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66H Medical Surgical Nurse

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Overview

An Army Medical Surgical Nurse provides professional nursing care and promotes health in military treatment organizations and the broader military community. They may work in ambulatory, medical surgical, emergency, or critical care nursing.

Core Skills

  • Health promotion in military communities

Civilian Career Paths

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Registered Nurse (Medical-Surgical)

Professional nursing care and health promotion in military treatment organizations transfer directly to civilian medical-surgical nursing.

How to prepare: Contact the nursing board where you intend to practice to confirm how your current license and education meet its requirements, then review unit orientation and credentialing expectations with prospective employers. State RN licensure requires an approved nursing program and a qualifying exam, with requirements varying by state.

What the civilian work involves
  • Record patients' medical information and vital signs.
  • Administer medications to patients and monitor patients for reactions or side effects.
  • Monitor, record, and report symptoms or changes in patients' conditions.
Civilian tools and software (examples)
  • Epic Systems
  • MEDITECH software

Notes & Sources

Evidence for this guidance (4 documents)
  1. Army COOL MOC feed: 66H Medical Surgical Nurse

    [1] data/authority/army-codes.json entry 66H (OSD COOL feed, fetched 2026-07-25); DB rank officer, authority codeType officer

    Supports: Health promotion in military communities, Registered Nurse (Medical-Surgical) (O*NET 29-1141.00)

  2. O*NET: Registered Nurses

    [2] O*NET 30.3 occupational data

    Supports: Registered Nurse (Medical-Surgical) (O*NET 29-1141.00)

  3. Bureau of Labor Statistics: Registered Nurses

    [3] What They Do; Licenses, Certifications, and Registrations; Advancement; retrieved 23 September 2026

    Supports: Registered Nurse (Medical-Surgical) (O*NET 29-1141.00)

  4. NCSBN: NCLEX & Other Exams

    [4] Ready to Take the NCLEX? section

    Supports: Registered Nurse (Medical-Surgical) (O*NET 29-1141.00)

Defense contractor jobs for 66H

Descriptions may be summarized for clarity. Verify all information with your branch career counselor or official military documentation before making career decisions.

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