ARMY NURSING

                                                   Nursing Scholarship

Nursing students can take Army ROTC in college along with their other studies and begin their professional careers as officers in the Army Nurse Corps (ANC). Nursing is clearly a demanding profession that requires a cool head and clear thinking. NAU Army ROTC can facilitate the development of skills that will help you realize your leadership and management potential.

Army ROTC at NAU offers special scholarships and other incentives to nursing majors.

Army Nursing - The ROTC Edge

If nursing is your professional goal, there is no better place to begin your career than in Army ROTC. Army ROTC offers you a unique opportunity to gain practical experience while you receive financial assistance for college. You have chosen a demanding profession. Making the most of your skills, building a sense of confidence, and helping you realize your leadership and management potential are what Army ROTC is all about. As an ROTC nursing student, you will be able to combine college electives in military science and invaluable nurse summer training experience with your regular nursing program. You will develop your professional skills while you learn some meaningful things about yourself and what you can accomplish. Upon completion of the program (and provided all prerequisites are met), you will receive a commission as an active or reserve officer in the Army Nurse Corps, ready to take on the challenges of your profession. You will find that your Army ROTC experience will take you a long way toward realizing your professional goals.

The Many Advantages of Army ROTC

You will not find anywhere else the kind of direct, hands-on experience you will receive in ROTC training. You will be given significant responsibilities early in your career. Leadership. An officer is a leader. That's why leadership and management are stressed as part of the ROTC nursing program. The Army provides nursing students with unique training to develop the kind of skills that will help you take command. Advancement. There is no mystery about how to get ahead in the Army Nurse Corps.

Promotions are based on performance, and the career path is clear cut. You will be given the opportunity to progress in rank as your nursing proficiency and effective leadership traits are demonstrated. Professional Environment. As an Army Nurse, you are an important member of the health care team. You've been given the training to meet problems head-on and solve them quickly, adapting to the situation and taking charge. You are a thinker and decision maker, earning the respect of your colleagues and the people who work for you.

One of the unique training opportunities for nurses in Army ROTC is the Nurse Summer Training Program NSTP. The NSTP Clinical Elective is conducted at various Army hospitals, and you may attend this Clinical Elective either before or after Advanced Camp, which is mandatory for all nurse cadets. During Advanced Camp, you'll receive training in such areas as land navigation ... communications ... tactics ... physical fitness. During the NSTP Clinical Elective you'll receive "hands on" experience under the director 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 assessment of vital signs and other measurements and observations...planning of patient care...nutrition maintenance and feeding techniques...range of motion and mobility...respiratory needs...medication administration...emergency procedures...intravenous (IV) therapy, and other special techniques. Weekly group sessions will monitor your performance and enhance your progress. And by summer's end, NSTP Clinical Elective will have shown you a preview of the real world of nursing, developed your professional skills and given you valuable insights into your abilities. To return to the Nurse Table of Contents click here.

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Special Learning Opportunities as an Army Nurse

Nursing is a dynamic profession. 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, interests and knowledge. Once you become an Army Nurse, you may apply for specialty courses such as:

Critical Care Nursing

This 16-week course prepares nurses to take care of critically ill patients in a variety of critical care settings. Course content includes the necessary knowledge and clinical skills, teaching techniques, and the principles of management of the critical care setting.

Emergency Nursing Course

This 16-week course prepares nurses to function as entry-level emergency nurses. The course will focus on responsibilities, nursing care, teaching role, principles and techniques of staff supervision and management of patients across the life span in an emergency setting. Portions of this course are jointly instructed with the Critical Care Nursing Course.

Preoperative Nursing

This 16-week course will prepare you 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 management of the operating room.

Obstetrical and Gynecological Nursing

This 16-week course is designed to provide the necessary knowledge and clinical skills to deliver inpatient and ambulatory nursing care to pregnant women, newborn infants and patients with gynecological problems.

Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing

This 22-week course will prepare you with the necessary knowledge and clinical skills to deliver care and treatment to psychiatric patients.

Community Health Nursing

The 9-week Principles of Military Preventive Medicine course is designed to provide the entry level skills and knowledge in preventive medicine specialty areas. Content includes community health practices, communicable and infectious diseases, epidemiology, statistics, medical entomology, industrial hygiene, health physics, sanitary engineering, and environmental science as well as various specialty modules.

In addition to the specialty courses listed above, Army Nurse Corps officers who are in a "career status" can apply for a graduate education program of their choice. Some of the more popular selections include Anesthesia Nursing, the Family Nurse Practitioner, and Health Care or Nursing Administration.

ROTC Makes a Difference

Whether you want to specialize in a particular area, such as intensive care, pediatrics, or the operating room, or want to start your career as a generalist you must be able to direct others. You must be a leader and a manager. ROTC enhances your education by providing the unique leadership and management training, along with the practical experience needed for success, either in the Army or in a civilian career. You will develop good judgment and self-confidence. You will gain the ability to analyze situations quickly, to make decisions and to understand what it takes to carry them out.   You will graduate from college with a baccalaureate degree and the honor of being a commissioned officer in the Army Nurse Corps (ANC). Then, once in the ANC, you'll have the opportunity to advance professionally, work with the latest medical technology, and serve with other highly trained medical personnel. Army ROTC will give you a valuable opportunity to build for the future.

The first step starts with you! For more information contact: 

Lieutenant Colonel (ret) Andrew Griffin

Enrollment Officer

(928) 523-8668  

Andew.Griffin@nau.edu

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 NURSING SCHOLARSHIPS

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2-4 Year On-campus Nursing Scholarships

If you are currently seeking a nursing degree (either already accepted or in a pre-nursing program) you may be eligible for one of these scholarships. The application process begins at the beginning of the Fall semester. You can apply by enrolling in our 100 level ROTC courses and talking with our enrollment officer, LTC Andrew Griffin. Scholarships are awarded by the middle of the Fall semester. If you are awarded a scholarship you will be reimbursed for the tuition that you paid at the beginning of that semester and all of your other benefits will begin as soon as you become a contracted cadet. Scholarship Prerequisites: US citizen AGE: at least 17 years of by 1October of the calendar year your scholarship begins and under 27 years of age on 30 June of the calendar year of graduation (exceptions are made for prior service military). GPA 2.5 or higher  (3.0 cumulative ROTC GPA if already enrolled in ROTC) Physically fit and able to pass the Army Physical Fitness Test Pass a military physical examination Be making sufficient academic progress towards a degree based on the CC form 139-R ACT score of 19 or SAT score of 920 or higher (applicable for 4 year scholarships only)   Army ROTC Scholarships are worth: Up to $20,000 per year for tuition  $900 per year towards books $300-$500 cash per month during school year Also pays for certain nursing equipment Lieutenant Colonel (ret) Andrew Griffin Enrollment Officer (928) 523-8668   Andew.Griffin@nau.edu       Note:  Army ROTC scholarships are awarded independently of other scholarships, grants, or financial aid.