[DRman76]

Hello. This is my first time on this website. I am pretty impressed.
I am on here to ask anyone on specific specialties in Navy Nursing.
Which is field or specialty is in high demand in Navy Nursing?
-anesthesia
-surgery
-critical care
-general
-cardiac
etc.
If I have left any out, please let me know. I am aware that the needs of the navy change and the forcasting maybe hard to tell.

A little about myself, I am not an RN yet. I have a long way to go. I am certified firefighter currently in EMT school. I will go into Paramedic school. Then, on my own time I apply for a transitional nursing program to get a ASN. Finally, apply for a nursing program to earn a BSN. I am aware that is the degree requirement for the Navy Nurse Corps. I already have Bachelor's degree in an unrelated field.
I am not looking to join the Active Duty Navy but the Reserves so I can do both the Firefighting and nursing (civilian and military).
Thanks

[MagRedC5]

Originally Posted by DRman76

Hello. This is my first time on this website. I am pretty impressed.
I am on here to ask anyone on specific specialties in Navy Nursing.
Which is field or specialty is in high demand in Navy Nursing?
-anesthesia
-surgery
-critical care
-general
-cardiac
etc.
If I have left any out, please let me know. I am aware that the needs of the navy change and the forcasting maybe hard to tell.

A little about myself, I am not an RN yet. I have a long way to go. I am certified firefighter currently in EMT school. I will go into Paramedic school. Then, on my own time I apply for a transitional nursing program to get a ASN. Finally, apply for a nursing program to earn a BSN. I am aware that is the degree requirement for the Navy Nurse Corps. I already have Bachelor's degree in an unrelated field.
I am not looking to join the Active Duty Navy but the Reserves so I can do both the Firefighting and nursing (civilian and military).
Thanks

FYI; The Military Reserves is no longer a one weekend per month / two weeks out of the year duty. The Reserves & Guard are being activated/mobilized now more than any other time in American histroy.

[mstngrn]

Originally Posted by DRman76

Hello. This is my first time on this website. I am pretty impressed.
I am on here to ask anyone on specific specialties in Navy Nursing.
Which is field or specialty is in high demand in Navy Nursing?
-anesthesia
-surgery
-critical care
-general
-cardiac
etc.
If I have left any out, please let me know. I am aware that the needs of the navy change and the forcasting maybe hard to tell.

A little about myself, I am not an RN yet. I have a long way to go. I am certified firefighter currently in EMT school. I will go into Paramedic school. Then, on my own time I apply for a transitional nursing program to get a ASN. Finally, apply for a nursing program to earn a BSN. I am aware that is the degree requirement for the Navy Nurse Corps. I already have Bachelor's degree in an unrelated field.
I am not looking to join the Active Duty Navy but the Reserves so I can do both the Firefighting and nursing (civilian and military).
Thanks

Anything in the specialty fields are in high demand in the Navy. As a nurse with a BS in an unrelated field, if you get your AS in nursing and pass the NCLEX exam I think you can apply to the Navy Nurse Corps without a BSN. You may want to check that out. If you want, I am willing to check it out through my connections. I used to teach Hospital Corpsman A School when I was a Navy Nurse and did much career type research in students that wanted to get commissions.

I can tell you of all the specialties you listed the one that will guarentee big bucks in the end is CRNA (Certified Registered Nurse Anesthesia provider). They are in great demand as there aren't enough of them anywhere. Currently I work as a Peri-Operative Services manager and know just how difficult it is to find good anesthesia people. They make around $200,000/year depending on how many cases they do. Check it out by researching salary.com or the US Labor website. To attend anesthesia school you will need critical care experience. The Navy will put you through the school but to get selected is very competitive. But not unattainable. I have several friends that have selected this route. None of them regretted their decision.

Feel free to write me if you want more info. I did 20 years in the Navy and enjoyed every minute of it.

Kind Regards,
Mary

[rn1964]

You're a male....you'll do FINE in the USN NC...

PLUS, you'll be a new GN so you will actually GET recruiters to call you back because you wont require any extra leg work to get your packet going.....

Male nurses get pretty great treatment in the Navy (that's where I was so I can't speak for another service) and MOST of the male RNs I worked with were awesome... they were the most fun and could be counted on not to buy in to all the whiny *****eyness that most female nurses get wrapped up in...

I worked law enforcement for 12 yrs before going into nursing so I am not your "usual" "nancy nurse"--- I actually tell it like it is (which gets nasty response from"usual" nurses")... I also worked ER for a while so I am double "where the dog died" honest.....

If you are a GN and a male---- you'll be treated like royalty and they'll throw a parade in your honor... have fun :-)

[rn1964]

You may not join the USN NC without a BSN... the USA NC (Army) takes ADN as a WO I believe but you will not be an Army NC Officer. Minimum is BSN for military NC Officer... thank God. (and that still doesn't mean you'll get a nurse who knows anything)....