Navymurse

Navymurse has 2 years experience and specializes in RN-BC MedSurg.

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1. What is it like to be a Navy Nurse?

   Navymurse replied to sharapatan's topic in Government

   I would say that a 3.87 is a high enough gpa to be competitive. The site for the program is: Nurse Candidate Program As a Navy Nurse you will most often be on a base. Shipboard billets are highly competitive and coveted, reserved typically for pe...

2. What is it like to be a Navy Nurse?

   Navymurse replied to sharapatan's topic in Government

   It is a very competitive process to get accepted into the Nurse Candidate Program or Accession programs. High GPAs are extremely beneficial. I would strongly encourage you to speak with a Navy Officer Recruiter. If there is a local navy medical fa...

3. Joining a navy and doing nursing- will it help?

   Navymurse replied to sweetiepie92's topic in Government

   The Navy will accept Nursing students in BSN programs. The program however, is highly competitive. You would be commissioned as an Ensign at a base pay rate of about $2900/month, after graduation. On top of the $2900 dollars you will also receive ...

4. Deployment in Nurse Corps

   Navymurse replied to lvlynn's topic in Government

   It will depend upon the command you are attached to and the experience you have. But I have seen new nurses with about a year of experience deploy. Some specialties will deploy more often such as ICU, however I have seen numerous deployments from e...

5. Curious female here! :)

   Navymurse replied to ltmja's topic in Men

   If you had told me 10 years ago I would be a Nurse I would have laughed and said you had too much to drink. I'm in the Navy and have been for over a decade. I was also a submariner who worked on the reactor systems. Actually my first Bachelors is ...