The three and four year ROTC programs are a series of elective courses designed to be taken along with your regular nursing program. They are divided into the Basic Course and Advanced Course.
如果你是大专或社区大学毕业生, or attending a four-year college but did not take ROTC in your first two years of school, 这个两年制的课程是为你设计的. 课程 from both the Basic and Advanced 课程 are combined to enable you to complete your training within two years.
The 后备军官训练团基础课程 is usually taken during the first year or two of college. 完成基础课程后, demonstrated your potential to become an officer and met both physical and scholastic standards, 你可以报名参加ROTC高级课程.
高级课程, which includes the Nurse Summer Training Program (NSTP), is usually taken during the final two years of college. 下面介绍NSTP.
The NSTP is a three-week clinical elective for Army ROTC nurse cadets. Attendance is mandatory for Active Duty ROTC nurse cadets. This paid elective is conducted at Army hospitals in the United States and Germany. You may attend NSTP either before or after Advanced Camp, normally between your Junior and Senior year of college. During the NSTP clinical elective you’ll receive “hands-on” experience under the direct supervision of preceptors - Army nurse officers who work with you one-on-one throughout your clinical training. While you follow the same duty schedule as your preceptor, you could receive training in such areas as patient assessment, 病人护理计划, 营养维持与饲养技术, 运动和活动的范围, 药物管理, 应急程序, 静脉(IV)治疗, 以及其他特殊技术. Regular coaching sessions are designed to monitor your performance and enhance your progress. 到夏末, NSTP will have shown you a preview of the real world of nursing, developed your professional skills and given you valuable insights into your abilities.
护理是一个充满活力的职业. Skills and professional knowledge must be constantly updated. The Army Nurse Corps recognizes that earning your BSN is an achievement to be proud of and is committed to providing educational opportunities so you may continue to enhance your abilities, 兴趣和知识. Once you become an Army Nurse, you may apply for specialty courses such as:
精神病学/心理健康护理 - This 22-week course is designed to prepare you with the necessary knowledge of clinical skills to deliver care and treatment to psychiatric patients. Development of the qualities of understanding and compassion are stressed, 以及熟练的沟通技巧.
围手术期护理 - This 16-week course is designed to prepare junior nurse officers to function as first-level staff nurses in the operating room (OR). It also focuses on the OR nurse’s responsibilities in the preparation and sterilization of supplies/equipment; special fields of surgery; and the principles and techniques of supervision and management of the operating room.
妇产科护理“, - This 16-week course is designed to provide you the necessary knowledge and clinical skills required to deliver nursing care to pregnant women, newborn infants and patients with gynecological problems.
重症护理 - This 16-week course is designed to prepare nurses as entry-level critical care staff nurses in intensive care settings. And once you have obtained career status and met eligibility criteria, you may apply for selection to graduate degree programs such as Anesthesia 护理 or Health Care 政府, 或者在你选择的学校读bet36365体育投注.