Partners in Practice

In the Navy: The Nurse Practitioner's Role

05.12.2010 - By ReachMDPlay

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Guest: Captain Linnea Axman, FNP

Host: Mimi Secor, DNP, FNP-BC, FAANP

Nurse practitioners can be found in all branches of the military. NPs are deployed to all areas of the globe, wherever there are soldiers— from war zones to humanitarian efforts. How does a career as a Navy NP differ from a civilian NP? Captain Linnea Axman, lead research administrator, project director and family nurse practitioner at the Naval Medical Center in San Diego, California, joins host Mimi Secor to talk about her career in the Navy, what role nurse practitioners have in the military and the opportunities the Navy offers to NPs.

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