McNamara K J, Schulman C, Jepsen D, Cuffley J E
Naval Hospital Bremerton, Washington 98312, USA.
Int J Trauma Nurs. 2001 Apr-Jun;7(2):49-56. doi: 10.1067/mtn.2001.115642.
A mission of the Navy Nurse Corps is to deploy medical support for military forces on short notice. Navy nurses must possess a working knowledge of trauma management, but meeting this clinical experience is a challenge. Peacetime military hospitals do not routinely care for severely injured patients. This article describes how the Navy established a partnership with a Level 1 Trauma Center, the role and expectations for both Navy and civilian nurses, and an evaluation of the experience.
