

How to apply as a nurse in ship. Please help me.

[@CarysParker]

Hi there! Please contact our HR department for help applying as a nurse. I do know that we require 2 years of experience for all our volunteer nurses. If you need help applying reach out for help via our website: mercyships.org. Thanks so much for watching!

[@alexbaby5839]

Salary ?

[@CarysParker]

We are actually a volunteer organization, so no salaries :D

[@leonardoponce8405]

😍

[@Darheisaka]

I want her social media user names..