I'm 31yrs old and I want to go back to school to become a nurse. I have been looking into various options and the Navy is one of them and I have some questions.
I have submitted a form on navy.com for a recruiter to contact me, but figure that will not be until next week some time and thought I would ask on this forum for now.
I have been looking into 2yr RN Associate degree programs. If I have a 2yr RN can I still join the Navy and work as a nurse?
One train of thought for the 2yr program is that would allow me to get into the work force sooner and there are lots of options (programs to pay for bachelor degree) available to 2yr RN's to complete their 4yr degree.
Doing some snooping on the 'net I ran across the Navy Nurse Corps and want to get more info on this.
Is this a program that will help a person obtain a 4yr degree in nursing? Or do you already have to have your 4yr RN to join this program?
I've done some reading on the NROTC programs and found a University that I would like to attend that even has it.
But everything I read sounds like you will only be joining the Reserves? Is that correct or am I reading it wrong? I would really be interested in going active duty if possible.
I guess the big question I should have asked first concerns age limits. As stated I am 31yrs old and will be 36/37 by the time I graduate with a bachelor's degree. Does my age automatically disqualify me from being able to join the Navy as a Navy nurse?
what if you have a bachelor's in a non-nursing field (mine is in communications) but you have your ADN for your RN license?? Could i still use my bachelor's to get a commision but work as a nurse with my 2-year degree at the officer level????
Specializes in burn ICU, SICU, ER, Trauma Rapid Response.
LPN's in both Army regular active duty and Army reserve are enlisted. ASN's can be commissioned officers in Army reserves only. All branches require BSN for active duty Nurse Corps as commissioned officers.
Not quite. The Air and Army National Guard also commision ADNs. The air force will commission non-BSN RNs IF they have a bachlors in another field.
Specializes in burn ICU, SICU, ER, Trauma Rapid Response.
what if you have a bachelor's in a non-nursing field (mine is in communications) but you have your ADN for your RN license?? Could i still use my bachelor's to get a commision but work as a nurse with my 2-year degree at the officer level????
I have a question. I have A BS degree from Rutgers and will have an ASN degree will I be able to join the Navy as a nurse with an ASN since I do have A BS degree from rutgers in another major.
I just scanned this thread. I am currently in the Navy Nurse Candidate Program. Once I graduate/pass NCLEX I will be in the nursing corps. So here it is, hopefully everyone with the question about what kind of degree you have to have in order to be a nurse in the U.S. Navy. I'll even caps it to make it stand out :-P
YOU MUST HAVE A BACHELORS IN THE SCIENCE OF NURSING A.K.A. BSN
That is the only degree they will allow you to be a nurse with. Anyone with an associates or other type of nursing degree cannot perform as a nurse with this branch of the military. Hopefully this clears it up. I'm pretty sure it even says on the navy medicine website you must have a BSN...though I could be wrong so take that statement with a grain of salt. :)
Specializes in burn ICU, SICU, ER, Trauma Rapid Response.
I just scanned this thread. I am currently in the Navy Nurse Candidate Program. Once I graduate/pass NCLEX I will be in the nursing corps. So here it is, hopefully everyone with the question about what kind of degree you have to have in order to be a nurse in the U.S. Navy. I'll even caps it to make it stand out :-P
YOU MUST HAVE A BACHELORS IN THE SCIENCE OF NURSING A.K.A. BSN
That is the only degree they will allow you to be a nurse with. Anyone with an associates or other type of nursing degree cannot perform as a nurse with this branch of the military. Hopefully this clears it up. I'm pretty sure it even says on the navy medicine website you must have a BSN...though I could be wrong so take that statement with a grain of salt. :)
*** The Navy website must be behind the times. One of the nurses I work with was selected as a navy nurse corps officer and she does not have a BSN. She graduated from a direct entry masters programs at the university of Minnesota.
My comment was meant to be understood as the BSN is the minimum degree. An MSN is fine. Any type of nursing degree apart from those are what are not expected.
Fine. Since you are making such an issue. I will clarify it even more. BSN is the MINIMUM degree. No need to be so snarky about it. Logically one would assume that any degree higher than a BSN would work as well. That is all I have to say. Again, no need to be so snarky.
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what if you have a bachelor's in a non-nursing field (mine is in communications) but you have your ADN for your RN license?? Could i still use my bachelor's to get a commision but work as a nurse with my 2-year degree at the officer level????