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BREMERTON, Wash. - A tradition of Naval Hospital Bremerton’s Navy Nurse Corps has always been to mentor and develop hospital corpsmen, which continued on May 12 with the annual Speed Mentoring event.
Speed Mentoring is just one overlapping part of the Navy Nurse Corps 107th Birthday being recognized at NHB throughout the week concluding with a remembrance run for one of their own on May 16.
The Nurse Corps Professional Development Committee’s coordinated the Speed Mentoring that gave prospective Sailors - primarily hospital corpsmen - who are interested in a specific field of nursing the chance to gain information and insight from experienced subject matter experts and mentors.
“We wanted to provide personnel with a quick and convenient way to learn the different areas of nursing and if possible to match individuals up for ongoing mentoring,” said Lt. Stephany Daniell, organizer of the event, noting the need for enlisted Sailors to share questions and Nurse Corps officers to provide answers in a convenient informal way about advanced careers in nursing.
The event was tailored for all those interested to spend a few minutes with Nurse Corps experts and gain knowledge on career interests as well as give the nurses a chance to explain their varied roles.
“Speed Mentoring is an informal way to get with professionals in nursing and learn from their expertise. The marketing is twofold; towards any enlisted member who is interested in the field of nursing and would like information on commissioning programs (Seaman to Admiral program, Medical Enlisted Commissioning Program) as well as gain insight into different subspecialties from Nurse Corps officers,” Daniell said, noted that the event is a great way to find out about different subspecialties from the area experts as well as find out more information about the duty under instruction (DUINS) program.
“By having all the experts in one location, it also enables individuals to maximize their time and (since) this event is held during Nurses Week, it highlights the amazing things that nurses do,” added Daniell.
The goal for Speed Mentoring is to gather senior and experienced nurses from a wide range of advanced roles and have them present in an informal and relaxed atmosphere where attending service members can ask questions and gain knowledge on becoming a Navy Nurse Corps officer. The dozen nursing fields experts on hand including nurse practitioner, clinical nurse specialist, operational nursing, emergency nursing, peri-operative nursing and critical care nursing.
Hospitalman Jason Johnson, assigned to NHB’s Laboratory Department, made it a point to stop by on his lunch to meet with the Nurses Corps representatives on emergency room/trauma and intensive care unit nurse roles.
“I wanted to get as much information on all the different routes in Navy Nurse Corps. I learned a lot. I’m especially interested in ER and ICU care, and since I’m already in the medical field as a laboratory technician, I have a definite interest to explore more and help patients on a broader level,” said Johnson, an Atlanta, Ga. native.
The 2nd annual Aloha Moani Memorial 5K run sponsored and coordinated by NHB Nurse Corps will be held on May 16. The run is dedicated in memory of Lt. Rebekah Moani Daniel, NHB staff member lost March, 2014, due to a rare complication of childbirth.
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he event is expected to have approximately 200 runners along with several members of Daniel’s family in attendance. The event is open to the public and taking place at the neighboring Naval Housing Jackson Park.
Navy Nurse Corps members will also be active in the extended community by visiting the Washington Veterans Home in Retsil.
It was on May 13, 1908, that then-President Theodore Roosevelt signed the Naval Appropriations Bill that authorized the establishment of the Nurse Corps as a unique staff corps of the Navy.
The Navy Nurse Corps birthday is not just limited to one day, it stretches throughout the entire week and also coincidentally happens during National Nurses Week that is annually recognized and celebrated May 6 to May 12, which is the birthday of Florence Nightingale (1820-1910), the founder of modern nursing.
There are approximately 146 active duty and civilian nurses assigned to NHB – 68 active duty personnel - along with six American Red Cross nurse volunteers, out of the Navy’s active and Reserve Nurse Corps approximately 4,300 members, a sizable increase from the Navy Nurse Corps initial group of 20 in 1908 – known as the “Sacred Twenty.”
| Date Taken: | 05.12.2015 |
| Date Posted: | 05.13.2015 10:56 |
| Story ID: | 163135 |
| Location: | BREMERTON , WASHINGTON, US |
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