Hello. This is my first time on this website. I am pretty impressed.
I am on here to ask anyone on specific specialties in Navy Nursing.
Which is field or specialty is in high demand in Navy Nursing?
-anesthesia
-surgery
-critical care
-general
-cardiac
etc.
If I have left any out, please let me know. I am aware that the needs of the navy change and the forcasting maybe hard to tell.
A little about myself, I am not an RN yet. I have a long way to go. I am certified firefighter currently in EMT school. I will go into Paramedic school. Then, on my own time I apply for a transitional nursing program to get a ASN. Finally, apply for a nursing program to earn a BSN. I am aware that is the degree requirement for the Navy Nurse Corps. I already have Bachelor's degree in an unrelated field.
I am not looking to join the Active Duty Navy but the Reserves so I can do both the Firefighting and nursing (civilian and military).
Thanks
Late reply...
DRman76 wrote:Hello. This is my first time on this website. I am pretty impressed.
I am on here to ask anyone on specific specialties in Navy Nursing.
Which is field or specialty is in high demand in Navy Nursing?
-anesthesia
-surgery
-critical care
-general
-cardiac
etc.
If I have left any out, please let me know. I am aware that the needs of the navy change and the forcasting maybe hard to tell.
A little about myself, I am not an RN yet. I have a long way to go. I am certified firefighter currently in EMT school. I will go into Paramedic school. Then, on my own time I apply for a transitional nursing program to get a ASN. Finally, apply for a nursing program to earn a BSN. I am aware that is the degree requirement for the Navy Nurse Corps. I already have Bachelor's degree in an unrelated field.
I am not looking to join the Active Duty Navy but the Reserves so I can do both the Firefighting and nursing (civilian and military).
Thanks
FYI; The Military Reserves is no longer a one weekend per month / two weeks out of the year duty. The Reserves & Guard are being activated/mobilized now more than any other time in American histroy.
DRman76 wrote:Hello. This is my first time on this website. I am pretty impressed.
I am on here to ask anyone on specific specialties in Navy Nursing.
Which is field or specialty is in high demand in Navy Nursing?
-anesthesia
-surgery
-critical care
-general
-cardiac
etc.
If I have left any out, please let me know. I am aware that the needs of the navy change and the forcasting maybe hard to tell.
A little about myself, I am not an RN yet. I have a long way to go. I am certified firefighter currently in EMT school. I will go into Paramedic school. Then, on my own time I apply for a transitional nursing program to get a ASN. Finally, apply for a nursing program to earn a BSN. I am aware that is the degree requirement for the Navy Nurse Corps. I already have Bachelor's degree in an unrelated field.
I am not looking to join the Active Duty Navy but the Reserves so I can do both the Firefighting and nursing (civilian and military).
Thanks
Anything in the specialty fields are in high demand in the Navy. As a nurse with a BS in an unrelated field, if you get your AS in nursing and pass the NCLEX exam I think you can apply to the Navy Nurse Corps without a BSN. You may want to check that out. If you want, I am willing to check it out through my connections. I used to teach Hospital Corpsman A School when I was a Navy Nurse and did much career type research in students that wanted to get commissions.
I can tell you of all the specialties you listed the one that will guarentee big bucks in the end is CRNA (Certified Registered Nurse Anesthesia provider). They are in great demand as there aren't enough of them anywhere. Currently I work as a Peri-Operative Services manager and know just how difficult it is to find good anesthesia people. They make around $200,000/year depending on how many cases they do. Check it out by researching salary.com or the US Labor website. To attend anesthesia school you will need critical care experience. The Navy will put you through the school but to get selected is very competitive. But not unattainable. I have several friends that have selected this route. None of them regretted their decision.
Feel free to write me if you want more info. I did 20 years in the Navy and enjoyed every minute of it.
Kind Regards,
Mary
Navy Nurse
Hey you guys i was wondering if any of you are Nurses in the Navy. I am looking to join in april and have a ton of questions. Thanks.:)
Joining the Navy
Can anyone tell me a little about being a Navy Nurse. Pay, Bonuses, etc. Thanks
Enclosed is a link to information on the Navy Nurse Corp and also the name of a navy reuiter. I hope this helps. Even though I am going into the Army Nurse Corp, the Navy also has good benefits and training. Good Luck!:)
Nurses: Health Care: Careers & Jobs: Navy
Lieutenant Mike Menke
Officer Programs
NRD Jacksonville
4070 Boulevard Center Dr.
Jacksonville, FL 32207
800.888.6289 x1138
904.399.3896 Fax
Michael.J.Menke@navy.mil
syudent1010@aol.com wrote:Enclosed is a link to information on the Navy Nurse Corp and also the name of a navy reuiter. I hope this helps. Even though I am going into the Army Nurse Corp, the Navy also has good benefits and training. Good Luck!:)
Nurses: Health Care: Careers & Jobs: Navy
Lieutenant Mike Menke
Officer Programs
NRD Jacksonville
4070 Boulevard Center Dr.
Jacksonville, FL 32207
800.888.6289 x1138
904.399.3896 Fax
Michael.J.Menke@navy.mil
FYI; The Army Nurse Corps has the longest deployments out of all the military nurse corps [AF, Navy, Army]. However, rumor has it General Pollock, Army, is pushing really hard for the max to be six months D/T retention is a severe problem right now in the ANC. However, I will believe it only when I see it has an official AR. BTW, my deployment orders read 376 days,
or until mission completed. And, we were extended from 12 to 15 months.
Those not single should take into strong consideration deployment length when considering Army, AF, or Navy. I will say that out of the three rank [promotion] can be obtained quickest in the ANC, while deployments are shortest in the AF nurse corps.
... just food for thought ;)
Ok, I am sort of jumping on the bandwagon here...straying from the student's lounge...
I would also like to get into military nursing. My entire family has been military (ladies included) and it's just something I believe makes us better citizens and more aware of our nation. Surprise, surprise, I married a military man! He was severely wounded serving in Afghanistan and we spent nearly two years at Walter Reed AMC. I don't care what they say on Fox News, etc, the nursing and medical care in general at Walter Reed was stellar and there is a big difference in the military hospital environment. Frankly, I really enjoyed the difference. Both of my parents are travelling perioperatives so I've grown up with nursing concepts. Now I am going back to school for my ADN/BSN and will be completely through (fingers crossed!) either December '09 or May '10 depending on when I can complete my BSN practicum.
My husband is now medically retired and he was Army Enlisted. My parents were Navy and I've heard all the recommendations that Navy and Air Force are nicer to their people, etc. Truth is, my husband and I do have our beefs with the Army but none of them are with Army Medical. I would very much like to take some time and give service to my country but I'm not sure which service or when is the right time to approach a recruiter. I do not have time for ROTC and am not going to try with a concurrent ADN/BSN program...there is only so much in 22 months! However I don't want to wait too long.
The fella and I are childless by choice at this point and we have dealt with deployments in both friendly and hostile locales as well. It's something he is supportive of and frankly I believe that some of the benefits for dependents are better than for retirees and would be happy to return those to him if only for 4-10 years.
Ok, that was long winded. My apologies. But does anyone have any thoughts or suggestions as to how to go about this in the most intelligent manner? Thanks- Toddy
You're a male....you'll do FINE in the USN NC...
PLUS, you'll be a new GN so you will actually GET recruiters to call you back because you wont require any extra leg work to get your packet going.....
Male nurses get pretty great treatment in the Navy (that's where I was so I can't speak for another service) and MOST of the male RNs I worked with were awesome... they were the most fun and could be counted on not to buy in to all the whiny *****eyness that most female nurses get wrapped up in...
I worked law enforcement for 12 yrs before going into nursing so I am not your "usual" "nancy nurse"--- I actually tell it like it is (which gets nasty response from"usual" nurses")... I also worked ER for a while so I am double "where the dog died" honest.....
If you are a GN and a male---- you'll be treated like royalty and they'll throw a parade in your honor... have fun :-)
You may not join the USN NC without a BSN... the USA NC (Army) takes ADN as a WO I believe but you will not be an Army NC Officer. Minimum is BSN for military NC Officer... thank God. (and that still doesn't mean you'll get a nurse who knows anything)....
I am currently a nursing informaticist. Is there anything available in the Naval nursing reserve core for this field?
New here with lots of questions!
Hi all...my name is Jackie and I will be graduating with my BSN in March of next year. I will be working in Critical Care and plan to stay there for at least 4 years in the civilian world...but then I want to join the Navy Nurse Corps and have help with my loan repayment and possibly an MSN (I'm only 25 now so I have plenty of time). My husband is currently active duty Navy and has completed 11 years thus far and plans to finish out his 20. So my questions are: Is anyone dual military and how do you handle that (we have 2 children who will be 5 and 8 by that time)? Can I get the Navy to send me to school for my MSN and be tuition free in exchange for years of service? Do I have to work while going to school for my MSN, or PhD for that matter? How often do nurses get deployed? Would I be able to work in ICU in the Navy or would I have to work wherever they want me even though I would have such great experience already (I also already live in San Diego really close to a large military hospital)? Ok...I think that's it for now...I'm just happy to have found this resource. Thanks in advance for any and all help!
Marcados wrote:I am currently a nursing informaticist. Is there anything available in the Naval nursing reserve core for this field?
Good question...I don't know the answer, but there's a Navy Healthcare page on Facebook that you can talk to Navy nurses. Here is the link if you're interested.
http://tinyurl.com/USNavyHealthcare
Hope that helps =)
rn1964 wrote:You may not join the USN NC without a BSN... the USA NC (Army) takes ADN as a WO I believe but you will not be an Army NC Officer. Minimum is BSN for military NC Officer... thank God. (and that still doesn't mean you'll get a nurse who knows anything)....
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I'm offended that your post implies that BSN prepared nurses are somehow better than ADN/AAS nurses. I am an AAS nurse with a BS in another science. I looked into doing a second BS degree, but found that it would take longer and the only major difference between a BSN and AAS are the general education requirements and the denotation of 200 level courses because community colleges can't designate courses as being 300 or 400 level by the nature of the institution although all the same information is covered. The only other major difference I found was that there were more research and management based courses in the BSN program. But as far as entry into nursing and being a good nurse, a BSN is not required. Like anything else in this country, it is best to have a BS or BA in something. In healthcare, I would go for the BS everytime. I don't know the ends and outs of military. Those people have responded. But I think I would take some of that with a grain of salt. My understanding was that any Bachelor's prepared individual qualifies to be an officer. Perhaps there are differences amongst the branches. But I wouldn't let that discourage you. Check into more thoroughly. In this day and age they may make some exceptions.
thinking about going into Naval nursing
Hi, I am currently a freshman at The Catholic University of America, studying nursing to receive a BSN. I don't have to determine which branch of nursing I am interested in until I have started clinicals my junior year. I was thinking about naval nursing but I am not in the ROTC program and was wondering if anyone could give me some background information on how to become a naval nurse. Thank you so much for any help!!
--Charlotte
commission
Does any have recent knowledge how long it takes the board of navy nursing (for reserves) to accept /deny a package, specifically how long from submitting package to taking the oath. I passed the physical and just waiting results from the board of nursing (clearance is not a problem, previously cleared past TS). Thanks in advance for any help.
Navy Nurse
Hi my name is Tanya. I'm needing some advice about a couple decisions I'm thinking about making. I have my A.A. and I'm going to transfer soon to a University. At the University they offer this program where you can get a Bachelors in any field and then take a 16month program for Nursing and get your MA. I'm 25 so I wouldn't be done with this until I'm 28-29. I was thinking this route because it would take about the same amount of time to get a Bachelors in Nursing. I was thinking about then joining the Navy and going to OCS. My questions are would I be to old? Does anyone know of a faster way to do this? Also, who would I talk to about going to OCS? What things would I have to do before hand, and is there any other training involved besides OCS? Any advice is appreciated.
Thanks, Tanya
Rolf wrote:Hi my name is Tanya. I'm needing some advice about a couple decisions I'm thinking about making. I have my A.A. and I'm going to transfer soon to a University. At the University they offer this program where you can get a Bachelors in any field and then take a 16month program for Nursing and get your MA. I'm 25 so I wouldn't be done with this until I'm 28-29. I was thinking this route because it would take about the same amount of time to get a Bachelors in Nursing. I was thinking about then joining the Navy and going to OCS. My questions are would I be to old? Does anyone know of a faster way to do this? Also, who would I talk to about going to OCS? What things would I have to do before hand, and is there any other training involved besides OCS? Any advice is appreciated.
Thanks, Tanya
I'm an Army active duty RN but check out this site;
Navy Nurse CorpsYou should think hard and do more research depending on what kind of nurse you want to be, and how well rounded you want to become. Where you want to be stationed is another consideration you should look into. If you want to go back home at some point but the service you jopined doesn't have a hospital for you to PCS to near, then you chose the wrong service. The mission is different in all 3 services: If you like Camping andf the outdoors..chose the Army (the navy you can serve in a Marine Corps unit, but these billets are very limited). If you like the Ocean well the navy is for you (and you can see many many countries in one deployment). These billets are low also, but you do have that chance (note that if anything happens on a ship, you may be the only nurse there, and asside possibly having a doctor, you may only have highly trained corpsmen (IDC, and 0000's) on board. You have to be able to handle anything that may arrise. If you preffer flying (flight nursing) the Airforce is your best bet as the navy and army have very limmited billets for these specialties. As for the general specialties i.e. CCRN, AORN, etc. any of the services will do as the national certification is what governs requirements to achieve these and not the branch of service itself.
I'm a prior Marine, who came to the navy... Ive been an EMT, Surgical Tech, Respiratory Therapist, and Now I'm commisioned as a Navy Nurse. The Navy sent me through all of my schooling (in 12 years in I have gone to 4 specialty schools including BSN, I have only been stationed in Marine Corps Bases (I will be checking in to my 3rd MC base in Sep). I have never been on a ship or deployed (I tried to deploy but was told I was "too impoortant to my command here in the states").
Everyones experience is different in the military, no matter the service.. You could see constant deployments, or none. I love the Navy and what they hgave offered me and my family, stability, steady decent pay, and all the oportunities you could want in furthering your education (I have a friend who is recieving his PhD as a CRNA after only having done one tour as a CRNA in the Navy. (thats my next step is my Masters as a CRNA).
Don't just look at the money being offered (as all 3 services offer you money) but think about why any one service is offering much more: Whats the morale like in that service if Nurses are having a mass exodus. Good Luck, just make sure (asside from the $) what service best fits with your live style, your desires, and what states, or countries you want to live in.
THX narref! You are now our Navy SME :-)
Soldier, somehow, you were reading my mind on that.......... hehehe. :nurse-rofl:
narref wrote:I'm a prior Marine, who came to the navy... Ive been an EMT, Surgical Tech, Respiratory Therapist, and Now I'm commisioned as a Navy Nurse. The Navy sent me through all of my schooling (in 12 years in I have gone to 4 specialty schools including BSN, I have only been stationed in Marine Corps Bases (I will be checking in to my 3rd MC base in Sep). I have never been on a ship or deployed (I tried to deploy but was told I was "too impoortant to my command here in the states").
Hi. I am also prior Marine. I have been out since 2005 and have one more semester left of Nursing school before earning my BSN. I am highly considering going back in the military as an RN. I really miss the military lifestyle. I would like to work on Marine Corps side of the Navy. Do you have to request that or is it just part of getting assigned to a duty station. I would like to get stationed in Southern California, as my home of residence is Las Vegas.. Do they work with you on duty station preferences or do they really send you where u are needed. I see you have been only been with Marine Corps (is that by choice?) I looked at other branches of service but somehow keep drawing back to Navy... I guess it's the Marine in me..... I wanna be able to wear all my ribbons and medals that I received in Marine Corps too... Well let me stop babbling and wait for a response. Thanks Kim
Hello Kim ,
Your best bet is to hear from narref since your inquiry relates to Navy nursing.
BTW, I don't consider myself only a Marine. Besides, I've been an Army nurse since 2003.
