AIR FORCE NURSE TRANSITION PROGRAM The NTP program is for BSN/BAN nursing students considered to be in their senior year of an approved Bachelor of Science/Arts in Nursing (BSN/BAN) program. It helps avoid the “Catch 22” of not being hired due to lack of experience. Recently graduated nurses with less than 6 months of professional work experience may also apply as NTP, as well as BSN/BAN nurses who have been out of practice for 5 years or more. NTP applicants must be US Citizens and have a cumulative grade point average of 3.5 or higher based on a 4.0 grade scale. Applicants must also pass the National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX) as a Registered Nurse (RN) prior to their initial Commissioned Officer Training class. NTP applicants can apply in a medical/surgical or OB/GYN track. NTP applicants will attend a 11-week NTP program. The first 3 days are didactics: documentation/assessment, medication administration, computational pharmacology, annotation of physician orders, supervision and management (nurse/technician interactions), Basic Life Support, and emergency response and procedures. First clinical rotation: 5 weeks, geared toward skills acquisition. The following Air Force Nurse Corps core competencies are used: venipuncture, IV drip/piggyback medication administration, IV lock, IV push/bolus medication administration, peripheral IV cannulation, administration of blood/blood components, anaphylactic shock/blood transfusion reaction, computational pharmacology, and emergency response and procedures (used in didactics). Second clinical rotation: 5 weeks, geared toward team leading. Students must be able to manage a team of patients by graduation; accomplish admissions, discharges, pre-op and post-op management of patients. Currently they receive training on ethics and leadership, as well as age-specific care. The application process can take up to 3 months, so interested persons should start the process early in their final semester prior to receiving their BSN. Don’t forget to ask about the $80,000 student loan repayment! For more information contact: TSgt David Swann 3906 Raynor Parkway Suite 102 Bellevue, NE 68123 [email protected]
Posted on: Thu, 08 Jan 2015 21:10:09 +0000
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