Corpsman to Nurse

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Has anyone out there gone from a corpsman to a Nurse??? I just got out and wanted to know if your experiences as a corpsman helped with Nursing school???

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Specializes in Critical Care,Recovery, ED.

Yes, though a long time ago (Vietnam era). It really depends on your clinical expirience as a corpsman. It definetly helped in hands on patient care and critical thinking skills. You also have already been through the initial nervousness with regards to patient contact. It really didn't help in the academic hit the books part of nursing school. The scientific subject knowledge is miles above what a corpmen is typically given in training.

I never regretted the choice to go to nursing school (BSN program) and have thouroughly enjoyed my nursing carreer. Not that it was always a bed of roses.

Good luck

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Vietnam era for me also. I challenged the California state boards and worked as an RN while going to nursing school. Took the state boards again and did slightly worse than before nursing school. I haven't tried to figure that one out yet, lol!

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Also during the Viet Nam era, I worked with a guy that was a USN/USMC Corpsman.

He came out, challenged California RN boards, and got his license, all without ever going to school.

He was also a member of M.E.N.S.A.

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Specializes in Med Surg, Hospice.

My instructor was a Corpsman for 10 years before he applied for the Navy RN program.

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