A military nurse shares common characteristics and responsibilities as a regular nurse, however there are differences. For instance, working in more of a comfortable atmosphere in a hospital, a military nurse has to be trained to work in military environments which can be really dangerous.
What makes military nursing special?
Military nursing provides people with not only the opportunity to help a normal person, but a person fighting for his/her country. How cool is that! For those interested in nursing, I think they should consider working as a military nurse to save lives of those fighting for ours. Some benefits of this career include traveling the world to different war zones. There it is. There is the disadvantage of this occupation, foreign war zones. However, I do not think that should be a determining factor for those looking for a career in the field of nursing. Think about it more this way: working as a military nurse benefits soldiers and the country.
How do you become a military nurse?
To become a military nurse requires the same requirements as a regular nurse. However the advantage is that a majority of your education and other licensing expenses are covered by the government! The only other addition to academic requirements is to go through officer training. There is where you will learn how to work in the military environments.
-Samantha B
Sources: http://nursewithoutborders.org/becoming-a-military-nurse/
"Becoming a Military Nurse." NurseWithoutBordersorg. Nurse Without Borders, n.d. Web. 07 Oct. 2015
I had no idea that this was an option in the regular field of nursing. Reading about this actually makes me want to look a lot deeper into it. Are there any other disadvantages of pursuing this field of work? Other than opinionated disadvantages?
ReplyDeleteLarissa L.
I am not entirely sure, however I believe a majority of the disadvantages are the common sense ones; like if you have a family you will be away from them a lot and so on. I would have to research that particular aspect of the career in more depth to give you a definite answer!
DeleteThere's a lot of interesting history behind this field of nursing! I admire those that would sacrifice time with their family and even their own safety in order to care for sick/injured soldiers. I liked that this post drew attention to this field of nursing, because it can be underrepresented, even though it's so important.
ReplyDeleteSamantha Davis
Thank you! I think it is important for there to be as many military nurses as possible to save and help injured soldiers, because after all they are fighting for us and deserve all the help they can get!
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