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Nurse Corps Overview
As a member of the Army Nurse Corps, you will be given opportunities of a lifetime! Your role as an Army Officer will afford you the chance to care for your patients in a variety of settings. Army Nurses have autonomy to practice nursing in a way that is unmatched by civilian health care facilities. Your professional judgment will be the driving force behind leading your nursing team to provide full spectrum patient care.
The Army Nurse Corps believes in a holistic nursing philosophy. You will identify and organize multi-disciplinary resources for patients and their families to help them with inpatient, outpatient, and home care. You will be able to understand the special concerns and needs of your Soldier patients because you are also a Soldier, which allows you to better serve them. Identifying with your fellow Soldiers is essential to providing effective health care. Explore your options in the Army Nurse Corps below.
Recent Belmont graduate Jessica Sanders '13 at the Nurse Training Program (NSP)
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Why Should I Enroll in ROTC as a Nursing Student?
With real world experience you may not find in nursing school alone, nursing students who are also Army ROTC Cadets benefit from extensive one-on-one mentoring and training. You'll find out exactly what it takes to become a leader in your medical field.If you're considering an undergraduate nursing degree, enrolling in Army ROTC can enhance your leadership skills and critical-thinking abilities while providing financial support to help make your professional goals a reality. Being a Nurse in the Army provides you with opportunities not found in the civilian world. As an Army Nurse and Officer, you will have the respect of your peers and coworkers as well as opportunities to train and serve in a variety of specialties.
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Teamwork
Join a Team of Talented Peers and Mentor Future Professionals
Because you will join the Army as an Officer, you will actually begin your career with a certain level of authority. You will be working alongside professionals who are every bit as committed and focused as you.Within this team environment, you will be working with peers, not competitors, as you rely on each other to get the job done. You have enough autonomy and independence to run your own practice, but you will also have the advantage of working with other Health Care Professionals from different disciplines, not to mention having one of the largest global research networks behind you.
As an Officer, you will also be a team leader. You will be responsible for the training and mentoring of junior Soldiers in your specialty, and you will have a dedicated staff to support your practice. Working together as one team is all part of the philosophy of the U.S. Army.