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Chief of the Army Nurse Corps Plans to Transform Army Nursing
Maj. Gen. Patricia D. Horoho, RN, the new chief of the Army Nurse Corps, has ambitious plans to transform Army nursing using lessons learned from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the best of military nursing research, and the latest advances in the nursing profession.
Her 15-year blueprint to revamp the ANC includes molding leaders who can adapt to the unpredictability of modern warfare, training new nurses who are ready to face the trauma of war, and educating RNs who can incorporate evidence-based practice at the bedside from Iraq to Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C.
"The plan will be driven by courage to do the right thing, innovation to meet the rapidly evolving war, fighting, and medical demands of the 21st century, and constant compassion for those we serve and those with whom we serve," Horoho said in her acceptance speech in July 2008 in Fort Lewis, Wash. "We will critically assess ourselves and the care we provide in every location along the continuum of care from the forward surgical teams in the thick of battle to the [combat support] hospitals under mortar fire and back home to our hospitals and clinics, where we care for warriors of all generations and their families."
In no way, it was my intent to mislead anyone or degrade an enlisted recruiter. I was a former E8 when I crossed over so I agree with what LA40 has said.
Forgive my previous post. Many of you are state side and I am currently overseas...My way of thinking sometimes is off track.
Now, back to the topic... the army has its residency program. Like I said before, I have a "CONTACT" who so far has "helped" a member of this forum with their questions. Feel free to pm if you are interested in getting some info.
It may take me a few days for my schedule and my contact to get in sync since I am currently traveling a lot...but I will make it happen.
I just commissioned through ROTC and haven't started working as an Army nurse yet but I did a lot of my rotations during nursing school at Tripler. I asked several nurses about the 1 year preceptorship program and it seems that the length of the preceptorship really varies dependent on where you are, your skill level, and your preceptor. Obviously if you are placed in a specialty unit you will have a longer preceptorship than on a Med-Surg floor. I talked to a LT at Ft Gordon when I did my Nurse Summer Traning Program (ROTC sends us for 3 weeks the summer before our senior year to work as an RN under a preceptor at an Army hospital, very informative) and the LT was placed in the ER right after OBC and hadn't even done the specialty course yet. She was preceptored for 3 months.
Several of the Army nurses I talked to at Tripler were only preceptored for a few months. They said that it is just variable on your skill level and comfort being on your own on the floor. I know that at Tripler they try to send new nurses around to several different floors before placing them so I guess if you show great aptitude for 1 area you may be able to be assigned there. Hope this helps!
I just commissioned through ROTC and haven't started working as an Army nurse yet but I did a lot of my rotations during nursing school at Tripler. I asked several nurses about the 1 year preceptorship program and it seems that the length of the preceptorship really varies dependent on where you are, your skill level, and your preceptor. Obviously if you are placed in a specialty unit you will have a longer preceptorship than on a Med-Surg floor. I talked to a LT at Ft Gordon when I did my Nurse Summer Traning Program (ROTC sends us for 3 weeks the summer before our senior year to work as an RN under a preceptor at an Army hospital, very informative) and the LT was placed in the ER right after OBC and hadn't even done the specialty course yet. She was preceptored for 3 months.
Several of the Army nurses I talked to at Tripler were only preceptored for a few months. They said that it is just variable on your skill level and comfort being on your own on the floor. I know that at Tripler they try to send new nurses around to several different floors before placing them so I guess if you show great aptitude for 1 area you may be able to be assigned there. Hope this helps!
This is what I am currently seeing at LRMC. It all depends on how fast you develop your skill set. What ever you do, do not stop asking questions about everything. You will learn a lot during this phase.
This sounds awesome! I am going to Darnall at Ft. Hood and would love to be assigned to the Emergency Department. I have 5 years experience in the civilian world as an EMT. Do you think I can some how work this to my advantage? I leave for OBC in July so I am getting very excited about everything!
Congrats! If you have not run 2 miles, done push ups and all the physical fitness stuff... you needed to start last month. If you can pass the physical fitness test, nothing else matters...
In OBC, you will be taught on how to prepare that letter of introduction which you will send you your gaining unit (chief nurse). I recommend you get some letters of recommendation from your civilian employers and when you meet up with your boss, you can offer to show them.
With 5 yrs experience, you should be set. I think you should also be getting some credit, but I am not up to date with the regs...
Darnall is not bad...you will be close to Sam and you can drive down to it to take all those courses many Lt's beg for.
5 years exp as EMT - I don't think that would serve as credit, believe that would require you serving as a nurse in ER. I think you will find your first years where the army needs you... work with chain of command and let them know your goals so they can advocate sending you down the ER route after you work for/with them and gain exp.
Specializes in Pre-hospital trauma, ambulatory clinic.
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I'd PM but need a certain number of posts before that opens up.
I hope LRMC is as wonderful a place to work now as it was in 2005-2006. I was a medic in the DWMMC then, but knew some excellent ICU nurses. They inspired me to go back to school for my RN.
Now the trick is to find the right AMEDD recruiter. Since I plan on making the Army a carreer, it would be nice if the Army would cover nursing school expenses. I'm too old for ROTC, currently a TPU reservist. Any suggestions?
Did you work in the ICU at all? Who do you know that was there during your time? Good to know you got inspired by some good ICU RN's. I hope that was me :)
crcircus, positive thing about nursing is you don't need rotc in order to gain a commission and funding support.
The point you need to get to is gaining acceptance to a BSN program and being a junior in the program... this sounds like a long process but its essentially what nursing pre-reqs will get you to. At that point you can apply for army candidate program or you can start applying for commission and a loan repayment or lump sum bonus 1 year out from graduation date.
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Let me clear the smoke...
In no way, it was my intent to mislead anyone or degrade an enlisted recruiter. I was a former E8 when I crossed over so I agree with what LA40 has said.
Forgive my previous post. Many of you are state side and I am currently overseas...My way of thinking sometimes is off track.
Now, back to the topic... the army has its residency program. Like I said before, I have a "CONTACT" who so far has "helped" a member of this forum with their questions. Feel free to pm if you are interested in getting some info.
It may take me a few days for my schedule and my contact to get in sync since I am currently traveling a lot...but I will make it happen.
Rob