Discovering Nursing

Today nursing is a prime field to get into. There are tons of need for nurses high and low.With over 100,000 vacant positions and a ever-growing need for healthcare workers, the career outlook is excellent for the nursing field.Because of the increasing need for nurses, some hospitals are offering signing bonuses of up to $14,000 for experienced nurses.Most nurses change jobs a number of times throughout their careers to take advantage of the many opportunities available. A nurse experiencing burnout can stay right in the profession by moving laterally to another field of nursing, or can build on years of valuable education by earning an advanced degree and moving up the ladder. With so many varied and challenging positions and opportunities for continual growth, it's easy to see why nursing is truly one of the most rewarding and fulfilling professions out there. Most people today go for their Bachelor of Science Nursing: (BS/BSN) A four-year program offered at colleges and universities that prepares nurses to practice across all health care settings. BSN graduates have the greatest opportunity for advancement. For instance, a BSN is required for entry into a Master's program, which may in turn lead to a career in management, or on to more specialized nursing positions such as clinical nurse specialist, nurse practitioner, nurse educator, or nurse researcher. A BSN is preferred and often required for military nursing, case management, public health nursing, overseas/development nursing, forensic nursing and school nursing. Some countries (the European Union, Australia, and New Zealand) require a BSN before being able to sit for the RN exam. This is the most common program around. You can also get your Associate's Degree in Nursing, Hospital Diploma, Licensed Practical Nurse, and there are also further education.



Discovering Nursing

2006

24 Jan 2007

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Nursing as a Subject Area

Nursing has many areas of focus. Pediatrics, Orthopedics, Surgical, Critical Care and Oncology are all just some of the many important fields that a nurse can work in. Nursing is a field of study that takes a lot of hard work with people and focus on making everyone, no matter any biases, well and healthy again. I feel that nursing, as a profession has not had the appreciation that it should have. People take for granted. Nurses have to do many roles in the work place that many Right now in the united states there is a major shortage of nurses and I feel that not only because its a very needed profession, it's a very rewarding one also. RN is a registered nurse, which is the most widely held degree that most people want to get to. There are many higher degrees with in nursing. Graduate, Master's and even soon hopefully to be PhD can be held in the nursing profession. Nurses are used in many types of facilities such as Hospitals, Nursing Homes, Doctors offices, and Rehabilitation facilities. The roles of a nurse can vary from whom you ask. Nurses can distribute shots, start ivy’s, pass out meds, be a very big help to an doctor and do everything possible for your patients. ANA is the American Nursing Association, which is an association that provides, a safety net, so to say for nurses worldwide. The Nursing Association helps with issues and rights for nurses in all areas. I recommed anyone who loves to take care of people and be in a very rewarding enviroment to check out nursing as a profession.