Former Navy Corpsman searching for alternitives.

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Specializes in Trauma, Clinical Patient Care.

Ladies and Gentelman,

I am a former Navy Corpsman, I have Six years of medical experiance and I have recently left active duty to find a better life. I have experiances in Emergency medicine and normal Patient care, The only certificates that I was able to recieve that would mean anything in a Civilian working envirnment is my EMT basic. To my knowlege the job that I was doing while active duty would equivalate to being a licensed vocational nurse.

The Question: I am told that some hospitals have programs that would Hire me as a corpsman and train to become an RN. Is there any one out there that would help me to find or point me to the right direction to a Program like or simular to this? please and thank you I need all the help I can Get.

-Eddie-

OIF VET.

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Ladies and Gentelman,

I am a former Navy Corpsman, I have Six years of medical experiance and I have recently left active duty to find a better life. I have experiances in Emergency medicine and normal Patient care, The only certificates that I was able to recieve that would mean anything in a Civilian working envirnment is my EMT basic. To my knowlege the job that I was doing while active duty would equivalate to being a licensed vocational nurse.

The Question: I am told that some hospitals have programs that would Hire me as a corpsman and train to become an RN. Is there any one out there that would help me to find or point me to the right direction to a Program like or simular to this? please and thank you I need all the help I can Get.

-Eddie-

OIF VET.

Is there any Navy office that could help you with this? I know I worked with someone who was in the military as a medic, and was grandfathered in as an LVN (this was a long time ago- but I've heard of the transition)..... I'd think the Navy would have info :)

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Look at Excelsior lpn to rn, i think they accept corpsman in that program!!

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Mehn.

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Mehn.

???? :confused::confused:

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Specializes in LTC Family Practice.

I'd also check with your BON.

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Specializes in Oncology; medical specialty website.
Ladies and Gentelman,

I am a former Navy Corpsman, I have Six years of medical experiance and I have recently left active duty to find a better life. I have experiances in Emergency medicine and normal Patient care, The only certificates that I was able to recieve that would mean anything in a Civilian working envirnment is my EMT basic. To my knowlege the job that I was doing while active duty would equivalate to being a licensed vocational nurse.

The Question: I am told that some hospitals have programs that would Hire me as a corpsman and train to become an RN. Is there any one out there that would help me to find or point me to the right direction to a Program like or simular to this? please and thank you I need all the help I can Get.

-Eddie-

OIF VET.

You need to graduate from an accredited program for registered nurses in order to be eligible to sit for NCLEX-RN and become an RN. A hospital isn't going to train you to become an RN.

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Specializes in Acute Rehab, SCI, Clinic, HH, Med/Surg.

Don't know where you live but I think in CA you can challenge LVN exam....Call the CA LVN board. That would save you a ton of time then you could get into an LVN RN transition program...just a thought. Good luck!

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I was a corpsman in the Navy 15 yrs ago. Before I was discharged, I started all of my paperwork to challenge the LVN boards. Due to my experience and the recommendations from my superiors, I was able to sit for the LVN exam with no problem. There are no hospitals nowadays that offer RN programs. You can use your GI bill and do the LVN to RN transition program in any community college though. I would not recommend Excelsior as you do not receive the proper clinical training that is offered through traditional schools. Good luck!!!

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I was a corpsman in the Navy 15 yrs ago. Before I was discharged, I started all of my paperwork to challenge the LVN boards. Due to my experience and the recommendations from my superiors, I was able to sit for the LVN exam with no problem. There are no hospitals nowadays that offer RN programs. You can use your GI bill and do the LVN to RN transition program in any community college though. I would not recommend Excelsior as you do not receive the proper clinical training that is offered through traditional schools. Good luck!!!

QFT

GI Bill + hardwork = awesome ops.

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Medcenter One, in Bismarck, ND still offers a hospital based program where they teach you for your nursing degree. You owe them 3 or 4 years upon graduation, but as of 1 year ago, my uncle told me they were still doing it. that was one of my options if i didn't get picked up into school where I am now.

Brian

(Med. Retired AT1 (AW))

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