The Nurse Summer Training Program. NSTP is a paid training program normally attended the summer after your junior year of college. It consists of a field phase and a clinical phase and will provide opportunities to develop and practice your leadership skills in both environments. During the field phase of NSTP, you'll receive training in such areas as land navigation, communications, tactics, and physical fitness. After the field phase of NSTP, you'll report to an Army hospital for clinical training.
Formal classes are limited.
Weekly group sessions will monitor your performance and enhance your progress. By summer's end, NSTP will have shown you a preview of the real world of nursing, developed your professional skills and given you valuable insights into your abilities. Skills and professional knowledge must be constantly updated. The Army Nurse Corps recognizes that earning your BSN is an achievement to be proud of and is committed to providing educational opportunities so you may continue to enhance your abilities, interests and knowledge. This 22-week course is designed to prepare you with the necessary knowledge of clinical skills to deliver care and treatment to psychiatric patients.