Nurse Programs

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Navy Nurse Corps.. Outstanding CareAnytime
Anywhere!

• Nurse Programs
• Code M123
• March 2007

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Nurse Corps Force Structure FY97 - FY07
(Projected)
FY07 Gains Projected at 259 Losses at
290 Source BUMIS, PERS, 31DEC06
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Nurse Corps Community
O-4
O-5
O-6
331 under end strength Majority of new accessions
are gained JUN through SEP
Inventory
Years of Commissioned Service
Updated 8 Mar 07
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Nurse Corps Accessions
FY07 Data as of 28 FEB 07
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Billets decremented FY05-FY13 to conversions and
cuts
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Nurse Corps Force Structure
DOPMA Force Structure
Actual Force
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CAPT 122
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12
CDR 345
20
LCDR 588
21
63
LT Below 1735
62
TOTAL 2790
Data Source BUMIS, 31DEC06
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Nurse Corps Officer Incentives

• FY07 initiatives
• Accession Bonus rate to increase to 25,000
• Expect tiered bonus to remain
• Continue Health Profession Loan Repayment (HPLRP)
  as accession (25 slots) and retention (41
  selected) incentive
• Continue Nurse Anesthetist Incentive Special Pay
  (ISP)
• Proposal being staffed for Specialty RN-ISP for
  undermanned critical wartime specialties.
• FY08 initiatives
• Accession Bonus rate may increase to 30,000
• Expect tiered bonus to remain
• Continue Health Profession Loan Repayment (HPLRP)
  as accession and retention incentive
• Continue Nurse Anesthetist Incentive Special Pay
  (ISP)
• Critical Skills Retention Bonus (CSRB) proposed
  for nurses at first decision point

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Current Issues

• Manpower/Personnel Issues
• Military to civilian conversions
• 270 NC billets
• Divestiture of billets 901
• 489 in FY08
• 70 NC billets in FY08
• Civilians nursing incentives
• Accelerated promotion
• Baylor Plan
• Perioperative Training

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Enroute Care

• Training policy under development
• Stakeholder input NOMI, MPTE, Specialty Leaders
  (Operational, Critical Care, ER), Detailer, Field
  Experts, RC
• Presently NC arrive as IA to MLG where ERC exists
  advance notice would enhance training abilities
• Known Joint Enroute Care Course at Ft Rucker and
  NOMI (JIT) both programs embellished with
  airframe and AMAL training at MCAS on East and
  West coast
• Goal Develop pipeline training directed to 1945,
  1960 NC officers who can meet ERC prerequisites
  (2nd class swimmer qualification, up chit,
  ACLS,BTLS, PALS, TNCC)

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Current Issues

• Operational Issues
• Clinical Skills Sustainment
• Nurse Practitioners Initiatives
• MHNP
• GMO conversions
• AQD 69P Primary Care APN
• Triservice Competencies
• Enroute Care Training

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Directory

• Director, Navy Nurse Corps
• RDML Christine M. Bruzek-Kohler, NC, USN (202)
  762-0692
• E-mail cmbruzekkohler_at_us.med.navy.mil
• Deputy Director, Reserve Component
• RDML Karen Flaherty, NC, USNR [phone]
• E-mail kaflaherty_at_us.med.navy.mil
• Deputy Director
• CAPT Kim Lyons, NC, USN
• CAPT Kathleen Pierce, NC, USN (Reporting
  4/2) [phone]
• E-mail  mklyons_at_us.med.navy.mil
• Policy and Practice
• CAPT Lisa Raimondo, NC, USN [phone]
• E-Mail lhraimondo_at_us.med.navy.mil
• Reserve Affairs Officer
• CAPT Mike Shannon, NC, USN [phone]
• E-mail  mfshannon_at_us.med.navy.mil

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Questions?
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Back ups
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Nurse Corps Career Progression

O-4
O-5 O-6
Staff Nurse
Staff Nurse/Division Officer/Instructor/Duty
Under Instruction/ Advanced Practice
Staff Nurse/Div Off/ Instructor/Duty Under
Instruction/Dept Head/ Advanced Practice/
Research/HQ Staff
Dept Head/Advanced Practice/HQ Staff /
OIC/Research/Senior Nurse Executive
Executive Medicine/Senior Nurse
Executive/Advanced Practice/HQ Staff/Research
Clinical Proficiency
2 4 6 8
10 12 14 16 18
20 22 24 26 28

CO/XO

• Career Tracks
• Clinical
• Administration
• Education
• Research
• Operational (2 of Nurse Corps billets are
  operational)

Clinical Proficiency Nurse Corps officers are
expected to maintain clinical skills in nursing
practice throughout the career continuum
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Current Issues

• MTF Issues
• Realignment of Navy Medicine/BUMED
• Regional Commands
• SNE Roles
• DNS over all inpatient areas
• SNE for all nurse policy and practice issues
• Perinatal Training

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Promotion to Controlled Grades
FY03
FY05
FY04
FY06
FY07
DOPMA
21-11 50 19
21-07 50 30
21-02 50 21
21-06 52 34
21-07 50 22
15-11 70 29
16-03 70 64
10-03 80 81
10-04 75 137
Source Annual Promotion Plan