Nurse Corps
Encyclopedia
Most professional militaries
employ specialised military nurses. They are often organised as a distinct nursing corps.
Military
A military is an organization authorized by its greater society to use lethal force, usually including use of weapons, in defending its country by combating actual or perceived threats. The military may have additional functions of use to its greater society, such as advancing a political agenda e.g...
employ specialised military nurses. They are often organised as a distinct nursing corps.
Well-known nursing corps
- U.S. Army Nurse CorpsArmy Nurse Corps (United States)The United States Army Nurse Corps was formally established by the U.S. Congress in 1901. It is one of the six medical Special Branches of officers which – along with medical enlisted soldiers – comprise the Army Medical Department ....
, a special branch of the Army Medical Department (United States)Army Medical Department (United States)The Army Medical Department of the U.S. Army – known as the AMEDD – comprises the Army's six medical Special Branches of officers and medical enlisted soldiers. It was established as the "Army Hospital" in July 1775 to coordinate the medical care required by the Continental Army during the... - Queen Alexandra's Royal Army Nursing CorpsQueen Alexandra's Royal Army Nursing CorpsQueen Alexandra's Royal Army Nursing Corps is the nursing branch of the British Army and part of the Army Medical Services....
, a specialist corps of the Army Medical Services of the British Army - Royal Australian Army Nursing CorpsRoyal Australian Army Nursing CorpsThe Royal Australian Army Nursing Corps is a Corps of the Australian Army. It was formed in February 1951 from the Royal Australian Army Nursing Service. A Corps Badge was introduced in 1951 with the motto Pro Humanitate . It embraces the values of compassion and service to others, reflecting the...
- U.S. Navy Nurse Corps, a staff corps of the United States Navy
- U.S. Air Force Nurse CorpsU.S. Air Force Nurse CorpsThe U.S. Air Force Nurse Corps consists entirely of commissioned officers. New members of the Air Force Nurse Corps are required to hold at minimum a Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree prior to receiving a commission...