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Review
. 2020 Nov;50(11):56-59.
doi: 10.1097/01.NURSE.0000719216.45758.c8.

Military nursing: A primer for new recruits

Catherine Wilson Cox  1 , Gretchen M Wiersma, Angela M McNelis
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Military nursing: A primer for new recruits

Catherine Wilson Cox et al. Nursing. 2020 Nov.

Abstract

This article offers an overview of military nursing and provides three examples that illustrate how nurses can advance their careers within each service.

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