Effect of Permanent Change of Station (PCS) Policy Changes on Nurse Corps Career Development.
Abstract
The increasing concern regarding escalating Permanent Change of Station (PCS) costs within the Navy has prompted the writing of this thesis about the U.S. Navy Nurse Corps (NC) career development as it pertains to three types of PCS moves, Operational, Rotational, and Training. Five network representations encompassing the two NC career pathways, Management and Clinical Practice, were constructed with respect to these three types of PCS moves. Utilizing the Officer Longitudinal Master File historical tour lengths were analyzed from 1952 through 1983 with emphasis placed on the most recent five year period. Although tours of duty at a variety of medical care facilities are necessary for the development of the registered nurse as a Naval office and as a military nurse, the approximately 350 billets located outside of the contiguous United States were viewed as the primary driving force of NC PCS moves. The variable tour lengths based upon duty station location and accompanied/unaccompanied status were identified as potential problems in projecting the effects of PCS policy changes. Originator-supplied key words include: U.S. Navy Nurse Corps, Career Development, PCS, Permanent Change of Station Duty, and Career network representation.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Dec 01, 1984
- Accession Number
- ADA150601
Entities
People
- E. A. Poland
Organizations
- Naval Postgraduate School