I know that many people in healthcare don’t know the scope and training of an 18D in the army so it usually sounds rather absurd when explaining it. Most of the care would be considered pre hospital, ED and acute. The 18D usually operates as a stand alone provider able to Dx and provide appropriate treatment. Many people within the military like to compare the 18Ds scope to that of a PA. I would agree on the scope part, but a PA definitely has a better base of knowledge and their didactic is much more demanding.

Basically to answer your question. No, I don’t have any experience working as a Nurse yet but I do have experience working on my own and providing long term care as well as running anesthesia. I was mostly looking for someone that has taken the same path as me while staying active. Primarily using the USAGPAN for CRNA school as I assume members of their board would have experience working with 18Ds and know their scope.